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How does it work? ;-) Seriously though, if i have a machine with 2 GPUs, one PCIe for XP and one PCI for 98. If I boot into 98 how do I stop 98 seeing a GPU it cannot use (the PCIe one has no drivers)? If I boot into XP how do I ensure it uses the better PCIe GPU. I am sure I have seen something here about it but I cannot find the right search terms to find the thread.

I didnt know Rudy but I can certainly see (returning here after some years away) that he did a helluva lot towards this community and helping extend the life and usability of older OS's. I found the quoted post when looking for WDMEX guidance. I confess the Readme.txt didnt help me a lot. The TLDR suggests WDMEX helps use 2k/XP drivers on 98 ... Would that allow me to run a more modern GPU for 98?? I can find XP drivers for a Radeon HD4850 which is about 10 years too new on 98's scale so would be great to be able to use that for a range of OS's

Thank you for just what I was looking for... I should visit MSFN more often!

Didnt work for me with IE8 installed.. anyone else?

Thanks, I was beginning to think I'd have better gone back to my SP2 original. Coincidentally I noticed a WMI issue in the Event Log even when I had re-added the WF/ICS service back. So, back to SP2, then SP3 integrate and OnePiece pack. Can I do that in one session or separate only?

Yes, your point is? I choose to use that rather than use my SP2 original as it came with SP3 pre-integrated. Just saved time. No problem. Now, do you have something constructive to add to solving the problem?

I can fix the missing Firewall by this script but I should not need to really.... net stop winmgmt rd /s /q %systemroot%\system32\wbem\Repository rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection WBEM 132 %windir%\inf\wbemoc.inf net start winmgmt for /r %%i in (%systemroot%\system32\wbem\*.dll) do regsvr32 /s "%%i" for /r %%i in (%systemroot%\system32\wbem\*.exe) do "%%i" /regserver winmgmt /clearadap winmgmt /kill winmgmt /unregserver winmgmt /regserver winmgmt /resyncperf

Whatever I do I seem to be losing the Windows Firewall. Now that isnt a particular problem in that I have a Firewall in my router but it seems that removal of the service prevents some other things working so I have re-done my install CD so many times trying to get to the cause of this and also a strange bug I have where clicking on the Start button can sometimes cause the machine to partially hang until Explorer.exe is restarted. Any ideas? My Last Session.ini is below [Main] Env = 1.4.9.1 - 2.0.50727.3603.Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Target = Windows XP Professional SP3 - 5.1.2600.5512 - English (United States) [Tasks] Remove Components Unattended Setup Integrate Drivers Hotfixes and Update Packs Tweaks Create a Bootable ISO Options [Components] ;# Applications # Briefcase ClipBook Viewer Defragmenter Games Internet Games Pinball Screensavers WordPad ;# Drivers # Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Cameras and Camcorders Display Adapters Display Adapters (old) Ethernet (LAN) IBM PS/2 TrackPoint IBM ThinkPad ISDN Logitech WingMan Microsoft SideWinder Modems Multifunctional Portable Audio Printers Scanners SCSI/RAID Serial Pen Tablet Sony Jog Dial Sound Controllers Tape drives Toshiba DVD decoder card Wireless Ethernet (WLAN) ;# Hardware Support # Brother Devices Gravis Digital GamePort Iomega Zip drive Multi-port serial adapters Ramdisk Smart Cards ;# Keyboards # Albanian keyboard (AND ALL EXCEPT UK English!!) Zulu ;# Multimedia # Music Samples Tablet PC ;# Network # MSN Explorer ;# Operating System Options # Manual Install and Upgrade Tour ;# Directories # DOCS ETH0 SUPPORT VALUEADD ;# Compatibility # Compat01 Compat02 Compat03 Compat04 Compat06 Compat07 Compat08 Compat09 Compat11 Compat13 Compat14 Compat16 [KeepFiles] msconfig.exe [RemoveFiles] clock.avi yahoo.bmp swtchbrd.bmp [Options] CABMerge ClassicSetup BlackSetupBack ProfilesDir = "%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings" TargetPath = "WINDOWS" temp_dir = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp AdvTweaks [Patches] [services2] [Tweaks] Boot and Shutdown-Logon Page-Classic Boot and Shutdown-Numlock-On Desktop-Internet Explorer icon-Show Desktop-My Computer icon-Show Desktop-My Documents icon-Show Desktop-My Network Places icon-Show Desktop-Recycle Bin icon-Show Explorer-Add 'Command Prompt' to folder context menu Explorer-Associate additional file types with Notepad Explorer-Change Windows Explorer folder view-Details Explorer-Classic Control Panel Explorer-Disable Prefix: Shortcut to Explorer-Preset Places Bar to-C:, D:, E:, Desktop, My Network Places Explorer-Remove Send To on context menu Explorer-Show Drive Letters in front of Drive Names Explorer-Show extensions of known file-types Explorer-Show Map Network Drives buttons in Explorer bar Explorer-Show Statusbar in all windows Internet Explorer-Disable Download Complete notification Internet Explorer-Disable Internet Explorer link creation Internet Explorer-Disable Market Place bookmark Internet Explorer-Disable Media Player 6.4 created bookmarks Internet Explorer-Disable Outlook Express link creation Internet Explorer-Enable Google URL-Search Internet Explorer-Keep IE URL-History for-10 Days Internet Explorer-Set Homepage-www.google.com Internet Explorer-Set IE-Cache limit to-20 MB Internet Explorer-Set Internet Explorer to accept 10 connects at a time Internet Explorer-Set popup-blocker to high My Computer-Remove Manage from Context Menu My Computer-Remove Search from Context Menu My Computer-Remove Shared Documents Performance-Disable Last accessed Timestamp on files Performance-Disable Optimize harddisk when idle Performance-Disable paging of kernel and core-os Performance-Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links Performance-Speed-up Access to AVI Media Files Performance-Use Windows classic folders / No Tasks Sidepanel Privacy-Remove Alexa Start Menu-Disable and remove Documents list from the Start Menu Start Menu-Disable Highlight newly installed programs Start Menu-Do not use Personalized Menus Start Menu-Hide Search button in Start Panel Start Menu-My Computer-Display as a link Start Menu-My Documents-Display as a link Start Menu-My Music-Display as a link Start Menu-My Network Places-Display as a link Start Menu-My Pictures-Display as a link Start Menu-Remove Help and Support Start Menu-Remove Logoff User Start Menu-Remove Pinned Apps List from Start Panel Start Menu-Remove Search For People from Search Start Menu-Remove Search the Internet from Search Start Menu-Remove Set Program Access and Defaults Start Menu-Remove User name Start Menu-Remove Windows Catalog shortcut Start Menu-Remove Windows Update shortcut Taskbar-Disable Balloon Tips Taskbar-Disable Group similar Taskbar buttons Taskbar-Disable Hide inactive icons Taskbar-Disable Language-Bar Taskbar-Lock the Taskbar-No Windows Media Player-Accept Privacy Statement Windows Media Player-Disable auto-add music to library Windows Media Player-Disable starting with Media Guide Windows Media Player-Optimize fullscreen mode behavior [unattended] UnattendMode = 1 ComputerType = Automatic AutoLogon = Administrator OOBEOff CustomLocales Resolution = 1280x1024 BitsPerPel = 32 bit (True Color) Vrefresh = 60 Hz DisableSRestore MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12 RestorePointLife = 30 DefaultThemesOff DefaultStartPanelOff DesktopTheme = Windows Classic|Windows Classic style|Normal IISInstall = 2 AutoUpdates = 3 AutoUDay = 5 AutoUHour = 15 AUMinor ProgFilesPath = "\Program Files" [DesktopThemes] C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Luna.theme C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Windows Classic.theme [NetAdapter1] connname = "" macaddress = "" ipaddress = "192.168.0.1" subnetmask = "255.255.255.0" defaultgateway = "" dnsserver1 = "" dnsserver2 = "" winsserver = "" netbiossetting = "0" ipxnetworknumber = "00000000" ipxnetworkframetype = "0xFF" [GuiRunOnce] [Drivers] D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\USB Apple Mobile Device\USBAAPL.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\VGA Radeon (Oct 09)\CX_83739.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\Asus ACPI\atk2000.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\TV BGT3540_(Pinnacle 3010ix)\BGT3540_6.0.0.49_32bit\BGTCap.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\SND SB128_Driver\ctpci2K.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\Printer Epson R220\E_DF1AIA.INF,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\Intel Chipsets\2008s4el.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\Wind VGA\igxp32.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\LAN Marvell_Yukon\yk51x86.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\Nvidia 9300\SMU\smuc.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\Nvidia 9300\SMBUS\nf4sys.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\Nvidia 9300\Ethernet\nvenetfd.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\Nvidia 9300\Awy\nvawy.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\Nvidia 9300\AHCI-SATA\nvgts.inf,BUSDRV D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\HDMI Audio (Nvidia) Asrock\nvhda.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\TV Pinnacle PCTV 2000i\RoyalTS.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\Realtek Card Reader\RtsUStor.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\HDMI Audio (ATI)\HDAATI.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\Wind WiFi Driver\net8187Se.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\Realtek HD Audio\HDA.inf,0 D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_My_Drivers\Realtek PCIE LAN\Netrtle.inf,0 [Hotfixes] D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_Addons\01_OnePiece_Windows_XP_Post-SP3_UpdatePack_v2.9.0_ENU.7z D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_Addons\02_ProgramAddons_dtoolsawx.cab D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_Addons\03_xable_Full-Unlocker-v1.8.7_addon.cab D:\My_Utils\Win Sources\_Addons\04_ELiTE_AddOn_AcroReadLite92030.7z All drivers are latest available from manufacturers. Likewise the Addons above. I use OnePiece pack for adding WMP11 and .NET 1.1 (although it doesnt seem to install .NET 1.1 at all according to the Javascript response I get when querying in IE8). Apart from the addons above, all other customisation is done by installing via RunOnceEx.cmd (as I was removing addons in case of conflicts). Any ideas?

Links down (or at least the one I tried is) 32bit nForce IDE drivers v9.99.09 mod by Fernando (download link) - not working

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...st&p=795493 has info about Reg entry to make Opera the default browser I wonder if anyone knows how to package it with things like customisations - a bit like Jonny Boy's Firefox Addon maker???? I'm getting to think Opera is pretty cool!

RTFM dude.... try an Unattended Install .. there is guide here to do an unattended of JUST the stuff you want. You need ORK.exe

Big time FAIL for me... previous versions worked well (but didnt store status of addons).... this one manages to stop ALL addons from working and I cannot access the options on the addons even though they are allegedly working. Having given up on the idea of having some addons installed but not loaded I am now just looking for an older working version of this. I'm not ungrateful, really. BTW, is there any way to improve the install speed? It takes about 5 mins for FF silent install to install whereas if I did it manually I could do all config and install in around 2.... Is there some strange way it installs? (C2D @ 3.2ghz) EDIT: Rebuilt it again, as far as I can tell exactly the same (well the addons and source install were identical) and it worked fine.... whatever!??!

Is there a way to shrink Frontpage? I just tried with my Office CD2 (Frontpage) and it barfs with error 25003 "MS Office Frontpage setup cannot continue because the installation source has been corrupted" But its quite happy to install as normal - its just OfficeShrink wont work on it (FP2003).... I know I could overwrite my shrunk O2K3 with FP2003 but then I'd bloat it by 300Mb when Frontpage is only 130Mb or less....

I know this is now superceding Mara's Slipstreamer but every time I have used this on an English O2K3 with SP3 and all latest fixes it still finds them all on Windows Update and asks me to re-update...which kinda defeats the object. Is it broken? All I am doing is taking my CD, making an Admin Install, integrate latest fixes and make an unattended MST... and every time same result....

When copying files from your system, it copies all extensions as long as they are one of these places. They are the firefox\extensions folder, the profiles folder and the profiles\extensions folder. The file "extensions.rdf" stores all of the registered and unregistered extensions and there location. If this file is not present when Firefox starts up, it will scan the extensions folder and create a new extensions.rdf file. Currently, Firefox Addon Maker does not copy that file, so it is not present the first time that Firefox is run. Therefore, it creates a new file with every extension being registered. I will add an option to keep that file in future. Or, if you do not want to wait for another update, you can PM me and I will tell you what to do. I can wait (thanks). Its really a great product.. I'm totally a Firefox user now and having a custom installer is just what the doctor ordered. I'd struggle to think of much else you could add to this.. maybe a v1.0 Release should be close?

I'm not sure what you mean. I believe that all extensions are copied into the addon. I would have to look at extensions that are disabled and see if they are being recognized in a new install. I'm pretty sure it only copies installed/active extensions. Ideally I'd like it to copy all and preserve their active/disabled status.

I love this addon but have a small feature request. I'd like to be able to have all addons in the installer it makes, not just those that are enabled. Currently it fails to pick up (I think!) the disabled addons. I'd like to be able to install but not activate some addons.

Trying to slipstream the drivers into my install with nLite. Every time I try this I get error with the path for ATI2MTAG.SYS. It says on install it cannot find the file and would I like to path it to the file (its looking in a non-existent referenced directory) - I merely select C:\Windows\NLDRV\002 or whatever and it continues to install.. but it buggers a silent install unattended disk... I've installed and then used Driver Backups to extract the driver and install that but every time. I've recreated the INF file but it STILL does it. Is there a good way to SILENTLY install the Radeon drivers? I'd rather not RunOnceEX on the ATI installer and have windows DETECT the radeon at first boot. Any ideas?

Just wanted to say THANKS for this. I've used it several times. Firefox is essential program for me and the addons can be a pain to configure and add. This makes it all easy. Brilliant job Jonny!

This just doesnt work for me... It slipstreams the patches but then when I install Office it asks me to add all the patches again via Windows Update. I re-did my MST files for my install but it still does the same thing. Anyone else?

I'd also be interested in ideas as to how to make the OPs idea work. I install 5 machines, want to name each at the start of the install and install different apps depending on the name (ie DESKTOP1, DESKTOP2, DESKTOP3 get same apps but LAPTOP1 and LAPTOP2 get different apps from the DESKTOPs) Is there a way? Or must it be done at the end of the install?

Is the list of updates current (i.e. up to date) as I have collected over recent months all these Office 2003 updates that WU tells me are needed. All POST SP3 KB943983 KB943985-v2 KB945432 KB946254 KB947355 KB947944 KB949044 KB950213 KB950241 KB950380 KB951476 KB953465 KB956077 KB953404 KB954478 Always useful to know what the current list is when rebuilding an image for backup Some of the above are redundant.. didnt notice the MANY Outlook Junkmail Filter patches

This also happened with my SP3 nLite install. I spent some time with Apple's tech people and found this whilst on the phone. I've sent the link to Apple Tech as well so that they can help anyone else with same issues. Nice fix file by the way...

I get this in XP too. Is there a REGISTRY fix file for this? I have to apply this process after every install of XP SP3 and I'd like to automate it

Perhaps I should clarify... I'm running a Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L (with ICH9) I would like to enable AHCI in Windows XP The initial post by puntomx described how to do that on a current installation after some minor modifications. On page 3 of this topic, a method for doing this on a fresh install is also listed by Vascoman Both methods are basically the same, with the only real exception being a registry edit What I'm saying is that the instructions listed in both of those posts are no longer valid for the latest chipset drivers, posted on June 2nd, because the line that needs to be replaced is not present. I was just wondering if the original poster or anyone else has had a chance to look into this yet. I have not tried anything yet myself, other than seeing if Intel had incorporated support for AHCI on ICH9 in those drivers. Unless I messed up when I slipstreamed the drivers into my Windows install cd, the answer is no. Can I second the request for post 1 and the page 3 alternative to be updated. I downloaded latest and got confused as hell. BTW, its Ctrl-H not Ctrl-R for Search/Replace... that got me confused before I even found out that there is no 2923 to search for in first place!!!