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is most probably a =\CR+LF" sequence. If yes, you can use gsar allright. I didn't know how to do it with gsar so I've prepared this script: @ECHO OFF SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION FOR /F "tokens=* delims=*" %%I IN ([Strings]update.inf) DO ( SET STRING= FOR /F "tokens=2 delims==" %%J IN ("%%I") DO ( IF "%%J"=="\" ( SET STRING=1 FOR /F "tokens=1 delims==" %%K IN ("%%I") DO ( SET STRING1=%%K ) ) ) IF NOT DEFINED STRING IF DEFINED STRING1 ( SET STRING2=%%I ECHO>>[Strings]update.inf.temp !STRING1!=!STRING2:~1! SET STRING1= ) ELSE ( ECHO>>[Strings]update.inf.temp %%I ) )

Update Rollup 2 =/= UURollup. The two are completely different packages. Update Rollup 2 is a package of official updates only. UURollup contains only UNofficial updates. The two are complementary. UURollup is enough to install the newest Flash & Java. I didn't say that no updates from bristols' page were included in UURollup but rather that those UNofficial updates that go either to HFSVCPACK_SW1 or HFSVCPACK_SW2 folder were not included in it Shortly speaking, after installing UURollup you may also want to install them separately. The rest of the UNofficial updates belonging to HF folder are included in UURollup. If you click on the "[Details]" button you can find there a full list of integrated files.

@Arminius Buying a P4 even for $5 doesn't make much sense as you can buy Pentium Dual Core E2140 for as low as $15. P4 (no matter how fast) will have problems even with heavy Flash based web pages...

If it's not a problem to wait a few days for the final version of Update Rollup 2 then I'll try to provide such an updated list

@zanet You've installed UURollup, haven't you? You can just use the newest Java 1.7.0.4

Yes It's the same in case of W2K3 SP2 - there exists "[R2.NasNewBinsEnt.Files]" section and the "sis.inf, ia\sis.inf" should go there. Remember that you can't use the original update.exe directly after you've changed the update.inf but you've got to patch it first.

I've found a bug in SP2 for Windows Server 2003. [[R2.NasNewBinsEnt.Files] sis.inf, ia\sis.inf There is a double bracket "[[". The file "sis.inf" is probably not slipstreamed when the SP2 is integrated into Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise (x86) edition's source. "R2.NasNewBinsEnt.Files" stands for "cmpnents\r2\packages\nasnewbins_ent\i386" directory.

Do even low quality Youtube videos lag? The Pentium 4 1.6GHz will probably not be able to play higher resolution videos smoothly.

1) You may try to disable the Web scanner in Avast options. It usually has negative impact on the speed of Web browsing. 2) I just use the newest version of Flash Player.

Not in Windows 8 I don't mean the (removed) Aero Glass but the whole skinning thing.

What's the hardware concerned? Is is an old machine?

Have you installed the graphic card drivers?

KB950305-KB977225 has certainly nothing to do with Avast so I don't really know why you got an error after installation. Still, if it runs fine after reboot then you probably oughtn't to worry too much. As for the updates listed by bristols, you've already have most of them installed because you used WU (all official updates) and installed UURollup (almost all unofficial updates). You may only want to install HBRs (hotfixes by request) but downloading them one by one can be a real pain, and all unofficial updates listed for the "\SW1" folder because they are not included in the UURollup.

All MS VC++ DLL files (including the latest ones) are included in UURollup. They originally come from this addon.

De gustibus non est disputandum I personally find the whole Aero ugly and that's only distracting attention (I especially hate the whole transparency concept). I'm not saying that I like Metro though.

Assuming that you want MS VC++ libraries I'd recommend going this way: http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=122707#122707 1) Download "Ricks-YumeYao_MicrosoftVC78910RuntimeLibraries_Addon_2_1_3.7z" and unpack it. 2) Remove these files: mfc100cn.dll mfc100de.dll mfc100es.dll mfc100fr.dll mfc100it.dll mfc100jp.dll mfc100ko.dll mfc100ru.dll mfc100tw.dll mfc100us.dll mfc70CHS.dll mfc70CHT.dll mfc70DEU.dll mfc70ENU.dll mfc70ESP.dll mfc70FRA.dll mfc70ITA.dll mfc70JPN.dll mfc70KOR.dll mfc71CHS.dll mfc71CHT.dll mfc71DEU.dll mfc71ENU.dll mfc71ESP.dll mfc71FRA.dll mfc71ITA.dll mfc71JPN.dll mfc71KOR.dll mfc80CHS.dll mfc80CHT.dll mfc80DEU.dll mfc80ENU.dll mfc80ESP.dll mfc80FRA.dll mfc80ITA.dll mfc80JPN.dll mfc80KOR.dll mfc90chs.dll mfc90cht.dll mfc90deu.dll mfc90enu.dll mfc90esn.dll mfc90esp.dll mfc90fra.dll mfc90ita.dll mfc90jpn.dll mfc90kor.dll mfc90rus.dll 3) Go to Safe Mode, open command prompt in the folder with the unpacked files and run this: FOR /F %I IN ('DIR/B/S *.dll') DO COPY/Y %I %SystemRoot%\system32 Overwrite any existing files, and reboot the computer after all files are copied. MS VC++ 2010 files need some dependency fixes to work but it's an another topic Alternative route I've included all these libraries in UURollup (ENU) so you'll have them in your system after installing it. All dependencies are also fixed there.

KB950305-KB977225 is one of the updates/hotfixes which are not included in UURollup. They are not included because they cannot be slipstreamed directly (from HF folder in HFSLIP) and are available separately. On the W2K Updates List there are more such updates available (search for SW1 and SW2). Most of them are minor stuff but there are a few more important ones too. You may install them separately if you want. As for the W2K compatible applications, I've been maintaining my own list but it's still very short at the moment. The ones you mentioned above (Flash Player, Opera, Firefox, Avast) all work fine although you need UURollup to install the newest Flash Player (I don't remember which exact DLL is necessary). The last version of MSN Messenger working in W2K was 7.x but you can always use aMSN. Windows Live Messenger is a bloatware anyway

HFSLIP can slipstream these updates directly without actually needing to modify anything. Just put them in HF and run the script. That's why HFSLIP is so much better than nLite (in the aspect of integrating updates).

There are more people willing to test than I thought there would be. Thank you very much once again. I've been still fighting with the .NET related content. These .NET Frameworks install directly from CABs so installation & uninstallation process is very different from the normal M$ hotfix style. I need to make sure there are no issues, ex. 1) You've got .NET Framework 2.0 installed in your system before installing USP 5.2. 2) You install USP 5.2 so .NET Framework 2.0 is updated too. 3 You decide to uninstall USP 5.2... so what should happen to .NET 2.0? In this case it should be left untouched because it had been already present in the system before installing the USP. It shall be different when: 1) You've got no .NET 2.0 in your system. 2) You install USP 5.2 so .NET 2.0 is installed with it. 3) You uninstall USP5.2... and in this case .NET 2.0 should also be uninstalled because there had been no .NET 2.0 in the system before installing the USP. Everything is repeated for all the other Frameworks, i.e. 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0. In case of .NET 1.0 and 1.1 the situation is different though. They are not installed with USP 5.2 by default but rather available to install on user's request from the Control Panel. There's one exception - if you've already got them in your system then they will be installed (and not uninstalled if you remove the USP). I hope everything is clear. This is some crazy stuff actually because there's absolutely NO documentation about all these functions I'm using. That's why I've been analysing the update.inf file from SP2 for Windows Server 2003 because it's much much more advanced than the one from W2K's SP4/USP5 and most of the things needed are there. Still, due to the fact that nothing is documented, it's a trial and error game. For example, this is what I managed to do for .NET Framework 1.1 and 2.0. and all of this is only to make installation and uninstallation of these two Framework work and I'm still not sure if everything works correctly.

Just a quick note - WU works perfectly fine so don't worry. There are just no more updates for W2K anymore. By the way, there's nothing wrong with mixing OnePiece's pack with UURollup You just have to slipstream UURollup using HFSLIP and then use nLite/RVMi to integrate OnePiece's Pack. Of course all this applies to slipstreaming, not manual installation.

SP4 is from 2003, UR1 is from 2005. Don't look at those dates on the M$ site. You can't install OnePiece's pack in a running system! so the best way for you to update your system is to run Windows Update, install everything from there and then install UURollup.

Are you sure you did EVERYTHING exactly as stated in #5? If you don't want to mess with many files you can just integrate OnePiece's Updates Pack and then install UURollup-v9b. This way you'll have all official updates, some HBRs and almost all unofficial updates. If you've already installed the system then running Windows Update, letting it install everything and installing UURollup-v9b later is the simplest way to have your system updated.

This method is better maybe not better but simpler and easier to use.

Wow! I want to thank everyone for your support B) I've been still analyzing the .NET Framework related stuff. I need to make sure there are no compatibility problems, etc. I'm going to make .NET 1.0 & 1.1 optional and 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 & 4.0 always installed. There are three scenarios regarding .NET 1.0 & 1.1: 1) .NET 1.0 (1.1) is already installed -> USP 5.2 will install .NET 1.0 (1.1), i.e. the existing installation will be updated. 2) .NET 1.0 (1.1) is not installed -> USP 5.2 will not install them but they will be available to install from Control Panel on user's request later. 3) In case of integration (/integrate) it's the same situation as in 2). I've also updated M$ hotfix installer to the newest version, i.e. 6.3.13.0. It's required in order to be able to set some more advanced conditional sections in the update.inf.

That list is old and obsolete. You should use this one: http://mimo.zxq.net/updatelist.htm Downloading them one by one is probably the only option...