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The problem with Firefox is that this script worked fine for 3.0.1 release, but somehow the script conflicts with newer releases. I have updated the script to work with Firefox 3.0.6. To avoid addons not getting installed I install the Addons after the main setup is complete and set as the default browser some time later. When Addons are installed directly after the "firefox.exe -silent -setDefaultBrowser" command the first addons were not processed. To hide Internet Explorer and Outlook Express completely I also set in WinNT.sif the following options: [Components] IEAccess = Off OEAccess = Off

@strell, thanks for your improvement! My final script for dutch language looks like this and passes Windows Update install.inf [Version] Signature = "$Windows NT$" [DefaultInstall] RunPreSetupCommands = NetFX20.Install:1,NetFX30.Install:1,NetFX35.Install:1 [DestinationDirs] ;All users application data directory NetFX.CopySetup = 16419,".NET Framework" [NetFX.CopySetup] "install.inf" "NetFX30SP2_x86.msi" "NetFX30SP2_x86_nld.msi" "NetFX35SP1_x86.msi" "NetFX35SP1_x86_nld.msi" [NetFX20] RunPreSetupCommands = NetFx20.Install:1 CopyFiles = NetFX.CopySetup [NetFX30] RunPreSetupCommands = NetFx30.Install:1 [NetFX35] RunPreSetupCommands = NetFx35.Install:1 AddReg = Uninstall.Reg,KB951847.AddReg,KB928416.AddReg [NetFX20.Install] ;Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 "msiexec /i ""%01%\NetFX20SP2_x86.msi"" /qb-! ALLUSERS=1" ;Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 dutch language pack "msiexec /i ""%01%\NetFX20SP2_x86_nld.msi"" /qn ALLUSERS=1" [NetFX30.Install] ;Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2 "msiexec /i ""%01%\NetFX30SP2_x86.msi"" /qb-! ALLUSERS=1" ;Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2 dutch language pack "msiexec /i ""%01%\NetFX30SP2_x86_nld.msi"" /qn ALLUSERS=1" [NetFX35.Install] ;Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 "msiexec /i ""%01%\NetFX35SP1_x86.msi"" /qb-! ALLUSERS=1" ;Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 dutch language pack "msiexec /i ""%01%\NetFX35SP1_x86_nld.msi"" /qn ALLUSERS=1" [Uninstall.Reg] ;Fix .NET 3.5 SP1 uninstall information HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{CE2CDD62-0124-36CA-84D3-9F4DCF5C5BD9}","SystemComponent",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{101738D7-D805-37A9-BB91-1F2C351782BF}","SystemComponent",0x10001,00,00,00,00 [KB951847.AddReg] ;KB958481 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504","DisplayName",0x0,"KB958481" HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504","LUAEnabled",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504","MSI3",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504","MoreInfoURL",0x0,"http://www.microsoft.com/" HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504","PatchType",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504","State",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504","Uninstallable",0x10001,00,00,00,00 ;KB958483 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches\E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37","DisplayName",0x0,"KB958483" HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches\E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37","LUAEnabled",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches\E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37","MSI3",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches\E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37","MoreInfoURL",0x0,"http://www.microsoft.com/" HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches\E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37","PatchType",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches\E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37","State",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches\E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37","Uninstallable",0x10001,00,00,00,00 ;KB958484 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85","DisplayName",0x0,"KB958484" HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85","LUAEnabled",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85","MSI3",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85","MoreInfoURL",0x0,"http://www.microsoft.com/" HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85","PatchType",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85","State",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"%INSTUSERDATA_KEY%\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85","Uninstallable",0x10001,00,00,00,00 [KB928416.AddReg] ;KB928416 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.0\Servicing\Windows Workflow Foundation\NL",,0x0 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.0\Setup\1043","InstallSuccess",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.0\Setup\1043","Version",0x0,"3.0.04506.30" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.0\Setup\Windows Communication Foundation\1043","InstallSuccess",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.0\Setup\Windows Presentation Foundation\NL","InstallSuccess",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.0\Setup\Windows Presentation Foundation\NL","Version",0x0,"3.0.6920.0" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.0\Setup\Windows Workflow Foundation\NL","InstallSuccess",0x10001,01,00,00,00 [Strings] INSTUSERDATA_KEY="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18" I have modified the msi to remove the setup files and custom uninstall entries. No other modifications except for merging the following hotfixes: NDP20SP2-KB958481-x86.exe NDP30SP2-KB954743-x86.exe NDP30SP2-KB954744-x86.exe NDP30SP2-KB958483-x86.exe NDP35SP1-KB958484-x86.exe Filesizes for reference (XP SP3) as displayed in Add/Remove Software Panel .NET 2.0 SP2 22.7 MB msi, 185,00 MB installed .NET 3.0 SP2 22.7 MB msi, 169,00 MB installed .NET 3.5 SP1 8.8 MB msi, 58,94 MB installed Languagepacks .NET 2.0 SP2 NLD 1,9 MB msi, 6,18 MB installed .NET 3.0 SP2 NLD 1,5 MB msi, 3,88 MB installed .NET 3.5 SP1 NLD 1,0 MB msi, 1,50 MB installed

I am just testing a new .NET 3.5 SP1 installer with all updates included. I'll upload it asap.

Hmm, I never actually experienced the serial entering issues myself with latest builds. I didn't test with the SUPPRESSMSGBOXES option though. If more people confirm this behaviour I'll add it to the FAQ. P.S. The reason the Serial Dialog Box shows up during install is that it's for me the only way to properly activate Nero. Because this methoud wasn't reliable enough I made some modifications in recent builds. For next update I'll try to make this dialog disappear faster though.

Here's a quick fix for KB951847 showing up on Windows Update after manually building the .NET installer. KB951847.inf [Version] Signature = "$Windows NT$" [DefaultInstall] AddReg = KB951847.AddReg [KB951847.AddReg] ;KB958481 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches","C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504",0x0,":SP1.1;:#SP1.1" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches","Patches",0x10000,"C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504",,0x10 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504","MSI3",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504","State",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504","Uninstallable",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504","LUAEnabled",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504","PatchType",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504","DisplayName",0x0,"KB958481" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\DC3BF90CC0D3D2F398A9A6D1762F70F3\Patches\C3CFBEEB1B8483A43A5C18AB91FDF504","MoreInfoURL",0x0,"http://www.microsoft.com/" ;KB958483 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches","E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37",0x0,":SP1.1;:#SP1.1" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches","Patches",0x10000,"E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches\E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37","MSI3",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches\E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37","State",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches\E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37","Uninstallable",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches\E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37","LUAEnabled",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches\E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37","PatchType",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches\E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37","DisplayName",0x0,"KB958483" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\0DC1503A46F231838AD88BCDDC8E8F7C\Patches\E54DA494170E9184E8511E40F1FB0F37","MoreInfoURL",0x0,"http://www.microsoft.com/" ;KB958484 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches","2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85",0x0,":SP1.1;:#SP1.1" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches","Patches",0x10000,"2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85",,0x10 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85","MSI3",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85","State",0x10001,01,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85","Uninstallable",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85","LUAEnabled",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85","PatchType",0x10001,00,00,00,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85","DisplayName",0x0,"KB958484" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\26DDC2EC4210AC63483DF9D4FCC5B59D\Patches\2F2AEE7ADCFB45A45A57B7187A686E85","MoreInfoURL",0x0,"http://www.microsoft.com/"

I have detected some new problem after integrating KB958687 into my Windows XP SP3 CD. Everything put into HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\RunOnce is now processed @T9 in stead of after 2nd reboot. The HFSLIPGUI.INF is now called before logon. I don't know if it affects HFSLIP behaviour in anyway but it affects some of my own scripts (Daemon Tools) I'll workaround it by putting everything in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Run and delete the lines afterwards manually.

Updated script to fix addons getting skipped during during installation. Script now should also work on Windows Vista? Update settings for Firefox 3.0.5.

Installer removed.

Same issue on Dutch XP SP3 using dutch language pack. It seems like Microsoft Update site doesn't properly detect .NET 3.0 SP2 language pack, although it's installed. You don't want to install the update from the site and fortunately it's not possible to mess up the system. Microsoft probably fixes this within a few months. Note I use WiMakCab to compress the Administrative Install Point back to an MSI. Although size is a few MB's larger on install you save time not having to extract the installer first.

Adding uninstall behaviour is a good idea. I'll probably convert the script to Inno Setup to make it a bit easier.

I am installing latest QTTabBar 1.2.3 beta 2 and QTAddressbar @ T13 with no issues. I also have updated first post, since I've made some modifications to the button positions and included plugins. Now when you press CTRL-E you quickly switch between normal and explorer view. Now if only QTTabBar would focus the folder in explorer tree when using QTAddressbar it would be perfect for my needs. Now it's 9/10. Also by default this script hides the explorer menu bar. When you need to change some some advanced settings or want to invert a selection you simply press ALT-M to show or hide the toolbar.

It might have something to do with corrupt nVidia drivers. I have reinstalled the system and changing the DPI caused less trouble. Sorry for the inconvenience.

I have an issue with changing the dpi settings under Windows XP SP3 using HFSLIP 1.7.9 C. It may have to do because of adding the XPSP2EXT obsolete source file list but it may also caused by one of the recent updates. The font files are on the cd though.

If you know of some other way of automatic serial entering please show me. Nero 8 Lite is open source so any help is appreciated.

Nero 8 Lite 8.3.13.0 is now available from my site. Sorry for the delay, but I did not expect any updates for Nero 8. Thanks to help from some users there are still lot of things to improve on the existing installer. I will look at each suggestion carefully and improve the installer within the next few weeks

I could use ultra compression for Nero Lite. However on older pc's it would take a lot more time to decompress all files. About .NET VC++ files. These are not compatible. Testing on a Virtual Machine showed that also the VMWARE Tools install these files. Also other software still needs the older VC++ 2005 SP1 redistributable files. @cybpsych, I don't know why your build failed. Make sure you have enough room in both your temp folder and the Nero SDK folder. About the serial window. Does it enter your serial or not?

Did you run the install script in Tools directory?

I was testing Nero 8.3.13.0 and it seems Nero finally fixed the VC++ fixed dependency problem. You don't need to install the VC++ 2005 SP1 runtimes anymore if you have .NET 2.0SP1 or any higher version installed. I will still include these runtimes for users who don't have .NET installed or can't install the latest version (Windows 2000). Nero 8 Lite 8.3.13.0 build 1.18.0.1 changelog - fix updating existing installations. - update SQLite -> 3.6.7

In stead of using .NET 2.0 SP1 and KB947748 you should upgrade to .NET 2.0 SP2. .NET 2.0 SP2 is included with .NET 3.5 SP1

awxDtools cannot be registered unless Daemon Tools is running, so I have added a logon script for it. The script is a bit complicated, but now Daemon Tools can be configured for multiple users, and the installer runs from the Hard Drive. You can now safely remove the CD from the drive when Windows tells you setup is completed. Anyway I have updated the script, since the Daemon Tools Toolbar process name has been changed.

Well, Nero still have not released any update for Nero 8. I think they abandon it. Shortly after release of Nero 9 I experimented with the new audio plugins and they seem to be compatible with Nero 8. I'll look into making a new version of Nero 8 Lite with the Nero 9 audio plugins included. I will not work on any Nero 9 Lite version, but anyone is free to use the SDK as reference material for building one.

I do provide test results, send in bug reports and even some fixes. Besides that I also release all projects on MSFN with code and documentation. HFSLIP is open source. I would be able to work on it, but the code is not documented. I would even donate some money to support this project, but unfortunately HFSLIP does not support business use.

MSFN is a community, so to help the community developers should post regularly. I hate those developers who keep playing dead.

So far I have tested I have no big problems integrating latest October updates on Windows XP SP3. Thanks to the updated cabs files posted here I no longer have to download anything before I can check for updates at Microsoft Update site. Also the integrated Flash 10 Player works fine. The only problem I have is integrating Cumulative ActiveX Killbits update KB956391. I have removed KB953839 and also set NOKILLBITS=YES in the answerfile, but apparently it just don't get installed.

That dialog is there to actually put the serial in. In previous versions this dialog also did show for a split second. Anyway I have worked on optimizing the speed and changes will be included in the SDK release.