GreenMachine

Just an update ... A few more updates than on the first post in this thread. Still the same problem with Windows Search, and it's subsequent update: "WindowsSearch-KB940157-XP-x86-enu.exe /Quiet /NoRestart" "WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB963093-x86-ENU.exe /Quiet /NoRestart" Also WGA (KB905474) seems to now require interactive installation. After install, only KB940157 and KB905474 are listed as needed by Windows Update. SVCPACK.INF [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" MajorVersion=5 MinorVersion=1 BuildNumber=2600 [SetupData] CatalogSubDir="\i386\svcpack" [SetupHotfixesToRun] "DotNet11.exe /Q:A /C:""INSTALL /Q""" "NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe /QN" "NDP1.1sp1-KB979906-X86.exe /Q" "REG DELETE HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW /F" "REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup /V SystemSetupInProgress /T REG_DWORD /D 0 /F" "DotNet30.exe /Q /NORESTART" "NDP20SP2-KB958481-x86.exe /Q /NORESTART" "NDP20SP2-KB976569-x86.exe /Q /NORESTART" "NDP20SP2-KB979909-x86.exe /Q /NORESTART" "NDP20SP2-KB983583-x86.exe /Q /NORESTART" "NDP30SP2-KB958483-x86.exe /Q /NORESTART" "NDP30SP2-KB976570-x86.exe /Q /NORESTART" "NDP30SP2-KB982168-x86.exe /Q /NORESTART" "NDP30SP2-KB982524-x86.exe /Q /NORESTART" "NDP35SP1-KB958484-x86.exe /Q /NORESTART" "NDP35SP1-KB963707-x86.exe /Q /NORESTART" "REG DELETE HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW /F" "REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup /V SystemSetupInProgress /T REG_DWORD /D 0 /F" "DotNet40.exe /Q /NORESTART" "WindowsSearch-KB940157-XP-x86-enu.exe /Quiet /NoRestart" "WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB963093-x86-ENU.exe /Quiet /NoRestart" "umdf.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-MSCompPackV1-x86.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "wmfdist11.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "wmp11.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "rootsupd.exe /Q:A /R:N" "Windows-en-US-KB943729.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "Windows-KB909520-v1.000-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "windowsxp-kb892130-enu-x86.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB898461-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB923561-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB923789-x86-ENU.exe /Q:A /R:N" "WindowsXP-KB946648-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB950760-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB950762-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB950974-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB951376-v2-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB951748-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB951978-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB952004-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB952954-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB953155-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB955759-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB956572-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB956744-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB956802-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB956803-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB956844-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB958644-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB958869-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB959426-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB960859-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB961118-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB961501-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB967715-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB968389-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB968930-x86-ENG.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB969059-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB970238-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB970430-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB970483-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB971513-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB971657-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB971737-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB972270-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB973507-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB973687-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB973815-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB973869-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB973904-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB974112-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB974318-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB974392-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB974571-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB975025-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB975254-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB975467-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB975560-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB975562-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB975713-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB976323-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB977816-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB977914-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB978037-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB978207-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB978262-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB978338-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB978542-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB978601-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB978706-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB979309-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB979482-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB979559-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB980195-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB980218-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB980232-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB980436-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB981793-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB981852-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB981997-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB982214-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB982665-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "X86-en-windowsxp-kb952287-x86-enu.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB2079403-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB2115168-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB2160329-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB2229593-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "WindowsXP-KB2286198-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe /NoRestart /NoBackup /UpDate-No /Quiet" "REG ADD ""HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\8.0\WU"" /v ForcePostUpdateInstall /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f" "IE8-WindowsXP-KB2183461-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "IE8-WindowsXP-KB976662-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "IE8-WindowsXP-KB981332-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "IE8-WindowsXP-KB982664-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER /B:SP3QFE" "REG DELETE ""HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\8.0\WU"" /f" "WindowsMedia11-KB929399-V2-x86-intl.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsMedia11-KB939683-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsMedia11-KB954154-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB941569-x86-ENU.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-WindowsMedia-KB952069-v2-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-WindowsMedia-KB954155-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-WindowsMedia-KB968816-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-WindowsMedia-KB973540-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-WindowsMedia-KB978695-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "windows-kb890830-v3.10.exe /Q" "windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe /WuForce /Quiet /NoRestart" "wganotifypackageinner.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" I386\SVCPACK: 24,265,736 DOTNET11.EXE 54,865,256 DOTNET30.EXE 50,449,456 DOTNET40.EXE 10,355,072 IE8-WINDOWSXP-KB2183461-X86-ENU.EXE 802,680 IE8-WINDOWSXP-KB976662-X86-ENU.EXE 685,944 IE8-WINDOWSXP-KB981332-X86-ENU.EXE 500,088 IE8-WINDOWSXP-KB982664-X86-ENU.EXE 16,883,056 IE8-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE 10,703,680 NDP1.1SP1-KB867460-X86.EXE 14,194,624 NDP1.1SP1-KB979906-X86.EXE 8,981,856 NDP20SP2-KB958481-X86.EXE 11,470,184 NDP20SP2-KB976569-X86.EXE 850,280 NDP20SP2-KB979909-X86.EXE 11,660,648 NDP20SP2-KB983583-X86.EXE 7,256,928 NDP30SP2-KB958483-X86.EXE 10,653,528 NDP30SP2-KB976570-X86.EXE 21,005,160 NDP30SP2-KB982168-X86.EXE 16,945,512 NDP30SP2-KB982524-X86.EXE 1,424,736 NDP35SP1-KB958484-X86.EXE 759,144 NDP35SP1-KB963707-X86.EXE 50,176 REG.EXE 338,848 ROOTSUPD.EXE 753,960 UMDF.EXE 1,403,264 WGANOTIFYPACKAGEINNER.EXE 706,616 WINDOWS-EN-US-KB943729.EXE 12,049,864 WINDOWS-KB890830-V3.10.EXE 641,312 WINDOWS-KB909520-V1.000-X86-ENU.EXE 641,440 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB929399-V2-X86-INTL.EXE 561,568 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB939683-X86-ENU.EXE 618,048 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB954154-X86-ENU.EXE 5,520,400 WINDOWSSEARCH-KB940157-XP-X86-ENU.EXE 979,208 WINDOWSSERVER2003.WINDOWSXP-KB963093-X86-ENU.EXE 6,776,168 WINDOWSUPDATEAGENT30-X86.EXE 923,008 WINDOWSXP-KB2079403-X86-ENU.EXE 552,832 WINDOWSXP-KB2115168-X86-ENU.EXE 1,450,368 WINDOWSXP-KB2160329-X86-ENU.EXE 745,344 WINDOWSXP-KB2229593-X86-ENU.EXE 3,028,352 WINDOWSXP-KB2286198-X86-ENU.EXE 1,131,560 WINDOWSXP-KB892130-ENU-X86.EXE 488,176 WINDOWSXP-KB898461-X86-ENU.EXE 1,264,016 WINDOWSXP-KB923561-X86-ENU.EXE 555,072 WINDOWSXP-KB923789-X86-ENU.EXE 2,166,832 WINDOWSXP-KB941569-X86-ENU.EXE 528,424 WINDOWSXP-KB946648-X86-ENU.EXE 497,192 WINDOWSXP-KB950760-X86-ENU.EXE 559,144 WINDOWSXP-KB950762-X86-ENU.EXE 594,984 WINDOWSXP-KB950974-X86-ENU.EXE 605,224 WINDOWSXP-KB951376-V2-X86-ENU.EXE 1,090,600 WINDOWSXP-KB951748-X86-ENU.EXE 1,129,000 WINDOWSXP-KB951978-X86-ENU.EXE 1,025,064 WINDOWSXP-KB952004-X86-ENU.EXE 532,520 WINDOWSXP-KB952954-X86-ENU.EXE 577,576 WINDOWSXP-KB953155-X86-ENU.EXE 1,140,088 WINDOWSXP-KB955759-X86-ENU.EXE 4,574,080 WINDOWSXP-KB956572-X86-ENU.EXE 2,359,680 WINDOWSXP-KB956744-X86-ENU.EXE 639,856 WINDOWSXP-KB956802-X86-ENU.EXE 570,408 WINDOWSXP-KB956803-X86-ENU.EXE 563,576 WINDOWSXP-KB956844-X86-ENU.EXE 648,560 WINDOWSXP-KB958644-X86-ENU.EXE 1,304,952 WINDOWSXP-KB958869-X86-ENU.EXE 845,712 WINDOWSXP-KB959426-X86-ENU.EXE 559,472 WINDOWSXP-KB960859-X86-ENU.EXE 690,544 WINDOWSXP-KB961118-X86-ENU.EXE 662,896 WINDOWSXP-KB961501-X86-ENU.EXE 3,140,992 WINDOWSXP-KB967715-X86-ENU.EXE 1,416,056 WINDOWSXP-KB968389-X86-ENU.EXE 6,156,064 WINDOWSXP-KB968930-X86-ENG.EXE 1,062,768 WINDOWSXP-KB969059-X86-ENU.EXE 878,464 WINDOWSXP-KB970238-X86-ENU.EXE 668,016 WINDOWSXP-KB970430-X86-ENU.EXE 605,040 WINDOWSXP-KB970483-X86-ENU.EXE 762,152 WINDOWSXP-KB971513-X86-ENU.EXE 561,528 WINDOWSXP-KB971657-X86-ENU.EXE 670,576 WINDOWSXP-KB971737-X86-ENU.EXE 568,688 WINDOWSXP-KB972270-X86-ENU.EXE 523,128 WINDOWSXP-KB973507-X86-ENU.EXE 1,581,936 WINDOWSXP-KB973687-X86-ENU.EXE 569,200 WINDOWSXP-KB973815-X86-ENU.EXE 547,192 WINDOWSXP-KB973869-X86-ENU.EXE 859,000 WINDOWSXP-KB973904-X86-ENU.EXE 605,048 WINDOWSXP-KB974112-X86-ENU.EXE 609,648 WINDOWSXP-KB974318-X86-ENU.EXE 596,336 WINDOWSXP-KB974392-X86-ENU.EXE 521,584 WINDOWSXP-KB974571-X86-ENU.EXE 657,272 WINDOWSXP-KB975025-X86-ENU.EXE 544,120 WINDOWSXP-KB975254-X86-ENU.EXE 750,456 WINDOWSXP-KB975467-X86-ENU.EXE 1,053,048 WINDOWSXP-KB975560-X86-ENU.EXE 1,046,904 WINDOWSXP-KB975562-X86-ENU.EXE 697,720 WINDOWSXP-KB975713-X86-ENU.EXE 662,392 WINDOWSXP-KB976323-X86-ENU.EXE 681,336 WINDOWSXP-KB977816-X86-ENU.EXE 572,792 WINDOWSXP-KB977914-X86-ENU.EXE 511,352 WINDOWSXP-KB978037-X86-ENU.EXE 4,995,448 WINDOWSXP-KB978207-X86-ENU.EXE 499,576 WINDOWSXP-KB978262-X86-ENU.EXE 637,816 WINDOWSXP-KB978338-X86-ENU.EXE 1,338,232 WINDOWSXP-KB978542-X86-ENU.EXE 576,376 WINDOWSXP-KB978601-X86-ENU.EXE 633,208 WINDOWSXP-KB978706-X86-ENU.EXE 530,296 WINDOWSXP-KB979309-X86-ENU.EXE 530,808 WINDOWSXP-KB979482-X86-ENU.EXE 1,476,472 WINDOWSXP-KB979559-X86-ENU.EXE 500,088 WINDOWSXP-KB980195-X86-ENU.EXE 653,688 WINDOWSXP-KB980218-X86-ENU.EXE 729,976 WINDOWSXP-KB980232-X86-ENU.EXE 570,744 WINDOWSXP-KB980436-X86-ENU.EXE 513,400 WINDOWSXP-KB981793-X86-ENU.EXE 2,269,560 WINDOWSXP-KB981852-X86-ENU.EXE 1,730,424 WINDOWSXP-KB981997-X86-ENU.EXE 661,368 WINDOWSXP-KB982214-X86-ENU.EXE 528,248 WINDOWSXP-KB982665-X86-ENU.EXE 596,288 WINDOWSXP-MSCOMPPACKV1-X86.EXE 7,717,256 WINDOWSXP-WINDOWSMEDIA-KB952069-V2-X86-EN 1,101,192 WINDOWSXP-WINDOWSMEDIA-KB954155-X86-ENU.EXE 4,412,304 WINDOWSXP-WINDOWSMEDIA-KB968816-X86-ENU.EXE 10,020,752 WINDOWSXP-WINDOWSMEDIA-KB973540-X86-ENU.EXE 4,409,752 WINDOWSXP-WINDOWSMEDIA-KB978695-X86-ENU.EXE 9,824,584 WMFDIST11.EXE 12,780,344 WMP11.EXE 657,960 X86-EN-WINDOWSXP-KB952287-X86-ENU.EXE Also of note, though probably metioned elsewhere: Hotfixes have changed their numbering scheme, now consisting of KB followed by seven digits, starting with 2. The above SVCPACK.INF has the advantages of using all the most complete versions of the file, thus the $hf_mig$ folder is kept to it's minimum, and the hotfix uninstall folders are (for the most part) avoided.

Following is my current version, taking into consideration last weeks patches. Still having the same problem with Windows Search 4, and I suspect that will not go away until either that issue is corrected in the software, or Windows Search no longer shows up in Windows Update. SVCPACK.INF [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" MajorVersion=5 MinorVersion=1 BuildNumber=2600 [SetupData] CatalogSubDir="\i386\svcpack" [SetupHotfixesToRun] ; ---------- SVC-D1F Files ---------- "DotNet11.exe /Q:A /C:""INSTALL /Q""" ; ---------- SVC-D1U Files ---------- "NDP1.1SP1-KB867460-x86.exe /Q" "NDP1.1sp1-KB928366-X86.exe /Q" ; ---------- SVC-D2F Files ---------- "REG DELETE HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW /F" "REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup /V SystemSetupInProgress /T REG_DWORD /D 0 /F" "DotNet20.exe /Q:A /C:""INSTALL /Q""" ; ---------- SVC-D2U Files ---------- "NetFX20SP1_x86.exe /Q /NORESTART" ; ---------- SVC-WDS Files ---------- "WindowsSearch-KB940157-XP-x86-ENU.exe /Quiet /NoRestart" ; ---------- SVC-WMP Files ---------- "WMP11-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe /Q:A /R:N /c:""SETUP_WM.EXE /Q /R:N /NoPID /DisallowSystemRestore /P:#e""" ; ---------- SVC-CF1 Files ---------- "Windows-en-US-KB943729.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsMedia11-KB929399-v2-x86-INTL.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsMedia11-KB936782-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsMedia11-KB939683-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsMedia11-KB954154-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB892130-ENU-x86.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB898461-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB905474-ENU-x86.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB938464-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB941569-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB946648-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB950762-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB950974-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951066-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951072-v2-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951376-v2-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951698-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951748-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951978-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB952287-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB952954-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB953155-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB954211-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB954459-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB954600-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB955069-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB955839-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB956802-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB956803-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB956841-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB957095-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB957097-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB958644-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-WindowsMedia-KB952069-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" ; ---------- SVC-CF2 Files ---------- "Rootsupd.exe /Q:A /R:N" "WindowsXP-KB923789-x86-ENU.exe /Q:A /R:N" ; ---------- SVC-IE7 Files ---------- "IE7-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe /NoRestart /NoBackup /UpDate-No /Quiet" ; ---------- SVC-IEU Files ---------- "REG ADD ""HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0\WU"" /v ForcePostUpdateInstall /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f" "IE7-WindowsXP-KB938127-v2-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "IE7-WindowsXP-KB958215-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "REG DELETE ""HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0\WU"" /f" ; ---------- SVC-CF3 Files ---------- "WindowsXP-KB956391-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" ; ---------- SVC-MRT Files ---------- "windows-kb890830-v2.5.exe /Q" ; ---------- SVC-WUA Files ---------- "WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe /WuForce /Quiet /NoRestart" [ProductCatalogsToInstall] Files used: 12/10/2008 22:00 24,265,736 DOTNET11.EXE 12/10/2008 22:01 23,510,720 DOTNET20.EXE 12/10/2008 22:04 792,104 IE7-WINDOWSXP-KB938127-V2-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 18:32 9,005,936 IE7-WINDOWSXP-KB958215-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 22:04 15,452,536 IE7-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 22:00 10,703,680 NDP1.1SP1-KB867460-X86.EXE 13/10/2008 14:41 9,249,736 NDP1.1SP1-KB928366-X86.EXE 12/10/2008 22:02 24,758,792 NETFX20SP1_X86.EXE 14/04/2008 05:42 50,176 REG.EXE 10/12/2008 18:40 299,936 ROOTSUPD.EXE 12/11/2008 10:35 706,616 WINDOWS-EN-US-KB943729.EXE 10/12/2008 18:42 7,771,584 WINDOWS-KB890830-V2.5.EXE 12/10/2008 22:02 641,440 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB929399-V2-X86-INTL.EXE 12/10/2008 22:03 5,809,056 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB936782-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 22:03 561,568 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB939683-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 22:03 618,048 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB954154-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 17:13 5,520,400 WINDOWSSEARCH-KB940157-XP-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 18:30 6,216,032 WINDOWSUPDATEAGENT30-X86.EXE 12/10/2008 22:02 1,131,560 WINDOWSXP-KB892130-ENU-X86.EXE 12/10/2008 22:03 488,176 WINDOWSXP-KB898461-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 22:03 1,389,096 WINDOWSXP-KB905474-ENU-X86.EXE 12/10/2008 22:02 555,072 WINDOWSXP-KB923789-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 22:03 1,311,784 WINDOWSXP-KB938464-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 22:02 2,166,832 WINDOWSXP-KB941569-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 22:03 528,424 WINDOWSXP-KB946648-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 22:03 559,144 WINDOWSXP-KB950762-X86-ENU.EXE 13/10/2008 19:54 594,984 WINDOWSXP-KB950974-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 22:03 817,704 WINDOWSXP-KB951066-X86-ENU.EXE 13/10/2008 19:57 525,352 WINDOWSXP-KB951072-V2-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 22:03 605,224 WINDOWSXP-KB951376-V2-X86-ENU.EXE 13/10/2008 19:59 1,047,080 WINDOWSXP-KB951698-X86-ENU.EXE 13/10/2008 19:57 1,090,600 WINDOWSXP-KB951748-X86-ENU.EXE 13/10/2008 19:58 1,129,000 WINDOWSXP-KB951978-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 22:03 657,960 WINDOWSXP-KB952287-X86-ENU.EXE 13/10/2008 19:53 532,520 WINDOWSXP-KB952954-X86-ENU.EXE 14/10/2008 20:03 577,576 WINDOWSXP-KB953155-X86-ENU.EXE 14/10/2008 20:06 1,465,384 WINDOWSXP-KB954211-X86-ENU.EXE 12/11/2008 10:45 1,248,808 WINDOWSXP-KB954459-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 18:32 606,064 WINDOWSXP-KB954600-X86-ENU.EXE 12/11/2008 10:46 926,760 WINDOWSXP-KB955069-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 18:32 523,120 WINDOWSXP-KB955839-X86-ENU.EXE 14/10/2008 20:02 498,032 WINDOWSXP-KB956391-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 18:31 639,856 WINDOWSXP-KB956802-X86-ENU.EXE 14/10/2008 20:04 570,408 WINDOWSXP-KB956803-X86-ENU.EXE 14/10/2008 20:05 2,863,144 WINDOWSXP-KB956841-X86-ENU.EXE 14/10/2008 19:58 660,008 WINDOWSXP-KB957095-X86-ENU.EXE 12/11/2008 10:38 725,360 WINDOWSXP-KB957097-X86-ENU.EXE 24/10/2008 11:52 648,560 WINDOWSXP-KB958644-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 18:32 6,483,344 WINDOWSXP-WINDOWSMEDIA-KB952069-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 22:06 25,755,448 WMP11-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE 50 File(s) 205,256,480 bytes Note: The DotNet installers Version 1.1 and 2.0 have been renamed to DotNet11.exe and DotNet20.exe, respectively.

Following is my current version, taking into consideration last weeks patches. Still having the same problem with Windows Search 4, and I suspect that will not go away until either that issue is corrected in the software, or Windows Search no longer shows up in Windows Update (my prefered option ... ) I was also having problems with KB956391, until I realized that it needed to be installed AFTER IE7. [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" MajorVersion=5 MinorVersion=1 BuildNumber=2600 [SetupData] CatalogSubDir="\i386\svcpack" [SetupHotfixesToRun] ; ---------- SVC-D1F Files ---------- "DotNet11.exe /Q:A /C:""INSTALL /Q""" ; ---------- SVC-D1U Files ---------- "NDP1.1SP1-KB867460-x86.exe /Q" "NDP1.1sp1-KB928366-X86.exe /Q" ; ---------- SVC-D2F Files ---------- "REG DELETE HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW /F" "REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup /V SystemSetupInProgress /T REG_DWORD /D 0 /F" "DotNet20.exe /Q:A /C:""INSTALL /Q""" ; ---------- SVC-D2U Files ---------- "NetFX20SP1_x86.exe /Q /NORESTART" ; ---------- SVC-WDS Files ---------- "WindowsSearch-KB940157-XP-x86-ENU.exe /Quiet /NoRestart" ; ---------- SVC-WMP Files ---------- "WMP11-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe /Q:A /R:N /c:""SETUP_WM.EXE /Q /R:N /NoPID /DisallowSystemRestore /P:#e""" ; ---------- SVC-CF1 Files ---------- "WindowsMedia11-KB929399-v2-x86-INTL.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsMedia11-KB936782-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsMedia11-KB939683-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsMedia11-KB954154-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB892130-ENU-x86.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB898461-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB905474-ENU-x86.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB938464-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB941569-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB946648-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB950762-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB950974-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951066-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951072-v2-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951376-v2-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951698-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951748-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951978-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB952287-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB952954-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB953155-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB954211-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB956803-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB956841-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB957095-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" ; ---------- SVC-CF2 Files ---------- "Rootsupd.exe /Q:A /R:N" "WindowsXP-KB923789-x86-ENU.exe /Q:A /R:N" ; ---------- SVC-IE7 Files ---------- "IE7-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe /NoRestart /NoBackup /UpDate-No /Quiet" ; ---------- SVC-IEU Files ---------- "REG ADD ""HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0\WU"" /v ForcePostUpdateInstall /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f" "IE7-WindowsXP-KB938127-v2-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "IE7-WindowsXP-KB956390-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "REG DELETE ""HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0\WU"" /f" ; ---------- SVC-CF3 Files ---------- "WindowsXP-KB956391-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" ; ---------- SVC-MRT Files ---------- "windows-kb890830-v2.3.exe /Q" ; ---------- SVC-WUA Files ---------- "WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe /WuForce /Quiet /NoRestart" [ProductCatalogsToInstall] Files used: 20/10/2008 19:48 <DIR> . 20/10/2008 19:48 <DIR> .. 12/10/2008 23:00 24,265,736 DOTNET11.EXE 12/10/2008 23:01 23,510,720 DOTNET20.EXE 12/10/2008 23:04 792,104 IE7-WINDOWSXP-KB938127-V2-X86-ENU.EXE 14/10/2008 20:59 8,992,624 IE7-WINDOWSXP-KB956390-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 23:04 15,452,536 IE7-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 23:00 10,703,680 NDP1.1SP1-KB867460-X86.EXE 13/10/2008 15:41 9,249,736 NDP1.1SP1-KB928366-X86.EXE 12/10/2008 23:02 24,758,792 NETFX20SP1_X86.EXE 14/04/2008 05:42 50,176 REG.EXE 12/10/2008 23:03 303,232 ROOTSUPD.EXE 14/10/2008 21:00 7,478,208 WINDOWS-KB890830-V2.3.EXE 12/10/2008 23:02 641,440 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB929399-V2-X86-INTL.EXE 12/10/2008 23:03 5,809,056 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB936782-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 23:03 561,568 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB939683-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 23:03 618,048 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB954154-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 18:13 5,520,400 WINDOWSSEARCH-KB940157-XP-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 23:15 6,157,336 WINDOWSUPDATEAGENT30-X86.EXE 12/10/2008 23:02 1,131,560 WINDOWSXP-KB892130-ENU-X86.EXE 12/10/2008 23:03 488,176 WINDOWSXP-KB898461-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 23:03 1,389,096 WINDOWSXP-KB905474-ENU-X86.EXE 12/10/2008 23:02 555,072 WINDOWSXP-KB923789-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 23:03 1,311,784 WINDOWSXP-KB938464-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 23:02 2,166,832 WINDOWSXP-KB941569-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 23:03 528,424 WINDOWSXP-KB946648-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 23:03 559,144 WINDOWSXP-KB950762-X86-ENU.EXE 13/10/2008 20:54 594,984 WINDOWSXP-KB950974-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 23:03 817,704 WINDOWSXP-KB951066-X86-ENU.EXE 13/10/2008 20:57 525,352 WINDOWSXP-KB951072-V2-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 23:03 605,224 WINDOWSXP-KB951376-V2-X86-ENU.EXE 13/10/2008 20:59 1,047,080 WINDOWSXP-KB951698-X86-ENU.EXE 13/10/2008 20:57 1,090,600 WINDOWSXP-KB951748-X86-ENU.EXE 13/10/2008 20:58 1,129,000 WINDOWSXP-KB951978-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 23:03 657,960 WINDOWSXP-KB952287-X86-ENU.EXE 13/10/2008 20:53 532,520 WINDOWSXP-KB952954-X86-ENU.EXE 14/10/2008 21:03 577,576 WINDOWSXP-KB953155-X86-ENU.EXE 14/10/2008 21:06 1,465,384 WINDOWSXP-KB954211-X86-ENU.EXE 14/10/2008 21:02 498,032 WINDOWSXP-KB956391-X86-ENU.EXE 14/10/2008 21:04 570,408 WINDOWSXP-KB956803-X86-ENU.EXE 14/10/2008 21:05 2,863,144 WINDOWSXP-KB956841-X86-ENU.EXE 14/10/2008 20:58 660,008 WINDOWSXP-KB957095-X86-ENU.EXE 12/10/2008 23:06 25,755,448 WMP11-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE 41 File(s) 192,385,904 bytes 2 Dir(s) 75,815,882,752 bytes free

Typo indeed. TermService was intended. In any event the NET STOP/START commands are invalid for this service, even on an up and running XP. Obviously, i would prefer not to start a bunch of services. I was hoping for a little registry entry that either instructed the program to install anyway, or fooled it into thinking all the prerequisites had been met. Installing after the final reboot is a valid solution, but right now my efforts are concentrated on doing it from SVCPACK.INF. Any other ideas? Thanks!

In the continued search for perfection, here is my latest, and not yet perfected, SVCPACK.INF. [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" MajorVersion=5 MinorVersion=1 BuildNumber=2600 [SetupData] CatalogSubDir="\i386\svcpack" [SetupHotfixesToRun] ; ---------- SVC-D1F Files ---------- "DotNet11.exe /Q:A /C:""INSTALL /Q""" ; ---------- SVC-D1U Files ---------- "NDP1.1SP1-KB867460-x86.exe /Q" "NDP1.1sp1-KB928366-X86.exe /Q" ; ---------- SVC-D2F Files ---------- "REG DELETE HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW /F" "REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup /V SystemSetupInProgress /T REG_DWORD /D 0 /F" "DotNet20.exe /Q:A /C:""INSTALL /Q""" ; ---------- SVC-D2U Files ---------- "NetFX20SP1_x86.exe /Q /NORESTART" ; ---------- SVC-WMP Files ---------- "WMP11-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe /Q:A /R:N /c:""SETUP_WM.EXE /Q /R:N /NoPID /DisallowSystemRestore /P:#e""" ; ---------- SVC-HF1 and SVC-HF2 Files ---------- "Rootsupd.exe /Q:A /R:N" "WindowsXP-KB898461-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB905474-ENU-x86.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB938464-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB946648-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB950762-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB950974-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951066-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951072-v2-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951376-v2-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951698-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951748-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB951978-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB952287-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB952954-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB953839-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" ; ---------- SVC-CF1 Files ---------- "WindowsMedia11-KB929399-v2-x86-INTL.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsMedia11-KB936782-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsMedia11-KB939683-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsMedia11-KB954154-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB892130-ENU-x86.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WindowsXP-KB941569-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" ; ---------- SVC-CF2 Files ---------- "WindowsXP-KB923789-x86-ENU.exe /Q:A /R:N" ; ---------- SVC-IE7 Files ---------- "IE7-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe /NoRestart /NoBackup /UpDate-No /Quiet" ; ---------- SVC-IEU Files ---------- "REG ADD ""HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0\WU"" /v ForcePostUpdateInstall /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f" "IE7-WindowsXP-KB938127-v2-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "IE7-WindowsXP-KB953838-x86-ENU.exe /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "REG DELETE ""HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0\WU"" /f" ; ---------- SVC-MRT Files ---------- "Windows-KB890830-v2.2.exe /Q" ; ---------- SVC-WUA Files ---------- "WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe /WuForce /Quiet /NoRestart" [ProductCatalogsToInstall] For some reason, the command from my earlier version, "NDP1.1sp1-KB928366-X86.exe /QN", now seems to pop up a dialog box, and had to be changed to "NDP1.1sp1-KB928366-X86.exe /Q" I am unable to install Windows Search 4.0 from SVCPACK.INF, as discussed in THIS thread. Due to this, when checking Windows Update, one optional update (Windows Search 4.0) is available. I also noticed another downside to installing IE7 from SVCPACK.INF, that subsequent updates fail (some of you reported related errors above). After an up and running version of XP installed this way needs to update IE7, the update will fail. This is due to the fact that dllcache contains files from IE6, and not the updated IE7. You can either delete the offending files (no, I do not have a list), or replace them with the IE7 versions. Also, a re-installation of IE7 corrects the problem. Using this SVCPACK.INF, and the associated executable files, there should be no need to use a third party XP Installation software. I can only believe that if you cannot, it must be a case of operator error. If you run into errors, insure that you have a clean XP installation source, preferably from a CD, with a properly integrated SP3, and nothing more. Then update the SVCPACK.INF file, and add the i386\svcpack directory and files. Then run a normal attended install. Here are the files used: 10/14/2008 13:11 <DIR> . 10/14/2008 13:11 <DIR> .. 10/12/2008 23:00 24,265,736 DOTNET11.EXE 10/12/2008 23:01 23,510,720 DOTNET20.EXE 10/12/2008 23:04 792,104 IE7-WINDOWSXP-KB938127-V2-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:04 8,933,416 IE7-WINDOWSXP-KB953838-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:04 15,452,536 IE7-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:00 10,703,680 NDP1.1SP1-KB867460-X86.EXE 10/13/2008 15:41 9,249,736 NDP1.1SP1-KB928366-X86.EXE 10/12/2008 23:02 24,758,792 NETFX20SP1_X86.EXE 04/14/2008 14:42 50,176 REG.EXE 10/12/2008 23:03 303,232 ROOTSUPD.EXE 10/12/2008 23:05 7,281,784 WINDOWS-KB890830-V2.2.EXE 10/12/2008 23:02 641,440 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB929399-V2-X86-INTL.EXE 10/12/2008 23:03 5,809,056 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB936782-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:03 561,568 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB939683-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:03 618,048 WINDOWSMEDIA11-KB954154-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:15 6,157,336 WINDOWSUPDATEAGENT30-X86.EXE 10/12/2008 23:02 1,131,560 WINDOWSXP-KB892130-ENU-X86.EXE 10/12/2008 23:03 488,176 WINDOWSXP-KB898461-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:03 1,389,096 WINDOWSXP-KB905474-ENU-X86.EXE 10/12/2008 23:02 555,072 WINDOWSXP-KB923789-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:03 1,311,784 WINDOWSXP-KB938464-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:02 2,166,832 WINDOWSXP-KB941569-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:03 528,424 WINDOWSXP-KB946648-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:03 559,144 WINDOWSXP-KB950762-X86-ENU.EXE 10/13/2008 20:54 594,984 WINDOWSXP-KB950974-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:03 817,704 WINDOWSXP-KB951066-X86-ENU.EXE 10/13/2008 20:57 525,352 WINDOWSXP-KB951072-V2-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:03 605,224 WINDOWSXP-KB951376-V2-X86-ENU.EXE 10/13/2008 20:59 1,047,080 WINDOWSXP-KB951698-X86-ENU.EXE 10/13/2008 20:57 1,090,600 WINDOWSXP-KB951748-X86-ENU.EXE 10/13/2008 20:58 1,129,000 WINDOWSXP-KB951978-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:03 657,960 WINDOWSXP-KB952287-X86-ENU.EXE 10/13/2008 20:53 532,520 WINDOWSXP-KB952954-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:03 499,752 WINDOWSXP-KB953839-X86-ENU.EXE 10/12/2008 23:06 25,755,448 WMP11-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE 35 File(s) 180,475,072 bytes 2 Dir(s) 96,595,169,280 bytes free

I am trying to install Windows Search (WindowsSearch-KB940157-XP-x86-ENU.exe) from SVCPACK.INF during Windows XP SP3 installation. The unattended command line, WindowsSearch-KB940157-XP-x86-ENU.exe /Q /NoRestart, works fine in an up and running XP installation. From SVCPACK.INF, the command silently fails: no error message and Windows Search NOT installed. The log file, KB940157, reads as such: 00:00.000: ======================================================================= 00:00.070: INFO: Opening log for preliminary WDSSetup.exe actions 00:00.070: Started: 2008/10/14 (Y/M/D) 01:00:00.000 (local) 00:00.080: Command line: /Q /NoRestart 00:00.090: INFO: Closing down log for WDSSetup.exe logging When run from SVCPACK.INF with no installation switches, in order to elicit an attended install of Windows Search during XP installation, an error message box appears with the text "Setup has failed. Make sure Terminal Services are enabled before re-running setup." Indeed, Terminal Services is not yet started, and the installation fails, by design. My question is, has anybody succesfully installed Windows Search during XP installation, preferably using SVCPACK.INF? Or does anyone have any suggestions how to either start the service (No, NET START TERMSERVICES does not work ...), or fool WDSSetup.exe into installing anyway?

In the never ending search for the complete, up to date Windows XP Installation, here is my latest SVCPACK.INF, used to install all the updates and hotfixes for Windows XP Service Pack 3. This list of updates and hotfixes are those I have determined to be necessary to show Zero Updates needed, High Priority or Recommended, in Windows Update. One major obstacle is finding the hotfixes. I use a combination of standard hotfix downloads from Microsoft, inspection of WindowsUpdate.log for update URLs, and NirSoft's SmartSniff to detect from where the hotfixes are downloaded. Please do the same to find your own hotfixes, and do not bother asking me for direct download links ... Two problems discussed here and on other forums is how to install the .Net Frameworks (1.1 and 2.0), and the IE7 Updates from SVCPACK.INF. This is the only part of the installation that requires "smoke and mirrors". For .Net, the file REG.EXE is extracted from the Windows source, and included in the SVCPACK folder. From there it is used to change two entries in the Windows registry to allow the installation of .Net 2.0. The .Net installers for .Net 1.1 and 2.0 have been renamed to DOTNET11 and DOTNET20, respectively. Oddly enough, .Net 3.0 and 3.5 do NOT show up as needed on Windows Update, but I suspect that will soon change. The second problem was to allow the updates to IE7 to succeed. This was achieved by using REG.EXE again to add an entry into the registry to allow the update to run as if a Windows Update installation of IE7 was being performed. After the update is installed, the registry setting is deleted. [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" MajorVersion=5 MinorVersion=1 BuildNumber=2600 [SetupData] CatalogSubDir="\i386\svcpack" [SetupHotfixesToRun] ; ---------- SVC-D1F Files ---------- "DOTNET11.EXE /Q:A /C:""INSTALL /Q""" ; ---------- SVC-D1U Files ---------- "NDP1.1SP1-KB867460-X86.EXE /QN" "NDP1.1SP1-KB928366-X86.EXE /QN" ; ---------- SVC-D2F Files ---------- "REG DELETE HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW /F" "REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup /V SystemSetupInProgress /T REG_DWORD /D 0 /F " "DOTNET20.EXE /Q:A /C:""INSTALL /Q""" ; ---------- SVC-D2U Files ---------- "NDP20-KB928365-X86.EXE /QN" ; ---------- SVC-WMP Files ---------- "WMP11-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE /Q:A /R:N /c:""SETUP_WM.EXE /Q /R:N /NoPID /DisallowSystemRestore /P:#e""" ; ---------- SVC-HF1 and SVC-HF2 Files ---------- "ROOTSUPD.EXE /Q:A /R:N" ; ---------- SVC-CF1 Files ---------- "WINDOWSXP-KB892130-ENU-X86.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "WINDOWSXP-KB941569-X86-ENU.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" ; ---------- SVC-MRT Files ---------- "WINDOWS-KB890830-V1.40.EXE /Q" ; ---------- SVC-IE7 Files ---------- "IE7-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE /NoRestart /NoBackup /UpDate-No /Quiet" ; ---------- SVC-IEU Files ---------- "REG ADD ""HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0\WU"" /v ForcePostUpdateInstall /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f" "IE7-WINDOWSXP-KB947864-X86-ENU.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER" "REG DELETE ""HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0\WU"" /f" [ProductCatalogsToInstall] Here are the contents of I386\SVCPACK: 05/12/2008 12:00 AM 24,265,736 DOTNET11.EXE 05/12/2008 12:00 AM 23,510,720 DOTNET20.EXE 05/12/2008 12:00 AM 8,846,888 IE7-WINDOWSXP-KB947864-X86-ENU.EXE 05/12/2008 12:00 AM 15,452,536 IE7-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE 05/12/2008 12:00 AM 10,703,680 NDP1.1SP1-KB867460-X86.EXE 05/12/2008 12:00 AM 9,249,736 NDP1.1SP1-KB928366-X86.EXE 05/12/2008 12:00 AM 15,394,248 NDP20-KB928365-X86.EXE 05/12/2008 12:00 AM 50,176 REG.EXE 05/12/2008 12:00 AM 292,952 ROOTSUPD.EXE 05/12/2008 12:00 AM 8,548,984 WINDOWS-KB890830-V1.40.EXE 05/12/2008 12:00 AM 1,131,560 WINDOWSXP-KB892130-ENU-X86.EXE 05/12/2008 12:00 AM 2,166,832 WINDOWSXP-KB941569-X86-ENU.EXE 05/12/2008 12:00 AM 25,755,448 WMP11-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE 13 File(s) 145,369,496 bytes This is the SP3 version of the topic originally started HERE.

@Bitfrotter: Correct me if I am wrong, but your posts have led me to believe you are using XPCREATE in a commercial environment. Is that correct? I will not be updating this SVCPACK.INF any longer, as I have moved on to SP3.

@giarc: Yes, this works on an attended install, as well as an unattended. You have the wrong switches, or the wrong update file for the hotfix that is prompting you for an extraction path. You could try a quiet installation, as opposed to an unattended installation, and then you should have more luck finding the culprit. To do so, change all the /Q /U /O /N /Z to /U /O /N /Z, and the /Q:A /R:N to /Q:U /R:N. Integration using the /integrate switch will result in a larger installation source, as the updates are still run as shown above, but unpacked files will then replace packed files in the i386 directory of the installation source. The hotfixes are already compressed as distributed. Using makecab will not result in significant savings, just as compressing an .mp3 file does not reduce the files size very much.

First post updated for April 2008 patches.

First post updated with Today's Patch Day Updates

I WAS missing something ... seems I skipped right over that response that said what I said. Must have come out of hibernation too early ...

Personally ... I like the simple approach. "I would like to check in a cmd if a file was deleted or not ". I read that to mean that if it still exists, it was not deleted, no? Am I missing something here?

@smilodn: This list is for XP Pro. Forgot to mention that ... @Yzöwl: I suspect that the SVC-IEU (IE Updates) files that did not install are due to not including the IE7 iexplore.ex_ in your I386 installation directory. WIthout this, the IE Updates will think that IE6 is installed, and not install. That is one of the "smoke and mirror" tricks I needed to use. @spitf1f3: Perhaps it will work for both Home and Pro: I never use nor test the Home version. It takes quite a while to install this way, but most of the time is for .Net, which is unavoidable unless you find a method to slipstream .Net (which I would neither trust nor try, but to each their own ...). To me the extra time is worth it, as I an sure to have a reliable installation, and save the time hunting down bugs left behind by non-orthodox "shortcuts". If I am really in a hurry to get an installation done, which I never seem to be ... I just start it a half hour earlier! @Neo - Matrix: I have not tried other languages, but I assume most, if not all, of the files will install fine. I also have not tested RunOnceEx, but as the latest IE updates are installed, I would bet it works. If not, there is always the option to adjust the RunOnceEx flags so that no status boxes are shown, and that has been documented to work by both Microsoft, and others on this board. As for the three updates you cannot find (ROOTSUPD.EXE, WIC_X86_ENU.EXE and XPSEPSC-X86-EN-US.EXE), I do not remember where I got them, and I am not in my lab (nor will I be for at least another month), but I do know that all the files listed are downloadable as such: no extraction is required, I do not know how English .Net would work on PT-BR Windows. You will just have to test it ... SP3, as I last saw it, does NOT include IE7. @DarkShadows: I did my tests with .Net 3.0 + updates. Yzöwl, I believe, from what he posts here, did use the 3.5 package. As I mention in the first post, the WebClient service appears to work just fine, though I have not tested it, as such. But in many tests, the service was perpetually in the "Starting" state. With the SVCPACK.INF file posted that was NOT the case, which was conclusive enough for me. Also, as I stated, and you repeated, the order DOES seem to be the key. The same files in different orders tested had the WebClient service listed as "Starting". So now, "To the best of your knowledge", there is a way to install .Net 3,0 (and perhaps 3.5, I cannot vouch for that), from SVCPACK.INF WITHOUT breaking the WebClient Service (which was the main reason I posted this). I also see that you have been busy writing up a few guides. Keep up the good work! They look clear and easy to follow. As for me, I left home for a 2 week trip about a month ago, and it looks to be another month before I return. At that point, I will try to update my SVCPACK.INF to include .Net 3.5, and the latest updates. Until then: Good Luck!

Yes, I do have it ... And you can find it, too! I assume you already looked in C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log. If you do not find it there, go to NirSoft (www.nirsoft.net), and download SmartSniff. Start SmartSniff, and let Windows Update download the file(s) in question. Now, examine the streams tracked by SmartSniff, and you will find the link(s)!