[elianse]

First of all - I think this is a great idea and work by soporific

Second - I am dealing with some laptops and old pc's in school and I have already made my "ultimate" win98se cd that contains setup, tweaks and yes - all updates. Reading all this made me wondering if there could be a possible way around to auto-install those M$ updates from CD where I have stored them. Since M$ won't make any new ones this could be very quick and less net speed dependent Autopatcher installation.

Correct me if I have missed this feature already added in, but since this patch is only 180MB I was not sure.

[Eck]

Um, I can't see how this confused people but...

This Autopatcher program does not connect to the internet to install any of the updates. You just run the 1.5 from your hard drive, close it without applying it, run the 1.6 update, then all the updates are applied by the Autopatcher.

It reboots your computer when necessary then continues its work. It will inform you when it is finished.

THIS right here is the thread where all the magic is discussed and developed.

Individual unofficial updates are discussed in the relevent threads in this forum. None of them are hard to find. (98SE2ME, etc.) Note that the 98SE2ME unofficial updater included in the Autopatcher is only a small section of the full MDGx 98SE2ME. If you want the full effect of that you need to download the full version and have a Windows Me cd in your possession.

Not certain, but I think you also need to apply the Dialup Networking 1.4 Windows Update before running the Autopatcher as otherwise it will only prompt you to manually install that before proceeding. Unless you use Virtual Private Networking, you should then go into Add/Remove Programs, Windows Components and remove the checkmark from Virtual Private Networking. Then also go into Network Properties and remove the additional items that say (Virtual Private Networking) after them. These items confused my cable internet and I couldn't connect until I removed them.

Of course, all that work can be avoided by installing Gape's Unofficial 98SE Service Pack before running the Autopatcher. Gape's pack installs Dialup Networking 1.4 without the Virtual Private Networking features. It also installs the rest of the nice Windows Me/Windows 2000 desktop icons and Windows 2000 color scheme so you have the complete set. Autopatcher only updates the My Computer icon and doesn't provide the nicer color scheme. If Gape's pack is installed first, Autopatcher won't mess with that stuff as it detects the proper Explorer.exe has been already installed. Gape's pack also fixes the Shell Icon Cache so you don't need to bother tweaking that either.

So at this point I would recommend installing the Gape Unofficial Service Pack, restarting twice (to make sure the registry is completely updated) then running the autopatcher stuff.

It appears that the 1.6 version of the Autopatcher now includes the latest Unofficial 891711 update so you won't need to mess with that. However I would run the latest WMF fix (918547) from MDGx AFTER using the Unofficial 98SE2ME. Make sure to tell it to overwrite if it asks. I'm also not certain that soperific has included the latest Internet Explorer Cumulative DLL Update. (918899 has been replaced by a newer one.) I would run the latest MDGx Unofficial one so you get the latest files there as well.

After the Autopatcher you can run the 98SE2ME (if you have a Windows Me cd), 98SE2XP, and WMP10 for 98SE Unofficial MDGx stuff, the WMF update, and you're finished.

All the work being done to these unofficial patchers is discussed right here in these forums in their clearly titled threads so there really isn't a lot of guess work to find this stuff. It's also easy to find the links through the mdgx.com website as MDGx has links to all this stuff.

So all those Windows Updates you have saved to a cdr wouldn't be necessary if you use the Autopatcher. It includes all the necessary files.

This post has been edited by Eck: 02 December 2006 - 11:47 AM

[NativeTexan]

KingAuther, on Nov 30 2006, 01:49 PM, said:

Oops!.. sorry... I will...

In topic W98se updates.. It seems that a few of the folks who worked on building the original W98's are still evolving their baby... Maybe a few die hards who just can't let their Precious fade into oblivion..? Does anybody have links to their project websites?.. namely for their latest experimental registry updates...

Who is it who is built this "W98se unofficial updater"?.. and what is the link to their latest ongoing breakthroughs?..

Excuse me KingArthur,

This may be arriving a little late to do you any good, but; if you go to http://www.free-av.com/ and download their FREE version of AntiVir by Avira you may set the autodownload OFF and only have it run when you want or even set it to run when you are asleep.

I have a question for those of this forum on the UnOfficialWin98SE_SPx.x.x, what if I have installed the 98SE2ME software? Will the Updater for Win98SESP still be needed or do I need to use one for ME? Plus I am considering the Win98SE2XP but will be much farther down the road as I just installed the 98SE2ME about 2 hours ago and am very pleased with these results.

Thank you for reading my post,

[Eck]

If you had read the documentation for 98SE2ME you would have seen that it is recommended to install ALL 98SE updates before using 98SE2ME.

If you haven't installed 98SE updates, yes you still need them all. That's Internet Explorer, 98SE, WMP. Direct X, ALL of them.

You install 98SE versions when running 98SE regardless of whether you have 98SE2ME installed, however you should then reinstall the latest 98SE2ME following the updates. The exception being the Unofficial WMF update, which you should install after all of it as it will replace the Windows Me version with the patched 98SE GDI files (and you should let it replace the newer files when it asks.)

Same with 98SE2XP and the Windows Media Player 10 unofficial updates. You install those after all your 98SE, IE, WMP, DX updates and also after 98SE2ME. You do the 98SE2XP before the WMP 10 update as 98SE2XP updates WMP 9 files with the XP versions. Then when you run the WMP10 to 98 thing you get those updated to WMP10 versions.

The autopatcher will take care of nearly all of what you need before 98SE2ME, with the exception of 256 color tray icons, Windows 2000 color scheme, nicer desktop icons, a few registry tweaks, and most importantly Dialup Networking 1.4.

I don't think you'll have a problem if you install Dialup Networking 1.4, the Autopatcher, then reinstall 98SE2ME. But it would be easier as I've stated before, to install Gape's 98SE Unofficial Service Pack, then the Autopatcher, then reinstall 98SE2ME, then the WMF update.

Gape's pack will install the missing items I've mentioned (like Dialup Networking without hastling with Virtual Private Networking stuff) so you'll be all set to run the Autopatcher without missing out on anything.

AND - Just about any anti-virus scanner allows you to turn off auto updating. Some hide the options well, as they'd prefer to ensure that your definitions are updated so you don't blame them if a virus gets through.

[soporific]

Latest info on the upcoming v1.7:

Change log for v1.7 *not yet released*
Buxfixes:
- the ASPI installation has been improved to by-pass an unwanted message telling us that the .dll file has been "recently modified (yada yada yada)"
Improvements:
- the following installations have improved code (they should all now produce the proper report whether they have been installed or not)
- hotfixes: q240075, kb913433, q323455, q238543, kb891711, q314941, q329048, q310695, q315575
Additions:
- hotfixes: kb928388 (2007 Time Zones update), RunHelp (Unofficial HTML Help Expired Security Certificate Update)
- Components: Username & Organisation Name Change Tool (vbScript)
Planned additions still to come:
- VB runtime files

[gugutz]

will this work for non english versions of windows 98, like, say, brazilian portuguese?

[glocK_94]

More feedback for you Soporific!

Ok. This time I didn't do things half-way. I created a brand new Virtual PC, installed Win98se followed by EVERY SINGLE update I have (even the english-only one that mess up my french installation) just for autopatcher test purpose. Then ran the report function, checked what was wrong, reinstalled the updates that should not have appeared in the list just to be sure and finally ran the report again....

Here are the problems:
> q308567: Hotfix for Vulnerability in .ASF Processor in WMP
> q238453: Hotfix for Spoofed Route Pointer Vulnerability
> kb917344: Hotfix for Vulnerability in Microsoft JScript
> q323455: Directory Services Client Update for Windows 98
> qfechkup: the Update Information Tool
> q243199: Hotfix for bug in Win98se with NDIS Intermediate Drivers
> q240075: USB Devices May Not Work in Windows 98 Second Edition
> dun14-se: Dial-Up Networking 1.4 for Windows 98se

From what I've read, you've already corrected some of them but I was too tired to compare.

Of course, I can't test what I don't have so this test used version 1.5 of your autopatcher and for exemple, none of the unofficial updates have been tested. I'll download the missing hotfixes and stuff when I have more time and complete the list.

Hope that helps !

[gugutz]

soporific, tell me how can i help you to translate this tool.
i want to make a pt-br version of it.

[soporific]

gugutz, on Dec 5 2006, 10:51 PM, said:

will this work for non english versions of windows 98, like, say, brazilian portuguese?

I'm pretty sure it won't. A lot of the code checks for the english language version of certain registry keys and directory names. If you wanted to check for yourself, install a virtual machine application (ie VMware or MS virtual PC), install a clean copy of Win98 and then try to run the autopatcher. I for one would be very interested in the results.

Glock_94 thanks for your second list -- I'm working thru it now...

[bristols]

If this project is a success, I'll be so grateful.

I tried downloading Autopatcher v1.5. I have a dial-up connection, so you'll appreciate that it's rather a big download (not complaining, by the way). However, my ISP cuts my connection every two hours, so so the ability to resume downloads is essential to me. Unfortunately, the server you uploaded Autopatcher to doesn't allow the resumption of partial downloads. The 30-40 MB I did manage to download were of course completely useless to me and I had to give up.

Next time, if you can, please upload the Autopatcher to a server that allows download-resumption.

Thanks for your persistence with the project.

[oscardog]

bristols, on Dec 6 2006, 03:05 PM, said:

If this project is a success, I'll be so grateful.

I tried downloading Autopatcher v1.5. I have a dial-up connection, so you'll appreciate that it's rather a big download (not complaining, by the way). However, my ISP cuts my connection every two hours, so so the ability to resume downloads is essential to me. Unfortunately, the server you uploaded Autopatcher to doesn't allow the resumption of partial downloads. The 30-40 MB I did manage to download were of course completely useless to me and I had to give up.

Next time, if you can, please upload the Autopatcher to a server that allows download-resumption.

Thanks for your persistence with the project.

Bristols if it is of any help i could put the file on emule for you, or you could try wget which will resume the download. If you have a pc with 512mb or above I could also compress it with a higher compression algorithm to reduce its filesize.
HTH

[Eck]

soperific,

I just saw the reason for that Internet Explorer information not showing in System Information after using the Autopatcher.

http://www.mdgx.com/ietoy.htm#CSF

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/NT4 SP6a/2000/ME MSInfo32 Errors IEINFO5.OCX 5.50.4918.1900 Fix:
Direct download [138 KB, English].
BUG: Microsoft System Information (MSINFO32.EXE) Internet Explorer Summary display is EMPTY if using Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/NT4 SP6a/ME!
FIX: MUST use OLDer IEINFO5.OCX 5.50.4807.2300 from Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 instead!

See that? The MSINFO update did that. So on 9x we need to not update that from the version in IE6 SP1. Perhaps you can remove the update from the next version of Autopatcher?

Apparently the IEINFO5.OCX must be version 5.50.4807.2300 from IE6 SP1.

This post has been edited by Eck: 06 December 2006 - 11:52 AM

[Drugwash]

Eck, on Dec 3 2006, 12:32 AM, said:

The exception being the Unofficial WMF update, which you should install after all of it as it will replace the Windows Me version with the patched 98SE GDI files (and you should let it replace the newer files when it asks.)

Could you please provide a link to where this update could be discussed? If the WMF update is critical, I'd like to have a way of having the WinME GDI files patched rather than downgrading to 98SE files, reason being the project I'm involved with needs the ME files for at least one module to work under Win98SE (as I wrote in this post).

soporific, everything sounds great so far. Haven't tried the package yet, gotta get myself a test machine, some spare time and the right mood, all at once. I'd have a few questions, though:

• Which exactly are the components of IE6 SP1 that are installed (or present in the package)? You may remember my old question regarding additional languages and all other stuff, from the '7 years later' thread;
• Will you include Visual C runtimes v6, v7.0, v7.1 and probably v8 (Visual C 2005) as well?
• Could you tighten things up a bit, so that string of extra operations wouldn't be necessary - I mean "install DUN 1.4 manually, install Gape's USP, install Autopatcher, install 98SE2ME full version, install yada-yada..." ? It'd be nice (and useful for many) to have it all in one shot - either in one package (yours) or at least to have the user put all separate packs together in one folder and go through all operations from a single script, be it a batch or whatever else. Personally I'd rather have it all in one package, like

1. Install Gape's USP............is set to INSTALL
2. Install Autopatcher....[m]..is set to INSTALL/FORCED
3. Install 98SE2ME................is set to INSTALL
and whatever else mentioned by users in the posts above. I hope you get the idea.

Looking forward to v1.7. Keep up the good work!

[patchworks]

Drugwash, on Dec 7 2006, 08:20 AM, said:

1. Install Gape's USP............is set to INSTALL
2. Install Autopatcher....[m]..is set to INSTALL/FORCED
3. Install 98SE2ME................is set to INSTALL
and whatever else mentioned by users in the posts above. I hope you get the idea.

I'm excited about AutoPatcher98, but lemme understand:
it's just another unofficial update pack or -more interestingly- a cumulative installer of other (uSP, 98SE2ME, etc) packs ?

[Molecule]

Twice, I tried to download 1.5 autopatcher on dialup ... both nights the server ran at 5600 bps up until a file size of about 15-17meg, then it dropped down to 500 bytes per second -- changing what starts out as a std overnight download, into a 90 hr download (argh) ...

this sounds like a great solution for keeping 98 alive (although I never used an "autopatcher" before, and I really like what gape did with his sp).

I'll try again tomorrow night.

wget produces this result (the index file is std root index "FileFactory - fast, simple and free! /n FileFactory lets you host files up to 300MB for free. etc")
 wget_filefactory.png (12.7K)
Number of downloads: 21

This post has been edited by Molecule: 07 December 2006 - 11:00 AM

[Eck]

http://www.msfn.org/...showtopic=77218

There's the thread with the WMF links. I'm not sure whether the Windows Me update would work on 98SE, even with 98SE2ME installed.

The Autopatcher is not a collection of Service Packs. Reading the information would tell you that. There is no reason for soperific to include the entire 98SE Unofficial Service Pack within the program as the Autopatcher already includes just about all the updates in that pack plus a lot more.

Since the 98SE Unofficial Service Pack doesn't include Direct X, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, or any updates newer than a couple of years ago we needed to install a heck of a lot of things one at a time before using the Service Pack and after using the Service Pack.

The Autopatcher eliminates all the hastling with updates. It includes just about all updated Windows components, Internet Explorer, etc, and you can choose to not install those you don't want.

My suggestion to install the 98SE Unofficial Service Pack first was because that pack includes a hastle free installation of Dialup Networking 1.4 that doesn't mess with Virtual Private Networking. When installing the Microsoft setup of Dialup Networking 1.4, it installs Virtual Private Networking and associated Networking drivers into the Network Properties. We then need to uninstall Virtual Private Networking from Add/Remove Windows Components and also delete the items associated with it from the Control Panel Network Settings applet. An unneeded hastle and eliminated if we install the 98SE Unofficial Service Pack.

So far no one has been able to figure out how Gape successfully provided, as he says, "components of Dialup Networking 1.4." But his is the best way to install it.

Gape's pack also tweaks a few settings and gives us the Windows 2000 Color Scheme, 256 Color Tray Icons, etc, etc. In all the Unofficial 98SE Service Pack as provided by Gape is the easiest way to get the whole thing tweaked up without doing it yourself.

There's no problem in using the Autopatcher after Gape's pack as the Autopatcher doesn't reinstall what it detects as being there already.

How hard is it to install the Service Pack, install Autopatcher, then install the latest 98SE2ME? Three things! And for those that want more there are the other available packages like 98SE2XP, Kernel Update Package, etc.

Personally I use Option 2 when running 98SE2ME. I've got other word processors and prefer to leave Notepad as it is and keep the general 98SE shell. If I wanted Windows Me I'd install it. I just want the updated 9x system files that 98SE2ME provides, not the change to the Windows Me shell or different boot screens. As nice as they are, I like the ugly Microsoft Windows 98 boot screen for reasons of nostalgia.

But I do use 98SE2XP and the WMP10 for 9x programs. Might as well have the improvments in WMP, etc.

[Drugwash]

First of all, thanks for the link.

Second, there's been some time since I replaced original 98SE gdi32.dll and msimg32.dll with the ME ones, as required by some Miranda IM modules in order to function on my 98SE system. If the 4.90.3000 build of gdi32.dll works, I see no reason why 4.90.3003 wouldn't. Will test it these days anyway.

Third - different people, different needs. Personally I thought that as long as the Autopatcher aims to collecting most (if not all) updates into one big package, it might as well add those improvements found in Gape's pack as well as those in 98SE2ME.

Of course, there have been complaints about the package size, but then there's the second possibility: just have a script that checks for the presence of USP and/or 98SE2ME (and possibly others, such as 98SE2XP) in the same folder and present the user with the choice of automating all the installs in one click. Call me lazy.

[Eck]

That's what the Autopatcher does. It checks for the presence of the same stuff it includes and skips over things that are already installed. It's just redundant for the Gape pack to be there because the Autopatcher includes what's in it for the most part already. It's just the unusually programed tweaks and updates (like Dialup Networking, etc) that make me want to install Gape's pack first. Don't REALLY need it. I just like some stuff it does.

As far as the Unofficial WMF for ME working on 98SE, you could try to run it and see what happens. If it runs and updates the files you're all set. If it complains that this isn't Windows Me, you could probably just apply the 98SE version then extract the specific files you need from the ME version and apply them manually from an F8 Command Prompt Only startup.

That way you'd get the proper registry entries and whatever else is in the fix, but wind up with the Windows Me versions after you replace what I think is just 2 files.

Remember, when running the 98SE version, say no to keeping newer file versions when Windows asks. That way the whole update is installed properly. After rebooting (or prepared ahead of time) you can then extract the 2 files from the Me version to a folder on the root of the drive and just reboot to the command prompt and copy them to the System folder, saying yes to overwrite the files.

[Drugwash]

Eck, on Dec 7 2006, 11:22 PM, said:

It's just redundant for the Gape pack to be there because the Autopatcher includes what's in it for the most part already. It's just the unusually programed tweaks and updates (like Dialup Networking, etc) that make me want to install Gape's pack first. Don't REALLY need it. I just like some stuff it does.
As far as the Unofficial WMF for ME working on 98SE, you could try to run it and see what happens.

It's the "unusual tweaks and updates" that I was thinking about, when mentioning Gape's pack. DUN 1.4 is needed by other updates or upgrades (such as IE6 SP1 if I'm not mistaken) and I always install it after a vanilla 98SE setup.

As for the ME GDI updates, curious as I am I manually extracted the files and ran the inf, which properly installed the two files. So far I haven't noticed any issue, except for the old accumulative effect on transparent pictures which is unavoidable.

[soporific]

bristols, on Dec 7 2006, 01:05 AM, said:

Next time, if you can, please upload the Autopatcher to a server that allows download-resumption.

Yep, will try to get a better server ... I am an emule junkie so I may offer it on the ED2K network ...

Drugwash, on Dec 7 2006, 05:20 PM, said:

• Which exactly are the components of IE6 SP1 that are installed (or present in the package)? You may remember my old question regarding additional languages and all other stuff, from the '7 years later' thread;

IE6 module has the following items in it. Sorry for just posting the code, but i'm a busy boy

 
@ECHO OFF

:: Internet Explorer 6.0 sp1 module ver 1.50.02

<snip>

:: Title app modules go here.

:IE6sp1
SET TRACK=IE6sp1
SET TITLE=Internet Explorer 6 sp1
SET PARTH=Files\IE6sp1
SET FILES=IE6SETUP.EXE
SET ARGUS=/Q:A /R:N
SET CHECK=Active Setup\Installed Components\{0fde1f56-0d59-4fd7-9624-e3df6b419d0f}
SET CHEC2=6,0,2800,1106
SET USECH=REG2
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1
IF EXIST "%PATHZ%\@_GoBoot.tra" goto BootNow

:: Hotfix modules go here.
:: empty labels are to all be filled once they have been checked.

:q322656
:: confirmed NO reboot
SET ABOOT=N
SET TRACK=q322656
SET TITLE=Msinfo32.exe causes an Access Denied error in Internet Explorer
SET FILES=q322656.exe
SET CHECK=Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
SET CHEC2=Q322656
SET USECH=REG2
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:q329115
:: confirmed reboot with update completed msg
SET ABOOT=D
SET TRACK=q329115
SET TITLE=Hotfix for Certificate Validation Flaw Vulnerability
SET FILES=q329115.exe
SET CHECK=Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Updates\W98\UPD329115
SET USECH=REG1
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb816362
:: confirmed NO reboot
SET ABOOT=N
SET TRACK=kb816362
SET TITLE=Hotfix for Bug in Mshta.exe With Multiple Modal Dialog Boxes
SET FILES=kb816362.exe
SET CHECK=%windir%\system\mshta.exe
SET CHEC2=6.0.2800.1182
SET USECH=FILC
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb824220
:: also puts the inf to %windir%\inf\Q824220
:: confirmed NO reboot
SET ABOOT=N
SET TRACK=kb824220
SET TITLE=Hotfix for Images Not Appearing in some Web Pages in IE 6 sp1
SET FILES=kb824220.exe
SET CHECK=Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
SET CHEC2=MinorVersion
SET CHEC3=Q824220
SET USECH=REG3
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb834158
SET ABOOT=N
SET TRACK=kb834158
SET TITLE=Hotfix for Bug in Web Page Printing Orientation
SET FILES=kb834158.exe
SET CHECK=%windir%\system\MSHTML.DLL
SET CHEC2=6.0.2800.1443
SET USECH=FILC
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb870669
:: confirmed NO reboot
SET ABOOT=N
SET GONUM=1REG
SET TRACK=kb870669
SET TITLE=Hotfix for vulnerability in ADOB Stream in IE
SET FILES=kb870669.reg
SET CHECK=Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{00000566-0000-0010-8000-00AA006D2EA4}
SET CHEC2=00000400
SET USECH=REG2
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb886677
:: confirmed reboot with NO update completed msg
SET ABOOT=N
SET GONUM=1EXE
SET TRACK=kb886677
SET TITLE=Unofficial Hotfix for DBCS Corruption in MLANG.DLL
SET FILES=kb886677.exe
SET CHECK=%windir%\system\mlang.dll
SET CHEC2=6.0.2800.1599
SET USECH=FILC
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb888113
:: confirmed reboot with NO update completed msg
SET ABOOT=N
SET GONUM=1EXE
SET TRACK=kb888113
SET TITLE=Hotfix for Hyperlink Object Library Vulnerability
SET FILES=kb888113.exe
SET CHECK=%windir%\INF\QFE\W98\888113UN.INF
SET CHEC2=
SET USECH=FILE
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb893627
:: confirmed NO reboot
SET ABOOT=N
SET TRACK=kb893627
SET TITLE=Hotfix for Bug with Group Policies Not Applied in IE6sp1
SET FILES=kb893627.exe
SET CHECK=%windir%\system\IEDKCS32.DLL
SET CHEC2=16.0.2800.1500
SET USECH=FILC
SET USEDP=none
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb896156
:: confirmed NO reboot
SET ABOOT=N
SET TRACK=kb896156
SET TITLE=Hotfix for bug when removing an HTML element from a Web page
SET FILES=kb896156.exe
SET USECH=FILC
SET CHECK=%windir%\system\mshtmled.dll
SET CHEC2=6.0.2800.1501
SET USEDP=none
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb891781
:: confirmed NO reboot
SET ABOOT=N
SET TRACK=kb891781
SET TITLE=Hotfix for DHTML ActiveX Control Vulnerability
SET FILES=kb891781.exe
SET CHECK=Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
SET CHEC2=MinorVersion
SET CHEC3=Q891781
SET USECH=REG3
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb905495
:: old check: SET CHECK=%windir%\INF\Q905495.INF
:: confirmed NO reboot
SET ABOOT=N
SET TRACK=kb905495
SET TITLE=Hotfix for Vulnerability in the Windows FTP Client
SET FILES=kb905495.exe
SET CHECK=%windir%\system\Msieftp.dll
SET CHEC2=5.50.4956.500
SET USECH=FILC
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb908519
:: confirmed NO reboot
SET ABOOT=N
SET TRACK=kb908519
SET TITLE=Hotfix for vulnerability in Embedded Web Fonts
SET FILES=kb908519.exe
SET CHECK=%windir%\INF\QFE\W98\kb908519.INF
SET USECH=FILE
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb911567
:: confirmed NO reboot
SET ABOOT=D
SET GONUM=2EXE
SET TRACK=kb911567
SET TITLE=Unofficial Cumulative Update for Outlook Express 6 sp1
SET FILES=kb837009.exe
SET FILE2=kb911567.exe
SET CHECK=%windir%\INF\Q911567.INF
SET USECH=FILE
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb913433
:: confirmed NO reboot
SET ABOOT=N
SET GONUM=1EXE
SET TRACK=kb913433
SET TITLE=Hotfix for Vulnerabilities in Flash Player
SET FILES=kb913433.exe
SET CHECK=%windir%\SYSTEM\MACROMED\FLASH\flash.ocx
SET CHEC2=6.0.84.0
SET USECH=FILC
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb918439
:: confirmed NO reboot
SET ABOOT=D
SET TRACK=kb918439
SET TITLE=Hotfix for Vulnerability in ART Image Rendering
SET FILES=kb918439.exe
SET CHECK=%windir%\system\JGDW400.DLL
SET CHEC2=106.0.0.0
SET USECH=FILC
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1
IF EXIST "%PATHZ%\@_DoBoot.tra" goto BootNow

:kb916281
:: confirmed reboot with update completed msg
SET ABOOT=G
SET TRACK=kb916281
SET TITLE=Official Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1
SET FILES=kb916281.exe
SET ARGUS=/Q:A /R:N
SET CHECK=Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
SET CHEC2=MinorVersion
SET CHEC3=Q916281
SET USECH=REG3
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1
IF EXIST "%PATHZ%\@_GoBoot.tra" goto BootNow

:kb918899
:: confirmed reboot with update completed msg
SET ABOOT=G
SET TRACK=kb918899
SET TITLE=Unofficial Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer 6 sp1
SET FILES=kb918899.exe
SET ARGUS=/Q:A /R:N
SET CHECK=Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
SET CHEC2=MinorVersion
SET CHEC3=Q918899
SET USECH=REG3
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:DXMedia6
:: confirmed reboot with update completed msg
SET ABOOT=D
SET TRACK=DXMedia6
SET TITLE=Unofficial DirectX Media Update for IE 6 sp1
SET FILES=DXMedia6.exe
SET CHECK=%windir%\system\proctexe.ocx
SET CHEC2=6.3.2800.1471
SET USECH=FILC
SET GONUM=1EXE
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:HHUPD141
:: testing installing both HTML help updates together.
:: confirmed reboot with update completed msg
SET ABOOT=D
SET GONUM=2EXE
SET TRACK=HHUPD141
SET TITLE=Unofficial HTML Help 1.41 Update
SET FILES=kb896358.exe
SET FILE2=HHUPD141.exe
SET ARGUS=/Q:A /R:N
SET CHECK=%windir%\system\HHCTRL.OCX
SET CHEC2=5.2.3790.558
SET USECH=FILC
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:RunHelp
:: confirmed NO reboot
SET ABOOT=N
SET GONUM=1EXE
SET TRACK=RunHelp
SET TITLE=Unofficial HTML Help Expired Security Certificate Update
SET FILES=RunHelp.exe
SET CHECK=%windir%\htmlhelp.htm
SET CHEC2=1,604
SET USECH=DIR2
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1



:un924191
SET ABOOT=D
SET GONUM=1EXE
SET TRACK=un924191
SET FILES=un924191.exe
SET TITLE=Unofficial MSXML 3.0 SP7 Update
SET CHECK=%windir%\system\msxml3.dll
SET CHEC2=8.70.1113.0
SET USECH=FILC
SET USEDP=MDAC
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1

:kb925486
:: confirmed reboot with update completed msg
SET ABOOT=G
SET TRACK=kb925486
SET FILES=kb925486.exe
SET TITLE=Hotfix for Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language
SET CHECK=%windrive%\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VGX\vgx.dll
SET CHEC2=6.0.2800.1580
SET USECH=FILC
SET USEDP=none
%COMSPEC% /E:2048 /C "%LOCATE%\code\MainCode.bat" DIALOG1
IF EXIST "%PATHZ%\@_GoBoot.tra" goto BootNow
IF EXIST "%PATHZ%\@_DoBoot.tra" goto BootNow

<snip> 

Drugwash, on Dec 7 2006, 05:20 PM, said:

• Will you include Visual C runtimes v6, v7.0, v7.1 and probably v8 (Visual C 2005) as well?

Its coming in the next version ..

Drugwash, on Dec 7 2006, 05:20 PM, said:

• Could you tighten things up a bit, so that string of extra operations wouldn't be necessary - I mean "install DUN 1.4 manually, install Gape's USP, install Autopatcher, install 98SE2ME full version, install yada-yada..." ?

I've already tried a couple of times to understand how Gape modified the DUN 1.4 update but no success. I won't say no to any help with this ...

re: will I include other unoffical service packs? The point of autopatcher (AP) is to provide a version for Windows 98se of a app like the AutoPatcher for Windows XP. The main thing is that its gotta be unattended. So any of the unoffical service packs that haven't got an unattended switch built in won't be included. Simple as that.

News on AP progress: Now that I've got an alpha of the Boot CD project out the door, I can resume work on AP. Feedback still has been quite sparse though....


PS - i am still going through all the recent posts and preparing answers to all questions --- stay tuned...

This post has been edited by soporific: 10 December 2006 - 11:46 PM