Hi all,

First a thanks to fdv, TommyP and TC for their wonderful software.

I only just started using 2000 so I have hfslip 1.7.8 and fdv files version #7 (I don't know any other).

After following steps 1 to 13 of 2ksp5.html I get an iso which, when installing, tells me that it can't copy acgenral.dll. When I continue to
install (pressing ESC) the files aclayers.dll, acspecfc.dll and au.inf can't be found either.

I tried this in various combinations of XP's NTdetect and ntldr, 5.01 fixes, DX9 files and compression (A - F). That didn't help

Now I found these files in W2KSP4_EN.EXE's i386\new directory. So I decided to slipstream myself (again followed 2ksp5.html) and this
time the OS installs.
Except in the first "GUI part" of the install, when it says "installs Start menu items", where it can't find
the README.TXT. Then setup continues.

The result is that I'm missing desktop and other icons, see the png for that. And of course the README, which should be on the desktop (if I read
the posts here correctly).

My question is: Should I try to fix the missing files issue (and maybe start looking in a wrong direction) or start from scratch because obviously
something went wrong when I let hfslip do the slipstreaming?

BTW: I did a chkdsk, a defrag and an md5 check of W2KSP4_EN.EXE.

EDIT: "Start menu" was the text of course...

We can help better if you attach your hflsip.log file.

Sorry, forgot to say the hfslip.log is also in the zip.

I recommend to use tomcat76's list of updates to be sure that you are up to date. When selecting the updates, do not select the IE6 button. Report back what you find out.

Hmm, this is an odd one.
The missing icons result from not having NT4ICONS.DLL, which should be in FDVFILES.
The missing files errors = no idea.

FWIW I have been working on a revised fileset. I am testing it now and I will edit this and post the URL if there are no major problems with it (I doubt it, I have been working on it since May).

Try this new one instead and see what happens. Set 8

@FDV

Many thanks for the new fileset and for correcting the issues in IE.INF/LAYOUT.INF i mailed you about some time ago (README.TXT/NT4ICONS.DLL)

I haven't even started yet . Till now I used an old P3 on a BX board for making the isos and that's slow. So yesterday I decided to trash XP from my 1800+/KT4V-L combo because this is one of the target systems for 2000. The following is UNrelated to hfslip but I hope to find some help.

I installed 2000, SP4, VIA Hyperion 5.12 and video driver. Now the board has a KT400 chipset which isn't the most compatible bit of hardware (never got a Promise TX2 to run with decent speeds on it).
The problem is that USB flash drives (or USB sticks or whatever) when disconnected are immediately connected again! Whether I choose "Stop USB mass storage device" or "unplug or eject hardeware" the drive will disappear from explorer, it's LED flashes off and back on and the drive appears in explorer again. It's not just cosmetic, I can use it.
This does not happen with USB hard disks.
Google is not my friend. 8+ hours of searching got me no further than "assign IRQ to USB controller in the BIOS" which I can't. There's some old VIA USB patches for SP3 and some "Filter drivers" that don't help. Of course it worked under XP and the drives work on an other computer.

Before I go any further; has anyone ever seen this happen? Maybe there's even a HF for it (couldn't find it).

@tommyp: It's not that I'm unwilling to use more HFs but you see with only SP4 I'm already stuck with "My Pictures" as a system folder and I understand removing this sort of junk only gets more difficult when using later HFs.
EDIT: Also, when selecting everything, KB942831 (IIS) and KB944338 (Jscript) are in the list. I don't think I'll need those with fdv fileset.

EDIT2: Sorry, I thought setting the "ACPI Standby State" from S1/POS to S3/STR would solve it. But no. Does it maybe require a new windows installation?

fdv: On the 1800+ File set 8 builds and installs (virtualbox 1.5.6) great . Thanks for this.
File set 7 does not (1800+, exact same files as in 1st post, compression default). NT4ICONS.DLL and the README are both in the iso's i386 dir. If there's anything you want me to check on this let me know. Otherwise I'll go on with set 8.

I had the same problem as OP with missing dlls starting with acgenral.dll aclayers.dll acspecfc.dll au.inf dssenh.dll and a good dozen others. I tried following Vorck's slipstream guide, and when it happened, I tried to simply do unofficial SP5 slipstream with same results. Sorry if this has been answered somewhere else, I didn't know what else to try.

hfslip.log
[hr]
Host OS - Windows 2000

HFSLIP Version - 1.7.8, build 80614

HFSLIP Path - Z:\hfslip\

OS in SOURCESS - Windows 2000 Professional SP4 English

DirectX - DirectX9 Slipstreamed

Drivers - DRIVER.CAB Updated

CD Install Path - Default

CDTAG - CDROM_NT.5

Mods - FDV Fileset

===============================================================================
Files in your HF folder:

Files in your HFCABS folder:
BDANT.cab
dxnt.cab

Files in your HFGUIRUNONCE folder:

Files in your HFSVCPACK folder:

Files in your HFSVCPACK_SW1 folder:

Files in your HFSVCPACK_SW2 folder:

Files in your HFTOOLS folder:
7za.exe
bbie.exe
boot.bin
cmdow.exe
MAKECAB.EXE
mkisofs.exe
modifyPE.exe

Files in your REPLACE folder:
Z:\hfslip\REPLACE\Firefox Setup 3.0.1.exe
Z:\hfslip\REPLACE\ProcessExplorer.zip
Z:\hfslip\REPLACE\unlocker1.8.7.exe

===============================================================================
HFSLIP run time: 4m35s

I think not to do that ....

Last update of list for Windows 2000 = 2008-04-14

Last update of list for Windows XP SP3 = 2008-06-11

Did you use fileset 8? I renamed the file (I mean just now--like a minute ago), so re-load this:
http://www.vorck.com/data/sp5files.zip

Try with that. The older set 7 had some anomalies.
Sorry!

@FDV

Would you say that fileset 8 is in it's final state now, or is it still a test release ?

I'm asking since your site still states 'New fileset Tuesday May 27, 2008 (minor bugfix in IE.INF)'...

Also, sorry for off-topic'ness, but could you please also tell me if the 'iexplore.exe' dummy-file and the 'Internet Explorer' folder it's located in, also is one of the things you've made in the fileset to help trick IE-dependant apps into thinking that IE is installed ?

I'm asking because if the folder and dummy-file dosen't help fool IE-dependant apps, then i will delete the folder and dummy-file from RunOnceEx in my next ISO, as i don't need another shortcut for my browser...

Thank you so much for your continued efforts, mate - It's very much appreciated

Thank's in advance.

CU, Martin.

Reloaded that fileset and it worked. Thank you.

Now with HF packed with stuff in the_guy's list (everything under Windows except 908531, the two under "IE with fdv's fileset" and the dx9c fix) and using set 8 I cannot get an "ACPI PC" installation.
I get a "Standard PC" and when running setup again from cd, hitting F5, I get in the menu where type of pc can be chosen. Moving up from Standard PC to "ACPI Uniprocessor PC" and hitting enter brings me back to the setup screen with "Setup is starting Windows 2000" in the bottom left.
I then waited 20 minutes but nothing happens...
Of course when I reinstalled from windows cd I did get an ACPI PC. I just wanted to check if it was possible at all without changing current config (like BIOS settings).

Is type of PC defined in winnt.sif? Can I use that file from set 7?
Does anyone have any suggestions?

EDIT: I don't have 842773 either.

It is determined by TXTSETUP.SIF.

See:
KB216573 How Windows Determines ACPI Compatibility
KB237556 How to Troubleshoot Windows 2000 Hardware Abstraction Layer Issues
KB246236 How to Upgrade Windows 2000 to Use an ACPI HAL

It will soon be replaced by 8b anyway. I wanted to make it a little easier for myself to make a fileset that gets rid of the junk but still keeps IE for people who want it. I mainly just rearranged things. It will be up tonight.



It was only done as a just in case, I don't actually know of any apps that look for the executable. You can delete all of that if you want to.



My fault again! It is in TXTSETUP as noted by schloss. The sections [ACPIOptions] and [GoodACPIBios] are the ones that would need adjusting. Tell you what, I'll restore the info and set ACPIBiosDate so that your machine will ACPI. To be honest the reason I removed it all was because I didn't think anyone was still using a pre-2000 PC!

@FDV

Thank's for your help, mate - it's much appreciated

Btw, nice to hear that you're going to make an IE-enabled fileset also, so the IE-fixated ppl now also has something to play with, although i myself would have a very hard time going without your original IE-removal fileset, which on my system clocks in at alittle under 33MB commit, has no problems whatsoever, and does a great job of fooling the few IE dependant apps i occasionally run into, into thinking that IE actually is installed

Thank's again, mate

Quite welcomed

Here is a new set
http://www.vorck.com/data/set8b.zip

To get ACPI back for now, use it's TXTSETUP.SIF file (and nothing else).
For those who want to test out this new set, try the whole thing. As I noted, it is reorganized (with a few new things) in order to make an IE-included fileset.

time for bed...

Thank you schloss and thank you fdv.

@fdv: I think (i.e. not sure) the previous "set 8 install" had "Enable Web content in folders" radio button checked. It has to do with dummy iexplore being installed? Maybe it's by design but I just thought I'd mention it.
Making the new "8b iso" now and will report back.

People please help me with these Qs:
Do I need a roots update at all? I don't know what the practical use of these thingies is.

Some threads mention that directories compdata, win9x* and winntupg can be removed from sourcess. But I don't touch sourcess. It's (re)created every time. Is it OK/useful to delete from the source dir?

It depends what you do on the internet. It also depends on which browser you use.

A starting point for understanding what a Root Certificate is might be:
WikipediA: Root Certificate
Microsoft KB931125

However, the WikipediA article is too technical and uses too many unfamilar abbreviations.
The Microsoft article is even less helpful. It is also badly maintained and badly out-of-date.
(Please note: these are personal opinions, from the perspective of an end user trying to learn what a Root certificate is. I have nothing against Wikipedia or against Microsoft.)

There are also two much longer (and much better) technical articles published by Microsoft:

Microsoft Root Certificate Program
Certificate Support and the Update Root Certificates Component

You don't need to read all of these articles.
I suggest you read How Root Certificate Distribution Works from the first article
and Benefits and Purposes of Certificate Functionality from the second article.

Most computer users will use a Root Certificate without even knowing it, when they attempt to pay online using a credit card. Then the address in your browser will start with https:// not http://

If you rarely do this, or you just use local companies, then you probably don't need the very latest update.
On the other hand, if you transact globally in emerging markets, you probably do.

Thank you for the explanation schloss.

Now with set 8c I get the following (see the attached screen and log file for details):
- "Tip of the day" shortcut. (Do earlier filesets have this?)
- ntldr and ntdetect are SP4 (210K and 34K) while the XP versions are in the Replace dir.
- Control Panel has a shortcut to Task Scheduler ("folder icon" bottom right). Can simply be deleted I think but maybe it just shouldn't be there.

Did I do anything wrong or should things simply be like this?
Note: I did remove the compdata, win9x*, lang and winntupg directories from Source before running hfslip.

these directories can be removed safely (and will save you a few more MBs) ... i keep winntupg though so i'd have recovery console install during set-up

Thanks Kiki, I'll keep winntupg.

I just ran set 7 again to see differences between 7 and 8c :

- "Enable Web content in folders" is enabled in both 7 and 8c
- "Tip of the day" shortcut. This was NOT in set 7
- ntldr and ntdetect are SP4 (210K and 34K) while the XP versions are in the Replace dir. I tried putting the XP files directly in Source\i386 but then they're not in the resultant iso. I read about a FIX directory but that must have been an older hfslip version, right?
- Control Panel has a shortcut to Task Scheduler. This was NOT in set 7.

Hope this helps. If anybody cares that is...

EDIT: XP's ntldr and ntdetect ARE in the SourceSS directory but don't make it to the ISO.

Just had to say this
The XP files are copied now, don't know why. 2003 files works too. Process goes better with a source that has SP4 already in it.
I copied the keys under the 'Task Scheduler Control Panel "applet"' line and those under 'Tip of the Day' from set 7 back in set 8's ie.in_. That worked.

How can I get the text back in the title bar of the "Folder Options" window?

Try renaming missing files from source into uppercase, example:
slayers.dll into SLAYERS.DLL

Try renaming source files into uppercase
Example: aclayers.dl_ into ACLAYERS.DL_