[TranceEnergy]

Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer) x86 n x64
http://www.microsoft...&displaylang=en

edit:

http://www.microsoft...&displaylang=en
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (Standalone Installer)

I'm going to check out this client profile version.

This post has been edited by TranceEnergy: 16 April 2010 - 02:03 PM

[Kurt_Aust]

April updates

Deletions:
Hotfix\364-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB977165-x64-ENU.exe
Hotfix\368-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB978251-x64-ENU.exe
Hotfix\904-IE8-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB978207-x64-ENU.exe
Hotfix\916-IE8-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB978506-x64-ENU.exe

Additions:
@ . . . 396-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB980232-x64-ENU.exe .. . 1,239,424 MS10-020 - SMB Client
@ . . . 400-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB977816-x64-ENU.exe . . . . 865,152 MS10-026 - MPEG Layer-3 Codecs
@ . . . 404-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB979309-x64-ENU.exe . . . . 722,816 MS10-019 - Cabinet File Viewer
@ . . . 408-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB978338-x64-ENU.exe . . . . 964,480 MS10-029 - Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP)
# ▼ 412-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB979683-x64-ENU.exe .. . 7,823,232 MS10-021 - Kernel
@ . . . 416-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB976323-x64-ENU.exe . . . . 970,624 MS10-024 - SMTP Service
@ . . . 420-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB978601-x64-ENU.exe . . . . 870,272 MS10-019 - Authenticode Verification
# ▼ 904-IE8-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB980182-x64-ENU.exe 40,607,616 MS10-018 - Cumulative Security Update
@ . . . 912-IE8-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB981332-x64-ENU.exe . 1,120,128 MS10-022 - VBScript Scripting Engine
@ . . . 916-IE8-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB980302-x64-ENU.exe .. . 680,832 Compatibility View list



Also 5eraph has released a new version of the base IE8 AddOn, however this is a purely optional update (improved Server 2003 compatibility)
# ▼ 900-5er_IE8_Addon_2009-03_4_x64.7z 24,193,923 5eraph's Internet Explorer 8 AddOn

.Net 4.0 will be added at a later date, as I'm hoping a fully updated .Net installer might be released by next month (I can dream).

The site is throwing a error when I try to upload the config.zip file so for now it will be over at MediaFire (I really preferred the old version of the site)

This post has been edited by Kurt_Aust: 16 April 2010 - 02:03 PM

[johnhc]

Kurt_Aust, thanks again for your work. One thing, I already had a 908-IE8-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB976662-x64-ENU.exe in my Hotfix folder, so I ended up with two, one without the 908. Thanks, John.

EDIT: What is the deal with 5eraph's Internet Explorer 8 AddOn? It is dated 2009-03_4. Is that last number just a version number?

This post has been edited by johnhc: 16 April 2010 - 01:31 PM

[Kurt_Aust]

Yep, my bad, 908-IE8-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB976662-x64-ENU.exe already existed, I cut too wide a swathe with my copy and paste.

The last number of 5eraph's IE8 AddOn is indeed just the version number, anything from version 2 onwards is OK for our purposes:

Quote

[2009/06/14 13:30 UTC] - 2009-03_1 and 2009-06_2
v2009-03_1 released containing no updates or tweaks.
For users of Kurt_Aust's guide who prefer to slipstream updates individually.

[2009/10/05 03:45 UTC] - 2009-03_2 and 2009-09_1
Quick Launch issue corrected in both addons.

[2009/12/10 19:00 UTC] - 2009-03_3 and 2009-12_1
INF code cleanup in both addons.
Simpler MOVE commands are used for delayed file replacement instead of "PendingFileRenameOperations". As consequences, the files are replaced earlier—at T-13 instead of first logon—and the files are renamed independently of other pending system file rename operations. (Thanks again, YumeYao. Smile)
All line indentation (whitespace) has been removed. This should make the file somewhat smaller. nLite should no longer find whitespace to remove; therefore, it should no longer need to edit almost every line of the file. Wink

[2010/03/23 23:30 UTC] - 2009-03_4 and 2010-03_1
Both addons were made more compatible with Windows 2003 x64.
XP-specific IE.inf has been removed in favor of directly editing the existing file in the source through [ExtraFileEdits].
Enhanced Security Configuration (IE Hardening) now functions correctly in Windows 2003.

[5eraph]

Kurt_Aust is correct concerning IE8 AddOn versioning.

Kurt_Aust, on 30 September 2007 - 06:11 AM, said:

5er_IE8_Addon_2010-MM_V_x64.7z 5eraph's current Internet Explorer 8 AddOn

To further clarify: YYYY-MM_V

YYYY-MM — The four-digit year and two-digit month reflect the date at which the addon was "current" with respect to the described date's Patch Tuesday. IE8 RTM was released to the web 19 March, 2009. The date of the non-updated addon reflects this with 2009-03.

V — This is a simple ordinal that describes the release number of the addon within the given month. I prefer using this instead of the day of the month due to the fact that it may be necessary to release more than one update per calendar day if I somehow manage to really screw something up. It also makes a great deal more sense when updating the non-updated addon.

For the purpose of my addon/update pack date scheme, Patch Tuesday is the first day of the month. For this reason, you may see releases like the following in the changelog:



5eraph, on 12 May 2009 - 02:15 AM, said:

[2009/10/05 03:45 UTC] - 2009-09_1

I don't want to say that I'm finished working on the non-updated addon. I'm always open to suggestions for improvement. And Microsoft could have a bug in IE8 that requires a third-party fix, like the Quick Launch issue found back in July. When I'm done learning about IE8 in XP/2003 x64, I'll call it finished.

This post has been edited by 5eraph: 16 April 2010 - 03:14 PM

[TranceEnergy]

Sorry for going slightly off topic concerning Internet Explorer, but refresh my memory, wasn't there a firefox Windows Update project?
If such a thing ever became fully operational, i remember i was able to use it somewhat long ago, it sure would be interesting to have a firefox, or whatever it could manage of alternate browsers, -system only.
Of course, i only ever run IE for checking WU.

[kenlau]

Hi, I have a problem when installing the dotnet 3.5 following the instructions on this guide. Dotnet installs OK, i.e., but when it reach KB958481 update, it always restart the PC, even though there is a /norestart switch. When the PC restarts, the rest of the entries on the batch file does not get executed. Am I the only person having this problem, as reading the whole posting does not offer any clue on how to solve this problem.

[johnhc]

kenlau, on 21 April 2010 - 02:57 AM, said:

Hi, I have a problem when installing the dotnet 3.5 following the instructions on this guide. Dotnet installs OK, i.e., but when it reach KB958481 update, it always restart the PC, even though there is a /norestart switch. When the PC restarts, the rest of the entries on the batch file does not get executed. Am I the only person having this problem, as reading the whole posting does not offer any clue on how to solve this problem.

kenlau, please attach your batch file (please purge any private information) and we will take a look. Please also take a look at the first page of the thread. In his batch code Kurt_Aust shows both .NET 2.0 and 3.5. I only include the 3.5 installer, so maybe you should not include both. If that is what you are doing, that may be the problem. Enjoy, John.

[kenlau]

johnhc, on 21 April 2010 - 08:54 AM, said:

kenlau, on 21 April 2010 - 02:57 AM, said:

Hi, I have a problem when installing the dotnet 3.5 following the instructions on this guide. Dotnet installs OK, i.e., but when it reach KB958481 update, it always restart the PC, even though there is a /norestart switch. When the PC restarts, the rest of the entries on the batch file does not get executed. Am I the only person having this problem, as reading the whole posting does not offer any clue on how to solve this problem.

kenlau, please attach your batch file (please purge any private information) and we will take a look. Please also take a look at the first page of the thread. In his batch code Kurt_Aust shows both .NET 2.0 and 3.5. I only include the 3.5 installer, so maybe you should not include both. If that is what you are doing, that may be the problem. Enjoy, John.

Hi John,

Actually my batch file has only dotnet entries, as shown below.

rem dotNet 2.0/3.5 + PowerShell
%Source%RunOnce\NetFx20SP2_x64.exe /Passive /NoRestart
%Source%RunOnce\dotnetfx35.exe /Passive /NoRestart
%Source%RunOnce\NDP20SP2-KB958481-x64.exe /Passive /NoRestart
%Source%RunOnce\NDP20SP2-KB974417-x64.exe /Passive /NoRestart
%Source%RunOnce\NDP20SP2-KB976569-x64.exe /Passive /NoRestart
%Source%RunOnce\NDP30SP2-KB958483-x64.exe /Passive /NoRestart
%Source%RunOnce\NDP30SP2-KB976570-x64.exe /Passive /NoRestart
%Source%RunOnce\NDP35SP1-KB958484-x64.exe /Passive /NoRestart
%Source%RunOnce\NDP35SP1-KB963707-x64.exe /Passive /NoRestart
%Source%RunOnce\WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB961118-x64-ENU.exe /Passive /NoRestart
%Source%RunOnce\WindowsServer2003-KB968930-x64-ENG.exe /Passive /NoRestart

As you can see, I copied it unchanged. I also noticed Kurt has both Net 2.0 and 3.5. I tried it with and without Net 2.0 entry, without any success.

[johnhc]

kenlau, yours looks just like mine, except I do not have .NET 20SP2. Maybe you have a bum KB958481. The size (not size on disk) is 19,282,272 bytes and the hashes are:

Quote

MD5: 37CD8D927566FCABF4DFFCBBE63D16EF
SHA-1: 1392380EF7BAABD531F35EE5799C255A03B0DCBE

Check yours please and see if they agree. At the top of Kurt_Aust's first page is some options. One is:

Quote

B} Install .Net 3.5 sp1 or just .Net 2.0 sp2 or no .Net at all

Please take a look at this and the other comments about .NET. When you watch the batch file run, do you see KB958481 being executed? It is large and should take some time. Do you see this? Any errors? Enjoy, John.

[Kurt_Aust]

Kenlau, what you are experiencing is NOT normal behaviour. As John has suggested please check the hashes to ensure that your versions of NDP20SP2-KB958481-x64.exe and dotnetfx35.exe (note that .Net 3.5 SP0 has the same filename) aren't corrupted.

If they are valid please attach your session file (unlikely to be the cause, but we may as well rule it out).

[kenlau]

Thanks for all the help.

I re-check all the hashes, and it all tally with what is posted on the guide. I think the problem is that I used HFSlip to slipstream, rather than nLite. The latest HFSlip x64 is able to slipstream IE8, WMP11 and all the hotfixes in one shot, which is why I prefer using it. I only use nLite after HFSlip to update the drivers.

I will probably resort to multi-stage .Net installation using runonceex.

[Kurt_Aust]

Having never used it I can't help you with a source processed by HFSlip x64.

Unless you can confirm that the problem still exists after following all the steps outlined in the guide exactly (that is, using nLite) I doubt we can help you.

This post has been edited by Kurt_Aust: 23 April 2010 - 03:33 PM

[Kurt_Aust]

May updates

Deletions:
Hotfix\112-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB951066-x64-ENU.exe
Hotfix\232-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB973354-x64-ENU.exe

Additions:
@ ▼ Hotfix\424-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB978542-x64-ENU.exe .. . 4,706,176 MS10-030 - Outlook Express
# ▼ RunOnce\dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe 50,449,456 .Net 4.0 likely won't be needed for a while


As it was a nice quiet month I also expanded the supported applications list:
Foxit Reader (.msi version)
BurnAware free
VDownloader

but also found the latest version of Comodo firewall has some limitations and hence bought back support for v3:
You can either use the current version 4 .msi installer (direct link) which has install switches but also some application incompatibilities (DVDshrink & Vdownloader) and a fairly extensive list of pre-approved applications (which you may not want) or use the last of the 3.x.x.x series (direct link) with a very basic push-the-buttons AutoIt script.

[johnhc]

Thanks again, Kurt_Aust. I am wondering about .NET. Do we really need all the versions and the SPs? Right now I am installing only 3.5 and the SPs on my XP x64 system. My plan on my W7 x64 and next XP install is to use only 4.0. What else, if anything, do I need with it? Thanks, John.

[Kurt_Aust]

johnhc, on 14 May 2010 - 09:31 AM, said:

Thanks again, Kurt_Aust. I am wondering about .NET. Do we really need all the versions and the SPs? Right now I am installing only 3.5 and the SPs on my XP x64 system. My plan on my W7 x64 and next XP install is to use only 4.0. What else, if anything, do I need with it? Thanks, John.

The .Net 4.0 installer, unlike the .Net 3.5 one, is NOT cumulative, it only installs the additional components that comprise .Net 4.0. Hence on Windows Vista and earlier you will need to install .Net 3.5 sp1 (.Net 3.5 is already included in Windows 7).

Personally I wouldn't bother with .Net 4.0 for now as it will be a while (as noted in the guide) before we see applications using it in the wild, it was 2 years after the release of .Net 3.5 before I came across an application using it (most rely on .Net 2.0 only).

I probably would have waited longer to add .Net 4.0 in the (forlorn) hope that a fully updated .Net 2.0 through .Net 4.0 installer would be released, but .Net 4.0 had already been mentioned by Trance-Energy in the guide.

[johnhc]

Thanks, Kurt_Aust. Enjoy, John.

[Ultraform]

where is the torrent

[Kurt_Aust]

Ultraform, on 21 May 2010 - 04:02 PM, said:

where is the torrent

It's in the config file on MediaFire or you could click anywhere in the main post that says "torent" and grab it from the tracker (with the new forum software it's much harder to see where actual links are).

[Ultraform]

This seems to be so hard , i dont understand how to use the bath files , can i not only put the hotfix in nlite then GO ? i have dowload all files from mediafire and the torrent in Confiq. ( 510mb folder )

I just want to have a fully update with DirectX ,IE , Mediaplayer, but i be so confused of all files and bath files :/