Hi everybody, i have just registered to msfn's forum because i could not find an answer to why i cant get ie7 integrated into windows xp pro.
I have been using hfslip for over a year now and as required here is my log file: (below).

after the process finishes i go into "SOURCESS\I386\SVCPACK" and i cant se ie7 nor a reference in the svcpack.ini in "ii386" file. The log shows that it processed it but its just not there.
I have also added my hfanswer.ini file contents too below the log file. As far as atempts are concerned i have spend an entire day with this and also tested it in vmware, but no luck.
Its not like the contents of svcpack fail to install either, only ie7.
So I ask humbly please, please help me get ie7 integrated.

Edit___________________________________________

I couldnt upload it as log file changed to txt file.

Also i followed the instructions to the core. I have the corp version, yes genuine.

hi gokalp! welcome to HFSLIP! have you religiously followed the intructions set in Important things to know? tois it only when using the latest final (version 1.2.2)? you may try to see if you get something form this thread: IE 7 not installed with hfslip 1.2.0 ... oh btw, you only need to attach you hfslip.log ... not paste it

Yes i followed them. I even tried puting the ie7 file into the svcpack folder, renaming it, Spent a good 6 hours with this. Ima re-rip my source from my cd and try once more. Its getting frustrating.

Thanks for the fast reply, btw, and yes i read that post at least 5 times.
Any ideas?

from your edit:since this is not an OEM that doesn't rely on activation, how about this? you're HFANSWER.ini shows this: IE7SVCPACK=1
... try to see if taking out winnt.sif works?
... and a few more ...
(1) you have double instances of: Windows-KB890830-V1.17.exe & Windows-KB890830-V1.24.exe
(2) HFSLIP.log shows OS in SOURCESS - XP SP2 English, are these not 2K updates: Windows2000-KB920213-x86-ENU.EXE, Windows2000-KB923980-x86-ENU.EXE
(3) i think these files either had already been superceded or unsupported: WindowsXP-KB896422-x86-ENU.exe, WindowsXP-KB898543-v3-x86-ENU.exe (for Windows XP Starter Edition & is a requirement if slipstreaming WMP11 which you are not doing, right?)

For integrating IE7 I have put the IE7 installer in HF folder not in SVCPACK folder

@gokalp

Welcome to the forums! A few minor things I noticed:

Like Kiki said...
(1) You have an extra KB890830-v1.17.
(2) KB920213 and KB923980 are not for Windows XP.
In addition...
(3) WindowsXP-KB898461.exe should be renamed to WindowsXP-KB898461-x86-enu.exe.
(4) modifyPE.exe is no longer needed.
(5) EXTRACT.EXE is only needed if slipstreaming application addons.

Now, aside from that, as far as IE7 is concerned, your file should be copied over into SOURCESS\I386\SVCPACK as "IE7_INST.EXE". However, the reason this isn't occurring is that you have your HFANSWER.INI file in the wrong directory. It belongs in HFTOOLS, not the root. Because of this, your installer would instead be cabbed, copied to I386, and installed at first GUI logon (i.e. when the Welcome screen appears). Simply move your file and everything should be fine .

By the way, the installer still belongs in HF. The HFSVCPACK folder is only for silent switchless installers.

Edit: Correction to (4) above and added (5).

I love you guys, i did evrything you guys said, and i cant believe i didnt put the hfanswer into tools....I guess when you try 12 times to hfslip you lose perspective. Thanks a million ;p

Glad you solved everything.

Just one more clarification: You need modifyPE.exe if you include OPUC4.CAB (Office Update Engine) or HFEXPERT.

Slight problem:
I tested my cd and it doesnt work
ie7 its in the svcpack, but.....ie7 is not installed.

Upon further inspection i removed:

wmfdist95.exe - wmp 9/10
WindowsXP-KB917344-x86-enu.exe - ie6

I hope those fix it. Running another slip session

Ima post my log file after i'm done testing it.

Alright I did the following yet no success at ie7:

-Removed the duplicates, placed hfanswer into the hftools, ie7 is in hf, and now i see the ie7-inst in i386\svcpack. Yet my vmware test fails at installing ie7.

Anymore suggestions?

-I also had tried with the new beta but that didnt work either

Can I take a look at your WINNT.SIF file? This time, please zip it up using a compression program such as 7-Zip or WinRAR. Block out any personal information first.

I blocked out the cd key, winnt.sif compressed and attached.

I can also try to do it with out the winnt.sif as a test.

IE7 integration is really quite problematic, maybe because of us, HFSLIP users, having different types if Windows XP (Corporate, OEM, Retail, etc, etc, etc... ) and this activation thing.
anyways, personally, i have always prefer to install IE7 as the last application in my unattended install (RunOnceEx) then run the updates for IE7 on the next reboot. works flawlessly, so far...

If your IE7 installer is fine, then try installing without that WINNT.SIF file. If it doesn't work, we may need to look at some additional files, but it shouldn't make a difference there. You said you're using a volume-license source, right? Make sure your CD key is valid too so it activates properly.

If you want, compare your installer's MD5 with that on my list (it's somewhere near the bottom of the topic list right now; will be updated again soon).

My first thought is that you don't slipstream an activated wpa.dbl file. So your installation copy isn't activated when ie7 try to install. The wpa.dbl and the CD key are connected each other, so don't try to use a wpa.dbl file that other computers have because, if you do, windows doesn't start. (sorry for bad english, i don't know some english word)

I don't think wpa.dbl matters, activated or not, in a corporate product key because it doesn't require activation... but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be long before HFSLIP can actually slipstream IE7, and not just integrate it or install it at RunOnce...

@gokalp
HFSLIP doesn't do anything extra if you allow it to be installed from SVCPACK. It is "just installed." I wish I had the time to work around any problem with the installer but unfortunately I don't.

It's been a long time since I used WINNT.SIF so I'm not sure which part of it could break IE7 installation. First try with removing these entries:
AutomaticUpdates = "Yes"
ProductKey = "*****-*****-*****-*****-*****"

If that doesn't help, try without WINNT.SIF altogether.


Haha... "etc, etc, etc..."

One last thought...obviously, if there's something wrong with your source, HFSLIP can't do anything about it. Bad source = bad HFSLIP run

I gave up on integrating it, instead i did an ultra compression with 7zip and wrote my own silent installer.
I just obtained anther corp cd, ima test it out with that and let you know.
Thanks for all the help everyone.

hmmm just a suggestion, maybe u can try remove the slipstreaming of WMP11 and KB898543. Yeah it would probably ruin the WMP11 + IE7 plan, nothing is perfect.

Just another suggestion, u probably should unplug ur LAN cable or anything that connects u to the internet. It solves some of my problems

Cheers from a n00b