tommyp

BS - Here's some terminology to help you out. * Generally "To Integrate" is have a svcpack (or some other folder) full of hotfixes that gets parsed after a normal (original) install disk is installed. * "To Slipstream" means to replace the original binaries AND add the updated registry edits with updated binaries and appropriate reg entries from the start. So during installation, the new binaries and reg entries are in place. * Microsoft put their own spin on it. In the past few years, they have an integrate command which replaces some DLLs, SYSs, etc and then it tinkers with setup files so that the hotfix gets parsed during svcpack (t-13). When the hotfixes are run, the reg entries are made. * HFSLIP and NLITE and RyanVM's update pack slipstreams. They do not use the integrate switch. They all update binaries and create the registry entries for the final install disk. I'm not too sure what you are after. You say you want to update the binaries in the first post and then you post 2 up from this one said you don't want to replace the binaries. The put this thread in an analogy I see it this way - I want to get dressed this morning but I don't want to put on any clothes.

Sure it's possible. Here's the reg file. Sorry, I'm too lazy to attach it as a downloadable file. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell Folders] "My Pictures"="D:\\My Documents\\My Pictures" "Personal"="D:\\My Documents" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\User Shell Folders] "My Pictures"="D:\\My Documents\\My Pictures" "Personal"="D:\\My Documents" [HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders] "My Pictures"="D:\\My Documents\\My Pictures" "Personal"="D:\\My Documents" [HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders] "My Pictures"="D:\\My Documents\\My Pictures" "Personal"="D:\\My Documents" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders] "Personal"="D:\\My Documents" "My Pictures"="D:\\My Documents\\My Pictures" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders] "Personal"="D:\\My Documents" "My Pictures"="D:\\My Documents\\My Pictures" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Save Directory"="D:\\My Documents\\"

Ooops, yea, putting WINSETUP\XPpSP3 whem prompted will change the hfslip.cmd just as you prescribed.

xy - maybe tread the waters that was discovered on a different thread. Worth a shot I guess.

Instead of modifying that, you can always type XPpSP3 when prompted at the multiboot screen when hfslip is first run.

xy - thanks for the critque. I thought about what I wrote and figured there could be some errors with the way I just renamed things. This may work better? I rolled those changes in and redid some naming methods. The reason I have all those if statements is so I can keep it hfcleanup friendly. Try this and report back. Hopefully it will help, but it probably won't. Regarding the prob you mentioned just above, is the setup finding hfslip.cmd (part of svcpack). If that doesn't get parsed, then probs will happen. HFSLIP_POST_IE8_USB_test2.cmd HFSLIP_POST_IE8_USB_test2.cmd

I think this may work. Try placing this attachment into HFTOOLS, rerun hfslip and see what happens. Please advise what you find out. I don't install with usb so I can't test.

Can someone try manually changing runonce to runonceex in the sourcess\i386\hfslpgui.inf file and see if the runonceex works properly?

theruan - You need to open a command window and use the filename with a /X switch to unpack each hotfix. I have a VERY STRONG feeling that the hotfixes you list are either not needed or not supported. Tell us, when you load windows using mimo's list and hfslip, do all of those hotfixes you list come up to be installed? If not, then you don't need them. Another thing you should check is whether or not the hotfix list you proposed has any superceded any other hotfixes. mimo - don't pull your hair out incorporating theruan's hotfix list. Let theruan post his results. This same non-essential hotfix situation came up a number of times several years back. The end story was always the same. The OP would eventaully say that the files weren't needed after all.

I'm sorry, I still don't understand what I have to fix. What's the 102 fix? Sorry, no plans on progress lines. If you want fancy stuff like that, please look in the unattended forum.

What's 102 fix?

The prob is that you're not installing from a CD. hfslip.org and the software prompts plenty of times that the install is supposed to be via a cd. I don't know how to help you other than by saying to install by a cd.

ajarbas/tfoutfou - please do the following and report back what you find out. a - use notepad to open sourcess\i386\svcpack\hfslip.cmd. The file should say to expand and copy the the bthport.sys file. The commandline will say bthport.sy_ b - the bthport.sy_ file should be in the sourcess\i386 folder and/or listed inside drvindex.inf. c - open a command prompt in your HF folder and run this command: WindowsXP-KB951376-v2-x86-PTB.exe /x Type "a" for the folder name where it extracts. Inside that folder should be 5 subfolders (sp2gdr, sp2qfe, sp3gdr, sp3qfe & update). Inside each of those sp#xxx folders is bthport.sys. Please let me know if you see them. d - are you running hfslip with the driver merge option (option A)? e - are you running hfcleanup? If you are using hfcleanup and seeing this WU prob, then hfcleanup isn't for you. f - Are you running some other driver package? If so, that could be the problem. This problem is not a showstopper. To keep WU happy, bthport.sys needs to be present. WU will complain if it does not see this file.

You'll need to extract the hotfix, rename the mui files to something else to keep 8.3 format, and make the appropriate entries in txtsetup.sif. The code of hfslip64 is a little different than hfslip 1.x. HFSLIP64 was written by tomcat76, not me. It's not easy tweaking someone elses code, and it's even tougher when you don't know what the end result should be. Perhaps the snippet from 1.x can be used. If you tell me what to add, I'll add it in. I don't plan on figuring it out myself. Sorry dude.

That makes sense. HFSLIP isn't supposed to be used to repair a system like that. It's used to for clean installs by CD. All the screen prompts said the same thing when you ran the program.

First off, sorry for contaminating this thread with an off-topic post. As far as I am concerned the beta is pretty stable. I still await others to chime in (on the right thread) to say it works for them too. If I don't hear anything, then I'll assume it works and release it. I'll give it until the end of the week and then I can call it a day.

cheers! Kiki - obviously there's a flaw in the rar execution of add ons as dziubek found a few threads above. The hfslip website has no mention of rar add-ons fwiw.

Personally I use a combo of hfsvcpack reg tweaks, cmd files and post install cmd silent installers/tweaks. I think the latter should work, but do try one out one at a time and see what happens. Learning from mistakes and success is great. If you have more questions regarding system tweaking, please ask in the correct forum. This beta discussion thread is really for, well, beta test results and issues. So, please keep this thread on topic. Thanks.

Because not everybody RTFM.

Whew! Glad it worked out. Thanks geej for the friendly tip!

If you got that far (t-13), then you can most likely do it at the svcpack. Look at the svcpack folder, there's a cmd file there. Alter it so that it copies the offending files. Here's a hint - pressing ctl+f10 brings up a dos window during the gui part of setup. You can manually copy it using commands at the dos prompt. I suppose I could redo the slipstream part of ie8, but it will result in more files in the sourcess folder. At one point in time early in hfslip development, there were people complaining about a few extra duplicate files. I'm sure that the extra 5 or so files will again cause people to start complaining. You can never win at this game.

The mui files are probably missing.....

Create your switchless EXE installer. Next, manually run modifype on it. Finally put it into hfguirunonce. Remember to use 8.3 filenames.

mimo - can you add in a check for any RAR files in HFAAO and alert the user that rar files should be remade as CABs or 7z's? Rar files don't work well when placed there. Thanks!

dz/kiki - the error message is due to either a limitation of rar.exe or the script is calling the incorrect commandline. I was unaware that hfslip supported rar files until today, unless it was one of those hidden easter eggs that tomcat put in. If someone finds the correct commandline, then I'll roll the change in. Or better yet, manually extract the addon rar file and make it a conforming cab or 7z file instead.