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Will take a look at 10.10 as soon as possible. Cheers.

Thanks for the feedback. I think the double shortcut can be resolved. The installer has an option to choose a shortcut for the current user or for all users. Due to the missing code section (that is effectively a sort of "task check") the shortcut gets installed twice. I'll just delete the "current user shortcut task" and keep only the "all users shortcut task". In that way only one shortcut will be created, for all users. Note that if you are using the normal install (not silent) the check boxes for shortcuts will have no effect on the actual installation. Cheers. EDIT: Minor change to the installer to resolve the double shortcut issue.

Updated to version 10.0.7. This has not been tested at all, I need some feedback if this is working the same way the old version did. It should give no problems however, the script has not been changed a lot since 10.0.4. I could use some help with reconstructing the "code" section from Innosetup, there are some functions like shortcut creation that don't work like they should, especially the "SkipTaskCheck" function and "GetInstallDir". The unpacker does not unpack this section so we have to make it ourself or else exclude it from the script. Cheers. Escorpiom.

Last Active: May 02 2010 07:53 PM He might not come back, more than six months not online. Too bad.

I'm with Spoiled Brat. Framework is only used here for application compatibility. Besides that, the request-only hotfixes solve some rather isolated problems that the most of us never will encounter. So my vote will be against the inclusion of request-only hotfixes. As for the file versions, Microsoft policy for updates states that a non-security update cannot "supersede" a security update, so even if later versions of the updates are released, if they don't fix any security update they cannot be identified as superseding even though, functionally speaking - it does, in fact, do exactly that. This was explained on technet a while ago. On a side note, there are some outdated runtimes in the package, it would be nice to know what runtimes are needed and their latest versions. For example Visual C runtimes 2005 and 2008 and 2010 for .Net 4. Cheers.

bphlpt, KB960043 is not really an update. It only sets a flag on the system. It is called dual branch servicing. I think it's better to paste this text from MS that explains something: What does Dual Branch Servicing mean exactly? With Dual Branch Servicing, updates for GDR class releases (updates, cumulative updates, and security updates) will contain two versions of the payload, a "clean" payload that carries only the security fix but no cumulative hotfixes and a second payload that contains the cumulative hotfixes together with the security fix. The first "clean" payload would be installed for customers who have no hotfixes applied (most customers) and the second cumulative payload would be installed for customers who do have one or more hotfixes installed. How does Dual Branch Servicing work? When a customer installs a hotfix, the update is installed together with baseliner update 960043. This baseliner is like a flag in the computer that tells future updates for that product that a hotfix is present. In the future, when the customer installs a GDR-class update (including a security update), that update looks for the baseliner. If the baseliner is not present because no previous hotfix was installed, the payload from the GDR branch is installed so that the hotfix is not included. If the baseliner is found, then the payload from the LDR branch, such as the cumulative binary that includes a hotfix, is installed. This model prevents the installation of the GDR for customers who have hotfixes installed. The advantage of this model is that if you install a GDR first, the GDR payload will then be applied. If you then install a hotfix, and the baseliner is present, the GDR will be automatically switched from the GDR branch payload to the LDR branch payload. This prevents a regression of the hotfix. Most probably you've already read that. I think because we are making a complete installer instead of updating previous framework installs, you'll be OK with the last version of the baseliner. No need to install previous versions. Cheers.

Wow bphlpt, that's great news! I would be happy to test your work too. Please reconsider .Net 1.1 for Windows 7, that's rather old and most apps moved on to 2.0 or higher. But the .Net 4 is perfectly fine for Win XP or Win 7. I hope you succeed in updating the script. Awesome. Edit: No Win2K support needed here. Cheers.

Read the title of this topic: Silent .NET Maker synthesized 20100118 - W2K/XP/2K3 x86 It is not for Windows 7, besides Windows 7 has .Net framework already included. Cheers.

Hej! NDP1.1sp1-KB953297-X86 is required ?? WU does not require this file in my system. NDP1.1sp1-KB953297-X86 is superseded by NDP1.1sp1-KB979906-X86 which is in turn superseded by NDP1.1sp1-KB2416447-X86. Cheers.

7ZSplit.exe name_sfx_archive.exe -c name_config.txt -m name_module.cfg -a name_archive.7z Thank you gora, nice find! The method involving 7Zsplit is not needed anymore but those switches will come in handy the next time. Well I'll be.....! Just rename the file and it will integrate, no need to split and recompile. Cheers.

Lejon89, You should read the first page and the last pages. Especially the answer to your question about NDP1.1sp1-KB2416447-X86 is on this very page. If you can't take the time to read and investigate you won't be able to successfully create a .Net all-in-one installer. I'm always willing to help people but in your case the answer is just to obvious, you did not read. Cheers.

A bit later than others, but I think there is a better way to integrate the problematic KB2416447. User_hidden commented that KB2416447 replaces KB979906, so I looked at the two packages and concluded that they can't be that different. So what I did: 1. Deleted the old KB979906 2. Copied the new KB2416447 to the work dir 3. Renamed it to the old KB979906 4. Everything got processed, installer is now 47.8 MB. No errors. Conclusion: There must be some issue with the filename, perhaps to many characters. There were another two updates, namely: KB2418241 - It has two updates inside, we can use the iexpress method to make them BOTH. KB980773 inside has a different hash than the old KB980773, so I made a new one and replaced the old one. KB2418241 replaces KB976765. All three updates processed and included in the package. Still an awesome tool. Cheers, Escorpiom.

Thank you Mooms & SunLion, nice work. I think I just make a "create.cmd" batch to execute these commands. Could not find command line switches for 7Zsplit, else it would be totally automated. Cheers.

Well, I know it's a dirty solution but this might work. Compress your bookmarks to a .cab file and after the install unpack them to your favorites folder. You can use RunOnceEx for this or GuiRunOnce. Surely there are more ways to do this. Cheers.

Hello Clive, I found some information that might help, look here: http://www.appdeploy.com/messageboards/tm.asp?m=63085&mpage=1&key= and here on the Adobe KB: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/842/cpsid_84211.html#Create Cheers.

Very good post Kurt_aust, My installer is a bit more efficient now. I'm trying to complete the list of superseded fixes: NDP1.1sp1-KB979906-X86.exe supersedes NDP1.1sp1-KB953297-X86 NDP20SP2-KB976569-x86.exe supersedes NDP20SP2-KB974417-x86 (not officially as it is a compatibility update where KB974417 was a security update.) NDP20SP2-KB983583-x86.exe supersedes NDP20SP2-KB976569-x86 NDP30SP2-KB982168-x86.exe supersedes NDP30SP2-KB976570-x86 (contains NDP20SP2-KB976765, NDP20SP2-KB980773, NDP30SP2-KB976769.) Don't forget that from Kurt's list both KB982168 and KB982524 have to be extracted and compiled into separate installers. @Mooms: The package didn't change size because some updates contain the same files, compiling the installer you are actually adding some of the files twice from different revisions. I asked myself the same question after checking the final size logical conclusion. Cheers! Edited this post according to Kurt_aust findings.

There is no option in BIOS to change the dual channel feature. It appears in POST automatically but i am not sure if really the mobo use it that way for the reasons you mention above. For the use of 4GB in XP 32bit is known that can be done with /3GB switch in boot.ini but you need applications who knows how to utilize this extra memory. I'm afraid that the whole design of that mobo is a little buggy. But i have a second PC (Pentium Core 2 3.016GHz socket 775 ) for my heavy hobby , video editing. The whole matter here is to determine if the decrease in performance is software or hardware related. I have installed Proccess Explorer and Autoruns to help me with that problem but i am not sure in what informations in Proccess Explorer to concentrate my attention. I will appreciate the help of anyone who will spend some time to write an answer for me. Thanks in advance. There is no option in the bios. In your case you have only two DIMM slots, so the only way to test this is taking out the 1GB module and test again with only the 2GB module installed. As for the switch in boot.ini, that is only used for old applications that cannot run with a large amount of memory. I recall the issue with Visual Foxpro compiled applications for example, old versions would not run if the memory wasn't limited in boot.ini. In your case it has nothing to do with the actual problem. Having 4GB installed doesn't require the /3GB switch, Windows will run anyway but only recognizes about 3.2GB of memory instead of 4GB. If any proposed solution fails, you can try to start with a clean installation: - Use latest BIOS from MSI ver. 1.2 update date 2010-06-10 1. This is AMI BIOS release 2. This BIOS fixes the following problem of the previous version: Fixed system report incorrect HDD size after disabled LBA mode. Improved VGA compatibility. <<this could apply to your config Fixed system report incorrect memory size during POST. - clean XP SP3 install - Chipset and video drivers (Intel and Nvidia) Do not install anything else and test again. If the problem persist, it's the hardware. I agree with you that the platform could be buggy. Like I said it's not common to see socket 478 teamed up with 945 chipset. Cheers!

Hello, Yes it will work, providing that the script is executed with admin privileges. Cheers!

There's one thing I would avoid in your setup, you are doing double channel memory with two modules of different sizes. If you want to do double channel, the modules have to be exactly the same type and capacity. Either put in 2x1GB or 2x2GB. Mind that Windows XP only uses about 3.2GB of the 4GB installed, unless you have the 64 bit XP version. Its kinda weird also to see a 945 chipset supporting socket 478, that socket is obsolete. Time to move on to a new platform. Cheers!

Hello, You mean the Start /wait command in a .cmd or bat file? Yes it still works, I'm using it every day. In fact I use one bat file with this command for every Windows version from XP until server 2008R2. As for your other question, keep in mind that Windows 7 Enterprise is the same as Ultimate. Activation depends, are they OEM or separate bought licenses? Office activation for a large company can be done by means of a MAK key. I believe that an Internet connection is necessary to activate. Anyway for detailed information you might be better of asking a Microsoft specialist. Cheers.

My two cents: I was using Foxit because of speed and size. But some time ago it became bloated. Ask bar inside, problems with some PDF documents not viewing or printing.. Anyway as an alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader I found Ricks Adobe Acrobat Reader, it's a somewhat slimmed down version and was my default reader until today. Reading Yzöwl's post about PDF-Xchange Viewer I gave it a try, and wow - that's some full featured PDF reader and editor. I instantly liked it and have made it my default PDF viewer. Thanks Yzöwl, I really never heard of it before. Cheers.

Sure, if your network uses active directory and you log on to a domain, that is the way group policy works, but they also work locally. No problem just test it. Note that gpupdate /force is used to update the policies, not to push policies out to clients. They even work on XP Home, although it hasn't got the UI but the registry entries work all the same. Don't worry about asking, I'm learning every day and will be more than happy to pass on what I've learned here. Cheers. EDIT: Put a note to explain gpupdate /force.

Hi Clivebuckwheat, You don't have to use active directory. It is posible to use these settings locally. I believe it is called Local Group Policy. Here is my script, it isn't all that different from the script Tripredacus just posted. @echo off REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v "EnableLUA" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\techcomp" /V file /T REG_DWORD /D 00000001 /F REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\server" /V file /T REG_DWORD /D 00000001 /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /V "Security_HKLM_only" /T REG_DWORD /D "1" /F REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap" /V "AutoDetect" /T REG_DWORD /D "0" /F REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap" /V "AutoDetect" /T REG_DWORD /D "0" /F REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations" /V "ModRiskFileTypes" /t REG_SZ /d ".exe;.cmd;.bat;.com;.inf;.txt;.doc;.reg;.rar;.7z;.zip;.msi" /f REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments" /V "SaveZoneInformation" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download" /V "CheckExeSignatures" /t REG_SZ /d "no" /f REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download" /V "RunInvalidSignatures" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f gpupdate /force TASKKILL /IM EXPLORER.EXE /F ECHO Restarting Explorer shell, please wait... START EXPLORER.EXE I use this script for any Windows from XP Home up til 2008R2, that's why it uses several methods. First it disables UAC Then it adds the tech comp and the server to the domain list Next it forces that all security settings are managed by the HKLM part of the registry instead of HKCU. Next turns off autodetect intranet LowRiskFileTypes is overkill, mine uses ModRiskFileTypes to add some extensions. Next enable saveZoneInformation so that files are NOT marked with zone info (confusing, it has to be "1") Next it disables signature checking Next it allows running invalid signatures To make this effective without having to reboot I added these lines: Gpupdate / force to do a force update of Group Policy Settings Restarting Explorer Shell is needed because of the latest IE8 security settings. If not, we have to reboot. This is only my n00bish attempt to automate app installs after OS install. It might be that I'm doing something wrong, if so please correct me. @Tripredacus: What does this line mean? reg Delete HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v Shell /f Cheers!

It is possible without reboot. I´m using a script on startup that: - Shares network drive - disables UAC - Lowers IE security settings to avoid warnings - updates system policy using the gpupdate /force command After this, all other scripts are executed without warnings. The first script as explained above is on the local drive, executed as part of firstlogon command. This way there are no problems with UAC. After finishing the scripts/installs there is another script to reset the security settings to default values. If interested, I can post the contents of the .cmd file. Cheers!

So if I want that and the .NET Assistant Firefox add-on REMOVED my *.ini should have these two settings as DNF20OFFICE2K3DEBUGGER=NO DNF35FFCLICKONCEEXT=NO Right? Or it's vice-versa?! Correct. The =NO means that the specified component will not be included in the package. Cheers!