Aaron

The official guide states to run runonceex.cmd from cmdlines.txt, which is why on first logon it would usually run. But in your case it looks like you ran runonceex.cmd on first logon instead of cmdlines.txt. To solve this, add rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess just before EXIT in the cmd file, or launch runonceex.cmd from cmdlines.txt

Don't try to slipstream SP2 into a CD you've already personally modified. The error message suggests you've added entries to your svcpack.inf file (IIRC). So start afresh.

With summer around these months, the Northwood reaches about 56C on full load, and the Prescott reaches 67C on full load.

Yeah, it still speeds it up slightly, but its still bad compared to VMWare

Windows needs to be rebooted for the changes to take effect.

No, its for MSDN Subscribers only.

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Its different for everyone really. VMWare is about 20-30mins faster than Virtual PC 2004 for me. (MS slowed it down badly since Connectix's Virtual PC 5.2)

Working on it now, I was on holiday for a week

Have you checked it exists? Sometimes it could have been incorrectly renamed as svcpack.ini.

Thanks, page has been updated

It should be MinorVersion=1

Yes, put everything from \$OEM$\$1\install\ to C:\install\ and manually execute your batch file.

The problem with timezone and components not taking effect is because of UnattendMode=ProvideDefault. Don't ask me why, I have no idea why it does this. Try using DefaultHide instead, it should work similary to ProvideDefault, as long as you remove entries in winnt.sif that you want to be prompted for.

Are they HKEY CURRENT USER tweaks? Keep in mind that importing them while logged in as administrator, then rebooting and logging in with your own account makes the new tweaks redundant.

Try sticking to using the folder name "svcpack" as well, not "hotfixes" or "updates", as I've noticed them to behave differently in some cases.

Which icon specifically? There's a couple, antivirus and firewall being two of them. http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/sp2changes.htm details the registry changes for security center related bits.

There is no other method. Disabling WFP on a whole isn't recommended at all for non-experienced/novice users because you'll be more prone to virus infections to important windows system files.

Its a timezone difference, notice how the minutes and seconds stay the same. ardnelias - That's easily faked. Only md5sums and digital signatures validate a non-tampered file.

It will be on Microsoft's Download servers tomorrow, wait till then

I have AutomaticUpdates=Yes in [Data] and the Help Protect Your PC page doesn't appear.

That's fake. You'll find it has no digital signature.

Comes from the MSDN ISO of XP SP2 RTM: http://unattended.msfn.org/files/sp2/deploy.cab EDIT: You can now get it officially from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en

Added, but md5sums are still better

Even when changing the timezone, the md5 remains the same. Its a shame many people are getting the wrong service pack (the one that ends in RTM_ENU.exe) from some chinese site believing its the real thing when its not: 1. It has no digital signature. 2. Its rumoured to be a repack of build 2162. 3. the md5 differs from the one ending in 5b5a7.