I had some fun with the Vista installer.... >:}

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Aaron Miller

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Posted: 11th Nov 2007 06:51

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Well, I was trying to get FreeDOS to be able to boot off of my 12GB FAT32 partition (I suppose I could have given it the recommended amount of space, but why?

). I ended up screwing over my computer's whole booting step in the process, so I tried installing my old Windows 98 to that partition where FreeDOS is instead, and see if it would boot up, however upon completion of install of Windows 98 SE I found that it didn't work <It was complaining about disk I/O errors>. So after some testing I figured it must have installed incorrectly and didn't feel like reinstalling 98, so I got my Vista disc and tried running some system recovery tools, though that didn't work... So I was thinking "What if I had my own program to do exactly what I need in a situation like this?", but realized there was probably no way to access my hard drive, but tried none the less. I figured out exactly how to though, and even managed to get mspaint to run and I was able to take screenshots using PRNT SCR.

Side Note: The reason I was trying to get FreeDOS to boot was for some reason my internet would go out after about 5 minutes then stopped working in total on both Vista AND XP.

Anyways, I managed to do some pretty cool stuff from within the Vista installer! Granted explorer.exe wouldn't run <Complained about BROWSEUI.DLL and ordinal 176 or something similar>, so I tried to build my own version of explorer, which I sort of did to an extent. <I'll include the program + source if anyone's interested>

So, without further a-do, here is my Vista installer fun screenshots.

Damn Errors
Didn't Work
Just wow... (Dev-Cpp)
lol - During Vista Install
w00t! Code::Blocks Works
My app works too
My App (This screen in WinXP)

Source code to the app I made WHILE in the Vista install CD.

#include <TwilightEngine.h>

/*
// Twilight Engine - Graphical User Interface - Header
#ifndef _TW_GUI_H_
#define _TW_GUI_H_

// Defines
#define twsOverlapped			0x00000000L
#define twsPopup				0x80000000L
#define twsChild				0x40000000L
#define twsMinimize				0x20000000L
#define twsVisible				0x10000000L
#define twsDisabled				0x08000000L
#define twsClipSiblings			0x04000000L
#define twsClipChildren			0x02000000L
#define twsMaximize				0x01000000L
#define twsCaption				0x00C00000L
#define twsBorder				0x00800000L
#define twsDlgFrame				0x00400000L
#define twsVScroll				0x00200000L
#define twsHScroll				0x00100000L
#define twsSysMenu				0x00080000L
#define twsThickFrame			0x00040000L
#define twsGroup				0x00020000L
#define twsTabStop				0x00010000L
#define twsMinimizeBox			0x00020000L
#define twsMaximizeBox			0x00010000L
#define twsOverlappedWindow		twsOverlapped | twsCaption | twsSysMenu | twsThickFrame | twsMinimizeBox | twsMaximizeBox

#define twbFileNew				0
#define twbFileOpen				1
#define twbFileSave				2
#define twbCut					3
#define twbCopy					4
#define twbPaste				5
#define twbUndo					6
#define twbRedo					7
#define twbPrint				8
#define twbFind					9
#define twbReplace				10
#define twbProperties			11
#define twbKill				12
#define twbHelp					13

// Functions
DWORD twMakeWindow(DWORD dwStyle, DWORD dwWidth, DWORD dwHeight, LPSTR szTitle, DWORD dwParent);
void twKillWindow(DWORD dwWindow);
void twPositionWindow(DWORD dwWindow, int x, int y);
void twResizeWindow(DWORD dwWindow, int width, int height);
int twGetWindowX(DWORD dwWindow);
int twGetWindowY(DWORD dwWindow);
int twGetWindowWidth(DWORD dwWindow);
int twGetWindowHeight(DWORD dwWindow);
void twSetWindowText(DWORD dwWindow, char* szText);
char* twGetWindowText(DWORD dwWindow);
void twShowWindow(DWORD dwWindow);
void twHideWindow(DWORD dwWindow);
void twSetWindowVisible(DWORD dwWindow, BOOL fVisible);
void twSetWindowParent(DWORD dwWindow, DWORD dwParent);
DWORD twGetWindowParent(DWORD dwWindow);
DWORD twMakeButton(LPSTR text, int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD parent);
DWORD twMakeImageButton(LPSTR text, int x, int y, int width, int height, LPSTR image, DWORD parent);
DWORD twMakeCheckbox(LPSTR text, int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD parent);
DWORD twMakeRadiobox(LPSTR text, int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD parent);
DWORD twMakeGroupbox(LPSTR text, int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD parent);
int twButtonPressed(DWORD hWnd);
int twBoxChecked(DWORD hWnd);
void twSetBoxChecked(DWORD dwWnd, int checked);
DWORD twMakeCombobox(int x, int y, int width, int height, int list, DWORD parent);
void twInsertString(DWORD hWnd, LPSTR string, int index);
void twRemoveString(DWORD hWnd, int index);
int twFindString(DWORD hWnd, LPSTR text);
int twGetItemCount(DWORD hWnd);
int twGetCurrentItem(DWORD hWnd);
char* twGetItemText(DWORD hWnd, int num);
void twClearItemData(DWORD hWnd);
DWORD twMakeEditbox(int x, int y, int width, int height, int singleline, int type, char* text, DWORD parent);
char* twGetEditText(DWORD hWnd, int lineNum);
DWORD twMakeDateTimePicker(int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD parent);
DWORD twMakeProgressBar(int x, int y, int width, int height, int rangeSize, int type, DWORD parent);
void twSetProgressBarPosition(DWORD hWnd, int pos);
void twSetProgressBarRange(DWORD hWnd, int rangeSize);
int twGetProgressBarPosition(DWORD hWnd);
int twGetProgressBarRange(DWORD hWnd);
DWORD twMakeLabel(LPSTR text, int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD parent);
DWORD twMakeStatic(int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD parent);
DWORD twMakeStaticImage(int x, int y, int width, int height, LPSTR image, DWORD parent);
void twSetWindowImage(DWORD hWnd, LPSTR image, int width, int height);
DWORD twMakeTrackbar(int x, int y, int width, int height, int minVal, int maxVal, DWORD parent);
void twSetTrackbarMinSize(DWORD hWnd, int size);
void twSetTrackbarMaxSize(DWORD hWnd, int size);
int twGetTrackbarMinSize(DWORD hWnd);
int twGetTrackbarMaxSize(DWORD hWnd);
void twSetTrackbarPosition(DWORD hWnd, int pos);
int twGetTrackbarPosition(DWORD hWnd);
void twSetWindowSizeCallback(DWORD pFunc);
void twSetWindowFont(DWORD hWnd, int size, LPSTR family, int italic, int underline, int strikeout, int bold);
DWORD twMakeMenu(void);
DWORD twAddMenu(DWORD dwMenu, LPSTR szName);
void twAddSubMenu(DWORD dwParentMenu, DWORD dwID, LPSTR szName);
void twAddMenuSeperator(DWORD dwParentMenu, DWORD dwID);
void twApplyMenu(DWORD dwWindow, DWORD dwMenu);
void twKillMenu(DWORD dwMenu);
DWORD twGetSystemMenu(DWORD dwWindow);
void twSetMenuCheck(DWORD dwMenu, DWORD dwID, BOOL fChecked);
DWORD twGetMenuClicked(void);
char* twOpenFileDialog(DWORD dwWnd, char* filter);
char* twSaveFileDialog(DWORD dwWnd, char* filter);
DWORD twMakeToolbar(DWORD dwParent);
void twAddToolbarButton(DWORD dwToolBar, DWORD dwCommand, DWORD dwBitmap);
void twAddToolbarSeperator(DWORD dwToolBar);
void twUpdateToolbar(DWORD dwToolBar);
void twSetMenuBitmap(DWORD dwMenu, DWORD dwID, DWORD dwBitmap);
DWORD twColorDialog(DWORD dwWindow);
DWORD twMakeRichEdit(int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD dwParent);
void twSetEditBackgroundColor(DWORD dwRichEdit, DWORD dwColor);
void twSetEditTextLimit(DWORD dwEdit, DWORD dwLimit);
void twEditUndo(DWORD dwEdit);
void twEditRedo(DWORD dwRichEdit);
void twSetEditDefaultFormat(DWORD dwRichEdit, char* szFont, int iSize, DWORD dwColor, BOOL fBold, BOOL fItalic, BOOL fUnderline);
DWORD twMakeTabControl(int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD dwParent);
DWORD twAddTab(DWORD dwTabControl, int index, char* szText);
void twSetTab(DWORD dwTabControl, DWORD dwIndex);
DWORD twGetTab(DWORD dwTabControl);
DWORD twGetTabCount(DWORD dwTabControl);
void twKillTab(DWORD dwTabControl, DWORD dwIndex);
void twKillAllTabs(DWORD dwTabControl);
void twSetTabText(DWORD dwTabControl, int index, char* szText);

// End
#endif
*/

DWORD g_myList = 0;
DWORD g_myEdit = 0;
DWORD g_myEnter = 0;
void MakeList(DWORD dwParent)
{
    twKillWindow(g_myList);
    twKillWindow(g_myEdit);
    twKillWindow(g_myEnter);
    RECT rct;
    GetClientRect((HWND)dwParent, &rct);
    g_myList = twMakeCombobox(rct.left, rct.top, rct.right, rct.bottom-20, 0, dwParent);
    g_myEdit = twMakeEditbox(rct.left, rct.bottom-25, rct.right-100, 24, 1, 0, "", dwParent);
    g_myEnter = twMakeButton("Execute", rct.right-100, rct.bottom-25, 100, 24, dwParent);
}
void FillList(DWORD dwParent, LPSTR szDirectory)
{
    twSetWindowText(dwParent, szDirectory);
    twSetDir(szDirectory);
    twPerformChecklistForFiles();
    MakeList(dwParent);
    for(int i = 0; i < twGetChecklistItemCount(); i++)
    {
        twInsertString(g_myList, twGetChecklistItemName(i), -1);
    }
}

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrev, LPSTR szCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
    twMakeConsole();
    DWORD dwStyle = twsOverlapped | twsCaption | twsSysMenu | twsMinimizeBox;
    DWORD myWindow = twMakeWindow(dwStyle, 320, 240, "My Window", 0);
    FillList(myWindow, "C:\\");
    while(twRunning())
    {
        if (twButtonPressed(g_myEnter))
        {
            system(twGetWindowText(g_myEdit));
            FillList(myWindow, twGetDir());
            while(twButtonPressed(g_myEnter)) { twSync(); }
        }
        twSync();
    }
    twKillConsole();
    twEnd();
    return 0;
}

+ Code Snippet

#include <TwilightEngine.h>

/*
// Twilight Engine - Graphical User Interface - Header
#ifndef _TW_GUI_H_
#define _TW_GUI_H_

// Defines
#define twsOverlapped			0x00000000L
#define twsPopup				0x80000000L
#define twsChild				0x40000000L
#define twsMinimize				0x20000000L
#define twsVisible				0x10000000L
#define twsDisabled				0x08000000L
#define twsClipSiblings			0x04000000L
#define twsClipChildren			0x02000000L
#define twsMaximize				0x01000000L
#define twsCaption				0x00C00000L
#define twsBorder				0x00800000L
#define twsDlgFrame				0x00400000L
#define twsVScroll				0x00200000L
#define twsHScroll				0x00100000L
#define twsSysMenu				0x00080000L
#define twsThickFrame			0x00040000L
#define twsGroup				0x00020000L
#define twsTabStop				0x00010000L
#define twsMinimizeBox			0x00020000L
#define twsMaximizeBox			0x00010000L
#define twsOverlappedWindow		twsOverlapped | twsCaption | twsSysMenu | twsThickFrame | twsMinimizeBox | twsMaximizeBox

#define twsNormalWindow			twsOverlappedWindow
#define twsRenderWindow			twsOverlappedWindow | twsClipSiblings | twsClipChildren
#define twsMdiWindow			twsOverlappedWindow | twsClipSiblings | twsClipChildren | twsVScroll | twsHScroll
#define twsChildWindow			twsOverlappedWindow | twsChild

#define twbFileNew				0
#define twbFileOpen				1
#define twbFileSave				2
#define twbCut					3
#define twbCopy					4
#define twbPaste				5
#define twbUndo					6
#define twbRedo					7
#define twbPrint				8
#define twbFind					9
#define twbReplace				10
#define twbProperties			11
#define twbKill				12
#define twbHelp					13

// Functions
DWORD twMakeWindow(DWORD dwStyle, DWORD dwWidth, DWORD dwHeight, LPSTR szTitle, DWORD dwParent);
void twKillWindow(DWORD dwWindow);
void twPositionWindow(DWORD dwWindow, int x, int y);
void twResizeWindow(DWORD dwWindow, int width, int height);
int twGetWindowX(DWORD dwWindow);
int twGetWindowY(DWORD dwWindow);
int twGetWindowWidth(DWORD dwWindow);
int twGetWindowHeight(DWORD dwWindow);
void twSetWindowText(DWORD dwWindow, char* szText);
char* twGetWindowText(DWORD dwWindow);
void twShowWindow(DWORD dwWindow);
void twHideWindow(DWORD dwWindow);
void twSetWindowVisible(DWORD dwWindow, BOOL fVisible);
void twSetWindowParent(DWORD dwWindow, DWORD dwParent);
DWORD twGetWindowParent(DWORD dwWindow);
DWORD twMakeButton(LPSTR text, int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD parent);
DWORD twMakeImageButton(LPSTR text, int x, int y, int width, int height, LPSTR image, DWORD parent);
DWORD twMakeCheckbox(LPSTR text, int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD parent);
DWORD twMakeRadiobox(LPSTR text, int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD parent);
DWORD twMakeGroupbox(LPSTR text, int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD parent);
int twButtonPressed(DWORD hWnd);
int twBoxChecked(DWORD hWnd);
void twSetBoxChecked(DWORD dwWnd, int checked);
DWORD twMakeCombobox(int x, int y, int width, int height, int list, DWORD parent);
void twInsertString(DWORD hWnd, LPSTR string, int index);
void twRemoveString(DWORD hWnd, int index);
int twFindString(DWORD hWnd, LPSTR text);
int twGetItemCount(DWORD hWnd);
int twGetCurrentItem(DWORD hWnd);
char* twGetItemText(DWORD hWnd, int num);
void twClearItemData(DWORD hWnd);
DWORD twMakeEditbox(int x, int y, int width, int height, int singleline, int type, char* text, DWORD parent);
char* twGetEditText(DWORD hWnd, int lineNum);
DWORD twMakeDateTimePicker(int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD parent);
DWORD twMakeProgressBar(int x, int y, int width, int height, int rangeSize, int type, DWORD parent);
void twSetProgressBarPosition(DWORD hWnd, int pos);
void twSetProgressBarRange(DWORD hWnd, int rangeSize);
int twGetProgressBarPosition(DWORD hWnd);
int twGetProgressBarRange(DWORD hWnd);
DWORD twMakeLabel(LPSTR text, int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD parent);
DWORD twMakeStatic(int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD parent);
DWORD twMakeStaticImage(int x, int y, int width, int height, LPSTR image, DWORD parent);
void twSetWindowImage(DWORD hWnd, LPSTR image, int width, int height);
DWORD twMakeTrackbar(int x, int y, int width, int height, int minVal, int maxVal, DWORD parent);
void twSetTrackbarMinSize(DWORD hWnd, int size);
void twSetTrackbarMaxSize(DWORD hWnd, int size);
int twGetTrackbarMinSize(DWORD hWnd);
int twGetTrackbarMaxSize(DWORD hWnd);
void twSetTrackbarPosition(DWORD hWnd, int pos);
int twGetTrackbarPosition(DWORD hWnd);
void twSetWindowSizeCallback(DWORD pFunc);
void twSetWindowFont(DWORD hWnd, int size, LPSTR family, int italic, int underline, int strikeout, int bold);
DWORD twMakeMenu(void);
DWORD twAddMenu(DWORD dwMenu, LPSTR szName);
void twAddSubMenu(DWORD dwParentMenu, DWORD dwID, LPSTR szName);
void twAddMenuSeperator(DWORD dwParentMenu, DWORD dwID);
void twApplyMenu(DWORD dwWindow, DWORD dwMenu);
void twKillMenu(DWORD dwMenu);
DWORD twGetSystemMenu(DWORD dwWindow);
void twSetMenuCheck(DWORD dwMenu, DWORD dwID, BOOL fChecked);
DWORD twGetMenuClicked(void);
char* twOpenFileDialog(DWORD dwWnd, char* filter);
char* twSaveFileDialog(DWORD dwWnd, char* filter);
DWORD twMakeToolbar(DWORD dwParent);
void twAddToolbarButton(DWORD dwToolBar, DWORD dwCommand, DWORD dwBitmap);
void twAddToolbarSeperator(DWORD dwToolBar);
void twUpdateToolbar(DWORD dwToolBar);
void twSetMenuBitmap(DWORD dwMenu, DWORD dwID, DWORD dwBitmap);
DWORD twColorDialog(DWORD dwWindow);
DWORD twMakeRichEdit(int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD dwParent);
void twSetEditBackgroundColor(DWORD dwRichEdit, DWORD dwColor);
void twSetEditTextLimit(DWORD dwEdit, DWORD dwLimit);
void twEditUndo(DWORD dwEdit);
void twEditRedo(DWORD dwRichEdit);
void twSetEditDefaultFormat(DWORD dwRichEdit, char* szFont, int iSize, DWORD dwColor, BOOL fBold, BOOL fItalic, BOOL fUnderline);
DWORD twMakeTabControl(int x, int y, int width, int height, DWORD dwParent);
DWORD twAddTab(DWORD dwTabControl, int index, char* szText);
void twSetTab(DWORD dwTabControl, DWORD dwIndex);
DWORD twGetTab(DWORD dwTabControl);
DWORD twGetTabCount(DWORD dwTabControl);
void twKillTab(DWORD dwTabControl, DWORD dwIndex);
void twKillAllTabs(DWORD dwTabControl);
void twSetTabText(DWORD dwTabControl, int index, char* szText);

// End
#endif
*/

DWORD g_myList = 0;
DWORD g_myEdit = 0;
DWORD g_myEnter = 0;
void MakeList(DWORD dwParent)
{
    twKillWindow(g_myList);
    twKillWindow(g_myEdit);
    twKillWindow(g_myEnter);
    RECT rct;
    GetClientRect((HWND)dwParent, &rct);
    g_myList = twMakeCombobox(rct.left, rct.top, rct.right, rct.bottom-20, 0, dwParent);
    g_myEdit = twMakeEditbox(rct.left, rct.bottom-25, rct.right-100, 24, 1, 0, "", dwParent);
    g_myEnter = twMakeButton("Execute", rct.right-100, rct.bottom-25, 100, 24, dwParent);
}
void FillList(DWORD dwParent, LPSTR szDirectory)
{
    twSetWindowText(dwParent, szDirectory);
    twSetDir(szDirectory);
    twPerformChecklistForFiles();
    MakeList(dwParent);
    for(int i = 0; i < twGetChecklistItemCount(); i++)
    {
        twInsertString(g_myList, twGetChecklistItemName(i), -1);
    }
}

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrev, LPSTR szCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
    twMakeConsole();
    DWORD dwStyle = twsOverlapped | twsCaption | twsSysMenu | twsMinimizeBox;
    DWORD myWindow = twMakeWindow(dwStyle, 320, 240, "My Window", 0);
    FillList(myWindow, "C:\\");
    while(twRunning())
    {
        if (twButtonPressed(g_myEnter))
        {
            system(twGetWindowText(g_myEdit));
            FillList(myWindow, twGetDir());
            while(twButtonPressed(g_myEnter)) { twSync(); }
        }
        twSync();
    }
    twKillConsole();
    twEnd();
    return 0;
}

Keep in mind the above comment block was for my own referencing, considering there was no *good* display driver in use for the install, I wanted to keep the open windows minimal.

Cheers,

-naota

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Keo C

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Posted: 11th Nov 2007 07:06

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I'm not sure what you said, but please take this cookie.

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Aaron Miller

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Posted: 11th Nov 2007 07:14

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lol! Any way I can possibly help explain it better?

Cheers,

-naota

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Xenocythe

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Posted: 11th Nov 2007 16:30

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Dude that's halarious!

You've got to be some crazy computer genius

Gotta love DOS.

Productivity on Hassassin has increased tenfold.

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Posted: 11th Nov 2007 19:08

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Hah. Sounds like a way to Live boot Mspaint.

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Aaron Miller

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Posted: 11th Nov 2007 19:35 Edited at: 11th Nov 2007 21:30

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@Veintitres
Thanks, but it was pretty simple to do. Just go to "Repair Computer", and follow the on screen instructions until you can see a selection option for the command prompt. From there, just find your hard drive of choice and enter into the [drive letter]Windows Directory]System32, and type mspaint.exe

Afterwords you can use the dos prompt to navigate everywhere you wish to go.

I'm thinking of making an "explorer clone" for if this ever happens again I can at least have a nice interface!

@tha_rami
lol, don't forget notepad

@everyone
The application I made isn't working correctly <It will only stay in one directory... This might be able to be changed via code interference with what the user types in>. When the user inputs text into the text box at the bottom of the window, and then clicks the "Execute" button, the program will use that text just as if it was typed into the command prompt. The application also takes use of a command prompt window just so you can use other DOS apps.

Cheers,

-naota

Edit
Speaking of Vista, has anyone seen Vixta (The Linux Vista)? Vixta Linux

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