Tomcat76

Check these: - for Win2K, include REG.EXE in HFTOOLS folder before running HFSLIP - as mosaddique said, the BIOS/HDD controller must support 48-bit LBA - the hard disk's jumper should not be limiting the size (though I've only seen a 32GB limiter before)

I wonder why your log file is so mixed up. The file names should've been sorted alphabetically (by file type first for the HF folder). Did you see any error messages while IE7 was processed?

HFSLIP uses iexpress.exe from your SYSTEM32 folder to create the IE7_INST.EXE installer. Possibly, the version on XP x64 creates a 64-bit installer which is incompatible with a 32-bit OS. I guess I could allow people to place a 32-bit version in the HFTOOLS folder since it's only used for this occasion, but is it a standalone application? I'll do this in the next test release.

Please redownload KB925902, manually remove the WORK folder and then run HFSLIP again. See if you get more errors.

KB892050-v3 is replaced by KB918005-v4 so you can remove the former. If that doesn't help, also remove KB899271-v4 and KB905816. When installed normally, these updates run an extra command post-installation; it seems unimportant to me but you never know.

I don't see a real problem in there. The only thing is that you need to specify something other than "DRIVERCOMP" in autorun mode, but it doesn't matter in your case since HFSLIP defaults to "A" which is what you want. I suggest you remove the first two lines in your customized HFANSWER.INI and test again. If that doesn't fix the problem, it's the CAT files. I don't have much experience with removing CAT files myself. Hopefully someone who's had success with IE7 and without CAT files can jump in to help.

Apparantly not. The Realtek Control Panel hotfix was WGA-protected, but it depended on the URL. It was strange because the only difference I could notice was uppercase vs. lowercase. Either way, both URLs are now giving you the non-WGA download.

Could I have a look at your custom HFANSWER.INI file?

There are basically two types of hotfixes that HFSLIP supports: "Type 1" and "Type 2". Different switches are needed to extract these. The problem is that it's impossible to know if a hotfix is Type 1 or Type 2 beforehand, but Microsoft decided not so long ago to name the Type 1 hotfixes in a special way so we use that to distinguish Type 1 from Type 2 hotfixes in HFSLIP. There are a few exceptions (mostly for XP SP1) which had to be hardcoded. In other words, it's important that the hotfixes you include have their original name. "Q908506.EXE" is treated as a Type 2 hotfix but it's a Type 1 hotfix.

If you don't have the necessary files in the FIX folder then I can imagine this happening. HFSLIP only asks you if you want to delete CAT files if it detects those files in the FIX folder, but if you "force" HFSLIP to delete CAT files via HFANSWER.INI this check doesn't happen.

Right

You shouldn't have this nasty side effect on your desktop PC. But the only way to verify if it's that is by removing it. I've had it in the HF folder for some time now and haven't experienced your problem yet. Some of the test PCs have a built-in card reader and all's fine.

Thanks for the notice. I'll check if the registration bit is still broken, though I don't plan to update HFSLIP if they fixed it just in case they break it again in the future, hehe

Could be WindowsXP-KB918005-v4-x86-ENU.exe (associated KB article number is 931321).

Sorry. I forgot that the list doesn't show all files supported by HFSLIP Apart from the x64 files, you need to remove these: Apr2006_MDX1_x86.cab Apr2006_MDX1_x86_Archive.cab dxdllreg_x86.cab dxupdate.cab Remote Desktop Connection Web Connection (msrdp.cab) is not supported.

If you go to my XPSP2 hotfix list and put a mark in the checkbox for "Extra DirectX 9.0c gaming binaries from DirectX 9.0c April '07 Redist (48.8MB)", you'll see which cab files are supported in the section "List of files that go in the HFCABS folder".

My hotfix lists have always been more open to more recent updates for hotfixes that are shown on Windows Update if the newer versions are public and not WGA-protected. The COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package is another example of this.

I see several problems with your log. 1) You are including IE7 hotfixes that are unverified 2) You are simultaneously including a previously-made silent IE7 installer in HFGUIRUNONCE which may be broken 3) HFCABS contains DX9 files that are not supported and don't apply to the OS in your SOURCE folder 4) LegitCheckControl.cab needs to be named LegitCheckControl.cab Do the following: 1) Remove all files from HFCABS, HFSVCPACK and HFGUIRUNONCE 2) Include only these files in HF: IE7-KB928090-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe IE7-KB929969-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe WindowsXP-KB928255-x86-ENU.exe 3) Add IE7SLIPSTREAM=1 into HFTOOLS\HFANSWER.INI 4) Run HFSLIP again You said you tried the three methods HFSLIP supports regarding IE7, but you haven't explained which method you actually want to use. Please include HFANSWER.INI next time too.

Well... I suggest you ONLY include IE7, its hotfixes and KB928255. Leave out everything else. Does that work?

He meant MBSA. Windows Update is not really that smart. If a file was updated twice since you last ran Windows Update, it will show you both updates even though you only need the latest (installing both, the newest will overwrite the older). This is true, but we unpack the hotfix executables to see which files are inside of them. It's much more reliable than the tables MS provide. Also, sometimes a hotfix is replaced by two or more newer hotfixes together; this is never explained in a Hotfix Replacement table. Yes. If it's on your system, it's vulnerable. I don't think it's possible to remove just OE but I'm not sure; this isn't my domain. See here for more info:vorck.com: Remove IE from Windows 2000 at install hfslip.org: HFCLEANUP - Reduce your source I wouldn't jump into this just yet, though. It's pretty advanced stuff. The script doesn't use my list as a base, but it does assume certain standards (how Type 1 and Type 2 hotfixes are named, how they are composed internally, etc.). There will surely be some updates that don't work but it would take too much time to find out which those are and to add support for all of them. That's why only updates that are shown on Windows Update are said to be supported. Windows2000-KB925902-x86-ENU.EXE

So you do need to activate?

[1] KB896422 is partially replaced by Update Rollup 1 v2 and partially by KB923414. KB828026 is partially replaced by Update Rollup 1 v2 and partially by KB917734 for WMP9. KB870669 is replaced by the subsequent Cumulative IE updates. KB885492 is replaced by KB917734 for WMP9. KB904368 is replaced by Update Rollup 1 v2. KB903235 is replaced by the subsequent Cumulative IE updates. KB911565 is replaced by KB917734 for WMP9. KB912812 is replaced by KB928090 (current Cumulative IE update). KB891122 - HFSLIP sort of supports this WMP9 codec update. You need to extract wmfdist.exe into the HF folder (that's the only file of importance). The "Windows Media 9/10 codecs" checkbox in the "Update your Windows 2000 configuration" section links to this update. Also, as explained in the Notes section at the top of my dynamic 2K list: "You will need a decompression program (such as 7-zip or WinRAR) to extract the necessary files out of some of the downloaded installers. From the updates listed below, this applies to DirectX9, the new DirectX9 gaming binaries and the Windows Media 9/10 codecs." KB911564 - "WindowsMedia-KB911564-x86-ENU.exe" is in my list. [2] If Windows Update insists you need KB828026 and KB896422, you have probably slipstreamed version 1 of Update Rollup 1. Please include HFSLIP.LOG next time. [3] MSXML2 is MSXML2. The download page I'm linking to contains the most recent public version. [4] TommyP answered this.

The list is missing 1 update for Windows 2000 which Microsoft released a few days ago. It's KB925902, and it replaces KB912919 and KB896424. I can't say anything about the WMP updates if I don't know whether you're slipstreaming WMP9 or not. However, please go through the "Update your Windows 2000 configuration" section because checking/unchecking boxes dynamically updates the hotfix list at the bottom.

KB925672 is superseded by KB927978. KB927978 is on my list so I conclude that you didn't go through the "Update your Windows 2000 configuration" part, where you'll find a checkbox to include MSXML4 among many other upgrade possibilities.

I know what your question was. I just mentioned what I know about iTunes in general... Personally, I'd create a silent installer for Quicktime and another for iTunes; I think the updater is optional. But if you want one installer for everything you should ask this in the unattended install forum because there are more people who know about this stuff reading that forum than this one.