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Kurt_Aust

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  1. Well I haven't really had much of a chance to check it out, but so far it's a definite improvement over previous versions. First up, it actually runs on my laptop now (previous versions failed due to video driver issues). From zero points to some points, % improve -> /0 error Secondly, I've been able to install it and more importantly GRUB on a USB HDD attached to the Lappy (mind you, I had to edit the GRUB config file for it to load partitions correctly).
  2. In the root directory of your created CD (and also in the nLite working directory) there should be a file "LAST SESSION.INI", we want to see that in order to work out what you've done. Do NOT post the file "LAST SESSION_U.INI" as that contains your personal details (registration key et al).
  3. Maybe reading through this thread (which mostly uses original Microsoft files) will help. As would posting your failed session files.
  4. Obviously (blows the laptop I run VMWare testing on out of the water). That solved it As long as you understand the security implications of turning off device driver signing enforcement (I prefer not to, but then I'm paranoid). The original Microsoft files are not slipstreamable, this guide uses Run1_XP-64.bat to silently install them on first Logon. Some people have repackaged the files so they can be added as AddOns at step 4 of the process (e.g. HJW's posts in this topic), but this guide will be written to use the original files whenever possible. No, I hadn't noticed (my x64 hardware is all AMD), but as it is a hardware item and hence not applicable for all users, it will not be added.
  5. Strange, I don't get that, mind you I only tried in VMWare (320GB IDE), I don't have a real machine with a SATA2 HDD. Your up-to-date method includes large disk support (>137GB) I presume? (USP 5.1 includes it)
  6. SPTD is definitely installed, if I run \daemon\dt123.exe and complete the installation manually, Daemon Tools works.
  7. April Hotfix Updates Deletions: Hotfix\290-Windows2000-KB938829-x86-ENU.EXE Hotfix\430-IE6.0sp1-KB944533-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe RunOnce\Windows2000-KB917344-56-x86-enu.exe (only applies to older 5.1.2195.21 version of the USP) Additions: Hotfix\315-msxml4-KB936181-enu.exe [5,652,328] Optional, Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 Hotfix\430-Windows2000-KB941693-x86-ENU.EXE [1,314,672] Hotfix\440-Windows2000-KB944338-x86-ENU.EXE [832,368] Hotfix\450-Windows2000-KB945553-x86-ENU.EXE [575,856] Hotfix\460-Windows2000-KB948590-x86-ENU.EXE [618,864] Hotfix\470-IE6.0sp1-KB948881-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe [498,248] Hotfix\480-IE6.0sp1-KB947864-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe [4,210,248] RunOnce\vcredist_x86.exe [2,723,264] Optional, Visual C++ 2005 SP1 runtime
  8. I'm afraid it still doesn't work. Is the "dt4123.exe" file supposed to instantly delete itself? When running it manually dt4123.exe vaporizes and then the language selection box appears.
  9. Additions: Hotfix\195-msxml4-KB936181-enu.exe [5,652,328] Optional, Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 Hotfix\365-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB944338-x64-ENU.exe [3,866,672] dotNET\vcredist_x64.exe [3,200,960] Optional, Visual C++ 2005 SP1 runtime It seems that the Windows Update logic is a bit twitchy this month (nothing unusual there), KB944338 should have shown but didn't and KB943729 still shows up even after being installed. I'm still including KB943729 in the list as they'll probably fix it by next month. Bartgrefte this thread might have the information you seek. From memory all of the default settings you mentioned can indeed be changed with nLite.
  10. Tragically no, it remains open waiting for user input and as I force a reboot (due to installing a heap of stuff via RunOnce) it doesn't install at all.
  11. Note to Windows 2000 users: Use the older 4.10 version, the newer 4.12.3 version doesn't install silently. The latest version throws up a box asking you to choose a language, almost certainly indicating that the cause is that the autoit script isn't compatible with Win2K.
  12. Optional hotfix KB943729 (Group Policy Preference Client Side Extensions for Windows XP x64 Edition) is set for silent installation via svcpack by nLite. However it still shows up on Windows update, any thoughts? EDIT: Further investigation reveals that nLite has nothing to do with this problem. I can manually execute the hotfix after Windows installation and it still shows up on Windows Update. So it's either a flaw in the hotfix itself or an error in the Windows Update logic.
  13. April updates: Deletion Hotfix\350-IE7-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB944533-x64-ENU.exe Additions Hotfix\350-Windows-en-US-KB943729-x64.exe [889,912] This one does not seem to install, fault has been reported Hotfix\360-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB941693-x64-ENU.exe [8,403,504] Direct link to .exe Hotfix\370-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB945553-x64-ENU.exe [1,048,112] Hotfix\380-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB948590-x64-ENU.exe [1,330,224] Hotfix\390-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB948881-x64-ENU.exe [670,768] Hotfix\400-IE7-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB947864-x64-ENU.exe [37,178,416] Direct link to .exe
  14. Well it's not an AddOn as the script just calls the standard end-user installer with the appropriate silent install commands. It doesn't require that the Open Office installer be repacked into a .cab file with an entries.ini section. It's also installed on first Logon rather than at T13. When an updated version of Open Office comes out, you just have to change the filenames to match. You add the script to RunOnce in the unattended section, I find it easier just to edit & load a previous preset rather than copying it into nLite.
  15. Not technically an AddOn, but if you use a 7-Zip AddOn (both Rado354 and JohnDoe74 provide one, it's a good utility, you really should have it) you can add the following code to RunOnce. rem install & configure Open Office, requires 7-Zip for configuration options "%ProgramFiles%\7-Zip\7z" X %Source%AddOns\OOo_2.4.0_Win32Intel_install_en-US.exe -O"%ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice24InstallFiles" msiexec /I "%ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice24InstallFiles\openofficeorg24.msi" ALLUSERS=1 SELECT_WORD=1 SELECT_EXCEL=1 SELECT_POWERPOINT=1 ADDLOCAL=ALL /Qr rem RmDir /S /Q "%ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice24InstallFiles" If Not exist "%ProgramFiles%\7-Zip\7z.exe" %Source%AddOns\OOo_2.4.0_Win32Intel_install_en-US.exe /S This will give you more install options (such as whether to open MS Word files with Open Office by default). NB: Above code assumes the installer is located in a folder \AddOns on the install media, the /S switch will do a silent install (no need for 7-Zip) but you don't get the configuration options.
  16. Sorry to say, but XP SP3 includes neither IE7 nor WMP11, so you'll still have to integrate them with nLite and the WMP11 slipstreamer respectively. Mind you, I'd have to agree it would be nice if they could put out 2 versions of the service pack, one vanilla (as currently planned) and one with the kitchen sink: IE7, WMP11, DirectX updates & .Net 2.0
  17. Your file structure should look like this after extracting the config archive (where Drive:\Path is where you extracted it): Drive:\Path . . . . . . . . \Win2000_sp5+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \AddOns\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \DirectX_9c\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Hotfix\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Misc\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \RunOnce\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \InstallWin2000sp5.txt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Run1_W2Ksp5.bat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Run2_W2Ksp5.bat If you also extract the hotfix archive to Drive:\Path then the files should end up in the appropriate folders (Hotfix, RunOnce & AddOns). At step 1 in the procedure nLite will prompt you to locate or create an empty folder as your working directory, this is where the files are copied to, you should end up with something like this (many files & directories left out): Drive:\nLite_working_directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \$OEM$\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \AddOns\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \DirectX_9c\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \I386\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \RunOnce\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Autorun.inf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \InstallWin2000sp5.txt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Run1_W2Ksp5.bat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Run2_W2Ksp5.bat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Setup.exe
  18. March updates: New version of the DirectX redistributable (Mar 08), extract it to \DirectX_9c [67,196,968] Direct link to .exe MD5: E1E85376D4F03072B99FF0E9ED5DDE36 SHA1: 21AA91CA8E0CBB5FBB986F47A1CCDAD5D2984CAE No other hotfix changes (so no change in the torent or 7-zip package either).
  19. March updates: New version of the DirectX redistributable (Mar 08), extract it to \DirectX_9c [67,196,968] Direct link to .exe MD5: E1E85376D4F03072B99FF0E9ED5DDE36 SHA1: 21AA91CA8E0CBB5FBB986F47A1CCDAD5D2984CAE No other hotfix changes (so no change in the torent or 7-zip package either). Added support for a few more applications and latest codec pack versions: CDBurnerXP Picasa K-Lite Mega Codec Pack QuickTime Alternative lite See here if you want to create your own config files K-Lite Codec Pack 64-bit Requires C++ runtime Orbit Downloader Johnhc: There doesn't seem to be an easy way to place files into "My Documents" of a created user. As I suspected if you create the folder and copy the files there prior to account initialization, Windows decides that the directory structure belongs to a deleted account and creates a new user account directory structure with a modified name. You might be able to do it if you log into the desired account on first boot (when .Net et al is installed) rather than the administrator account (would obviously have to be administrator class) and then copy the files (probably safest to do on 2nd pass). I didn't include information on component removals for a couple of reasons, firstly it's not the objective of this topic, secondly I couldn't reliably test all possible combinations and points of failure.
  20. 1. Run1_W2Ksp5.bat is from my similar guide for Windows 2000, but I see that in a moment of absent-mindedness I've used that name instead of Run1_XP-64.bat 2. The batch files are written so that if an optional application is not found at \AddOns, they will display "The command ***.exe does not refer to ..." (i.e. file not found) and skip on to the next command. Note that as %Source% returns a blank string if not set, one can block copy sections from Run1_XP-64.bat to Run2_XP-64.bat if so desired. 3. To include a .reg file use a command like that for Key.AnyDVD [if exist %Source%AddOns\Key.AnyDVD Regedit /S %Source%AddOns\Key.AnyDVD], replacing Key.AnyDVD with MySetting.reg. The "If exist %Source%AddOns\Key.AnyDVD" part of the command is not really necessary, but if you execute "Regedit /S %Source%AddOns\Key.AnyDVD" and the reg file isn't found the installation will halt with an error message. 4. I'm not really sure about this one, you could certainly put it in the shared documents. But as the account settings for new accounts are not actually created until that new account is logged into, I'm not sure if it will work (I'll test if I remember tomorrow). 5. Comodo is a good firewall (Defense+ annoying as all hell though), but the silent install switch "-s" doesn't work (crashes the installer). Avast will be active on user logon if the installer is placed at \AddOns. 6. There is no problem as far as I know with Shockwave, it's just that I don't use it. Some things just don't work, for example Opera will install with the switches "/S /V/Passive" but doesn't create a start menu icon. I've tried to include a selection of common software that will produce a system that is pretty much ready to go "out of the box". In general I prefer to use .msi installers, but only because there are generally more options and they are easier to understand, for a good example take a look at the .exe and .msi installers for Open Office. For switches search the Application installs forum here at MSFN, extract some of the addons created by others and read the entries file (Rado354's are good for this), read the originating website for that software, google it [software.exe "Silent Install"] and if all else fails, trial and error. If you read through Run1_XP-64.bat, you will see that there are several common sets of silent install switches. 7. In most cases there is no need for a second pass. But if for example you had some software that needed say .Net already installed before it could be installed, then that application would have to be installed in a second pass. 8. As the repair option appears in the textmode section of installation (before it goes into fully automatic mode), it should be available.
  21. There are (to the best of my knowledge) no Microsoft updates that start with such a number, the names displayed in the download list are the result of commands like the following: Rename ..\Hotfix\WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB*-x64-ENU.exe xxx-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB*-x64-ENU.exe Files in the .7z archive and the torr-ent <<[and how can that be flagged as a swear word?] have already been renamed, running UpdatePrep.bat will rename any you downloaded. The only purpose of the leading number is to ensure that they are integrated in the same order that Windows Update would install them and even of those, only having IE7 first seems to be absolutely critical. The update list in the first post is current for the month mentioned (currently Feb 07).
  22. February updates: Deletions Hotfix\170-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB921503-x64-ENU.exe Hotfix\270-IE7-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB942615-x64-ENU.exe Move (and rename) Hotfix\280-WindowsMedia11-KB941569-x64-ENU.exe to WMP11\WindowsMedia11-KB941569-x64-ENU.exe Additions: 310-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB942830-x64-ENU.exe [1,399,856] 320-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB942831-x64-ENU.exe [857,648] 330-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB946026-x64-ENU.exe [827,952] 340-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB943055-x64-ENU.exe [1,928,752] 350-IE7-WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB944533-x64-ENU.exe [37,179,440] Direct link to .exe Also be sure to read the changelog (post2) for options relating to the WMP11 slipstreamer with limited accounts.
  23. February Hotfix Updates: Deletions Hotfix\280-Windows2000-KB921503-x86-ENU.EXE Hotfix\380-IE6.0sp1-KB942615-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe Additions Hotfix\410-Windows2000-KB942831-x86-ENU.EXE [596,848] Hotfix\420-Windows2000-KB943055-x86-ENU.EXE [761,200] Hotfix\430-IE6.0sp1-KB944533-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe [4,211,272]
  24. I get this error when creating a limited account in Windows XP Pro x64 edition. Tweaked WMP11 under v0.991 with the following hotfixes: WindowsMedia11-KB929399-v2-x64-INTL.exe WindowsMedia11-KB936782-x64-ENU.exe WindowsMedia11-KB939683-x64-ENU.exe WindowsMedia11-KB941569-x64-ENU.exe EDIT: It appears to be a regression bug, I dropped everyone's favorite hotfix (KB941569) and tried again but the error still occurs. The problem did not exist with version 0.96 of the slipstreamer.
  25. Read this topic for full details. Especially note that you should use silent installers rather than AddOns.
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