Automated install of BgInfo

[Sephir8th]

Is there a way to automate the installation of bginfo assuming one already has it configured right into the iso?

 

[garlin]

There's no scripting required to install Sysinternals tools, since they're all portable files and don't have an assigned path.

Create an $OEM$ folder under the ISO's \sources directory, and Windows will copy whatever's inside to the target system.

sources\$OEM$\$$\Folder -> C:\Windows\Folder
sources\$OEM$\$1\Folder -> C:\Folder
sources\$OEM$\$2\Folder -> D:\Folder

Integrate this reg file (in Registry), so you can skip accepting the EULA for every Sysinternal tool:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sysinternals]
"EulaAccepted"=dword:00000001

This runs BgInfo every time you log on (double backslashes for the path):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"BgInfo"="C:\\path\\Bginfo.exe /timer:0"

 

[garlin]

I forgot winget does Sysinternals now, but don't recommend it. Then it's an all-or-nothing software suite, and you can't keep separate versions of the files around for older compatibility.

 

[Sephir8th]

There's no scripting required to install Sysinternals tools, since they're all portable files and don't have an assigned path.

Create an $OEM$ folder under the ISO's \sources directory, and Windows will copy whatever's inside to the target system.

sources\$OEM$\$$\Folder -> C:\Windows\Folder
sources\$OEM$\$1\Folder -> C:\Folder
sources\$OEM$\$2\Folder -> D:\Folder

Integrate this reg file (in Registry), so you can skip accepting the EULA for every Sysinternal tool:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sysinternals]
"EulaAccepted"=dword:00000001

This runs BgInfo every time you log on (double backslashes for the path):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"BgInfo"="C:\\path\\Bginfo.exe /timer:0"

Thanks for the detailed guide!

 

[Digitalia]

For anyone who runs into the same issue as I did installing a stripped down Windows 10 and bginfo didn't work because snmpapi.dll isn't installed. I used PowerBGInfo to do the same thing in Powershell. All I needed was machine name and IP, but you can add more variables in your output if you need more info on your wallpaper.

PowerBGInfo GitHub is here for more documentation: https://github.com/EvotecIT/PowerBGInfo

#Variables for staging
$hostname = hostname
$ipaddress = (Get-NetIPAddress -AddressFamily IPv4 -AddressState Preferred -PrefixOrigin Dhcp | Select -exp IPAddress)
$resolution = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_DesktopMonitor | Select -exp ScreenWidth)
$folder = 'C:\bginfo\Output'
$file = 'C:\bginfo\bginfo.jpeg'
#Check if PackageProvider is installed
if (Get-PackageProvider -ListAvailable -Name NuGet) {
    Write-Host "NuGet Installed"
}
else {
    Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -Force
}
#Check if PowerBGInfo module is installed
if (Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name PowerBGInfo) {
    Write-Host "BGInfo Module Installed"
}
else {
    Install-Module PowerBGInfo -Force
}
#Check if bginfo folder exists and create it if it doesn't
if (Test-Path -Path $Folder) {
    "Path exists!"
} else {
   New-Item -Path 'C:\bginfo\Output' -ItemType Directory
}
#Check if black background template file exists and download it if it doesn't
if (-not(Test-Path -Path $file -PathType Leaf)) {
    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "URL to some solid black background here" -OutFile $file
    Write-Host "BGinfo template downloaded"
     }
 else {
     Write-Host "[$file] already exists."
 }
 #Set variables for background to display and generate based on current screen resolution offset
New-BGInfo -MonitorIndex 0 {
    New-BGInfoValue -Name "Computer Name:" -Value $hostname -Color White -FontSize 50 -FontFamilyName 'Calibri'
    New-BGInfoValue -Name "IP Address:" -Value $ipaddress -Color White -FontSize 50 -FontFamilyName 'Calibri'
    } -FilePath C:\bginfo\bginfo.jpeg -ConfigurationDirectory C:\bginfo\Output -PositionX (1100 - $resolution) -PositionY 100 -WallpaperFit Fill