[johnhc]

5eraph, works great. Thanks, John.

[5eraph]

Updated to 2009-06_3. Please read the Changelog for full details.

[ascatem]

Hi!
I want to integrate your addon in my version of windows XP x64 (i've simply added the update),but i've a problem.
I add the IE8addon+update with nlite and i install the ISO in my VM.
When i use windows update he wants to download the compaibility list and the update pack of ie8.
How i can solve this problem? i'm sure i integrate the ie8addon+updates.

thank you!

[meowing]

5eraph, do you, by any chance, also have your tweaks translated into .REG format? Sure I can do the conversion myself, but I reckon you would have done it the other way around already, so..

[5eraph]

Note to nLite users: KB971961 must be slipstreamed after either of these IE8 addons.

v2009-06_3 does not include the latest updates, ascatem. I am currently unable to properly update or test this addon. Please use v2009-03_1 with the updates recommended by Kurt_Aust in nLite.

I am sorry, meowing. I do not have a REG file that contains those tweaks.

[5eraph]

Updated to 2009-09_1. Please read the Changelog for full details.

If Microsoft keeps with their schedule of IE updates every other month then we can expect v2009-09_1 to be very short-lived...

[5eraph]

Updated to 2009-10_1. Please read the Changelog for full details.

[atolica]

5eraph, on May 12 2009, 11:14 AM, said:

I am curious what tool did you use to create this addon?

[5eraph]

No single tool besides my own brain.

I checked the files in the IE8 installer against the files on my XPx64 source disc to split them into two groups: those that would replace preexisting files, and those that would need to be added as new files. With over 250 files, this was the most tedious and time-consuming part.

All of the new source files then needed to be segregated into DLLs and non-DLLs. Most non-DLLs ended up in IE8.CAB within the addon for installation through 5erIE8.inf. I used jdoe's CAB Tool to create IE8.CAB for use in the addon. The rest of the new source files needed entries added to entries_IE8x64.ini which was written from scratch.

I then checked update.inf within the installer to see where all the files that needed to be added would be installed. My INF (5erIE8.inf) is a heavily modified version of the original update.inf. I removed all unused sections, then removed entries in the INF for most preexisting files and new source DLLs since entries_IE8x64.ini would handle the chore of installing the new DLLs. And I added some sections used by others such as Sereby, YumeYao and MrNxDmX custom-tailored to XPx64.

Some editing of the original ie.inf source file was necessary for Windows to recognize the new IE version. The edited file was added to the addon.

7-Zip was used to package all of the files into a single addon.

Finally, much testing with VMware Server 1.0.9 to make sure everything works as it should.

This isn't a complete history of the steps I took, or the troubleshooting that was performed. But it does basically describe the process I used.

This post has been edited by 5eraph: 23 October 2009 - 11:47 PM

[atolica]

Check that out!

Universal UpdatePack/Addon Creator INTL

[5eraph]

atolica, on Oct 24 2009, 04:36 AM, said:

Check that out!

Universal UpdatePack/Addon Creator INTL

I'm aware of it. As far as I know, it does not support x64.

This post has been edited by 5eraph: 24 October 2009 - 03:56 AM

[Sp0iLedBrAt]

5eraph, I only have three letters for you: W O W !!!

[atolica]

Can KB898461 be included in IE8 addon pack? It exists only for 32 bit.

This post has been edited by atolica: 24 October 2009 - 06:05 AM

[5eraph]

Thanks, Sp0iLedBrAt.

I'd consider adding it if Microsoft had an XPx64 installation package available for it, atolica, but I can't find one on support.microsoft.com, download.microsoft.com, or any reference to such a package within WindowsUpdate.log in %SystemRoot%.

If I could find a package for it, though, it would end up in the update pack. KB898461 is an operating system update, not an update for Internet Explorer.

[5eraph]

Updated to 2009-10_2. Please read the Changelog for full details.

This post has been edited by 5eraph: 08 November 2009 - 10:13 AM

[5eraph]

Updated to 2009-03_3 and 2009-12_1. Please read the Changelog for full details.

[oao]

I have renamed the IE8Tweaks.ini file without entries and 7z'ed it and yet nLite rejects it:

I get Unsupported file.

[5eraph]

Compress the file first with 7-Zip or WinRAR, then rename the archive containing the file.

[5eraph]

Updated to 2010-01_1. Please read the Changelog for full details.

This post has been edited by 5eraph: 21 January 2010 - 05:15 PM

[5eraph]

Updated to 2010-01_2. Please read the Changelog for full details.

This post has been edited by 5eraph: 26 January 2010 - 01:49 PM