Report : using latest, then using nLite, I only have one MDAC update missing. HFNetChk complains about dpnetlib.dll and the two missing reg keys I reported just before (and of course, two file versions greater than expected. )

Thanks a lot for all your help.


Also, I've found that you can remove all kernel files in I386 except ntkrnlmp.exe. They are copied from driver.cab in fact (you can read they are being copied at the end of textmode just like usual).
Don't proceed as nLite does. Just delete them by hand from I386. You see : click, Del.
It spared 2.7MB in my ISO : 118MB and all updates thank to you all. :woot:*
edit: I installed windows in VMware on both 1 and 2 processors. And from the task manager (the one from host), I can say the two processors of my P4D were used at all stages of install.

//now I have to leave this sweet P4D, 300Go RAID, for my poor laptop with a half-dead hard disk. :snif:

@murvun...

Try the latest. Hope it helps...

I included the two missing reg keys you mentioned so how come HfNetChk still isn't happy? You said that's all that's needed...

Maybe I wasn't using the good one. After 12 isos, I was quite tired.

From HFSLIP.LOG : "HFSLIP Version - 60423c"
Was it already implemented ?

No. It was implemented in 60423d and refined in 60423e.

As I can't do a new iso, can you tell me what to change in hfslip's infs ?

Tomcat76: used HFSLIP_60423g.CMD and have no cpi cpl conflict!

thanx! have a nice week!

Does anybody know if I can slipstream visual packs other than XPize into XP ?
Here's a list : http://packs.bricomix.net/index.php
(all packs listed use the same type of installer)
And a french description of new installers : http://bricomix.net/packs.php

That's good news. You have a nice week too.


Add this to HFSLIPWU.INF:You can put it at the bottom.

I am consistently in awe of the incredible support in this community. HFSLIP rules!

Another option is to create an INF and throw it into the hfsvcpack folder too.

tommyp: Camarade_Tux can't create a new iso.

Hello everybody!
I'm not sure whether I'm writing in a right place, but...
I am confused about couple of hotfixes for WinXP which are not listed on the Tomcat's page. These are:

KB319740
KB884883
KB885222
KB885626-v2
KB886677
KB886716-v2
KB887797
KB889527-v3
KB889673
KB890831
KB893357
KB894391
KB896427-v3
KB896626
KB897663
KB898900-v2
KB900930
KB905915
KB906569
KB907265
KB907865
KB908521
KB913538
KB914798
KB914841
KB917425

What about them? Are they unnecessary? What should I do with them?
I should point that many of them are from posts of dziubek on the one of polish forums.
Of course I am considering polish versions of WinXP and hotfixes.

The hotfix lists are based on what appears on Windows Update. Most of the updates you mention are only available from the MS Download Center.

These should be OK but are untested (some are actually useful, haha):
KB319740-v5
KB884883-v8
KB885222-v2
KB886677
KB886716-v2
KB889527-v3
KB889673
KB890831
KB893357-v2
KB896626-v2
KB897663
KB898900-v2
KB906569-v2
KB907265
KB907865
KB908521
KB913538
KB914841

These are for XPSP1:
KB885626-v2
KB914798

These are superseded:
KB887797
KB894391
KB900930
KB905915
KB917425

Not sure:
KB896427-v3

Thank you for your reply.
So I deleted these hotfixes form my HF folder:

About 896427:
It is current for Windows XP SP1 and SP2.

the_guy

The hotfix
KB908531-v2-x86
for W2K and WXP has been updated to revision v2.
The previously built in addons in hfslip are now in the patch and can be removed from hfslip.

ThunderM

Quite honestly... I'm not sure I understand what you mean. HFSLIP adds a line into TXTSETUP.SIF and DOSNET.INF to copy over verclsid.exe which is a new file. Secondly, support was added for the ASMS subfolder (which is needed for XPSP1). As far as I can see, both "fixes" are still needed for KB908531-v2...

hi ... i've been offline for quite a while that is why i was enthusiastic to get back online to see if there would have been updates ...

i was to report a probem with integrating UPHClean.msi as even if verified its presence in I386/SVCPAK directory, it seemed not to be installed as i see numerous warnings in the Event Viewer about problems with unloading profile/s ... i ended up installing the msi within Windows & not a single warning related to profiles didn't show anymore ... i browsed the thread quite swiftly & encountered somewhere that it has already been addressed with the newer vers ...

i already downloaded the latest ver & couldn't wait to create new builds later ...
HFSLIP is just so addictive that i always want to make new builds with the new versions that come up ... HFSLIP just grows on you!

@ Super-Magician
sir, it was a typo on my part ... i really meant Windows Messenger ... my bad ... i tried equating it to offs (& some other apps) via the winnt.sif to no effect ... i used nLite instead ... thanks!

@tommyp
sir, i already read the HFEXPERT guide & apparently, most of what's posted are for Win2K ... as such I ended up using nLite instead ... i just wish there were more support for WinXP in terms of removing some other built-in apps ... i'm not demanding though for such ... it would just have been easier ... using nLite addresses such concern ... i am just wishing though to just have everything done the HFSLIP way (loyalty i guess ... thanks!

@Tomcat76
sir, i have encountered once again the popup for a missing file: "kbdbhc.dll" (pls see attachments) while in the installation process ... although it would be easy to resolve, browsing for the said file just somehow affects the intent to end up with less manual browsing ... i wonder what happens during HFSLIPstreaming that the file ends up misplaced ... or that the path the installation follows is different from where the file is exactly located ... thanks!

btw, sirs is there a log that is generated by the entire HFSLIP process (aside from the HFSLIP.log)? ... you see it would be very informative to see what exactly is happening (even if these were just scripts running)

further, 1 particular update KB888111 (High Def audio) doesn't seem to install if placed in the HF folder ... i found out about this while running the qfecheck tool ... it does though when placed in the HFSVCPAK dir as it install at T-13 ... just mentioning in passing ...

also, XPize does not silently install despite the xpize.txt in HFTOOLS dir ...

may i just ask, it is necessary to place an expand.exe in the HFTOOLS dir (as i think i read about it somewhere here if replaced) ... although HFSLIP works excellent for me even without it ... i tried adding expand.exe & it only gave me an error which i failed to note down ...

i have no doubt that HFSLIP can handle .msi apps but in terms of installing these in the sys, does HFSLIP handle the otehr .msi files other than UPHClean & msxml?

eagerly awaiting for your feedback again ...

This is a new file that comes with one or more of the hotfixes you add on top. Can you tell me where that file ends up on the system? Is it the SYSTEM32 directory?

I searched around a bit and KB897338 contains this file. HFSLIP needs to be updated for it. Is this a hotfix you're including?

hi sir!
you mean the "kbdbhc.dll"?
let me double check that when i get home ... but during the install, HFSLIP looks for it in the root of D while it resides in the I386 dir ...
thanks for the quick reply!

btw, i show here that you guys (Tomcat76, dziubek) are still online ...
do you guys ever sleep!

I just woke up... It's 6:30am here...

good morning then sir!Ü
it's almost 1pm here in the Philippines!

i was just a bit surprised as when i go online, there's usually nobody around

hi Camarade Tux!
i checked on the link & some of these look cool ...
looking at the screenshots, would these be avail in Eng ver?

oh i remember, has anybody already answered you about integrating the files?
can we?

thanks!

Hehe, sorry

Here is exactly what I mean:


LATEST VERSION - HFSLIP_60422.CMD

Changelog for 60422:
- implemented the KB918165 fix for problems with KB908531

This lines can be removed from hfslip:
SET VAL918165={A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9} {000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
IF NOT "%VERSION%"=="2000" SET VAL918165=%VAL918165% 0x401

Why?
KB908531-v2, update.inf (here for example the w2k version used)

; Plugin.ocx
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\%SP_SHORT_TITLE%","DisplayIcon",0x00020000, "%windir%\System32\msiexec.exe"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached","{1cdb2949-8f65-4355-8456-263e7c208a5d} {000214e6-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}",0x10003,0x1
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached","{1e9b04fb-f9e5-4718-997b-b8da88302a47} {000214e8-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}",0x10003,0x1
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached","{1e9b04fb-f9e5-4718-997b-b8da88302a48} {000214e8-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}",0x10003,0x1
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached","{750FDF0E-2A26-11D1-A3EA-080036587F03} {000214E8-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}",0x10003,0x1
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached","{A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9} {000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}",0x10003,0x1

ThunderM

@ThunderM: Thanks. I forgot about that...

@Kiki: Try 60426a.

i'll grab that ver rightaway ...
the link should be sitting at the beginning of this thread, correct?

i'll be working on new builds in an hour ...
thanks as always!

btw, sir would it be tedious to generate a txt file for all that's happening while HFSLIP is running ...
hope it ain't too much of a bother ...

1 more thing, would you recall where the link for the removal/reduction files (i think it's fr RyanVM's site) that i could use w/ HFSLIP

I don't know where the reduction files are. Someone else that uses it should be able to help you.

Yes; the link to the newest version is always to be found in the main post of this thread....


BTW... Some hotfixes have been re-released. I've updated my lists...

already ... thanks much!
i'll be off for now ...
good day!

Hi, afaik no translation is needed. All those installers are in fact patchers. They don't overwrite windows files, they only change icons (in the same way ResHacker would do).

And no, nobody answered. I think it is not currently possible with HFSlip.
It should be pretty easy for the dev to make a patcher so I'm going to ask on bricomix.

just guess: patch files and put them into the fix-folder?

But then I would have problems keeping my CD up-to-date.
Moreover, it would takes ages to find which files are needed.
Anyway, I've asked if it could be added.

They are not supported. I was also unable to find any command line information to install these packs.

KB888111 isn't supported at the moment. I'll take a look at the files for 2K and XP tomorrow. If anyone can tell me what the name of the subdir is for 2K3 I can add support for it as well.

If SVCPACK.INF in SOURCESS\I386 contains at least "XPIZE.EXE /S", then it can only mean two things:
- there's a general problem with the XPize executable (which version are you using?)
- XPize cannot be installed at T-13

thanks Camarade Tux for the update ... i like the Super Tux!

hi TC ... it might be supported in 2K3 ... as for XPize, i'm using XPize 4.3 MCE ... i'll try to double check on SVCPACK.INF in SOURCESS\I386 if it contains the XPIZE.EXE /S ... what i do know is that i have the xpize.txt in the HFTOOLS dir that has the /S /notask switches ... i did put XPize43.exe in the HF dir & it did install at T-13 though I had to follow the prompts ... checked it when already in Windows & everything seemed patched correctly ... still using the same build now w/ no issue at all

btw, i've downloaded 60426b & i'll use it tonight as i wasn't able to make builds last night ... i got preoccupied watching UFC

@Kiki: 60427b supports KB888111...

Link to all KB888111 Versions (XP and w2k)

With 60427b, all critical and optional hotfixes listed on [your] update page for XP install correctly, including KB905474 (WGA Notifications) and UPHClean. Thanks, Tomcat!

Question - Can you put a link to KB905474 on your update page as it is listed on WU/MU as a critical update? And, is KB905474 only for XP? (The link the_guy gave on another topic was for the XP version)


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If you have the time... Would you mind removing the following line from HFSLIP.CMD in SOURCESS\I386\SVCPACK and install again?
%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\wgatray.exe /b

I'm still not sure if it's required but I'm gonna keep it in for now. No rush...


It's not listed as an update on WU for Win2K so I guess it's only available for XP (for now)...

Sure, I will get on that and get back to you tomorrow (my time).

Edit: Actually, I will report back in half an hour .

It works without that line!

Thanks. There's a new version again...

thanks Tomcat for the inclusion of KB888111!
have already downloaded the new ver ...

you really are so proactive in putting in all those changes ...
rest assured, we all will do our parts & contribute to HFSLIP's evolution

allow me to go back to the ff:


nothing ends up in the i386 dir nor in the system32 dir ... i even tried searching the entire source for it ...



yes sir, it is a hotfix from this link: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=897338



pls find the attached SVCPACK.INF handy (& SYSOC in case needed)
thanks again!

BTW, have already downloaded the most recent hfslip … just now ...

Then I guessed right. Support for it was added yesterday...

It looks like the switches aren't recognized (they aren't there in SVCPACK.INF). Can you copy & paste the following into HFTOOLS\XPIZE.TXT?

XPIZESW=/S /notask

It works for me...

thanks for the confirmation sir ...

will do ...
although, i tried different approaches in the xpize.txt in HFTOOLS dir ...

xpize.exe /S /notask

& one with

XPIZESW=/S /notask

yet prompts still come up ... well, not that it is difficult to follow the prompts ... though it would have been much better if no prompt anymore would present itself

1) All is Ok If I don't use folder HFAAO .
WU is satisfied, all Hotfixes doesn't miss

2) However I have again problem from WU (ActiveX control) when I use folder HFAAO
dziubek

@dziubek...

I need the TXTSETUP.SIF and SYSOC.INF from the "bad" install. If everything is fine in those files, the only solution is that you try to find out which addon is causing the issue because the only thing HFSLIP can do is obey what's defined in the addons configuration file (just like nLite). If the problem addon is localized I can maybe try to find a workaround (just like for the one for CDImage).

dziubek - Have you tried running these addon packs thru a different program such as nLite or the RyanVM slipstreamer to see if its the update packs?

A way you could test them is to extract all the cabs into a single directory, remove the .ini files, then extract all the .in_ files. You will then have *namehere*.inf files. To test the addons, right click each addon .inf and select Install. If it does not work (doesnt do anything) just delete the pack because it wasnt tested, or the creater is lazy which means its liable to have errors. This isnt for system update packs like WMP10 or RyanVM Update Pack only application addon packs. Otherwise, they should all install properly and you'll know pretty fast which ones are worth keeping because they work and which ones arent.

Do this on a virtual machine. These addonpacks can cause havoc on your computer. And ill say it again, these addonpacks can cause problems when installing XP unless they are perfectly working.

Mind you, im not against all application addon packs. The "nLite Application Add-Ons" tend to be quite good because they dont modify the sysoc which is what causes incomplete system installs when the sysoc errors from a bad inf. At least if theres an error in the "nLite Application Add-Ons" packs, the system install keeps going properly...