Flaviss

5eraph, Thanks for the feedback. I learned that the WGAplugininstall did not actually install the update I needed. It installs an installer program. I had to go back to the site after installing the WGApluginintall and download the update again, this time it downloaded an MSI file. I am taking it that your instructions were intended to allow me to get the .inf file out of this MSI file. I do not know how to use a 'switch' so I cannot continue with your instructions. I extracted the files from the .msi file into a folder with 7zip but don't see any .inf files. Could you please give me a abbreviated 'using switches for dummies' ? Thanks again, Flaviss

OK, so my original problem of access denied I think I have figured out has absolutely nothing to do with my OS install. It was my mistake on installing Norton 360 - yeah yeah I know Norton sucks, but it's easier and was only 9 bucks for three licenses. anyway when I installed it I changed from the default C: program files/Norton 360 folder to C: Program Files and forgot to create a folder called "norton 360" so Norton installed in progam files folder as its program file and locked it for the protection of the program. I tried to install something else into the program files folder (not realising Norton was now claiming it) and access was denied. I did the same thing to my most recent install and just realized when I saw all the odd files in the program files folder. Removed Norton, reinstalled with correct address C; Program Files/ Norton 360 and its all kosher. g-force: I am sure your link is very helpful but my monolingual butt has no idea what I am looking at so I am not sure how its to help. thanks though. I am using an update package from Xable http://xable.net/xp-sp3-update-pack-contents.php that has most of the updates on it and am functioning, just curious as to how to take apart those installers to get at the root of the hotfix.

The problem I am having is when I try to download the following hotfixes from microsoft download pages: 898461, 959772, 955839, 939683, 952287, 909520, 931125, 951847, and 961118 They download an installer package rather than a straight hotfix. For most of them it is the same installer that is downloaded: WGAplugininstall.exe. So on my desktop I will have: WGAplugininstall.exe, WGAplugininstall(2).exe, WGAplugininstall(3).exe ... etc etc etc. I am thinking that if I integrate "WGAplugininstall.exe, WGAplugininstall(2).exe, WGAplugininstall(3).exe" with nlite hotfixes that it is not going to actually add KB898461, KB959772, and KB955839 respectively. I need to know how to get the actual hotfix out of the installer package that MS downloads onto my computer or from the files that the installer has already installed on my computer. Flaviss

Well I re-installed and have access to my C: drive just fine. I also put in a password and hid the administrator from the welcome screen and now the autologin function work. I used RyanVM's update pack rather than the updates I downloaded and had another 11 or so updates to install. Also, for some reason when using the update pack no compatible wireless driver installed. In my previous sessions it auto-found my wireless internet driver but for some reason with this latest session I had to manually install it. Not a big deal. *shrug* In case anyone is curious I have attached my last session.ini. I still would like to know how to get the hotfixes that come from microsoft via the WGAplugininstall.exe myself so I can make a custom install disk rather than using a generic pack. Thanks for the help and suggestions, Flaviss Last_Session.ini

Ok, I will retry with a clean CD source and make the separate process change you suggest. I think I will also delete and repartition the drive I plan to use for my system disk, just in case because I saw in a non nlite related forum somewhere that a possible cause was an install over a previous install. If this fixes the problem I won't be able to know which fixed it (repartition or clean CD source) but I don't want to go through the install process twice if not necessary purely for diagnostic purposes. This time I am bothering to download alll the hotfixes that I can (I made a list this time of which ones windows update adds to my current hotfixes) but am running into a dilemma I cannot seem to google an answer to: WGAplugininstall. This is the download I get for multiple, different hotfixes. I get the same file for the supposedly different downloads and I am thinking it won't be incorporated correctly into nlite unless I do something to it - or perhaps those just cannot be incorporated. I have a legal volume license copy of XP so I suppose I can just update them after install, but is there a way to incorporate them into the hotfixes. The ones I have run into so far are: 898461, 959772, and 955839. I haven't gone through my whole list yet so there may be others. BTW I am sure someone already has posted this but fix 954600 just brings you to download 952069, so if you have already used all the updates for media player through the media player integration tool (I forget the name) - don't bother trying for 954600. Flaviss EDIT: I think I am also going to remove the autologon option, because it didn't seem to work anyway and I might as well just manually set it up.

Ahh, thanks, that is soo much better than clicking on the Low Fi link at the bottom.

Ponch: Yes, I am logged as an administrator. All my accounts are given administrator access except for the auto-created guest account and I don't think I have ever used that account. I did pre-partition the D drive and windows had no problem moving my program files and user profile files to it as a non system disk. I do not question D's status. I know it was cleanly partitioned and formatted. I have full access to D, its just my system disk C, that is denying me access. Also, it there a way to 'expand all' when viewing these forums? I find it clunky to have to keep clicking for individual replies on longer threads. Thanks, Flaviss

Thanks guys for the quick response, Attached should be my last session.ini. 5eraph: I went into the disk manager but when I right click the drive I am denied access to, there is no option to import. I have 'open, explore, change drive letter ...., properties, and help' available and 'make partition as active, format, and delete partition' grayed out. Under the security tab on properties I have 'administrators, creator owner, everyone, Flaviss, system, and users' listed and have checked off allow for all of them - still no access. johnhc: I did pre-partition and format the drive I wanted to use for my program and document and user profile files. However I skipped deleting and re partitioning the drive I had my previous install of xp sp3 on. I installed over it and let the install disk just format the drive. If I just delete and reform that partition and re-install do you think it would work? I didn't use a fresh set of files for my nlite disk, although I did finish in 1 session and use only 1 service pack. How would I go about using fresh files? Since my first use of the program it has not prompted me for any new files. Additionally, even if I use new CD files is there a way to save the options used for the last session? I am not familiar with many of the features and it takes me a long time (2hr+) to go through and look up the ones I have questions on before deciding to disable or not. I would like to not repeat that effort every time. Thanks again, Flaviss Last_Session.ini

I am new to the unattended and nlite installations. I experimented with doing an installation that directed my program and documents and settings files onto a separate partition (XP sp3 slipstream). I installed over a previous install that I did not previously delete and re partition during setup, although it was formatted during installation. Everything worked ok, my screen resolution setting didnt work and it wasnt quite unattended because I forgot to enter things like workgroup and such but it installed I got all my drivers up and I started installing software. When I tried to point some of my software to the system disk ( C: ) and not where the program files and documents/settings was pointed to (other partition D:) I got an error message that access was denied. I have tried the changing owners thing and it doesn't work. I dont remember exact error but can probably reproduce if necessary. I would provide a log of what I did with my nlite disk, but I do not know where I get that. If anyone can instruct me how I will be happy to provide it. I would like to know if anyone has a clue what went wrong to get me started in looking for a solution. Or is it as simple as I should have deleted and repartitioned my previous install partition and thats what is screwing me up? Thanks, Flaviss