Gurgelmeyer

tommyp - Just for your info I have had your IE6 slipstream post bookmarked long before I even joinen MSFN Und nein, Ich bin nicht deutsch, aber Ich kann doch ein bischen deutsch sprechen und lesen natürlich. Ich habe jetzt eine Avatar. (Translation pending ) Anyway, repacking or slipstreaming MDAC 2.71 SP1a with latest security update (if any) included is not too complicated at all as far as I can see. Maybe I'll make a guide. Interesting things they have at the University - I'm waiting for some stuff to finish downloading B) Best, Gurgelmeyer

Yes - that's why your method is so COOL Maybe you can help me "repack" IE6?

VPC2004 - or at least SP1 for VPC2004 - ought to work on W2K3 - have a look at the fine print on the download page. Did you ever try the "old" VPC 5.2 from Connectix? For reasons beyond me it seems much faster than VPC2004.

Sorry - I'll link to them instead B)

tommyp - I think Bilou is referring to all the hotfixes As mentioned I'm planning an "option pack" too - but that's a seperate project, although I'm probably going to reuse the update.exe installer and wrap it up as a traditional hotfix. Apart from using Microsoft's own update.exe I also use the sfxcab.exe. My only problem is the /integrate option. /integrate fails because I include more than one security catalog. But it's more efficient to manually slipstream my Post-SP4 Update 2.0 (soon 3.0) anyway. Greetings Gurgelmeyer B)

This is extremely interesting! I am definately going to try it. I am thinking about doing an "Option Pack" for 2K containing IE6, WMP9, DX9C, MSXML2-4, MDAC 2.8, .NET FW 1.1, etc etc.

You mean this one? win.bmp

It has all these hotfixes + more?? This is WONDERFUL news to me ! I'll join the beta program right away. Thank you for letting me know this Best, Gurgelmeyer

Also I don't think AP uses this installer...

Thanks B) I know autopatcher, but it does not include all these updates. Also, some of the hotfixes in AP have been reposted/refreshed by Microsoft. AP mostly got the old versions. And finally, many of the updates I have are released after AP 2000. But I did get two (2) of the hotfixes above from AP

Microsoft will only do a Security Rollup with very few non-security hotfixes included. If only they would include all hotfixes (making it a non-cumulative SP) I would be very happy. Well, here's the complete list of hotfixes included in my update: Edit: no need for this list anymore I don't want to mention the ones I miss (except in a PM), because I don't want Microsoft to know. Also, together the above hotfixes replace a lot more hotfixes. I could easily build non-english packages as well - but I only have the english versions of the hotfixes at the moment. Best, Gurgelmeyer

Hi everyone If you like Windows 2000 please read on I was very disappointed (but not suprised) to learn, that Microsoft did not release Service Pack 5 for Windows 2000. So I decided to actually do something about it: for the past months I've been collecting Windows 2000 hotfixes from everywhere, and - not counting the security updates on WU - I got a total of 168 hotfixes. Good for me, eh? Not really. Deploying or integrating 168 hotfixes is a nightmare beyond belief. And doing this the documented way, Windows 2000 Pro won't even fit on a CD anymore. So I've spent most of my spare time writing a hotfix repacking tool (code name Hotstream). With this tool I can combine all 168 hotfixes into a single hotfix - fully automated. It's not just a matter of determining file versions, there's much more to it. Anyway, the 168 hotfixes take up 218 MB, and the combined version takes up only 30 MB. But I need YOUR help to get the last 32 hotfixes before this Unofficial Windows 2000 Post-SP4 package is complete. (Microsoft are sick and tired of having me on the phone all the time, so I won't be able to get any more hotfixes for some time). If you wanna help me, let me know in a PM ! It won't cost you anything but a few minutes of your time. Best, Gurgelmeyer

Which nVidia card is it btw?

Well - I tried XP Embedded some time ago. I spent many hours with it, but eventually I threw it out because it was taking up too much space. Anyway, XPE allows you to create a completely customized XP HD (or CD) image. It is probably the "ultimate customization tool". But you can't "install" the image - you can only boot it (if you are lucky) and run it. Not that I ever got that far...

No problem Maybe there is a 1,023 chars limit in the path stored in the reg valule? If so, I wonder if this is before or after expanding the env vars? What do you guys think?

Have you tried SetupMgr.exe - it's part of the support tools on the CD. It will create an "answer file" (text), which you have to rename to winnt.sif and place in the i386 dir.

Hi there! I just joined myself - MSFN is COOL - this is the place to be. So welcome to you as well

I believe the OEMPnpDriversPath is limited to 256 chars in winnt.sif. Here is the official hack to use longer paths: KB277705 (A bit off topic maybe, but I just happened to remember)

Hi - just joined here. Used to waste my time in neospam.org, but MSFN is sooooo much cooler! I've made an unofficial service pack 5 for W2K with hundreds of updates - so I hope there are som W2K freaks like myself around here Best, Gurgelmeyer