[tommyp]

Can you attach your unworking hfslipwu.inf file?

[tain]

@tommyp: Here is a zip with two different malfunctioning INFs per your request.
 HFSLIPWU.zip (3.26K)
Number of downloads: 49
One goes bad because of codecs, the other goes bad because of addons (ignore the /HF installs).

After even more testing, my original diagnosis is holding true. As long as there are no burps/hiccups/questions/problems everything is peachy.

This post has been edited by TAiN: 05 March 2006 - 06:06 PM

[Tomcat76]

@TAiN:
Do you have msxml3.dl_ in your SOURCESS\I386 folder?

@FDV/Tommy:
Is msxml3.dll removed with the FDV Fileset? If not, I see no problem in those HFSLIPWU.INF files.

[tain]

@Tomcat: Yes. That file is present in both of the "bad" filesets as well as my "good" fileset.

This is a bad addon if anyone else wants to give it a spin and see what happens...
 XAddon_Unlocker_Medium_v1.8.1.cab (99.32K)
Number of downloads: 45

This post has been edited by TAiN: 05 March 2006 - 06:33 PM

[Tomcat76]

TAiN, on Mar 6 2006, 01:31 AM, said:

I can post a bad addon if anyone else wants to give it a spin and see what happens.

That might help

I just started applying the fix to the HFAAO part of HFSLIP but then it occured to me that it just cannot be fixed in all cases. The issue is this... Some codec packages include a file that's also part of DirectX9, but they often include the version for Windows XP.

These are the cases it can be detected by HFSLIP:
- when it's "loose" inside the HFEXPERT\CODECS folder
- when it's "loose" inside an application addon CAB

It can be detected but cannot always be fixed when it's inside a CAB inside an application addon (assuming that the configuration file contains a reference to the file in question).

It can't be detected if the file is located inside:
- a switchless installer
- a switchless installer inside an application addon

This post has been edited by Tomcat76: 05 March 2006 - 06:53 PM

[tain]

But I have had this problem with addons that are in no way related to DX.

[Tomcat76]

Some codec packages contain files that happen to be part of DirectX9 too.
DirectX9 also covers "sound"....

This post has been edited by Tomcat76: 05 March 2006 - 07:40 PM

[tain]

Tomcat76, on Mar 5 2006, 07:38 PM, said:

Some codec packages contain files that happen to be part of DirectX9 too.
DirectX9 also covers "sound"....

Some of the addons that cause problems (like the one I posted) have absolutely nothing to do with DX, video, codecs, or sound.

[Tomcat76]

OK... I can see the error. At least... I hope I found it...

[tain]

This page is loaded with bad addons (or addons that just aren't working with HFSLIP), but i also has many that work great.

Here are some that have given me trouble:
Kels_CPLBonus_addon_v2.7.CAB
Kels_fileextensionstoggle_addon_1.3.cab
Kels_FindTarget_addon_v1.1.CAB
Kels_myuninst_addon_v1.33.CAB
MrsP_FileCase_ShellExt_Addon_v1.2.7.28.cab
shx_ZacamAddon_AttributeChanger_v5.23.cab

An issue that some of these (at least one) have is that they don't include a carriage return after the last entry of [txtsetup_files] so the next addon that gets parsed gets started in the middle of an existing line instead of starting a new line...this will stop your installation FAST :/

It is easy enough to fix, though.

[Tomcat76]

This was a bitter pill...

I hope I covered everything.

[tain]

I just got done HFSLIPing with 60306 and am booting now. One bug so far:

Names of the files in your HFAAO folder:
DIR/B/S/ON HFAAO

This one looks easy enough to fix

But then I hit a brick wall. Setup (in GUI) stopped to ask me for NT5.CAT. That was a showstopper. The only wildcard on that run was that I had HFCLEANUP included and, while it has been working for me, my reducer fileset isn't completely bug free yet.

I am installing again without HFCLEANUP now...but I forgot to replace Oleg2's files in FDVFILES with FDV's original files...will that cause an issue? I'll report my results when I come home for lunch.

Thanks for posting this new version and including my feature request.

This post has been edited by TAiN: 06 March 2006 - 08:40 AM

[Tomcat76]

Hey, it was 6am here and I've been up for 22 hours...

I re-released this one. You should get a correct listing in ERROR_REPORT.TXT now....

[tain]

Original 60306 ran fine (except for the HFAOO bug) when I removed my HFCLEANUP folder. That means I have a lot of bug-squashing to do on my reducers...<sigh>

/me heads over to the HFCLEANUP topic for reference

[Tomcat76]

I suppose you mean "60305". The only thing I changed in the updated 60306 over the original 60306 was that line in the ERROR_REPORT.TXT section...

I didn't touch the HFCLEANUP section in 60306 (or any other version for that matter) so it's probably better to head over to the HFCLEANUP thread, yes.

[tain]

60306 (1st draft) was correct. The first time I ran it, with HFCLEANP, the house burnt down. The second time, without HFCLEANUP, I went past go and collected $200. Assessment: my HFCLEANUP files are/were borked.

I am starting with a fresh batch of HFCLEANUP, the latest HFSLIP 60306r2, and some fairy dust.

Also, I have a very minor suggestion for HFSLIP:

echo Press Y to overwrite and N to not overwrite.  Echo Default is N

Might read better and be more clear as:

echo Press Y to overwrite and N to not overwrite.  Default is N.

Piddly, eh? Yeah.

This post has been edited by TAiN: 06 March 2006 - 01:02 PM

[tain]

Tomcat76, on Mar 5 2006, 11:49 PM, said:

This was a bitter pill...

I hope I covered everything.

Wow. You fixed *everything* Even the packs that I thought were bad...now work perfectly. And all with DX9! I still need to test codecs but it really looks like you fixed the core problem(s). I will start testing that now and probably provide feedback on it in the morning.

Sorry it took so long to provide feedback on this fix; I've been getting my butt handed to me by HFCLEANUP.

Thanks again. Great job!

[Tomcat76]

TAiN, on Mar 7 2006, 05:47 AM, said:

Wow. You fixed *everything* Even the packs that I thought were bad...now work perfectly. And all with DX9!

That's why I called it a bitter pill...

[tain]

Throwing my codec pack into the mix does NOT derail the train anymore! YEHAW!

Once again: outstanding work.

This post has been edited by TAiN: 06 March 2006 - 11:31 PM

[Tomcat76]

And it shows in your signature...