[didadocom]

Hi

I have searched but can't find a manual or a guide on how to make a CD to install all (or the ones that one chooses) of the hotfixes, patches, updates, etc. for Win95/98/98SE/ME.

I don't want to use one of the many available Service Packs available here and everywhere, with the major drawback that is the lack of being able to select which hotfixes an end user may install. And also the problem with the hotfix language.

I want to create a tool similar to WPI or XPCreate or something like those. Or to make it simple, a system to integrate all the hotfixes in one place, then choose the ones to install on a specific Operating System.

It is an Attended-Unattended CD. After the installation of the OS one takes the Hotfix CD and installs the appropiate hotfixes.

Somebody knows it or an approach to it?

Many thanks

[MDGx]

Most 9x hotfixes/patches/updates were created using iexpress tools [IEXPRESS.EXE, MAKECAB.EXE + WEXTRACT.EXE] package from MS.
Therefore they all support command line switches, like [examples]:

/Q = Quiet, no messages displayed

/C = extracts all files to specified folder. Works only if associated with /T:X:\DIRNAME

/T:X\DIRNAME = extracts all files to X:\DIRNAME . Works only if associated with /C

/C:<cmd> = overrides default install command [usually an INF or EXE file] which was implemented into the iexpress package [SED configuration file] on this SED line:

AppLaunched=WHATEVER.INF

More info on iexpress hotfix switches:
http://support.micro....com/?id=197147

More relevant links:
http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#DEV

HTH