markomus

I give you my word I instructed nLite to insert all 45 hotfixes. I'll try it the way you instructed, though, and shorten the file structure. I'll post back soon. Thank you!

I was unable to locate this in the fresh install. I take it that's a bad sign???

Here's my attempt to attach said file. I opened it--and I'm no expert--but it looks as if none of the updates, save one, made it??? LAST_SESSION.INI

I sense this becoming a catch phrase like "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" . Where's Johnhc ? Anyway, one could check this thread, it's too long for me but seems relevant even if it is not clear wether his problem got fixed or not. Thank you for that thread link. I started to get a little confused, so I'm just going to stick to a step-by-step review of my specific problem. Much appreciate the foot work done, though! Thanks!

- I used individual updates from the MS website - I didn't rename them - The security catalogs are absent Uh...heh newbie here. How do I find/attach Last_Session.ini?

Probably already been answered elsewhere, but... I slipstreamed SP3 using nLite. That worked great! Then I decided to go further and slipstream the first batch of updates (a total of 45). They all integrated successfully. I gave the installation a shot. Everything installed. BUT...when I went to the Windows Update page it was showing that the 45 updates hadn't installed. There they were all check marked and ready for download! What'd I miss here?