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Ok, so I ended up going for the very less than traditional method by using RunOnceEx.cmd to install all the updates. Everything works and I am super happy. I wonder if anyone knows a way to have it display the number for which update is installing. oh well, it'll all be fine. I guess I do have a few apps that won't run on a silent install, but it should be alright. Thanks again to all for your help and this website especially. I've learned a lot about the windows installation process and I can't wait to do this again for vista!!

Ok, so I am not good with following instructions. turns out all the type 2 updates I had were for Office 2003, so, I slipstreamed those as necessary and reluctantly used Nlite to add the windows updates. I will be testing it all out in a few moments, but it should work as planned. I'll report back when I verify that my xp Home SP2 cd is complete. Thanks again for your help

Ok, so it seems i've gotten myself in a bigger predicament than I thought. I was originally setting up a disk using xp pro sp2, but had to setup another disk with xphome sp1. I started fresh, and slipstreamed sp2 first into the xphome folder, then added my folder with all my updates. I copied the svcpack folder and inf file from the xp pro folder I started with to the xphome folder and deleted svcpack.in_. It appears that none of the windows updates will install now. I know that i updated my dosnet.inf file, but can't find anything else associated with the svcpack info. Anyone have any thoughts on this??? to make this simpler, i started with xp home sp 1. slipstreamed sp2. added svcpack folder and inf file to xphomes i386 folder, but the win updates will not install during windows setup. thanks again

Thanks Sonic I will try that out - I was just trying to follow along with what the guide said here: http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/24/ I'll let you know if your suggestion works for me. thanks again

it's all the type 2 hotfixes, i am using the switch /Q:A /R:N after each kb number. kb894542 kb905756 kb907417 kb913807 kb914455 kb916518 kb917149 kb917151 kb917334 kb917344 kb918419 kb919029 kb919031 kb920103 kb920907 kb921566 kb921580 kb921587 kb923088 kb923091 kb923094 kb923095 kb923097 kb923272 kb924424 Cluberti - I have not tried to install them individually in a VM, but I could try it. I have been having a problem today with the install restarting 10 minutes into the install, but that's unrelated. i'll figure something out on that. Thanks

I am using the svcpack.inf method to slipstream my windows updates files, however, I cannot get the Type 2 hotfixes, as labeled here. I am using the /Q:A /R:N switch in the inf file, but during windows install, at the end, I get a message saying that the switch is not right and I have to redownload all the type 2 hotfixes from windows updates. I had the same problem with using nlite as well, so that's not much of a solution either. If you have suggestions, great, if not, Thanks for all the help this site has provided. I have been able to successfully install Adobe Reader 7, Firefox 2, Adobe Flash, Windows Live Messenger, AVG antivirus and a few other programs as well as some registry tweaks, plus a great unattended way to install windows. This will save me tons of time when I am working with clients. Thanks again ersears