xpize 5 Beta 3, Why are you still using Windows XP? Options

[W3bbo]

I'll begin with the Known Issues list:

• Installer Issues
  • The "Download Tools" feature doesn't work because I haven't configured the server yet, you'll notice the error is 404.
  • Not all strings have been localised. If a localised string is missing the English equivalent will be used as a fallback. I'll need to get the translation volunteers to finish off the tables when it hits final. Let me know of any mistranslations.
  • There is no way to opt-out of checking for updates, which means your IP address will be logged by my server. This is used only for geostatistical purposes and never used to identify you personally.
  • Progress is not shown for the extraction of the package beyond "LZMA".
  • The installer is not customised with xpize banner and watermark images.
  • The "Show Log" button doesn't keep the log window up-to-date.
• Installation Issues
  • For some reason screensavers aren't being applied. I'm setting the registry key right, but the Display control panel just isn't picking it up. I'm actively investigating.
  • Custom file type icons aren't being set. This is because the code to work with file types hasn't been finished.
  • The UxTheme patcher (based off DeepXW's Universal-patching heuristics-based approach) has not been tested. All but two of the included visual styles are compatible with the original unpatched UxTheme.dll. Let me know if it doesn't work or causes any kind of system error.
• I386 Installation Issues
  • The installer will refuse to handle the package if its condition="" doesn't match your system (i.e. if you're running XPx64 and want to patch an XPx86 ISO on your computer). Until the next release is out you can bypass this by adding the /ignorePackageCondition command-line switch (note that it is case-sensitive)
  • Custom Windows setup artwork is not applied.
• Uninstallation Issues
  • Wallpaper files aren't removed, but the wallpaper setting is reset.
  • Cursors aren't removed nor reset to their original setting.

After installing the package, a logfile will be saved to the directory the package was extracted to (find it under %you%\Local Settings\Temp). If it's larger than 29KB then something went wrong. Let me know.

Enjoy.

This post has been edited by W3bbo: Jun 28 2009, 06:18 PM

[W3bbo]

Okay, I've compressed it, then packaged it, then turned it into an EXE.

Download it whilst it's hot. Total size: 17.6MB, but it's worth it.

http://www.xpize.net/downloads/xpize5B3.exe

[clavicle]

I have an issue, where to get beta 3 from?

Thanks a ton!

Now we can get ahead with bug testing phase.


This post has been edited by clavicle: Jun 28 2009, 07:33 PM

[zefyx]

Oh wow, XPize with x64 support! Thank you W3bbo!

[W3bbo]

Oh wow, XPize with x64 support! Thank you W3bbo!

Uh, it doesn't support x64 yet, read closer

That's coming in the next release, which should be a few days away since I've streamlined everything.

[clavicle]

Oh wow, XPize with x64 support! Thank you W3bbo!

Uh, it doesn't support x64 yet, read closer

That's coming in the next release, which should be a few days away since I've streamlined everything.

In fact, I was also quite eager to see x64 support! Anyway let's wait for it.

On x32 platform for me, there haven't been any bugs so far.

Great work!

[ricktendo64]

Nice, now I hope we see some icon packs from ppl


Edit: One thing, to better localize %ProgramFiles%\Common Files its best to use this variable %CommonProgramFiles% then it will work on all langs

Also I notice none of the special characters are not showing up in the dialog like á é í ó ú does this mean I have to change from ansi-to-oem characters in my translation, same as CMD files?

This post has been edited by ricktendo64: Jun 28 2009, 11:47 PM

[nathanrobinson]

This supports 2k3 x86, correct?

[W3bbo]

This supports 2k3 x86, correct?

No, 2K3x86 is NT5.2 which uses a slightly different resource arrangement.

The next release, compatible with NT5.2 I hope to release this week, maybe even later today.

[Dumpy Dooby]

Thanks webber.

[Smiley89]

Hmm, I'm getting a strange problem.

The installer showed me an error where it says that the package can be installed only on XP x86 SP3... But I AM installing it on an XP SP3 VM!

PS For the translation, there are some parts which actually I remember I translated but I see they're in english... Will look into it.

EDIT: here's a screenshot.



This post has been edited by Smiley89: Jun 29 2009, 03:51 AM

[McStarfighter]

I hope to get the 5.2 Edition of XPize soon ...

[W3bbo]

Hmm, I'm getting a strange problem.

The installer showed me an error where it says that the package can be installed only on XP x86 SP3... But I AM installing it on an XP SP3 VM!

PS For the translation, there are some parts which actually I remember I translated but I see they're in english... Will look into it.

EDIT: here's a screenshot.

That is bizarre. I'm working on a little program that should help solve the problem, until then you can use the /ignorePackageCondition command-line switch to bypass the condition check.

[W3bbo]

For all of those having problems with error messages about "This package can only be installed..." please download and run this from the command-line:

http://anol.is/misc/ConditionTest.zip

Paste your results here or to Pastebin.

Instructions: Open up cmd.exe, go to the Options page and enable Quick Edit mode, then type the name of the program to run it. When the results are printed to the screen drag a selection rectangle and right-click (this will copy it to your clipboard), then paste it here or on Pastebin: http://pastebin.com/

This post has been edited by W3bbo: Jun 29 2009, 10:26 AM

[W3bbo]

A word on x64 support:

I've just done some preliminary testing on an x64 VM (hurrah for Sun's VirtualBox). And I'm pleased to announce that it works acceptably well if you're after a stopgap solution. Please note the following errata:

a ) MSTSC.exe and a few other files aren't patched as it has a different version in NT5.2SP2 compared to NT5.1SP3.
b ) A few bitmaps in Shell32.dll aren't patched, nor is the photo wizard patched
c ) UxTheme.dll is not patched. I'm investigating. Note that the Microsoft-signed themes do work.
d ) Only the 'true' x64 files under C:\windows\system32 are patched. The x86 files under C:\Windows\SysWow64 are not patched. I'll correct this in the next release.

To install it on x64, just add the /ignorePackageCondition switch when launching from the command-line.

Happy x64 computing

This post has been edited by W3bbo: Jun 29 2009, 01:32 PM

[W3bbo]

Another update:

I've found the reason why the condition check was failing on some systems: I programmed it to identify numbers using your local computer's number format. So if you're on mainland Europe or Russia then a decimal number looks like '5,1' rather than '5.1' which is why it doesn't recognise your system as being the right version.

I'll fix this in the next release.

[Kaminari]

Install went smoothly on my SP3 x86, except that the uxtheme lib doesn't seem to be patched. MS-signed themes do work (Embedded, Zune), but I don't have access to any of my custom themes.

[W3bbo]

Install went smoothly on my SP3 x86, except that the uxtheme lib doesn't seem to be patched. MS-signed themes do work (Embedded, Zune), but I don't have access to any of my custom themes.

Yeah, I think the reason the UxTheme patches are failing is because I forgot to actually tell it to patch it

Can you open up the generated logfile? Near the bottom there should be an exception report.

[nathanrobinson]

This supports 2k3 x86, correct?

No, 2K3x86 is NT5.2 which uses a slightly different resource arrangement.

The next release, compatible with NT5.2 I hope to release this week, maybe even later today.

You rock man! Thanks.
-nate

[zefyx]

Working great on Windows XP x64! I'll be digging around it looking for bugs besides the ones you mentioned above, thanks W3bbo!