Aaron

That sounds just about right, depending on what WMP9 and DX8/9 you have installed. Check this list here, most of them match don't they? http://www.MSFN.org/board/index.php?showtopic=8741

No problems right clicking on the Start button/menu from here, both in Classic and XP's Start Menu

Looks like a bad slipstream of Service Pack 1?

I am still concerned about your svcpack.inf... Did you fix those errors GreenMachine talks about? I'm not using Windows Messenger or Journal Viewer from svcpack.inf, only MSN Messenger. You should be able to easily create them yourself. Its too large for me to upload to some space. IExpress.exe is in Windows XP, all you have to do is extract the dotnet framework you download, take out the cab and msi and load up those two in iexpress. Same applies for MSN Messenger (just the msi file)

Strange that, I supposed that's good then...? Open up regedit and browse to this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608500} And check to see if its Version: 5,0,3810,0 These 2 files are repacked with iexpress to allow them to install, you can follow GreenMachine's guide to iexpress at http://greenmachine.msfnhosting.com/IEXPRESS/iexpress.htm

Dunno, must have been some kind of different language version of setup manager that didn't have the spelling-corrected MsDosInitiated

Sure!

The newer Nero versions should allow you to choose ISO from a drop down box where you selected NRG

No advantage, it would just be more convenient to get the essential core Windows apps installed during that stage if you was making a generic unattended CD for someone. And, yes you can have a hotfix for WMP9 on a line below WMP9MM2.exe in svcpack.inf, and also http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=828026 supersedes 819639. This is what mine looks like, to date: [SetupHotfixesToRun] update.exe -q -n Q330994.exe /Q:A /R:N JS56NEN.exe /Q:A /R:N Q816093.exe /Q:A /R:N Q823182.exe /Q /U /N /Z Q824105.exe /Q /U /N /Z Q824141.exe /Q /U /N /Z Q825119.exe /Q /U /N /Z Q828035.exe /Q /U /N /Z Q828750.exe /Q:A /R:N DX9NTopk.exe WMP9MM2.exe Q828026.exe /Q /U /N /Z DOTNET1_1.EXE MSNM6.exe qchain.exe

I think the Windows Update Method by Devil/DaveXP, or the INF method by webmedic is what you want to use if you want a fancy GUI installing your apps.

Its happening to quite a few people, they've installed the Update Rollup and have found WU to still ask for it to be installed. MS should make an announcement soon on this if its very widespread.

How are you installing your hotfixes? from GuiRunOnce? There won't be any point running QFECheck from there as it needs a reboot before the hotfixes are installed correctly. But if you're doing the hotfixes from svcpack.inf then I guess you can run qfecheck in guirunonce. Extract Q282784.exe to get qfecheck.exe you won't need any other files, then run qfecheck like so: qfecheck.exe >> c:\qfecheck_log.txt Edit: I noticed you're using the /l switch, this will put machinename.log in the directory where qfecheck was ran from. In your case, that would be in %systemroot%\machinename.log

hmm, its happened to you again then BradBo? tsk tsk I'll try find that thread you made long ago about the missing Defrag and how we sorted it. Edit: here it is: http://www.MSFN.org/board/index.php?showtopic=7293 It seems your defrag tool disappeared because you installed a third-party defrag product.

Its because it has a timebomb feature as well as Server changing features. The Timebomb removal bit is what's considered Warez to MSFN. So its no longer allowed.

erm... in your other thread, I notice you have OemPreinstall=Yes in winnt.sif, so that's fine... Have a look on your CD, is the folder structure laid out like this?: X:\$OEM$\$1\hotfixes\MSN\MsnMsgs.msi X:\$OEM$\$1\hotfixes\DirectX9b\dxsetup.exe

Can't you test them in Virtual PC/VMWare? Its how we fix our mistakes.

This is because the files don't exist in the location shown. Once that batch has finished, check to see if the files were there or not.

The Dahotfix.exe you're referring to comes from the MDAC update.

1024KB in 1MB

trace first, reboot, load saved bin file, select Optimize from menu.

All I can see is a red x, red x sigs are all the rage these days isn't it?

error lies in winnt.sif: MsDosInititated should be MsDosInitiated notice the "Initiat" instead of "Inititat"

yes By the way: start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\ Q823718_MDAC_SecurityPatch.exe /Q:A /R:N should be start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q823718_MDAC_SecurityPatch.exe /T:%systemdrive%\install\tmp /C:"%systemdrive%\install\tmp\dahotfix.exe /q /n" /Q And QChain: start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\qchain.exe /Q:A /R:N should be start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\qchain.exe it doesn't need switch, but make sure its not a compressed file, because the real qchain.exe is inside if its compressed.

If you're not going to slipstream you can still always run KB826939 from a batch, you don't really need to install all the hotfixes seperately as this will take too long. KB826939 should support /Q /U /N /Z You really need to stop using /Q /M /Z though.

The DirectX 9 OPK is switchless, you won't need /Q:A /R:N Have you tested this with MpSetup_WMP9_ENU.exe from that page?