Finishing customization after running the CMAK wizard

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Finishing customization after running the CMAK wizard

You can make most advanced customization changes within the Advanced Customization pane in the CMAK wizard. After you use the CMAK wizard to build a service profile, you can make further advanced customization changes to the service profile files by editing them with any plain-text editor, such as Notepad. You must run the CMAK wizard again after making these changes.

Note

  • The changes made to the .cms file for a service profile are specific to that service profile. To make a change that you want applied to all future service profiles, edit the template file. For more information on editing template files, see Templates and service profile files.

To edit a .cms file for the service profile

  1. Locate the ServiceProfileFileName.cms file in the \Program Files\CMAK\Profiles\ServiceProfileFileName folder and make backup copies of the file.

  2. Use a text editor such as Notepad to edit the file. Be sure to save your changes before you close the file.

  3. Restart the CMAK wizard, and then click Next to proceed to the Service Profile Selection pane.

  4. Click Existing profile and then select the name of the service profile being edited.

  5. Proceed through all other panes without making any changes, and then click Finish to rebuild your service profile. During the rebuilding process, the advanced customization that you did in the .cms file is applied to the service profile.

To edit other files for the service profile

Most advanced customization is done in the .cms file, but you can also edit the .inf and .cmp files. For more information, see Advanced Customization.

Important

  • If you do edit the .inf file, be extremely cautious.

If the service profile specifies it, edit these other files using the same procedures as specified above for the .cms files. These files are located in the same folder as the .cms file. To save time, edit all required files before rerunning the CMAK wizard to incorporate the changes.