mike81

I'm getting ready to download the most recent DirectX redistributable package. The file size is about 55 MB. I currently have directx_aug2006_redist.exe. Is there a smaller download that only includes the updates since August and/or is English only?

Thanks for the information sergio. So it should work if people just change the red words to match how their system is set up.

As far as I know, you can execute it at anytime in your RunOnceEx.cmd. I have a batch file that runs after my desktop loads and it installs all of my applications and tweaks. The part of the script to change the boot.ini is the last one before the computer restarts. I hope this helps. It is one of the simplest ways I've found to do it.

Try the method that I use. It does not mess with the ntoskrnl. It works perfectly and is simple. You can find instructions here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=83238

First of all I have a Dell Dimension 2300 with XP Service Pack 2. I went to 2 different sites and did a free driver scan. Both said that I needed to update some drivers, but I can't find those drivers anywhere. The only ones I found are the versions that I have. Here are the drivers and the version that I have installed: Intel® 82801DB Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 24CB Version- 5.1.2600.2180 Date- 7/1/2001 Intel® 82801DB/DBM SMBus Controller - 24C3 Version- 5.1.2600.2180 Date- 7/1/2001 Intel® 82801DB/DBM USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller - 24CD Version- 5.1.2600.0 Date- 6/1/2002 Intel® 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C7 Version- 5.1.2600.2180 Date- 7/1/2001 Intel® 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C2 Version- 5.1.2600.2180 Date- 7/1/2001 Intel® 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C4 Version- 5.1.2600.2180 Date- 7/1/2001 Now, I have the original disk with the drivers for the USB's. When I install those, it tells me to run Q312370_WXP_SP1_x86_ENU.exe (QFE fix for existing USB driver stack on Windows XP). When I try to, it says, "Setup has detected that the Service Pack version of the system installed is newer than the update you are applying to it. You can only install this update on a computer with no Service Packs installed." Could this be the reason that I'm being told that the drivers for the USB's are not up to date? How do I fix it and get everything up to date? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I usually disable file protection with nLite. Try this: 1. Make your boot screen with BootEditor. 2. Click the make button and wait for it to finish. 3. Click the test button. 4. When the box comes up saying: "Seems you haven't set a testing OS inside boot.ini file. You want to set one now?" then click YES. 5. Click Yes when the next box comes up. 6. Then reboot your computer and choose the correct option to boot with the test bootscreen. Let me know if that works.

Have you disabled windows file protection? Remeber not to mess with the ntoskrnl file. Did you leave the file named newboot.exe? Is the newboot.exe in your system 32 folder? Give me more info and I'll see how I can help.

In my method you do not tamper with the ntoskrnl.exe file. Do not rename newboot.exe to ntoskrnl.exe. Simply keep it named newboot.exe or some other name besides ntoskrnl.exe. I'm sorry but I do not know how else to put it other than what I said in my first post. Just follow those instructions exactly. Forget anything else you may have read about hacking the ntoskrnl.exe file. It will work perfectly.

Sorry I found the answer I was looking for. Feel free to delete topic.

I think that I have a pretty easy way of including a custom bootscreen on your unattended XP disk. 1. Use BootEditor to edit your custom screen. 2. Click the "make" button and wait for it to finish. 3. Click the "test" button. 4. When the box comes up saying: "Seems you haven't set a testing OS inside boot.ini file. You want to set one now?" then click no. 5. In the next box that pops up click Yes. 6. Go to "%systemdrive%\Windows\System 32" folder and find the newboot.exe 7. Move newboot.exe to "$OEM$\$$\System 32" folder of your installation source. 8. Open NotePad and paste the following: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /KERNEL=NewBoot.exe 9. Save it as boot.ini and place somewhere on your source. For example I place mine in "$OEM$\$1\Install" along with any software that will be installed. 10. I then include the following in my script that runs after XP installs after the desktop loads: attrib -s -h "%systemdrive%\boot.ini" echo/y|xcopy "%systemdrive%\Install\boot.ini" "%systemdrive%\" attrib +h +s "%systemdrive%\boot.ini" Of course you must change the paths to match where you place your files.

I've done plenty of unattended installations of XP and have never had any problems. Then a few days ago MP10 would not install with the SVCPACK.inf method. I've always done it just how is described elsewhere on this site without any problems. I would put MP10setup.exe in the SVCPACK folder and add the line: MP10setup.exe Q:A R:N to the SVCPACK.inf file. I still haven't figured out why it all the sudden stopped working. I did a search and tried adding every line I could find to the SVCPACK.inf file, but nothing worked. I finally found a way to get it to work. Here is what I did: 1. Used WinRar to extract MP10setup.exe to folder MP10setup. Inside this folder was EngMP10Setup.exe 2. I moved this file to the SVCPACK folder and renamed it MP10setup.exe 3. In SVCPACK.inf I added the line: "MP10Setup.exe /c:""setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N /DisallowSystemRestore"" /q:A" It then worked perfectly. I'm going to see if the switch Q:A R:N that I was using before will now work. Next I going to try to find a way to include Net Framework 1.0, 2.0, & it's update in the unattended installation.