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CelticWhisper

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  1. Okay, let me make sure I have this right. .Net 2.0 is an unnecessary installation provided that .Net 3.0 is installed, because 3.0 includes everything 2.0 had to offer. Ergo, apps requiring 2.0 will install and run if 3.0 is installed but 2.0 has never been actually explicitly installed by itself? Also, with regard to .Net 1.0, I read on the MSFN unattended guide that 1.1 will fail to install if run via RunOnceEx. They had some links to silent switchless installers, but the links were dead/broken/outdated. What I'm thinking is this: Can I set my CMDLINES.TXT to install .Net 3.0 first, then follow it up with .Net 1.0 and 1.1 at the end of the file? This would be at the T-13 stage. Thanks. I wish I knew why MSFT has gone and made .Net so much more obstinate and difficult than the rest of their updates. You'd think they could just bundle them all into one updated package, but nooooooooo...
  2. When it rains, it pours. A little while ago I posted a thread about an error I received during a (would-be) unattended install wherein Windows reported that it could not find a file called "nhelper." Shortly after that error I received another error wherein Windows Media Player 10 complains about System Restore being turned off. (See attached screenshot) I'd like to be able to install without System Restore on, as I've never had to use it, but I'm not sure how to get rid of this error message. I do have a number of patches in my CMDLINES.TXT file (run from a batch file SETUP.BAT that is called from CMDLINES.TXT), one of which I suspect to be causing the problem. Unfortunately, as there are quite a many of them, it would take a while to narrow down the search. And so, I turn to the masterminds of MSFN. Has anyone else experienced this problem? If so, how did you go about fixing it or getting around it? Thanks for the help.
  3. Today I received this error message at the "registering components" stage of my unattended install. I'm using nLite for integration of hotfixes, removal of unnecessary components, tweaking, and ISO creation. No drivers as of yet. I click OK on the message and the installation continues normally. Unfortunately, it does require interaction on my part, so I'd like to exorcise the demon causing it so I can get a truly hands-off install. Any ideas/input/solutions/patches to get this problem out of the way?
  4. New theory: Could this possibly have anything to do with updates being integrated into my install media? I can't confirm as of yet, but it seems to work better when I'm using a clean source as opposed to having integrated the latest hotfixes and service packs. Any .NET gurus around who can enlighten me on the possibilities behind it? Sorry to be such a pain in the can, it's just quite frustrating as without .Net, nLite complains that it can't install properly and I have to click a confirmation window. Which requires...you know...attention. On an unattended install. And I have a notoriously short attention span when it comes to these OOH! Pretty snow!
  5. But teacher, the barnacle was my FWIEEEEEND! Thing is, hadn't originally intended to remove the color schemes. Nuhi-Quite possibly so. I ran a clean copy of XP through nLite with minimal slimming-down and after deleting all my previous saved settings and it looks to have done the trick. I'm going to try to substitute registry tweaks for some of the nLite settings and narrow down what the possibilities could have been. Thanks for the help, everyone.
  6. Any other insight into what could be causing this? Clicking "OK" or "Apply" in the dialog results in a "Windows Classic theme not found" error. Possibly the .theme file is missing from the C:\WINDOWS directory?
  7. Argh. It is now broken again. I have no idea how it happened, but when I switched from using nLite to customize my install to a manual customization with nLite only as a means of generating a bootable CD, something happened that caused the framework to not install during my setup process. My setup.bat file is as follows: REGEDIT /S SFCDisable.reg Start /Wait call klcpf.bat Start /Wait update20.exe /quiet /wuforce Start /Wait KB928939.msi /quiet /norestart cd euupdate Start /Wait fontinst.exe /quiet cd .. Start /Wait KB831240.exe /quiet /norestart Start /Wait KB892211.exe /q REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup /V SystemSetupInProgress /T REG_DWORD /D 0 /F Start /Wait Dotnet1point1.exe /q /c:"install /q" Start /Wait Dotnet1point1SP1.exe /q cd DOTNET Start /Wait install.exe /q cd .. Start /Wait Dotnet3point0.exe /q /c:"setup /q" REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup /V SystemSetupInProgress /T REG_DWORD /D 1 /F Start /Wait KB886903.msp /quiet /norestart Start /Wait KB925168.msp /quiet /norestart Start /Wait KB922481.exe /quiet /norestart Start /Wait KB922770.msp /quiet /norestart Start /Wait KB887606.exe /quiet /norestart Start /Wait XML3SP7.exe /silent Start /Wait XML4SP2.msi /quiet /norestart Start /Wait KB927978.exe /quiet /norestart Start /Wait msxml6.msi /quiet /norestart Start /Wait KB927977.exe /quiet /norestart Start /Wait Script56.exe /Q Start /Wait nlite.exe /silent Start /Wait ffinstall.exe -ms Start /Wait FileZilla.exe /S Start /Wait vnc.exe /verysilent REGEDIT /S vnc.reg Start /Wait 7zip.exe /S Start /Wait nero.exe /silent /noreboot /no_ui Start /Wait gaim.exe /S /NOUI Start /Wait gaimcrypt.exe /S /NOUI Start /Wait gaimotr.exe /S /NOUI Start /Wait JDK.exe /s /v /qn Start /Wait Netbeans.exe -silent Start /Wait textpad.msi /qn xcopy eclipse %programfiles% cd OOo Start /Wait setup.exe /qn cd .. Start /Wait bootvis.msi /quiet /norestart Start /Wait bliss.exe REGEDIT /S advanced.reg REGEDIT /S color.reg REGEDIT /S ctrl.reg REGEDIT /S cursor.reg REGEDIT /S desktop.reg REGEDIT /S KillAutorun.reg REGEDIT /S metrics.reg REGEDIT /S nero.reg REGEDIT /S nero2.reg REGEDIT /S startmenu.reg REGEDIT /S taskbar.reg REGEDIT /S visfx.reg
  8. That was my first suspicion, but the problem persists even when I leave that box unchecked. Quite a bizarre problem, this...
  9. I've been busy customizing my nLited install of XP and have discovered, much to my dismay, that I am not able to alter the color scheme of the "Windows Classic" theme. I usually set the colors to "Rainy Day" and do a few additional touchups, but the "Color Scheme" and "Font size" drop-down lists are empty, and the box at the top of the "Appearance" tab of the Display Properties dialog is blank with the words "Theme Preview" written across the centre. Clicking the "Advanced" button also does nothing at all. I can only conclude I'm stripping out something I shouldn't during my nLite trimming process. Any idea what it could be? Thanks.
  10. Okay, that's kinda what we were afraid of. Wanted to check and see if there were any avenues we might be overlooking, though. Still open to suggestions, but we'll gear up to be bearers of bad news (AKA the IT guy's lot in life). Thanks!
  11. We're contending with an OE problem right now wherein one of our salesfolk's PCs crashed while he was deleting messages in Outlook Express, and when he rebooted he found that: -The messages he deleted were present in the Deleted Items folder -No other mail was present in Outlook Express. Part of the problem is that we outsource our E-mail service to a 3rd party provider (not my decision to make, and not anything I have control over) and the complicating factor that the third party does not perform backups of our E-mail. I don't know if that's a contract detail or if it's just something they don't offer. At any rate, the scenario is such that once E-mail messages are downloaded from the POP3 server, they're only present on the client system. And this client system just vomited all over the office. So, any pointers, or does anyone know of any recovery wizardry we can perform? As always, I really appreciate your help. You folks are the best.
  12. Erm, that link just takes me to the RogueSpear forum index.
  13. Okay, I tried that command and while the installer package did run, after a reboot the Add/Remove Programs list did not show the .Net Framework 3.0 as having been installed. I checked the "Show updates" box and still no .net. Curse you, Microsoft. Make installers that just work already. Apple seems to have no problems doing it.
  14. Great, I'll try that as soon as I get a chance. Also, is there a way to get this to work post-install from a "patches only" CD? We're also looking to roll it out to systems who've already had their OS installed. I imagine the same command will work, that no registry settings need tweaking or anything? I know that was an issue with installing .Net 1 and 2 during a Windows setup process.
  15. Heya, everybody. I'm working on a Windows update CD for my company network and I'm very near to completion. One of the few remaining elements is the .Net framework, version 3.0 I'm having some difficulty getting it installed silently from a batch script and am wondering what's going wrong. Basically the script runs down a long list of updates, part of which are the three releases of .Net. It appears to install .Net 3.0, and checking Task Manager shows that my "Dotnet3point0.exe" file (renamed dotnetfx.exe as MSFT insists on reusing the name) does in fact run. However, later when I check Add/Remove Programs for the patches, versions 1 and 2 are there but no version 3. So, my question is: Is there any way to silently install .Net framework 3.0 from the official MSFT package (i.e. not a third-party switchless/silent/RyanVM/nLite/etc. modification), and if so, what am I doing wrong that is causing the install not to "stick?" Thanks a million. P.S. I ask about the official installer because while I have no problem using a repackaged version on my home systems, I'd rather stick to official Microsoft releases on my business network. Thanks for understanding.
  16. That...is weird. The fact that .net doesn't play nice with setup, I mean. But hey, it works now. Thanks again for the tip.
  17. That did the trick! Thank you so, so much. You are a LIFESAVER.
  18. Thanks, I'll give that a shot when I'm back at my test system. Out of curiosity, what do the registry lines do?
  19. I've done some testing with my other variant of my automated install, and found that using install.exe /q will work to get nLite's installer working. HOWEVER...this only seems to work when XP is already installed. i.e. it will not work at install time, only on a subsequent boot and login. I discovered this as on this variant of my unattended setup, .Net is part of a separate Windows Updates CD and is installed after the system is up and running. By running the Update CD and then subsequently running the nLite installer, the nLite installer runs perfectly. So...my findings so far seem to be as follows: -Installing .Net Framework via the MSI package doesn't work. -Installing .Net Framework via install.exe at Windows install time doesn't work. -Installing .Net Framework via install.exe once Windows is already installed and running does work. Am I missing something?
  20. I'm working on a fork of my unattended setup and as I do not have my virtual machines available here, I'm stuck installing and reinstalling on the same system. There is no way around this and I'm not looking for suggestions to that effect. What my current problem DOES entail is a need for nLite to be automatically installed at the CMDLINES.TXT phase. T-12 or whatever. I currently have CMDLINES.TXT calling a SETUP.BAT file I have written that will run the setup files for a number of software packages I'm trying to "integrate" (not in the hotfix sense, just in the silent-install-with-OS sense). The problem I am encountering is as follows: I have the SETUP.BAT file attempt a silent installation of .Net Framework 2.0 with the Start /Wait command, and after the .Net Framework 2.0 installation is finished, to install nLite. However, once I'm booted into Windows, I find that nLite is NOT installed and that when I try to install it, it complains that .Net 2.0 is missing and required for nLite's installation. But nLite, I ALREADY INSTALLED THE **** FRAMEWORK. Anyway, the contents of my SETUP.BAT file: I can only imagine I'm doing the wrong thing on my netfx.msi line. I downloaded and extracted the contents of the .Net Framework 2.0 installer from Microsoft's downloads page. I try to use the .msi file and it complains that I should use install.exe instead. I try install.exe and I still get no results when nLite installs (it actually interrupts the Windows XP installation procedure to moan about .Net 2.0 needing installation first). So, any ideas on where I'm going wrong with this? I'm at my wits' end, tired, and extremely frustrated with this. I've already reinstalled 3 times trying to get this (Tarantino-esque string of expletives deleted) thing working. Thanks a million for any help you can provide.
  21. Also, a great resource for video editing projects is DVCreators. They focus more on actual production from filming to authoring, but there are folks there with a lot of expertise in video who can give you plenty of pointers.
  22. I agree. Pirate the music and then send the band themselves a check directly. They'll get way more cash than they would if you went through the record label, who nickel-and-dime the bands to death.
  23. If you want streaming you can try the excellent open-source VLC. You'll have to play with port forwarding and things like that, but it has an impressive array of streaming features. Otherwise, you could always just set up an FTP server and download your tracks that way. Clunky, but it gets the job done.
  24. Is anyone aware of how to do this without Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop? TheTechGuide offers downloads for PS/PSP palettes, but I only have access to the GIMP and Macromedia Fireworks right now.
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