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

Ok I have understood thanks
But for MSXML2 problem there is a workaround or not?

@ Tomcat76...

POSSIBLE GOOD NEWS...

I install my media center from CMDLINES normally in this order...



But since you pointed out the errors in MedCtrOC.log I changed the order to...




After the install I checked the MedCtrOc.log to see if any errors occured... NO!
I havn't had a chance to check whether this effects the results of Windows Update, will get back to you on that.

Any way, a possible resolution is to try and involk the sonic.cab to install before mediactr.cab. This will resolve the errrors!


UPDATE
Unfortunately the updates are still showing up on Windows/Microsoft Update website.
But at least this shows the errors on MedCtrOc.log are not the cause of the updates showing up on the website.

This post has been edited by antonio_king: Jan 7 2007, 08:12 PM

@antonio_king

That's nice, but that won't fix the problem for "regular" MCE distributions. In these, the .NET 1.0/MC/Plus/Sonic components are installed from SYSOC.INF at which point .NET 1.1 is not installed yet. This will take some time to debug so MCE slipstreaming won't make it into the next final.

HFSLIP 1.2.2-rc2 adds the CAT file of the msxml2sp6-kb887606 security update. Apparantly HFSLIP wasn't doing that before. This will fix the error for msxml2.dll, but not for msxml2r.dll. This is because msxml2r.dll is not part of the security update; msxml2r.dll is taken from msxml2.msi which doesn't contain a CAT file at all. I couldn't find a hotfix containing msxml2r.dll *and* a CAT file so the msxml2r.dll error can't be avoided unless you don't include msxml2.msi.

Ok, I have searched for this CAT file that missing, in my laptop at work there is a file named "x86_Microsoft.MSXML2R_6bd6b9abf345378f_4.1.0.0_x-ww_29c3ad6a.cat", this isn't good for our goal?

And where did it come from?

Simply I don't know
It is in my laptop business laptop with a premaked iso image, however if you search that file with google there are many entries...
The exact directory where it is C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\Manifests\x86_Microsoft.MSXML2R_6bd6b9abf345378f_4.1.0.0_x-ww_29c3ad6a.cat

If you want I upload it tomorrow morning or I can email you if you want

thanks!

(unrelated: look at my avatar ... ain't that a nice bis smile S-M also has his now ... TC & TP, how about yours ... oh just for fun? )

This post has been edited by Kiki Burgh: Jan 9 2007, 09:42 PM

This is a zip with these cat files:

Only a question, these files are found in my business laptop at work, it has Windows XP Professional in English language, do you think that these cat files works with Italian version or not?

This post has been edited by S3pHiroTh: Jan 10 2007, 02:21 AM

The CAT file for MSXML2R is coming from the MSXML4 package. Lemme test if including that will clear the error message...

Not really of relevance anymore. MCE slipstreaming didn't make it into the final.

That cat file doesn't do it. I used the latest.

70111a: Using the new MSIFIRSTLOGON feature, my problem MSI's installed flawlessly!

T H A N K Y O U!!

This post has been edited by daddydave: Jan 11 2007, 01:45 PM

Has the MCE support been dropped!?

A question about the latest version of hfslip, I have read that, now, it can install at first logon .msi files, can hfslip install .exe files? Or need to be implemented?

http://hfslip.org/howto.html step 5

Ok, this for me is unuseful, because if I put the .netfx 2.0 exe installer (silent installer download on ryanvm site), it doesn't install, (because that method doesn't install at first logon, but at T-13 of Windows installation), so I have asked. Someone else can told me how to do that?
Thanks a lot

Not dropped... A newer version will be released if it actually fixes the problems.

It depends on the type. Microsoft Type 1 and Type 2 hotfixes are generally supported (provided that the Type 1 hotfix has the word "Windows" in its name); these go in the HF folder. Executables that need to be installed with the /Q:A /R:N switches go in HFSVCPACK_SW (with special care for WMP10 if you prefer to place it in this folder). Executables found in HFSVCPACK will be installed without switches so this folder is best used for silent/switchless installers; "normal" executables can also be placed in this folder but then you'll have to follow their installation wizard during Windows setup.

RyanVM mentions that his .NET 2.0 installer can't be installed at T-13. There are several posts here about alternative switchless .NET 2.0 installers which CAN be installed at T-13.

I have tried to download Aserone's Net Installer, but the link doesn't work anymore... I have searched on web but I can't find another installer that work at T-13. Can you tell me where I can download it?
Where can I put the language packs for net framework in hfslip (both 1.1 and 2.0)?

EDIT: Another news, if I slipstream WindowsXP-KB929969-x86-ITA.exe, after I have installed Windows, Windows Update tell me that KB929969 update isn't installed, but, if I slipstream IE7-KB929969-WindowsXP-x86-ita.exe, Windows Update doesn't tell me to install KB929969 hotfix. I attach my log (with IE7-KB929969-WindowsXP-x86-ita.exe update)

This post has been edited by S3pHiroTh: Jan 13 2007, 10:19 AM

I see in your log file that you are including IE7. WindowsXP-KB929969-x86-ITA.exe is only for IE6 so it's normal that Windows Update complains.

.NET as well as the language packs are not supported directly. I don't know of silent installers that combine everything, but you can make a full .NET 1.1 package including the language pack yourself with some script I wrote a long time ago.

I can't seem to find another .NET 2.0 silent installer anymore either (at least not one that's up to date).