Over.Kill

So I have 2 folders set up: G:\sandbox\WUD\x86 G:\sandbox\WUD\x64 I have been planning on using WUD to slipstream updates into my Win7 All-In-One ISO for my new ISOSTICK! , and repeat for laughs on 8, Vista, and XP since I will occasionally use them as well. WUD seems to enjoy crashing at inopportune times, and if I open it back up, it will make me either manually select updates (I'm guessing green = already exists), or re-download all of them! This means, as the months go on, and a couple of updates are added, I will have to figure out what is/isn't already there. If I'm missing something, please enlighten/tease/harass me as you wish =) otherwise, think about adding this in? > Define function to check if update exists, and compare file sizes to see if they match > check if local file exists where update will be saved > if false, then exit function and perform update > else, check to see if file sizes match > if true, exit function and skip update > else, delete local file and perform update > close function

Here's how I am going to do the setup: Originals: D:\Drivers\BIN\NVIIDA\GT8600\Forceware (X).exe D:\Drivers\BIN\NVIDIA\GT8600\Forceware (V7x64).exe D:\Drivers\BIN\NVIDIA\GT8600\Forceware (V7x86).exe Hard Links: D:\Drivers\XP\NVIDIA\GT8600\Forceware.exe D:\Drivers\Vx64\...\Forceware.exe D:\Drivers\7x64\...\Forceware.exe etc If I update the file at the original path, will the hard link automatically be refreshed or do I have to re-link (IE: does the link point to the original path or to the block of data itself?)

Thanks Glenn, that's what I was looking for. It's been a while since I had to do this and totally forgot what they were called. mklink was what I needed!

I'm looking for a way to create two paths on the file system (NTFS, if you were wondering) that reference the same block of data. Example: D:\Drivers\Windows 7 x64\NVIDIA\Forceware.exe D:\Drivers\Windows Vista x64\NVIDIA\Forceware.exe Both are seen and run as executables, so that they don't effect permissions for network users and the like, but only 130MB is taken up on the drive instead of 260MB. I could probably get away with the following but it will make things longer for the scripts I'm going to write to make everything nice and cohesive D:\Drivers\BIN\NVIDIA\FW266.58.exe D:\Drivers\Windows 7 x64\NVIDIA\ForceWare.lnk --> D:\Drivers\BIN\NVIDIA\FW266.58.exe D:\Drivers\Windows 7 x64\NVIDIA\ForceWare.lnk --> D:\Drivers\BIN\NVIDIA\FW266.58.exe Suggestions? Links? Solutions? Thanks, Overkill

I'm going from XP to 7 tonight when I get my 1100T and Crosshair IV Extreme , this UL is going to save me TONS of time! Thanks! One thing though - I'm not a fan of M$$E but when trying to download the file: "mssefullinstall-amd64fre-en-us-win7.exe" was not found on the remote server. This file will be skipped. same for: "mseinstall-en-us-amd64.exe" I'm sure some people are affected by this.

heh...nevermind HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment problem solved

echo %path% C:\SYS\WINDOWS\system32;C:\SYS\WINDOWS;C:\SYS\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem path=%path%;C:\SYS\APPS\Team OvK echo %path% C:\SYS\WINDOWS\system32;C:\SYS\WINDOWS;C:\SYS\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\SYS\APPS\Team OvK<exit CMD> echo %path% C:\SYS\WINDOWS\system32;C:\SYS\WINDOWS;C:\SYS\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem I have several in-house utilities I run and for ease of use, etc. I want to be able to run them from the run dialog. Is there a way to add my custom directory to the PATH variable **FROM A SCRIPT**? Because I manage systems on several networks, I want to be able to copy my apps from a flash/external drive and add the copied directory via a script, instead of doing it manually for each install. Is this possible, or should I try and find a way to get AutoIt to do the work for me?

Nice...problem solved =) Thanks!

does not exist after updating to SP3. > Windows Components > Windows Media Player and > Windows Components > Windows Update are the only two there.

So I reinstalled Windows after a horrible, disgusting, mind-bending experience with the USB sound driver. Long story short, problem was solved by adding a USB PCI card to the machine, booting, waiting for it to install the drivers, shutting down & removing the PCI card, then booting back up...but that's another story. Along the way, I removed that annoying "Open File - Security Warning" dialog via gpedit.msc, then installed SP3 and started getting them again. I went to the GPE and the policy (several of them, in fact) are no longer there. Is there another way to disable the warning?

This thread had been a tremendous help, however it's missing two things, and I was unable to discover how to add them using orca 1) Which profile to use (I have several, for different companies that I consult for) 2) How to define a custom computer name (or at least use the windows PC name) Any suggestions?

A visit to wowwiki, and several searches on google, yielded no command line switches for installing WoW. I'm able to produce an effect using /S that does not occur with other switches, i will look into it more...seems to have some promise over the other switches I have tried. There may be an ability to use an "answer file" using -filename.ext as well. [EDIT: 1/13/08 10:45PM GMT] found an app that extracts the torrents from blizzard's downloader...very handy =) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_Down...#External_links first link is the one i'm using.

Here's something Blizzard has kept well-hidden: There is an online copy of the install files for users that purchased the game online (an option later removed for unknown reasons). It is distributed in the same method as patches, so unless you happen to own a copy of NetLimiter 2 Pro*, you're going to have to deal with a bit of lag. Anyway, you can get the files easily this way and it works flawlessly. As of the date of this post, you will only need two patches after installing BC to get it running. *NOTE* It may be possible to skip step one; seems like it may include both BC and WoW, but I'm not sure. If so, then we have an easy project here Here are the download links (in order of installation): 1. WoW Downloader 2. BC Downloader 3. 2.x to 2.3 4. 2.3 to 2.3.2 If you get your AutoIt script working, let me know...I'm in need of the same thing and I'm sad that Blizz doesn't give us an easy way to do this. The blizzard downloaders required a login to download them, so I reposted on my site (currently under construction, and will be for a while ) Enjoy, and good luck! * NetLimiter 2 Pro has a free trial version available for download on their site. However, the functionality is limited. You will have to register the program in order to gain the functionality mentioned in this article, although free registration info isn't hard to come by for anything nowadays...I blame Anakata...

if all else fails i can RAR 'em and put em on my site 250GB disk/2500 band + domain + ultd subdomain, email, etc + good support >>> $120 for 2 years ($4.95/mo) = teh winz

agreed! I'm trying to keep a few AIO discs up to date and I keep having to restart nlite for each distro i update. Would be nice to have this feature added. I don't think it'd be difficult to code either, but I don't know a whole lot about programming. My first instinct, though, is to think that i'd be extremely easy to code.

my last session inf can be downloaded here: ovkwin.inf and my txtsetup.sif can be downloaded here: txtsetup.sif I get a fatal error saying that an error occurred at line 0 of dmreg.inf. when i went back to the ISO, it wasn't there. My original source has it, though. Anybody got a fix for me? I was going to try the keep box but I noted the "only system32 and driver.cab" at the top Thanks guys! -Overkill

yeah...expensive license... Someone on the RyanVM forums was claiming that you can make it use windows xp drivers and programs...i never tested it but go search around and play with it.

it's simply a bunch of exe files located in system32...if you have access to the original disc, or better yet a different xp computer, you can get them. sol.exe winmine.exe freecell.exe mshearts.exe pinball is from the "\windows nt\pinball" folder in program files. I suggest doing add/remove win components with an original disc if you can. PM me if you have any more questions...

do you mean the "recent documents" list, or "my documents"?

while you're at it, check this out: http://win2k3.msfn.org/ if you've got time, it's always worth a shot

Problem Files: SXS.DLL + I386\ASMS\1000\MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPLUS\GDIPLUS.MAN -Note: there are other files as well, this is the first one that causes an issue. Whenever I copy the files from the CD or ISO to my hard drive and then burn them back (tried before slipstreaming to eliminate the possibility of the SP being the issue), the CD no longer works. The ISO works fine, but after the files have been extracted, this file ends up being written as all zeros. Does anybody know why this is happening? I tried to view the file from my working CD, it crashed my hex editor and my text editor, and notepad shows it as all spaces (zeros). Thanks Overkill

none of the above? I use a program called deepfreeze to keep my computer clean. I have a few folders that I can still write to, so that if I come across something I want to keep, I put it in one of those folders (normally something besides program files, windows, docs/settings, or other sys folders). Also, this way, I only have my AV monitoring those folders and the temp directory for my browser instead of the whole PC. MUCH more efficient It was worth the...ummm what's that word...oh yeah, purchase! On systems with more than one HDD or partition I keep the boot drive frozen and then everything else is thawed. I haven't had to reinstall for quite some time...

I'm making my own AIO DVD, and I wanted to install a service pack to multiple sources, and then I decided I wanted the Windows Installer 3.1 v2 added on top of that. However, it'd take a while to do all of that. So, instead, I came up with the concept of making a batch file that did all of that for me. This lead to me spending the weekend making that batch file (now 1 batch file and 1 exe) and I have come up with something that contains the following features: 1. Option to install any windows update or service pack to any combination of Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 (including just one type of OS) as well as a single source. It has an option for just about every version of each OS. 2. Ability to install many different updates/service packs (one at a time or one after another, unattended). 3. A menu to select which version(s) of windows you'd like to apply the update or service pack to 4. The program will run any program that can be run from a command prompt, and it may be able to work with the RyanVM Integrator. I haven't had time to test that yet... My question is - would it be something others would like me to share? Are there others out there looking to solve the same problem? If I get enough demand, I would be willing to release it. Of course, donations would be a good incentive too, but money's not everything =) Please reply with your comments/thoughts/suggestions! Thanks, Overkill

Ok...I spent this weekend making that batch file and I have come up with something that seems promising. If anybody is interested in the capabilities of this little program, check out this thread: http://msfn.org/board/index.php?act=ST&f=82&t=96389

Alrighty...batch file it is. The guide said to keep your sources clean, so that's what I was doing It'd still be nice not to need a batch file to slipstream them all the first time, for a newb like me. I'd like to see something done to help automate the process of slipstreaming all of the various sources, like when I'm slipstreaming XP SP3 to the dozen different folders I'm working with. I have very little programming knowledge, but I don't think it'd be terribly hard to code that, especially since it's doable from DOS. -Overkill