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nLite is great. I use it to strip out services, lots of OS/network stuff, and to do registry tweaks, etc. However, I keep removing *something* from Windows XP that causes CABTOOL to say "Can't initialize cabinet module." Does anyone know off-hand what CABTOOL depends on? Thanks in advance for your assistance. P.S. CabTool is a program that can be found here and there is a thread about it on MSFN here. Last_Session.ini

Gurgelmeyer: Glad you are still alive and kicking. Keep on keepin' on, G!

What was said about .NET is correct - both 1.1 and 2.0 are needed as they work in parallel as opposed to overlapping. The latest DirectX December 2005 Redistributable can be found here - http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/directx.html - and it contains all of the new DLLs 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28. The correct version of MDAC is MDAC 2.8 SP1 which can be found here - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en The newest available full version of Windows Media Player 9 is 2980. However, version 3250 can be obtained by adding the hotfix KB885492 after installing MPSetup.exe, which is preferred.

See, that was my question. I don't understand how it is possible,

Then let's just stick with what's legal. That means using only stock Windows 2000 stuff, straight from M$ website (and the updates you've gotten that aren't available for public download. You had the right idea to begin with -- having a fully-updated W2K. There are plenty of other projects on MSFN which allow people to add goodies and so forth, but yours is not one of them, and has never been one of them, which is a god thing, in my opinion. Your project has always been about producing a fully and completely updated Windows 2000 with all options included, not a modification of the OS. When you first started, your goal was a fully-updated W2K - not a customized/hacked W2K setup. I mean no disrespect, but the Extreme Edition seems like it should be just W2K with ALL optional updates included (as you originally planned) -- no mods, hacks, or anything that might deviate from plain-jane W2K. The regular edition is just all "essential" or "required" updates, as it has been. I just want to say thanks again for all of your hard work. Can you believe you've been at this nearly a year now?

Gurgelmeyer, I have a question. Will this patched version of explorer.exe still be protected by Windows File Protection? If not, I think we should stick with the regular explorer.exe.

I like how you think

So .NET Framework 2.0 will be in it? Cool.

Softpedia and Majorgeeks. Gurgelmeyer's gonna get famous now.

Good idea making a thread about this. People were asking about every five minutes.

All we need to really do is find a suitable HTTP host. Then splitting it up wouldn't be necessary (except possibly for those who would like to pick and choose what components are installed) Gurgelmeyer, keep up the good work.

My ISP hates bittorrent so I'll have to wait for the mirrors

If you ever need any help, I'm pretty sure everyone here would be glad to lend you a hand. If there is anything we can do, just let us know. I realize you're currently having some difficulty finding suitable hosting.

How about FileFront or something similar? I'm not too familiar with download sites, so somebody can probably think of something better. I'd like to stay away from sites like MegaUpload, youshareit, etc. Something as honest as the work you've done would deserves a better hosting because it become lost among terabytes of warez and pr0n at one of those types of sites.

Excellent Thank you

Does Gurgelmeyer even realize that the thread has been moved yet? Sorry just seems like its been a few days since I've heard anthing out of him. BTW I think a torrent tracker would be a good idea.

I'm glad this project has it's own board now. Gurgelmeyer has spent darn almost a year on this thing, finally it has it's own place on MSFN.

I don't mean to offend you fellas in any way or to put your ideas down, but some of these ideas (as far as I can tell) sound like they go a bit beyond the scope of what Gurgelmeyer has been trying to accomplish here -- a fully updated Windows 2000, plain and simple. Even adding an OEM logo is "pushing it" in terms of personalizing or branding this release. See nLite for an example of what I mean -- nuhi tried to brand nLite with his own logo and it caused a user backlash, so now he has made it optional, disabled by default. Why not avoid all of that by leaving it alone in the first place? I think everyone is probably just a bit anxious to get this sucker so they can fiddle around with it and enjoy the Windows 2000 operating system as it should be - fully updated from the get-go without using Windows Update. If Gurgelmeyer sees fit to brand the release, I see no problem with it. Heck, he could just use his avatar (which ain't half bad honestly). However, adding GUI-mode messages asking the user for stuff is pushing it. It would be difficult to do and might even interfere with one's ability to conduct a silent installation using a WINNT.SIF answer file, among other things. Let's just stick to the basics and wait for Gurgelmeyer. After all, he's been working his tail off on this mofo for nearly a year now.

Hope you get to feeling better. Keep up the good work

How is it going, Gurgelmeyer? Don't mean to bother anyone, just seems like this thread as sort of senesced in the last week or so.

This includes every single (I think) update for W2K since it was released, all in one package. So yes, it has the latest update rollup.

@dirtwarrior - I apologize, I thought you were trying to nudge this project in a different direction and I didn't realize you had a seperate project going. Good luck with your other project . (Is there a link to it BTW?) EDIT: Nevermind, just saw the link @Gurgelmeyer - No need to rush -- get it done at your own pace. I think everyone here would rather you release a finished (or at least mostly finished) version than rush to release what you have. As to the EE, I didn't mean to imply that I am banking on it or anything, just that I like that you have the generosity to continue working on this project to such a degree. Thank you again for the work that you're doing .

I like the idea of a driver pack being released seperately. I also like the direction Gurgelmeyer has been taking this project in releasing an "extreme" edition or Option Packs, etc.. However, when we start talking about replacing the kernel and trying to turn W2K into XP, I think that is taking it a bit too far. I hope Gurgelmeyer decides to continue as he has been doing and keep W2K as W2Kish as can be. There must be a way to enable large drive support (not that I need it) without switching the kernel or doing anything so drastic. In addition, I think the very concept of adding XP-only features such as Security Center, System Restore, or Visual Styles is ludicrous, and, in terms of the philosophy of what Gurgelmeyer has been trying to achieve here (a fully-updated Windows 2000), outrageous. BTW Gurgelmeyer, thank you for your hard work on this project. I have enjoyed using your USPs since I beta-tested the first full compilation a while back, and enjoyed using your Update Rollup prior to Microsoft's release of an official version. Keep up the good work.

Glad to be some help.

You can probably respond to him by translating your response into Simplified Chinese using Google Translator or Babelfish.Altavista.com