Techs and Me: April 2017

Install and setup Autorun Virtualbox Headless via VBoxVMService

VBoxVMService

VBoxVMService is a Windows application allowing to run via VirtualBox without opening the VirtualBox Manager.

Follow these steps on how to install and setup Autorun VirtualBox Headless via VBoxVMService

Step 1.

Visit the site VBoxVmService and click download to save.

Step 2.

Locate the file downloaded and install the application. When User Account Control appeared, click Yes to proceed setup installation.

Step 3.

Go to C:\vms, open and edit VBoxVMService.ini

Sample VBoxVmService.ini

[Settings]

ServiceName=VBoxVmService

VBOX_USER_HOME=C:\Users\[User's folder]\.VirtualBox
RunWebService=no
PauseShutdown=5000

[Vm0]
VmName=PFSense Server New
ShutdownMethod=savestate
AutoStart=yes

Note: Change the VmName based on your VirtualBox Machine name, please see screenshot below.

Step 3.

Create a shortcut VmServiceTray.exe and then paste the shortcut link.

C:\Users\[User's folder]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Reboot machine, then tries to check / verify if VBoxVmService and your native Windows services is running.

You successfully installed and setup Autorun Virtualbox Headless via VBoxVMService.

That's it folk.

How to create a customize MS Office 2016 Click-to-Run Deployment Tool

What is Office 2016 Deployment Tool?

The Office 2016 Deployment Tool allows the administrator to customize and manage Office 2016 Click-to-Run deployments. This tool will help adminstrators to manage installations sources, product/language combinations, and deployment configuration options for Office Click-to-Run.
More Info

How to create a customize Click-to-Run deployments?

Step 1.
First download the deployment tool. Click Download.

Step 2.

Extract the downloaded file "officedeploymenttool_8008-3601.exe" and open it to notepad application.

Step 3.

After the files extracted. Cut/Copy the folder and then paste it to MS office installer like this.

Step 4.
Edit the configuration.xml then exclude some apps you want. Then save and close notepad.
Here my configuration.xml and I'm using ProPlusRetail with 32bits.
XML File

Step 5.
Click Start then type CMD and press enter to open.
Type the following:
d:
cd "MS Office PRO Plus 2016"
cd officedeploymenttool_8008-3601
setup.exe /configure configuration.xml