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    CABTOOL - Anyone know what it depends on?

    in nLite

    Posted · Edited by slippykillsticks

    nLite is great. :thumbup 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.

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    USP versions

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    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.

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    win2k hotstream - topic continued

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    @prathapml - This is my major concern actually. There's plenty of stuff which could be added from other OS'es, but that wouldn't be legal. Nor would it be fair to MS, since those features are selling points for their later OS'es. I believe that Gape's 1.x USP's for 98SE had some Me components, which he had to remove in later versions (correct me if I'm wrong here), so the only way of doing this would be to somehow change the existing OS loader to behave like the NT 5.1+ versions.

    Best regards,

    Gurgelmeyer B)

    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? :thumbup

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    USP versions

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    Posted · Edited by slippykillsticks

    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.

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    USP versions

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

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    win2k hotstream - topic continued

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    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.

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    Windows 2000 "Hotstream" Project

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    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.

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    Windows 2000 "Hotstream" Project

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    Posted · Edited by slippykillsticks

    @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 :blushing:

    @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 :).

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    Windows 2000 "Hotstream" Project

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    Posted · Edited by slippykillsticks

    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. :)

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