[Alien42]

Dunno then dude, all I know is I'm running XP64, both as host & guest & it works fine. Funny thing is, I could have sworn there was an option for telling it how many cores the guest OS should see, which I wanted to make use of now that I've got a quad core [Phenom 9950], but I can't seem to find it.

Hmm... just a thought, but have you got hardware virtualisation enabled in your BIOS? I have in mine, if you haven't maybe that has something to do with it?

[EvveLover]

Microsoft has released its monthly set of Windows security updates which you can get through Windows Update, or if not there by viewing and downloading them individually from here.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/Browse....rtCriteria=date

[TranceEnergy]

That coughed (wordplay lol) my attention. Updated my ryanvm list accordingly. Here's to getting rid of the flu. Cheers =)

Alien42: I will look into it, i think i might have it disabled, i usually disable anything i can inside bios.

Ontopic, it's a great day for a reinstall

New Java RE is out Java SE Runtime Environment 6u10
New flash 10 player http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/do...=ShockwaveFlash
New ati display drivers are out, new spybot update, and i found many x64 updates.

This install is going to be the best one yet. =)

This post has been edited by TranceEnergy: 15 October 2008 - 11:26 PM

[Kurt_Aust]

October updates

Deletions:
Hotfix\160-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB932596-x64-ENU.exe
Hotfix\360-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB941693-x64-ENU.exe
Hotfix\450-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB953839-x64-ENU.exe
Hotfix\510-IE7-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB953838-x64-ENU.exe


Additions:

Hotfix\
# ▼ 530-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB954211-x64-ENU.exe [8,410,160]
@ . . . 540-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB953155-x64-ENU.exe [873,008]
@ . . . 550-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB956803-x64-ENU.exe [900,144]
# ▼ 560-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB956841-x64-ENU.exe [15,207,984]
@ . . . 570-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB957095-x64-ENU.exe [1,238,576]
# ▼ 580-IE7-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB956390-x64-ENU.exe [37,200,760]

RunOnce\
@ . . . WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB956391-x64-ENU.exe [672,632]

[TranceEnergy]

I'm sure it's been said, but can you give a quick why the WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB956391-x64-ENU kb is installed at runonce?

I just integrated it with nlite and it popped up on windows update, which was kind of unexpected, but it might be an error on my part in changing my unattended setup files.

edit: Just installed it manually and it disappeared from WU, as should be. I think i changed Windows updates order to integrate with nlite, might have done something to the detection of it or such.

Alien42: i didnt have it disabled, but ill give it another shot soon enough.

This post has been edited by TranceEnergy: 16 October 2008 - 02:42 AM

[Kurt_Aust]

As you yourself have discovered, KB956391 doesn't integrate properly under nLite, hence the silent install at RunOnce. It's less than a MB so you're not losing any significant space (not like you'd be using a CD as the install media anyway).

I'm off to do an RMware install (consists of put DVD in PC, go watch another DVD).

[TranceEnergy]

Thanks for the quick reply. Well okay then it wasnt "just me".

btw i had a real install earlier today with your settings for java RE. I had to change it to /qn /norestart, which i will try in next real install.

This post has been edited by TranceEnergy: 16 October 2008 - 04:04 AM

[johnhc]

Kurt,
I am curious why you offer C++ 2005 instead of 2008? I do not use it, but when I finish my installs, I see that I have C++ 2005 in Add/Remove. On my real machine I have C++ 2008 SP1 (as well as 2005). I don't know how they got there. I suspect that VMware Server installed it, but I did not explicitly. I just tried to install VMware Server on my VM guest but it would not let me. I suspected as much, but was curious if it would install C++ 2008 - it did not.
Thanks, John.

[TranceEnergy]

John, please review http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...st&p=783433 , as i already asked about why he did this.

Personally i just do an all in. I install both x86 and x64 of 2005 and 2008. The installation issues with the msdia80.dll i think it was i also have previously discussed. I just add a few commands to move it to correct location and register it from there.

[johnhc]

TranceEnergy,
Thanks. I was mainly just curious what the thinking was.
Thanks, John.

[DennyMK]

Thanks. Great tutorial

[johnhc]

Has anyone noticed their clock (system tray) has changed to 24 hour mode? It changed on both my real machine and VM. I suspect an MS hot fix.
Please let me know, John.

EDIT: Turns out this is caused by a utility I ran. The Smart Driver Backup utility changes the clock to 24 hour format as soon as it runs. Why, I do not know. John.

This post has been edited by johnhc: 10 November 2008 - 08:19 PM

[johnhc]

I did an install today after finding that Java was not installed. I watched and observed that I got some dialog boxes from both Java installers but I still do not have Java installed on my VM. I am using the latest of Kurt's instructions. I also made a .bat file of the two install instructions and made the same observations, but still no Java. Using the installers directly and answering the prompts works and I have Java installed. I hope others are seeing this problem.
Thanks for your help, John.

[TranceEnergy]

I wrote about this up in post 187 above, anyway, to install the new versions of java runtime enviroment, i just do this:

%Source%Silence\jreX86.exe /qn /norestart
%Source%Silence\jreX64.exe /qn /norestart

which works perfectly here. Whether or not this fits to the Kurt scheme i have no idea as i dont use that. But JRE will be installed by using these arguments. Prior to this i have msi4.5 installed during windows setup.

This post has been edited by TranceEnergy: 10 November 2008 - 08:38 PM

[johnhc]

TranceEnergy,
Great! Thanks. I will try it shortly.
Enjoy, John.

[johnhc]

TranceEnergy, I ran the Java install like this and it seems to be fine. Thanks, John.

D:\AddOns\jre-6u10-windows-i586-p.exe IEXPLORER=1 ADDLOCAL=ALL /qn /NoRestart
D:\AddOns\jre-6u10-windows-x64.exe /qn /NoRestart

[TranceEnergy]

I think the additional IEXPLORER=1 and addlocal arguments are not necessary. As jre works in either IE or portable firefox here, just fine regardless. And im all for keeping things as simple as they can be.

[johnhc]

TranceEnergy,
I agree with the minimal approach, but in this case I don't understand the switch ADDLOCAL=ALL, so I hesitate to remove it.
Thanks, John.

[AmdM]

Sorry m8´s, but it´s time to a real noob question, since im one .

What exactly it´s suposed to do with [Run1_XP-64.bat]?

Is that to create a file?
How?
And put it where?

Tx

[johnhc]

AmdM,
The Run1_XP-64.bat file is placed in your source folder along with the AddOns and other folders described on page 1 of this topic. This is parallel (at the same level) with the i386 and AMD64 folders. Run1_XP-64.bat is called via the GUI RunOnce code out of nLite's Unattended section (see page 1 also). You can add or subtract programs being installed by this .bat as you wish.
Enjoy, John.