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For some reason ever time i download MSDBuiold.exe it is corrupt and it does not work, i can not get the cmd files or inf files extracted is there anyway to jsut donwlaod them manually?
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My own personal test suggest windows 7 is better than xp, when comparing i used the exact same machine and compare witht he same progmra everytihng suggests windows 7 to be about 10% faster than xp. i wont go down to say what the gap between xp/7 and vista is its more than 60%
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the MSDBUILD download file is corrupt, i have tried to download it 5 times on 3 different computers, ever time it downloads it only 2kb and 7zip says the archive is corrupt any way to get this other than the downloader
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Hi All,
Does anyone know how i can merge the two 2003 server installs disc i have into single dvd so when it installs it does not keep asking me for disc 1 or disc 2
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To be hones ti very doubt many people will sit and read all that there far to much there, the error could be anywhere. I only read the first 1st of a page and gave up.
BTW it should be winnt.sif
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The reason you are haivng problems is you are using the integrate method as well as svcpack, if you do it fully svcpack it fine but when you use integrate problem arise i have got both working just took a lot of tweaking
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2003 64bit
in nLite
You can do it on 32bit, but not without hassle as you say. Beer isn't free, gotta work for it.. It's been discussed several times, check ryanvm check on this forums, etc. It's doable.cool thanks for that, if you have a link to hus poost i will be grateful otherwise i will search
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2003 64bit
in nLite
I think if you are doing 64 bit nLite you gotta do it on a 64 bit OS. At least that was the message I got the last time when I used nLite Jan this year.that is what i am thinking just wondering if it can be done oh well
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OH right that is cool, means i can use any motherboard that has xp drivers that suits what i need.
thanks for that
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2003 64bit
in nLite
does anyone know if you can use nlite to extract the contents and then slipstream etc and make unattended without any hassle on 32bit machine, i tried the manual way and i got telling me it could not copy a certain file so not sure if it possible or not.
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Ok i know this is probably dum but i thought i best to check.
I was told by a technical support person today that i can use xp drivers on 2003 if there is no 2003 driver in both 32bit and 64 bit. the 64bit might be more possible since xp64bit is basically 2003 64bit.
I just want to know if this is true? cause i am plan on getting a motherboard and hope to install 2003 server on it. i am more curious of 64 bit as i prefer to go do this line
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Doesw anyone know any motherboards that wilkl work with 2003 server? just seems msi ones dnt not sure if the motherboard is comable with 2000 will mean it will work on 2003 though
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I create partitions myself during xp installation.But everything else is automated.I want to move the program files directory to e:(using registry tweak).The problem is,windows only formats the partition it is installed to.How do i format the remaining partitions in ntfs,automatically?
you could try making a cmd file that automatically does it for you not 100% sure off the top of my head how oyu do it but you need some sort of check to mske sure it does the right one it could also set teh drive letters etc for oyu to if they wher ebeing probmatic
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In the never ending search for the complete, up to date Windows XP Installation, here is my latest SVCPACK.INF, used to install all the updates and hotfixes for Windows XP Service Pack 3. This list of updates and hotfixes are those I have determined to be necessary to show Zero Updates needed, High Priority or Recommended, in Windows Update. One major obstacle is finding the hotfixes. I use a combination of standard hotfix downloads from Microsoft, inspection of WindowsUpdate.log for update URLs, and NirSoft's SmartSniff to detect from where the hotfixes are downloaded. Please do the same to find your own hotfixes, and do not bother asking me for direct download links ...
Two problems discussed here and on other forums is how to install the .Net Frameworks (1.1 and 2.0), and the IE7 Updates from SVCPACK.INF. This is the only part of the installation that requires "smoke and mirrors".
For .Net, the file REG.EXE is extracted from the Windows source, and included in the SVCPACK folder. From there it is used to change two entries in the Windows registry to allow the installation of .Net 2.0. The .Net installers for .Net 1.1 and 2.0 have been renamed to DOTNET11 and DOTNET20, respectively. Oddly enough, .Net 3.0 and 3.5 do NOT show up as needed on Windows Update, but I suspect that will soon change.
The second problem was to allow the updates to IE7 to succeed. This was achieved by using REG.EXE again to add an entry into the registry to allow the update to run as if a Windows Update installation of IE7 was being performed. After the update is installed, the registry setting is deleted.
[Version]
Signature="$Windows NT$"
MajorVersion=5
MinorVersion=1
BuildNumber=2600
[SetupData]
CatalogSubDir="\i386\svcpack"
[SetupHotfixesToRun]
; ---------- SVC-D1F Files ----------
"DOTNET11.EXE /Q:A /C:""INSTALL /Q"""
; ---------- SVC-D1U Files ----------
"NDP1.1SP1-KB867460-X86.EXE /QN"
"NDP1.1SP1-KB928366-X86.EXE /QN"
; ---------- SVC-D2F Files ----------
"REG DELETE HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW /F"
"REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup /V SystemSetupInProgress /T REG_DWORD /D 0 /F "
"DOTNET20.EXE /Q:A /C:""INSTALL /Q"""
; ---------- SVC-D2U Files ----------
"NDP20-KB928365-X86.EXE /QN"
; ---------- SVC-WMP Files ----------
"WMP11-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE /Q:A /R:N /c:""SETUP_WM.EXE /Q /R:N /NoPID /DisallowSystemRestore /P:#e"""
; ---------- SVC-HF1 and SVC-HF2 Files ----------
"ROOTSUPD.EXE /Q:A /R:N"
; ---------- SVC-CF1 Files ----------
"WINDOWSXP-KB892130-ENU-X86.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER"
"WINDOWSXP-KB941569-X86-ENU.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER"
; ---------- SVC-MRT Files ----------
"WINDOWS-KB890830-V1.40.EXE /Q"
; ---------- SVC-IE7 Files ----------
"IE7-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE /NoRestart /NoBackup /UpDate-No /Quiet"
; ---------- SVC-IEU Files ----------
"REG ADD ""HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0\WU"" /v ForcePostUpdateInstall /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f"
"IE7-WINDOWSXP-KB947864-X86-ENU.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z /ER"
"REG DELETE ""HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0\WU"" /f"
[ProductCatalogsToInstall]Here are the contents of I386\SVCPACK:
05/12/2008 12:00 AM 24,265,736 DOTNET11.EXE
05/12/2008 12:00 AM 23,510,720 DOTNET20.EXE
05/12/2008 12:00 AM 8,846,888 IE7-WINDOWSXP-KB947864-X86-ENU.EXE
05/12/2008 12:00 AM 15,452,536 IE7-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE
05/12/2008 12:00 AM 10,703,680 NDP1.1SP1-KB867460-X86.EXE
05/12/2008 12:00 AM 9,249,736 NDP1.1SP1-KB928366-X86.EXE
05/12/2008 12:00 AM 15,394,248 NDP20-KB928365-X86.EXE
05/12/2008 12:00 AM 50,176 REG.EXE
05/12/2008 12:00 AM 292,952 ROOTSUPD.EXE
05/12/2008 12:00 AM 8,548,984 WINDOWS-KB890830-V1.40.EXE
05/12/2008 12:00 AM 1,131,560 WINDOWSXP-KB892130-ENU-X86.EXE
05/12/2008 12:00 AM 2,166,832 WINDOWSXP-KB941569-X86-ENU.EXE
05/12/2008 12:00 AM 25,755,448 WMP11-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU.EXE
13 File(s) 145,369,496 bytesThis is the SP3 version of the topic originally started HERE.
Following on from greenmahine original post, hre are teh june updates
switchs
kb951376-v2.exe /q /n /z /o /b:sp3gdr
kb950760.exe /q /n /z /o /b:sp3gdr
kb898461.exe /q /n /z /o
kb915865.exe /q /n /z /o /b:sp2gdr
KB923789.EXE /Q
kb950759.exe /q /n /z /o /b:sp2gdr
[ProductCatalogsToInstall]
KB951376-V2.CATsize
497,162 kb950760.exe
488,176 kb898461.exe
536,888 kb915865.exe
555,072 KB923789.EXE
8,914,472 kb950759.exe
605,224 kb951376-v2.exeall can be found on microsoft update catalog
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Has anyone got thsi working? because i cant get the legitcheck control to work or windows or microsoft udaptes activex to install. btw i am doign it on xpsp3
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Oh . . . my . . . goodness. My sincere thanks, Green, wouldn't have been able to do this so seemlessly without your insights. I'm running all of this post-install, no need to update CDs.
Junes updates aint listed and one of them wont install via svcpack
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[...]havinf admin prilivages on a machie that conencted toa network domain doesnt give a average user much more .... why because unles they know what there doign they cant do anything[...]
What about clicking on every red flasing button on the internet that requires administrative privileges to install malware? I seriously take security and time into account, not to mention the downtime to reinstall the server back-ups that I make daily... For workstations a much more simple method is to have a Ghost or Acronis image
But hey, I manage a 15k computer farm spread all over the country EDIT:
I really don't want to start a dispute or flaming, I'm just trying to get my point across
Well if microsoft get there way people will make software that doesnt need admin rights anyway so amdins will have harder job stoppign that stuff so anti malware software will become more used
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[...]havinf admin prilivages on a machie that conencted toa network domain doesnt give a average user much more .... why because unles they know what there doign they cant do anything[...]
What about clicking on every red flasing button on the internet that requires administrative privileges to install malware? I seriously take security and time into account, not to mention the downtime to reinstall the server back-ups that I make daily... For workstations a much more simple method is to have a Ghost or Acronis image
But hey, I manage a 15k computer farm spread all over the country EDIT:
I really don't want to start a dispute or flaming, I'm just trying to get my point across
agreed only making apoint i think the attuide to ban and not give users some powers is the worng way as well. just froma personal experaince but agree that ther ehas to be some control at low level network. btw i would never give a user access ot the server not even as a user account
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Thats the sort of atitude form network admins i hate
A good admin is a fat admin. If people at work really need admin privilege for work, they just have to ask for it. Then the hierarchy checks and says yes or no. It's as simple as that. Letting people think they can do what ever they want with "their" computer is simply not manageable if you have a fair amount of users. And you get reminded of this fact every day.
Yes but whena user is training to be a netwokr admin they need admin privilages and it that sort of attuide that prevent a lot of people i know being trained right. The fat admin are teh daft ones who are power hungry there has to be some come and go but most network admin attuide stink there only intrerested in one thing deny, deny deny. I know one that was so stuipd they put a deny on full control for the everyone group..... and forgot the administrator group is part of the everyone group so the entire network was gubbed and they never took proper backups soa lot of information was lost.
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Thats the sort of attuide form network admins i hate, personal i just lock them from the network but leave them to do what they want on the other OS, and no it doesnt make the netwokr insecure but more friendly witht eh users. The truth is no matter what os you are running if oyu know what you are doing you can take control of the domain easily.
Did you take in consideration the legal side of it too? What programs the users install on their pc's? What impact that has on the domain / LAN / traffic? And yes, leaving users with administrator privileges DOES make the set-up less secure. And I don't mean only the network...
Doesnt matter if the user isa guest they can take over teh comptuer and the domain if they know what there doing, i agree with you have to have some control but not the poitn you lock them out completely. Ye i took that into consideration but the user will fall fool of the law if they break it, but at the same time if there machine is connect you can easily watch what there doing. if you lock them out at network level (i mean osi level 2-4) it doesnt havea efffect ont eh LAN, traffic or the domain because there machien is a stand alone. havinf admin prilivages on a machie that conencted toa network domain doesnt give a average user much more .... why because unles they know what there doign they cant do anything, my policy is if the user knows what there doing if they mess with the network then i agree with you that gettign sacked is the right option. and if you are a good network admin you will have backups etc so if anything goes worng it will be back up and running within a few horus, most admins i know are to lazy and just liek sitting there watchign people or jsut doign nothing and want people locked out ocmpletely.
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You shouldn't even need a script of any kind for this.
Use the /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- switches to install silent.
As for the reg infos, export them with regedit (clean in notepad), and apply them back using regedit /s as usual.
doesnt work
the reg goes to reg user and as the reg user numebr change ever time you install it fails, plus it doesnt merge correctly anyway, trust me i have tried ever way possiable
Registration is located here:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Smart Projects\IsoBuster]
"ID"=
"ID21"=
"ID22"=
"ID23"=
"ID24"=
"ID25"=
"ID26"=and it works to import from an installation to another (for version 2.4.0.1)
Edit: Disable online check (set it to Never):
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Smart Projects\IsoBuster]
"VersionCheckCriteria"=dword:00000000ah that onlien check might be the problem
ill give that a try thanks
it also appears in hkey_user which by default changes ever time it instals well HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-* where * is created on install
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I would NOT recommend anything like that seeing that you will be restricted down to simple user privileges. Better off talk to your network administrator and ask him to elevate your privileges. Just to keep your a$$ outta trouble. For example, if you worked in the company I manage the network of and caught you running other operating system than the one I installed will get you out the door in 2 minutes with no return. Simple as that.
Thats the sort of attuide form network admins i hate, personal i just lock them from the network but leave them to do what they want on the other OS, and no it doesnt make the netwokr insecure but more friendly witht eh users. The truth is no matter what os you are running if oyu know what you are doing you can take control of the domain easily.
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I've had 0 issues installing v3 or any other version on XP SP3 so far.
If you look around, you'll see that some people repackaged them too. You can get a silent/switchless all-in-one installer for 1.1 SP1, 2 SP1, 3 SP1 and 3.5 (about 50MB total IIRC).
making the switchless one isnt a problem just wanted to knwo if there was a problem because framework 3 doesnt appear on updates list when you try to update after a frresh install so thought it was a compabilty issue
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use nlite to make the iso
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But hey, I manage a 15k computer farm spread all over the country 
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Excellent thanks