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Explanation - VM's create/utilize "fake computers" of which are NOT the same hardware as the "real computer".

Of course, it was so obvious! My ignorance is limitless

So thank you again for all your help, explanations and patience. i guess you're a nice person for the help you provide to users here Have a nice day

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Hi submix8c and other folks

I've just run this new winlite.iso version in virtual box and it seems I've solved my language pack problems: I just downloaded an italian language pack from nlite.it! So no matter about sorting then I added cabbed netframework for last (there were only theese 2 files in nilte hotfixes window) because it has no data, as you suggested The integration process went good.

No matter what, this will NOT prove whether your drivers integrated properly

Are you telling that it is not possible to verify the correct drivers installation with any virtual machine? Really? I guess because drivers integration is a very very easy to success process in nlite; maybe is this the reason?

Anyway I verified in NLDRV folder there're all the subfolders and files drivers-named like

For last question I'd want to ask if there're critical/favourite/interesting tests to carry on within the virtual machine to ensure the nlited windows copy works properly and gets no bad surprises for the real one. how do you test it?

Bye

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Hi submix8c

(don't post it on the net, it's not important for debugging)SERIOUSLY (look inside it)!!! NOW!!!

I'm really sorry for LAST SESSION_U.INI. I did not read it before posting. I hope the moderators will accept my apologizes.

It appears that MAYBE you are making the same mistake that many make when integrating HotFixes.... In the "Add Hotfixes" part, the List is presented when you add them. At the Top of the List, you need to Sort them by Date Ascending.

I remeber I got some doubts about ordering hotfixes and cabbed netframework2.0 because I remember some of them (2 or 3) had no date; so how should I order them?

Also a VERY important question... Is this a Non-English XP Source? If so, you may need the Language Files for the language it's in...

Yes, it's an Italian XP source and I guess for this reason some things were named in english and some ones in italian when I tried the OS within VBox; so where can i find Language files for italian and how/where must i integrate them in nlite?

As far as your "test" in "Virtual Box" (or even "MS-Virtual PC"), your Drivers will be probably be different than what's integrated. I personally have never used "Virtual Box" BUT... see this for example Audio Settings. There is also (below that) a link to "Virtual Networking". You would need Drivers compatible with "Virtual Box" added to your ISO as well if you want to use that Virtual Software.

If Virtual Box is not best machine for my test, what do you suggest to use to avoid other complications? What virtual machine do you use?

Thanks a lot

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... Some Components can't be removed and then expect Hot-fixes to integrate into "something you removed"...

Ummm... were you running a Real-Time Anti-Virus Software during the nLite run? NEVER do that as the A-V Software MIGHT interrupt execution. Temporarily turn it off or "exclude" the nLite folder...

Those should have slipped AND I have no clue as to the reason why Drivers didn't integrate (mine do). Attach that INI file...

Hi submix8c

Firstly let me apologize for not having seen the red message!

Here are the ini files. Please note that some words within them are in italian.

Well, I honestly don't remember good if my avira antivir real protection was switched on during that nlite process... sorry again. I'll learn for next time

Thanks again

LAST SESSION.INI

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Hi all,

Finally i've finished my totally unattended win xp cd with sp3, hotfixes, netframework2.0 and my drivers. During the .iso creation something went wrong because i've received an error repeated several times regarding hotfixes: "Hotfix integration failed". These are the ones who weren't integrated: KB2564958, 898461, 2570947, 2603381, 2633952, 2661637, 2695962, 2686509.

Honestly i didn't care very much of this errors and then i've run winlite.iso on virtual box but something's gone wrong because it seems it did no driver integration, but the sp3 was correctly integrated.

Any ideas?

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Optional - In Step#4 - go to here (READ it) and get ONLY the Updates (DO NOT Integrate WMP11 or IE7 or IE8 at this time - you will get even MORE confused) - BEFORE clicking "next", SORT the HotFixes by Ascending Date. This step will get you fully up-to-date as-of the date specified. NO OPTIONALS are provided (i.e. "Add-ons").

Also browse through the nLite screenshots to get a better idea.

Hi submix8c how are you?

Well I've follwed your links and run the batch file and it downloaded ALL those files. So must i delete the 3 files under "Needed for Windows Update" (WGA validation and so on...)?

I don't want to integrate WMP or IE. Have i to delete other ones of those files?

see you

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Your translation is fine but the language looks italian to me. The clue is in the OP's flag. LISEZMOI.HTM would be the french file.

yes, it's italian like my swearing when i realized it was an already nlited copy!

[Notebook's drivers integration]

1 = You are using a warezed iso which is highly against the rules here...

now i see! i didn't have to trust my firend's winxp cd. so the cd was warezed and it didn't work properly! i'll give this cd back and i'll work on my own with mine.

thank you

@submix8c

thanks very much for your usefull suggestions, i'll use a fresh winxp copy

i guess $OEM$ folder exists because i've tried to integrate net framework 2.0 by that nlite session. i thought it should have been very easy because i've found that file on the web alread in .cab format to be directly integrated with nlite.

but as you said that 2nd nlited version was vert corrupt!!

i've followed all steps of the nlite guide... i just didn't know that nlite must be used on a fresh win copy

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hi all, finally i had enough time to finalize my work with nlite

now i've got the WinLite.ISO file and i've a question. i know $OEM$ folder contains the drivers integrated but mine only contains the file cmdlines.txt that contains these strings:

[Commands]
"rundll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection nLite.inf,U"

is it normal or not?

i've attached a screenshot of the root of winlite.iso because it seems strange to me there're 4 .ini files (ULTIMA SESSIONE = LAST SESSION). is there something wrong? are there files that can be deleted, such as "seriale.txt"? i think it's a file imported from the "original" winxp cd

many thanks and sorry for my bad english!

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When you point to an inf file, nLite integrates all inf files from the same folder, so you don't have to open all inf files to check. nLite does that also because some devices have more functions and require more inf files.

sorry Ponch for my misunderstandig, i've just got confused. now i see. many thanks

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This (drmk.sys) is a Microsoft driver, it is included in XP, that's why it is not included in Realtek's package but still needed and listed as driver for your card.

hi ponch, so how have i to choose to right inf file? i searched each file listed in device manager driver's detail and some files are present in every inf file and the rest is present in no inf file.

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When I wrote my last post, it was not my intention to foil the already given support, but after having done a look into this thread I got the impression, that gipsyshadow is still far away from what he has intended to do: an unattended fresh install of XP with integrated SP3 and all the drivers for his laptop.

[...]

I am sorry to have bothered anybody.

i'm not bothered Fernando 1 and i'm glad you expressed your opinions and suggestions. it's obvious i'm here as newbee to LEARN and i know i'll get many other troubles (...continue reading and you'll see ) but i must start from a point a day or another one and i can get skills only doing mistakes and correcting myself step-by-step. i hope this thought is shared by you nlite advanced users on this forum... else it'd be useless our newbee subscriptions to it

Also, please note that the Acer downloads include (separately) both AGP and USB drivers.

i saw the usb drivers in acer site but honestly i've never downloaded and installed them: think that there's not a specific usb drivers installation option in my native acer cd GUI (html window opened by autorun) so i've always thought they were included somewhere in chipset driver or anyway they were just included in win xp OS. do you want to tell me i need to integrate them too?

on the contrary i've collected the other drivers (graphic, audio...) on the manifacturers' sites and i'll join them in nlite with their own inf files.

I also note that having looked at the Chipset Driver that multiple Chipsets are listed. Not having downloaded the remainder of the drivers and inspected them, might I suggest that you do, unpack them (however - still try Universal Extractor which usually works), do a "search text" on them for each Device that you already have listed in Device Manager to get the specific INF's. This will only be necessary when there is more than one per "package". As you already found out, there could be more recent drivers than those on the Acer site.

by the way a new doubt has raised up in front of me: what to do in the audio driver case? i can't understand what's the right inf file. in device manager i can see the driver details for "Realtek AC'97 Audio" and all the installed files in system folders are shawn. but if i try to find, let's say, "soundman.exe" and many others among the inf files' folder then all of them cointain it but if i search "drmk.sys" then there're no results! what's the right one?

the last driver i'd want to integrate is the PCMCIA's. here you can find it: http://www.kraun.it/downloads/KR_G2_2K_XP_Vista.zip

for this one (and i promise it's the last one) i have a similar doubt to the audio one but this time no file shawn in driver's details in devide manager is found within the .inf files of the package! maybe i'm wrong with the device name? i looked for "controller open host nec from pci to usb", maybe is this or not?

moreover i saw this: when i try to install this package by setup.exe all goes well but if i unpack it and i try to start the exe files (rebootnt.exe or ocbtray.exe) nothing happens!

is this regular? can i anyway go on with this driver's integration choosing "ousb2.inf" to give nlite to (because it's the one i see during the installation)?

thank you all

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+The zip file I pointed to does contain (amongst many others) the .inf files -X- packed for you.

But the the Intel file (852.inf) says "DriverVer=08/25/2003, 5.1.0.1006" while the Acer file is older (DriverVer=11/05/2002, 4.30.1005).

For each driver on the Acer page, you are better off checking the device manufacturer's site for possible updates.

ok, thanks to submix8c explanation first and then yours now i see

so i think it's better the latest intel chipset update you pointed to.

just a question: in the details' page i've red this

The Intel Chipset Device Software does not install drivers for AGP or USB. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UTILITY IF YOUR DEVICE MANUFACTURER IS RECOMMENDING IT TO CORRECT AN "AGP DRIVER," "AGP GART," OR "USB DRIVER" ISSUE; IT WILL NOT CORRECT YOUR ISSUE.

is it ok for me right? thanks again

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Thank you for your answers and your files

well, i've seen the xp.zip by -X- and i've found lots of infs fles so what have i to choose?

So you can get the inf files from Intel, download the zip file here.

i've downloaded it and opened readme.txt. that's what is written:

************************************************************

* Product: Intel® Chipset Device Software

* Release: Production Version

* Version: 9.3.0.1019

* Target Chipset#: Intel® 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family

* Date: December 06 2011

************************************************************

my chipset is 855GM. do you think this one's good?

anyway i'll go on with -X-'s infs extracted files

You should slipstream SP3. SP2 is out of support.

as i said i'd want to integrate sp3 in this installation but my cd already contains sp2. can i simply add it (sp3) as a KB componenet or i'll have to remove sp2 during nlite setting?

thanks again, see you

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Hi all,

i'm a newbie here in this forum and a very-newbie nlite's user

i'd want to integrate sp3 and my notebook's drivers in a win xp pro copy already containing the sp2 and then make it an unattended installation.

i really don't know if it's easy or not but i tried to study some nlite guides and red some posts here and i've this problem (for now!). i must integrate my notebook's chipset driver that is the first to install before the other drivers.

[in this page you can find it and the others: http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/tm_660.html ]

as i unpack the auto-installing file setup.exe (that is an InstallShield Setup Launcher) i can't find any .inf file to give to nlite!

in these cases i've red here Run Once can be used but i've also red (@nlite.it site) that programs under run once are installed at the first win start up so i'm afraid that the other drivers integration (audio, video etc) will fail because nlite will try to install them before the chipset one that will be installed by run once.

is it correct? did i make mistakes in these calculations? if yes, how can i menage this drivers integration? if not, are there others things i've to do?

thanks for all your time and help and please apologize for my very bad english