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Is it possible to merge .reg files to the local system through BartPE?

There is a fix ide plugin http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=20246 Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller is possible at next windows boot. This is based on KB314082 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314082 Is it possible to install Windows' Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller without the fixIDE plug-in, such as a Windows repair installation?

Thanks for taking the time to look.

Is it possible to install Windows' Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller through BartPE? The drivers are in the system32 folder, but how do you manually install the Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller without Windows' GUI installer in Device Manager? Right-click the mshdc.inf and then click Install?

True, but the probability of my system being exploited is so low. I use Windows Update a few times a year.

I'd just use a stock XP SP3 CD and Windows Update. You could bring the system up to date in less than 45 minutes. Creative differences.

At the start of last year, 2010, I put out a challenge to Windows users to beat my uptime (how long your PC has been on without a reboot) of over 700 days. So far, the closest challenger was a month on Vista, with the common challenger being once a week. Unfortunately, the program tracking my uptime abended (crashed), so all I know is the tracker read 685 days the last time I checked it and went beyond 700 days before the program crashed. After the crash I shut down for maintenance to end my amazing run.

Just trying to save you modders a whole lot of time.

You'd think that, but the drive isn't sealed airtight, so after years the dust will build up and circulate around inside the drive, eventually reaching the lens. A quality lens-cleaning CD won't scratch the lens; the tiny brushes are super soft. Only buy one if you value the drive and don't mind gambling ten bucks. There's a very small chance it'll work.

You extract the update with the /x switch (EX: C:\WindowsXP-KB2481109-x86-ENU.exe /X) and look at the files in the SP3GDR folder. Yes I'll let someone else answer your last paragraph. I'm tired. Stop thinking an update is going to cause a problem. All I'm saying is why do all this work here and there instead of all at once in 2014?

I use a 160 and 250 GB internal hard disk and a 250 GB external. My 7-year-old XP Home consumes just 9 GB, which will reduce to around 6 GB after XP support ends and I wipe all the Microsoft backup folders. A 30 GB hard disk could be plenty, depending on end-user usage.

This thread is unrelated to this topic and is not an XP-vs.-9x-motivated thread. It's a place where legacy users can discuss the challenges of using legacy OSes and hardware and share tips to keep going. Thanks mostly to -X-, I'm clear on how it's done. Only XP updates properly integrate into the XP CD with nLite. Integrating WMP11 or IE8 updates require special tools or add-ons.

I want to integrate WMP11 and IE8 updates, also. Doesn't SP3 include WMP11? If so, will the WMP updates still break XP? My concern at this point is will my slipstreaming RAID drivers into my XP install disc prevent me from removing a slipstreamed update if needed? Wikipedia is never clear.

I wouldn't worry about the Advanced Format hard disk for many years. WD knows it's a delicate decision that causes problems for legacy users (XP and below), and standard changes in this industry take a long time. But even if the Advanced Format hard disk does become the new hard disk standard, a jumper or sector-realign utility will allow us legacy users to use them.

Yes. Every high-priority update. I've already explained how. You go to my page, download and run the UDC tool and add the resulting downloads to the Hotfix, Add-ons and Update Packs section of nLite. If you want IE8 also, you do what's written on my page. I'm asking how I can manually find ALL post-SP3 updates for XP to date without assistance from your UDC tool. Perhaps I am missing something? Are you after the QFE, a.k.a hotfixes, updates also? I want ALL post-SP3 updates for XP to date, including high priority and optional. Sorry for the confusion and appreciate your help.

So, could a Windows 9x user with a gold-version (no Service Packs) Windows 9x install CD visit Windows Update and the software would automatically find every update for that OS? Or, would they have to spend months manually finding and downloading them? I don't mind doing the work. How do I manually find all the XP post-SP3 updates and integrate them into my XP install disc with nLite?

Is WUD compatible with nLite? I also read this on Wikipedia: Adding patches to the install source is also another time saver. However, not all (Windows) patches can be applied in this fashion and one disadvantage is that if it is discovered that a certain patch is responsible for later problems, said patch cannot be removed without using an original, non-slipstreamed install CD.

Why only High-Priority Updates? In August 2014 you won't be able to download XP updates. What happens if you need to reinstall the OS and need Optional Updates? Is it not possible to integrate all post-SP3 XP Windows Updates into an install disc?

Because some Windows' updates require a reboot, which is hard on hardware. Plus, I don't feel like it. There's less than a one percent chance of my system being hacked. I've been working this way since 2004 and using IE, and never had a problem. Does UDC download all post-SP3 updates to present or only the High Priority? What's the differences between your UDC and jcarle's WUD?

Wikipedia: Adding patches to the install source is also another time saver. However, not all (Windows) patches can be applied in this fashion and one disadvantage is that if it is discovered that a certain patch is responsible for later problems, said patch cannot be removed without using an original, non-slipstreamed install CD. Is an official Microsoft Windows XP Home with SP3 install disc considered an original, non-slipstreamed install CD? X, I'm not downloading and installing all the XP Windows Updates until 2014, when XP Extended Support is scheduled to end. I wanted to learn how so I'm ready when that time comes.