These versions are test builds and are pretty much stable. As usual, use them at your own risk.

A new final was released on November 9, 2009. If you were referred to this thread prior to November 9, please get the final from the main thread.

HFSLIP home page

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I hope tomcat76 doesn't mind me [tommyp] editting this post to add in a beta test build. See attachment for beta testing in preparation for the next final. Bugfixes:


There are no betas at the current time.



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You can help by checking if the binary removal files (2000SP4.EXT, XPSP1.EXT and XPSP2.EXT) cover everything. Download dumpdupes.cmd and place it in the main HFSLIP folder (alongside the normal HFSLIP executable). Run this tool AFTER you ran HFSLIP (it namely requires a SOURCE and a SOURCESS folder to compare). If there are any duplicate binaries that can be removed, a file called EXCLUDE.TXT will be created. Let me know if it contains additional files to those that already exist in the current removal files. This program can be used to check Windows 2000, XP and 2003 sources.
Dumpdupes.cmd has one limitation: it only checks for duplicates in the current sources. This tool would have to be run again whenever new hotfixes arrive in order to ensure the list is up to date. I'll probably make another tool that outputs a full list of any driver binary that isn't supposed to be loose in I386 once I evaluated the pros and cons of both.[attachment=25420:hfslip_beta_Mar30.zip]

This post has been edited by tommyp: Nov 9 2009, 06:57 PM

just want to report that EVERYTHING works WELL for me usign the current test rel ... no bugs i'm happy with my current builds ... 1 purely HFSLIPped & another nLited --- both posing no issue ... a final in the making (ha! ha! ... to early to tell ... others might still post some probs;))

Awesome...

It can be considered "a release candidate" as far as WinXP is concerned. It still needs to be checked if everything's fine with KB916281 on Win2K and Win2K3.

BTW... Did you slipstream those Quicktime codecs in the last build?

Yes ... successfully slipstreamed those ... i used the older pack though to overwrite other files in the latest pack

oh btw, XPize is indeed accepted much better this time (i.e., boot screen shows already) ... incidentally, there is already a newer ver: XPize 4.4.2
and i have already downloaded the latest test release 60704a

This post has been edited by Kiki Burgh: Jul 4 2006, 06:22 PM

Btw, DBLINXP.EXT is working like a charm.

ey ... looks like were nearing a new final ... except for new updates! yey!
(Camarade_Tux --- Zidane & his to the "finals" too. Viva Frenchie! )

I think I should stop HFSlip. Yesterday was Wednesday and on each first wednesday of the month, there is an alarm test in France. At first I thought, "ho, first wednesday of the month", immediately after I thought "hey, 7 days before patch day"!
I'm really too dangerous.

And it's really uncredible there is final versions of HFSlip with new patchs every month.


@Kiki Burgh, still wonder how they managed.

Tomcat - don't take this personally, but is there any way to speed up the release of HFSLIP finals after Patch Day? I know you need to do a lot of testing and release a bunch of feedback, but I find that once you release a new final, there are only a few days before I have to add more hotfixes.

By the way, 10 patches comin' up on the 11th!

It amazes me how people can be so ungrateful for a free utility.

The way it looks now, the next final should arrive faster. I don't have as much to do as in the previous months. I could release one this weekend already after testing KB916281 on Win2K and Win2K3 but I'd rather hold off until after Patch Tuesday.

Are you referring to me? Because I'm definitely grateful!

And if you were reffering to me, I meant it was really uncredible a new stable release of HFSlip could be released each month with new updates from MS each month.
Btw, I don't often say thanks, I try to help other back.

is HFSLIP ready to handle these new updates already:
Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB921181)
Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB921181)
Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB921181)
Security Update for Windows 2000 (KB917159)
Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB914388)
Security Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB917159)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917159)
Security Update for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB917159)
Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB917159)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB914388)
Security Update for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB914388)
Security Update for Windows 2000 (KB914388)
Security Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB914388)
Security Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB914388)
Security Update for Windows 2000 (KB917537)
Security Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB917537)
Security Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB917537)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917537)
Security Update for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB917537)
Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB917537)

thanks!

I already updated my lists (web pages) with the three new security hotfixes (KB896422 is replaced on XP and 2003) after checking them out. I don't see any problem with them.

I still need to check KB921181, though. Does that appear on Windows Update? Is it labeled an optional hotfix?

Fast update on your list this time, Tomcat ! Thanks!

i'll go create new builds then ...
i foresee no issue ... he! he! ... and a new final then i suppose ...

You can't wait for a new final, do you?

I'll give it another day or two. If no problems arise with the new hotfixes, you'll get the final...

he! he! as always TC ... so i could finalize my ISOs too ... for fresh install again! but pls don't let my wish get in the way of ensuring HFSLIP works for all the other OSs ...

TC, i guess the thread on Windows XP SP1/SP2 updates and hotfixes, June 27 has not been updated yet to reflect those new MS updates ...

MS06-035 on 2003 sp1 (GDR version only) looks like it has an issue. It has srv.sys, but it also has srv.hp.sys. This might be a problem. Maybe update the latest test release to work around this?

the_guy

Done. Thanks...