[Crash&Burn]

tommyp, on Oct 15 2009, 06:41 AM, said:

MSFT changes their mind with WM hotfixes all the time. When extracted, they decide to use various foldernames instead of standardizing. I'll have to work on that too. Maybe all will get fixed this weekend if I feel up to it.

Couldn't "FOR /R" be used for those funky WMP hotfixes?
Instead of looking in specific folders, just loop thru all available sub-Folders of the unpacked WM hotfix.

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FOR /R [[drive:]path] %variable IN (set) DO command [command-parameters]

Walks the directory tree rooted at [drive:]path, executing the FOR statement in each directory of the tree. If no directory specification is specified after /R then the current directory is assumed. If set is just a single period (.) character then it will just enumerate the directory tree.

This post has been edited by Crash&Burn: 15 October 2009 - 11:50 AM

[Cpt.Patch]

jvidal, on Oct 15 2009, 06:40 PM, said:

BTW, you should use IE8-WindowsXP-KB974455-x86-xxx.exe if slipstreaming IE8, NOT WindowsXP-KB974455-x86-xxx.exe

That was the problem, IE8 version works fine. THX!

[jvidal]

you're welcome

[tommyp]

Thanks for the inputs guys. Rev M was ok, so I went back to rev M and re-rolled the changes in. Maybe I had a copy/paste error or accidentally hit something on the keyboard I shouldn't have. Anyway, I still left the rev M in the zip package. Hope this does the trick. Please post results (good, bad or indifferent). I like to see feedback.

Once this is all well and good, I'll try tackling the WMP hotfix issues. The prob with that is that hfslip attempts to discover what WMP you are using and applies the appropriate hotfixes. The hotfix binaries come from inconsistant named files that seem to have no pattern. It's not as simple as you think, or maybe I just think too much.

[jvidal]

But why does it work fine with rev M and not with Rev O?
It obviously can handle weirdly-named files, so that shouldn't be an issue.
Something got screwed in Rev O.

[jvidal]

Well, I tried Beta p and I must say it works just fine!
Nicely done, Tommy, thanks again!

bye!

[gluon]

nicely done tommyp however for me "msimsg.dll.mui" goes into system32\mui\409 instead of 0409. I'm not too sure if it's an issue.... haven't see any impact.

also line 1884: RD/Q/S TEMP\langspecific gives "file not found" error while slipstreaming. I can understand why the line is there since extraction by 7zip gives the langspecific folder but seems like /X doesn't produce that folder.

[tommyp]

Thanks for the reports guys. I was unable to extract the MSI using a 2k box. I relied on a file extractor and saw the langspecific folder. Like you said, the folder is non-existent. Rev Q corrects both the non-existent missing folder and adds the zero before mui foldername. All should be good to go now.

Are there any issues with the latest set of XP's WM hotfixes?

[emzendron]

Now mfplat.dll and wmp11.inf couldn't be copied.... Any ideas?

Attached File(s)

•  HFSLIP.rar (1.18K)
  Number of downloads: 7

This post has been edited by emzendron: 16 October 2009 - 10:18 AM

[tommyp]

emzendron, on Oct 16 2009, 10:42 AM, said:

Now mfplat.dll and wmp11.inf couldn't be copied.... Any ideas?

Please learn how to zip your log files next time. Thanks. Do you have the same prob with M?

[jvidal]

Also, clean your Hotfixes, you have redudant ones, eg: 972260 and 974455...

[emzendron]

Sorry... With the O version i have the wpdshext problem, but not the mfplat.dll and wmp11.inf.

This post has been edited by emzendron: 16 October 2009 - 10:20 AM

[jvidal]

p version fixes the wpdshext.res problem. works 100% for me (though I'm not including MSI 4.5)
Although that's weird, rev m and rev p work fine. it's rev n and o that give the wpdshext.res error.
You should re-check your HF list and clean it up.

This post has been edited by jvidal: 16 October 2009 - 10:19 AM

[emzendron]

jvidal, on Oct 16 2009, 11:08 AM, said:

Also, clean your Hotfixes, you have redudant ones, eg: 972260 and 974455...

But they will appear in WU...

[jvidal]

No, they won't: KB974455 is a cumulative update, it REPLACES KB972260.
PLEASE recheck your HF list.

[emzendron]

I'd tested 2 times... Anyway.... Do you have a list (site) where i can see wich new HF replaces the old ones?

Thankz.

[tommyp]

emzendron, on Oct 16 2009, 01:06 PM, said:

I'd tested 2 times... Anyway.... Do you have a list (site) where i can see wich new HF replaces the old ones?

Thankz.

hotfix 099 - http://www.microsoft...ty/current.aspx

[emzendron]

I remade the process... and guess what? Now it's working... I don't know what cause the error, but i should have done something stupid...

Thankz.

This post has been edited by emzendron: 16 October 2009 - 12:36 PM

[jvidal]

yeah, like including unneeded/obsolete/redundant hotfixes.

Just for kicks, I rebuilt using beta q and everything went just fine, no errors whatsoever.
Although I didn't include MSI 4.5 (is it really necessary??? I don't think so)
bye!
(and thx again, tommyp)

This post has been edited by jvidal: 16 October 2009 - 12:54 PM

[Acheron]

Many thanks for Windows Installer 4.5 support!

I have tested Windows Installer 4.5 using Dutch Windows XP Pro SP3 including Windows Media Player 11, Internet Explorer 8 and all security and other hotfixes and everything works flawlessly!

 HFSLIP_revQ.zip (1.99K)
Number of downloads: 13

It's a shame Microsoft still haven't fixed their Windows Installer 4.5 installer as all included files have no valid digital signature. When installing Windows Installer 4.5 manually you would get big trouble whenever sfc reverts to Windows Installer 3.1 files.

Using HFSLIP SFC reports no errors to the user or asks for CD's, except the event log will contain notices.

@jvidal. MSI 4.5 isn't required, but is much faster than MSI 3.1 and contains additional features.

This post has been edited by Acheron: 17 October 2009 - 07:27 AM