jcbrief

Very interesting program. I've been playing with "breaking out" information from the WindowsUpdate.log for downloading the needed files that my system has installed. I've added to it a "watcher" program (autoit) that saves the basic info during the hotfix updates (IE windows update). I'm just trying to get the hotfixes so I can have an updated unattended install. Over the last years I've come up with my own Windows Unattended Install programs. One to do a network install of windows. The other is run during the windows installation and installs drivers depending on hardware, hotfixes, etc. your program is very interesting. I've played with it a bit, and will continue to do so. After getting into the WindowsUpdate.log I have many question; that is if you are interesting in just talking about these things we are doing. my environment: WinXP Home & Pro Win7 HomePro & Pro --- now on VirtualBox till I get my install program working on win7. Then will install win7 on my system as a dual boot. Thanks, Joe

I was grazing through the threads and ran across this one. I've been manually editing the registry and re-booting for some time. This is working fine, thanks I Install my home systems from the the home LAN. Each system is different, and having this just scan the system disk for the DVD/CD's (DVD.?, CDR.?) and the disable drives (DRIVE-.?) wouldn't work. I played around with your batch file and changed the logic a bit. The batch now searches the system disk, and all other disk. If it finds dvd or cd's or disable drives (DVD.?, CDR.?,DRIVE-.?) on another drive it clears the variable for those and uses what it finds. So the last disk it finds this info on will be what is used. I've just used batch files for simple things, even though your put lots of comments in your program, I think what I did was correct. I feel this is just a step in the same direction you are using with having the DRIVE.? on the drive needing to be re-assiged. I've done some testing with my version and it seems to be working. I'll attach it here so it can be furthur tested. filename=MapDrive-WORK.cmd I've never attached a file on this group; and the preview doesn't show it even though its been uploaded, so I hope it gets attached. Joe MapDrive_WORK.cmd

Thanks, will keep checking back, OBTW seeming simular to what is done to determine which OS, etc is this site (I think with .net). http://www.codeproject.com/KB/system/osver...roducttype.aspx But from what I can tell, there are differences. Got lost at that point. Joe

Is there a way to determine the difference between XP Home and XP Pro?, Virtual PC 2007 only works on pro, not home. thanks Joe

It fixed my problem, Thanks, Joe