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How did someone say here: I'm such a plum ...
Of course you have no logfile: you are running on the read only CD. Change LOGFILE.TXT to %SYSTEMDRIVE%\LOGFILE.TXT. If you had watched the setup, instead of going off for a beer, you'd have seen an error message!
One of the commands is certainly at fault, and crashing the batch. You have a lot of commands, and this is simply my lazy way of not needing to double check each one. It is also generally a good idea to wrap in quotes when using an environment variable. True %SYSTEMDRIVE% will probably never evaluate to a non 8.3 string, but others such as %PROGRAMFILESDIR% or %ALLUSERSPROFILE% may.
If you are interested, you do not need to be running the updates from the hard disk. I put them in $OEM$\SVCPACK and call them as:
START "Installing Fix" /WAIT ".\SVCPACK\HotFix.exe" /Q /S
I copy nothing to the hard disk, except the shortcuts (I replace them all), and a "SetUser bat and reg file" for resetting reg tweaks. I do not need $OEM$\1 or such.
Waiting for your next results ...
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Bummer. You can try the posted hacked version, which I understand to be SP1, and see if it works anyway (put it back after SP2), wait for hacked SP2 versoin, or get out the HEX editor. Let us know if you get it working.
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You can use WinCDMan for creating a CD with multiple Windows setups. If the three versions share files (i.e XP Home and XP Pro), you may be able to do it on 1 CD.
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Ahhhh that is clear! I guess you've tried it, so we will know. I do it (something) like this:next i opened the folder sp1a and deleted uxtheme.dl_ and then copied the hacked version to folder sp1athen i opened a command window from the sp1a folder and typed
Makecab uxtheme.dll uxtheme.dl_
from that same command prompt i typed
start /wait d:\Slipstream\SP1\Update\Update.exe -S:d:\Slipstream\xp
Which, hopefully, results in the same thing. What about SP2? I hope it does not have an UXTHEME.DL_.from that same command prompt i typedstart /wait d:\Slipstream\SP1\Update\xpsp1a_en_x86.exe -S:d:\Slipstream\xp
next i opened the folder XP and deleted uxtheme.dl_ and then copied the hacked (compressed) version to folder XP
Personally, I would not install SP1, and then SP2 except on a running configuration. In fact, every CD I make I start with the XP CD in one drive, a blank CD in another, and run one .CMD file that will rip XP, slipstream the SP in a given directory (regardless of name), slipstream the hotfixes in a given directory, integrate my own files (CMDLINES.TXT, INSTALS.CMD, IE6.1, .Net, etc.) found in a given directory, create an ISO, and burn it to CD. One click. Then again, I've been known to be a lazy dog...
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I remember seeing that at one point as well, but I (perhaps incorrectly) attributed the "Close Tray" option to CloneCD, which I had installed. Perhaps you had CloneCD previously? I do not think it is a native XP right click option.
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Sorry, I do have a little trouble with the language. Du kannst mir ein PM auf deutsch schicken wenn du wilst. (Ob wohl ich werde auf Englische antworten). If you are using an exchange server, you are already in a networked environment I assume, and not just using exchange as a POP server. In this case you are MUCH better of using Active Directory and Roaming Profiles. A user can then log onto any PC in the Domain, using a single profile, as opposed to a profile on each PC. Reduces maintenance time considerably, and centrally locates all users settings to a predefined location. Additionally, using Exchange Server the only user data needed in the profile is User Name (one and the same with Active Directory) and exchange server name. Not sure if that helps ...
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Like D. said ...
As a general rule you should not add entires to the HOT_KEY_USERS key, except in rare cases to the HOT_KEY_USERS\Default User key. All user settings should be added to the HOT_KEY_CURRENT_USER key (which translates to HOT_KEY_USERS\"Unique_User_SID")
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I'm not sure I follow. I extract and slipstream in one command, so I could not extract/replace file/slipstream. but the end result of extract & slipstream/replace file is the same, no? I would hope, using your suggested method, that the slipstreamer would notice something wrong with the file, just as XP setup does (and notes in the setuperr.txt log). Try and tell!
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Service pack versions always superceed previous versions: you only need apply the latest service pack.
I slipstream SP1 (not SP1a), latest hotixes, and inject the UXTHEME.DL_ that is available on the board. The only reason to do it before the SP1 slipsrteam, would be if you do not plan on installing SP1, as it will overwrite it.
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Please accept this as constructive criticism. I have written a few guides ...
That is one single sentence. Sentences like this really need to be broken down to simpler elements. I consider myself to understand the subject already, but I have trouble making heads or tails of this one. Short, simple sentences are the key to effective documentation.To restart the computer first we must make setup move the file which will restart as it will get deleted if its not as the remove setup files has to run before this so we need to add a command line which will move the restart file before remove setup files runs.Also, there are a lot of people on this site, and the web in general, that do not speak english as a native language. There will certainly be confussion over the use of "no" instead of "know".
Aside from that, the idea of sharing and passing the knowledge can only be complemented. Don't be discouraged by my, or others, criticism.
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I tried WinCDMan long ago, but did not like answering the questions, or typing the paths in answer to the prompts, so did not use it. It seemed a little too generic for what i wanted. The code, on the other hand, is beautifly simple. So much so I was inclined to write the author and tell him how good it looks. I did not try a full run of it, but it sure looked like he was slipstreaming the hotfixes in the same basic fashion as royalbox. No reason it should hang, especially as it is just an expand and copy of existing files - they are not actually executed. You have access to all the source in WINCDMAN.CMD, so you can easily debug it if you wish.
I use the "RoyalFix" method and have no problem (that I've noticed) with those 4 hotfixes you mention. By 2nd generation I guess you mean what some refer to as the type 2. Those are simply the ones with the setup style icons, and none of them seem to be "supported" for slipstreaming. I set up the unsupported fixes and other updates from a call out of the CMDLINES.TXT file. In terms of "the best", I think it is kind of binary: either it works correctly, or not. This way works for me.
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@Yazoo: Appology accepted. I just like things to be more positive, as you obviously understood. My answer to branding was wrong, as you clearified the question above. Sorry. About the 8/9 years ..., I generally don't let it get out, but if age/experience counts I have been a professional software engineer for over 20 years ... We used to dream of BBSs!
Peace
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Behaviour by design, no? It will work fine in those cases where whatever is on the CD will not reboot, as is my case.
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My point exactly ...
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Sorry if I was unclear. My point was:
There are a lot of knowledgable people here that are more than happy to help. Show them respect by doing a minimum of research on your own. If you do not find what you like, move on. If your are truly here for help, try to act accordingly. If you are here for whining and dis-respect, please stop.nobody is here to hold your handOn the other hand, it is too bad you did not pay more attention to my response to your question, because you would have learned what Branding is in the MS sense, as well as why, and where the word came from.
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Thanks for the Bart Info. I did have a question or two i would have liked to ask him, but I got the impression from his site that to do so might be fruitless. I respected that, and for the wealth of knowledge he has shared, I did not try to get in touch with him. Part of the problem I was having incorporating his PE in my ModBoot was that I was doing it the opposite from his example: Instead of using the PE CD to optionally load other images, I was using other images to load PE. That was all days, if not weeks, ago, so I am more than a little fuzzy on the details.
Again, thanks for the info.
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Chill out ... I believe this program is a simple generator, to fill the void left by the MS version that is included with every copy of XP. Use it as such: nobody is here to hold your hand.
If you did not look in the included ref.chm, the complete authoritve guide to WINNT.SIF before asking this question, shame on you.
In answer to your question, Branding is a marketing term, where as a company purchases a finished product, and adds their own Brand Name, Logo and Packaging. This term has been used by MS to refer to the repackaging of Internet Explorer, done with the IEAK (Adminstrators Kit) to distribute.
Lesson over. Next time do your homework, or don't bother coming to class.
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Stepped on you ...
So now you do not see the "Hit.." message at all? You have to remember to pull the CD (virtually) out? So it is not the bootimg.bin itself, it is the presence of I386\bootfix.bin? I do not need to replace any files?
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Don't say I didn't send you in the right direction ... just don't see how I overlooked that myself. As you say, that is just for generating the loader, not an inf for the loader itself. But it has to be there. I would think that the boot.bin should work fine: all the NT ones just seem to call a certain file on the CD (NTLOADER or something).
Still, it does not explain the afore mentioned mystery using the boot image on it's own, or calling it from a boot loader.
Keep us posted.
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So Terminator3 what WINNT generator did you use?
Looks good, devil-man! Personnaly I like that I can add only those sections which I select - as you said, more control over the final creation, as there are very few things I change. And even though I only change a few, I prefer that they all be availible for modification, as I hate the feeling of not having total control ...
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The MS program only backs up the data, not the mail settings. Look at www.slipstick.com for extensive Outlook information. If she ain't got it, you'll have trouble finding it.
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I have been looking for that as well, though I agree with others that for an XP installation which will unattendedly reboots, it is not a good idea. For further info: I created Bart's pseudo-"PE" (read free PE) boot CD, and that does not ask. Using Bart's ModBoot method I have included the Boot PE option on a CD, which boots the linux loader, asks which boot image to load, and loads it. When called this way, Bart's PE DOES post the "Hit Any Key" message, and I am calling the same boot image from the simple PE CD, and the ModBot CD. Not only do I not need it, I forget to hang around and hit it, so the PC boots off the HDD, or hangs with no OS. Maybe this can help your research. I did not find more info on Bart's site, either. I do seem to remember that there was an option in the PE creator to display or not display the question, and I selected not to display. This leads me to believe that the "show/no show" option is not embedded in the boot image, but the method in which the boot image is loaded. Good luck, and please let us (me?) know what you find out.
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The .pst, "Personal Storage", file only contaings the mail and calender, etc. I have added a few options into the default account I see no point (for me) in adding more info, such as mailserver username, password, etc, as the installation then becomes specific for one user, and not generic. I would just "image" the system as I like it, and restore instead of re-instaling. But I digress: You will find most any Outlook (not Outlook Express, a completly different, and security hole ridden product) info you need at www.slipstick.com, including importing and exporting settings. I believe the best place for these settings are in fact in the Office Installation, which can be silent and customized.
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Since this is one of those "down under" programs, how about a "Go Get Me A Fosters, Mate" option?
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cmdlines.cmd
in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003
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P.S. For quicker debugging, try simply running update.cmd from the command line, without a real install.