<tt><font size=2>> So usually for me it takes longer to clean the machines
(and still <br>
> living with <br>
> the risk that manufacturer changed some Windows settings which I don't
know <br>
> about) than re-installing them from scratch; knowing to have a clean
system <br>
> then. Using unattended Windows setup and WPKG a machine can be automatically
<br>
> deployed within less than 1 hour usually. </font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>For our (small and diverse) deployment I didn't bother
about unattended installs (or images). We just buy the machines without
the crapware. WPKG then removes in a first step (as execute=once) the few
packages that are not necessarily crapware, but unwanted (java-plugin)
- and as execute-once because it might be needed later (and reinstalled/updated
anyway).</font></tt>
<br>
<br><tt><font size=2>> Cleaning a crapware-system usually <br>
> takes me longer manual actions and creating/maintaining a very-detailed
<br>
> crapware-remover tool would require me to adapt it continuously.<br>
</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>Right - but there are tools for that readily available
- I just don't know if those are automatable.</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>A quick web search brought this example: </font></tt><a href=http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/><tt><font size=2>http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/</font></tt></a>
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<br><tt><font size=2>> <br>
> Jon actually had slightly different requirement. He's willing to "blacklist"
<br>
> some known crapware and assure it's removed automatically whenever
it's <br>
> installed on the client (after deployment). At least this was my <br>
> understanding.<br>
> So here an execute="always" package might help. The package
will have to <br>
> identify every kind of undesired software and remove it silently on
<br>
> every WPKG run.<br>
</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>I'd suggest using a normal package and using "uninstall"
checks with a logical "not" - so the package commands only fire
if the crap is there and will re-fire everytime the crap reappears.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Best Regards</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2> Heiko </font></tt>