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sorry, can't make it work. After unlock uninstall, the shell unlocker entry doesn't come back and your setup.cmd requires the assistant which I don't need.

Did you remove the language packages? I could probably make it work in Spanish if I changed the language id from 1033 to 1034 in the inf file.

Thanks Kelsenellenelvian, but it doesn't say what is being installed, the pack is just a bunch of dll, I only want updates/fixes of what I have I might not need windows search or the new windows antivirus thing for example. 7. I had a brainf***. I meant the visual c++ redsitributable. .net frameworks are all OK. I asked some time ago in this thread about it too with no success. edit: 6. I just discovered WUD, it has a Spanish list so I can download hotfixes from there. It's a bit outdated (somewhere around 2010) but it can save me half the job.

Thanks a bunch, this helps a lot. 1. Disabling SFC is permanent right? If there's no other way I'd rather not mess with it. 2. Thanks you! : D must be in a sub-entry, I will check again when I update my installation disc. 3. ok, nice to know so I don't lose more time googleing for it 4. 5. I think I made up my mind, I will then follow -X- guide strictly and download everything manually, except those I can't. 6. If you say I'll believe : P Thanks for the webpage, I never asked but I guess it's not recommended/possible to use hotfixes from other languages? btw I recently downloaded some December hotfixes, are them ok? will you add them to the list? 7. Yes that's what I have read in the forum, but it's strange hotfixes can be downloaded and VC++ patches not. The VC++ Redestributable packages are a bit like a mistery, clear information is never given. 9. Yes, it's a photoshop do but it's actually an interaction with XP (windows in general?) All I can do is ask the photoshop guys to remove it for the february CS6, but big companies love intrusive software. I tried blocking photoshop.exe in comodo, but it must be another module what is causing this. You guys rock, thanks again!

Hello this is my first post. I have many questions but I don't want to flood the forum with threads. I'm making a good although not super professional SP4 installation for XP for personal use. I like XP and want to keep using it for many years but felt it needed a bit of an upgrade internally (with hotfixes, configuration, thirds apps...) and externally with some visual enhacements. I already made a nLite ISO with tweaked configuration and embedded hotfixes, and a startup bat auto-installation for some third applications like ccleaner, unlock, turnofflcd, etc and post installation windows configuration but I have some questions left: 1.How do I delete the annoying program files folders without popping up again like: (solved) microsoft frontpage movie maker msn gaming zone netmeeting windows nt xerox 2.How do I disable folder thumbnails in thumbnail view mode? 3.How can I set a hotkey for view modes? I just found this, but it needs AutoHotkey, isn't there a native way of doing this? (solved) 4.Do I need to download internet explorer and windows media player hotfixes even when I won't use them? Could just blocking them in my firewall be enough ? This is thinking on the idea of installing things you won't need just slows down your OS. (solved) 5.With that in mind is it worth downloading the "important" hotfixes rather than only the Critical? (solved) 6.I tested the updates downloader from http://xdot.tk/updates.html, but how can I change it to download the spanish hotfixes? Up til now I manually DL'ed one by one, but this app is better because it saves time and also downloads the ones that require validation. (solved) 7.I was said that I don't need the latest version of a Visual C++ Redistributable, just the one that a certain application needs. While this is true, how do I know and where can I download the latest hotfixes for the different redistributables versions? (solved) 8.I made a bootscreen for XP in 4 bits for replace it with the original using resource hacker. Does my image need to use the same local palette than the original, or it doesn't matter? And how do I change the vertical position of the progress bar animation? In this thread they link to an external page where it seems to be explained, but I understand nothing. 9.How do I stop photoshop from creating an entry in the "new file" context menu everytime I delete it in the registry? I found a workaround here, but I don't like it much, it's like an automatic fix everytime the OS is booted. Maybe there could be a way by blocking a certain module in the firewall? 10.And at last, any good Visual Style for XP SP3? When I say good I mean still functional but a bit more "indated" with 2012. I only find beautiful but rather unpractical, and akward for a working environment and mostly for Win7 or LiteStep. These are some that catched my eye, although I'm looking for something where the menu bar, and the window body are dimmed, a bit like my current theme. (solved) +1 Crono (I like this much) appows: work/peek Metro (Win8/WinPhone) Stylo Slave Minimal Taste Reloaded Thanks a lot and sorry for the big text chunk, these are one year collected questions.