[Wmp9 Opk]

What extras exactly are bundled inside the OPK version? Does it include the WMP9 Bonus Pack?

I recently burned an unattended XP CD with the seperate WMP9 OPK referenced in svcpack.inf and existing in "I386\Update". Am I gonna have problems now when I test it?

[Are There Any Msi Extractors/viewers/both Things]

It would be interesting to see the contents of MSI files at last...

[Ok, I'm Stumped... What Exactly Is The]

I can't really see myself having this thing auto-install from my unattended XP CD for the time being. I've only installed it in the past a few times because of an app or two that required it existed on my system. Is it meant to provide more system protection, or is it to add advanced ways of communicating with others?

[Directx 8.1b, Is This Better Than The Default]

Because, Daveyboy, I doubt my nVidia GeForce 2 MX/MX 400 and DX 9.0b would get along 100%. Isn't it for newer cards?

[Is This The Latest Directx 9 Redistributable]

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en

The file name seems to mention 'update', and it references the SDK a tad. The redistributable link at http://mirrors.edskes.com appears to be broken now, so this could be the new release. It just seems so confusing though, what if it's something for the SDK only?

[Hotfixes For Windows XP Professional SP1]

How come your guide doesn't say anything about cabbing the new svcpack.inf afterwards? I thought that was mandatory.

[Hotfixes For Windows XP Professional SP1]

Wonder what made willpantin think his svcpack.in_ was still in I386, if he had run file.bat?

And another thing, are you sure you don't need to compress svcpack.inf afterwards? Will XP detect the inf when the CD is booted from DOS?

[Where Does Xp Store The Settings For Horizontal]

Thanks ever so much for the help, generous fellow!

[Does That Broadband Tweak Really Do Anything Good?]

However, I did experience occasional problems where IE seems 'stuck' in loading pages up, and I have to reload to get them moving again. Don't know if this has anything to do with the tweak, but still....

Is it REALLY compatible with everyone's computers? Should I just not use it?

[Hotfixes For Windows XP Professional SP1]

I was trying to find that little post of yours, Aaron, in which you mentioned that /n switch, but I haven't been very successful so far. I just want to re-read just in case my mind's playing games with me....

[Completed XP Setup Screens]

I've made a rather depressing discovery...... it appears you can only get the "one-line status message" effect if you run Setup.exe in the actual Windows - not during the initial install setup. You could've reminded me that those previous shots were all taken from the real Windows Setup!

[Hotfixes For Windows XP Professional SP1]

Did he mean "entries" by something else then? I'm thinking that not using the /n switch would result in a less cluttered A/R list.

[Hotfixes For Windows XP Professional SP1]

no because i have used the /n switch and it dont make a back up.

But I thought Aaron told someone recently that to prevent the hotfixes from being added to the Add/Remove list you should leave out the /n switch???

[Easy Explanation of Various Hotfix Install Methods]

Oh jesus, this only just makes things more complicated for me. Basically, here's how I'm setting up my XP:

Uattended, with the exception of the partition select.

Only intend to install hotfixes (and optionally WMP9 and/or DX9, I may make another CD for one of these two or both for another occasion). No third-party applications will be automated (I prefer to choose where they should be installed ).

The majority of the registry tweaks applied in the Hive files, with the CMDHere tweak and some HKLM (mostly Service) tweaks applied during the GUI Setup.

Is slipstreaming the hotfixes a very complicated thing to pull off? Will it guarantee me far better results?

[Hotfixes For Windows XP Professional SP1]

Don't use the /n switch if you want backups and entries in add/remove.

As always, using qfecheck is the best tool to verify the installation of hotfixes, not Add/Remove.

Shouldn't that be "Don't use the /n switch if you don't want backups and entries in add/remove."?

[Certain Reg Tweaks Not Working]

The comand line reg tweak for every folder...

;Add Open Command Window Here to right click menu
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command Window Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\

...doesn't work. It installs fine but if one tries to use it the following error appears:

"C:\Program Files

This File does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel."

How can this be fixed?

Strange. This is how my CMDHere tweak is written:

;This adds the "Open Command Window Here" on the right-click menu for drives and folders
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command Window Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command Window Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""

Am I failing to notice a simple mistake, anyone? His command looks pretty much like how I inputted it.

[Hotfixes For Windows XP Professional SP1]

If you did them in alphabetical order it would all start with Q anyway... Windows Explorer will sort the list for you when you view the hotfixes by name.

Oh dear.... looks like we're both getting confused with each other on describing this situation.

I'd better explain it a bit better - here's how my svcpack folder is currently laid out, listed in alphabetical order after renaming them.

js56nen.exe
KB329441.exe
KB821557.exe
KB823559.exe
KB824105.exe
KB824146.exe
Q323255.exe
Q328310.exe
Q329048.exe
Q329115.exe
Q329170.exe
Q329390.exe
Q329834.exe
q330994.exe
Q810565.exe
Q810577.exe
Q810833.exe
Q811493.exe
Q811630.exe
Q814033.exe
Q815021.exe
Q816093.exe
Q817287.EXE
Q817606.exe
Q819696.exe
q828750.exe
qchain.exe

But here's how it was laid out when they all had their original names:

js56nen.exe
MSJavWU_8073687b82d41db93f4c2a04af2b34d.exe
Q323255_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
Q328310_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
Q329048_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
Q329115_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
Q329170_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
Q329390_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
Q329834_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
q330994.exe
Q810565_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
Q810577_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
Q810833_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
Q811493_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
Q811630_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
Q814033_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
Q815021_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
Q817287.EXE
Q817606_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
Q819696_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
q828750.exe
WindowsXP-KB329441-x86-ENU.exe
WindowsXP-KB821557-x86-ENU.exe
WindowsXP-KB823559-x86-ENU.exe
WindowsXP-KB824105-x86-ENU.exe
WindowsXP-KB824146-x86-ENU.exe

As you can see, the KB ones, without renaming, were officially last on the list. I'm pretty sure someone on this thread once said that it was recommended to install Qs first, then KBs. I'm not sure where MS get their six-figure numbers from, but all these various Qs and KBs could've been released in between each other, making noting the date/order of release for each one very confusing.

I do apologise if I seem to be making a mountain out of a mole hill, but I'm just a bit jumpy about not doing something exactly right.

[Hotfixes For Windows XP Professional SP1]

So, judging by how practically everyone does it, I should install them in numerical order and not letter rank order???

[Where Does Xp Store The Settings For Horizontal]

*Sigh* Honestly, why the foke do MS have to spread all the important settings away from each other like this?

[A Question Regarding The Wmp9 Deployment Pack]

It was mentioned on both the article for Q822964, and in the first WMP9 Deployment Pack thread from a while back, that you could attach the Q822964 patch to the new build alongside the app itself. But can you attach all of the known WMP9 patches to this build and have everything working smoothly?

[Hotfixes For Windows XP Professional SP1]

I was taking a look at your D/Lable svcpack.inf, Aaron, and noticed you gave "Q"s to the KB patches as well.  But aren't you meant to install the Q ones first, *then* the KBs?  I'm thinking about whether to shorten the KB ones to an 8.3 filename that includes KB still.

You can do it that way if you want. There's no issues from using Qxxxxxx.exe instead.

Also if you list your hotfixes in numerical order, its likely all the new KB named ones will be last on the list.

Actually, to be more precise, the KB ones will be listed last in alphabetical order in their original file names, yet will be first if you rename them to the 8.3 format. Should I install them in numerical order, no matter what letter rank they are, or should it be Q ones first then the KBs afterwards?

[Where Does Xp Store The Settings For Horizontal]

I thought I had them comfortably set up in my two themes, but I checked them and they seem to be showing "43" (the default) on both settings. Will I need to adjust them seperately for my uattended CD? Any advice will suffice, thank you.

[Are There Any Hotfixes That I Could Leave Out, Cos]

Thought I'd ask - will installing lots of hotfixes slow down system performance in any way? I'm kinda worried that having too much things installed on the system may make things slower.

[Hotfixes For Windows XP Professional SP1]

I was taking a look at your D/Lable svcpack.inf, Aaron, and noticed you gave "Q"s to the KB patches as well. But aren't you meant to install the Q ones first, *then* the KBs? I'm thinking about whether to shorten the KB ones to an 8.3 filename that includes KB still.

[Registry Tweaks, Part-1]

Thanks - do you mean to execute them during the GUI Setup or during GUIRunOnce?