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@kotlas Now, quite frankly.... what does that question have to do with "Attended Setup" and "Setup Billboard Screens"?

INSTALLDIR MIGHT work with MSI, but most professional packages change the variable name.

depends on the installer, and whether it supports it. MOST don't

See that's the problem with you saying you've read it. Because RIGHT THERE you've said you haven't read it. thomasd proved taht you didn't read it. It's not a matter waiting for a timer to expire or, for you to scroll all the way to the bottom. To PROVE that you read it, you actually have to CLICK somethign within the EULA.

people of this forum are annoyed by people asking the same questions OVER and OVER and OVER. How would you liked to be asked by everyone you know "How do you do this?" every 5 minutes? Now imagine hundreds of people do it... That would be when you write it down, and point people to a book right? THen you say, "go here". That's what people are doing HERE by saying SEARCH.

alittle specific about which hotfixes don't install would be nice

1. No Error here. Try redownloading? 2. File is still located on the server, and just downloaded. Do you get a page not found error?

better? http://unattended.msfn.org/advanced/methods/xplode2.htm If you used IE, it should have loaded the last one fine.

I hate really the misconception between integration and slipstream, as it adds another level of confusion to new comers. I like to think of these definitions: integrate: becomes one with the installation source. This means that it becomes more like a native component of the install, then just scripting it's install. slipstream: same as above. .NET would be more of a scripting the installation for setup to execute.

Except you would want to configure the XML first or Xplode will just flash. I knew I should have left it in.... good thing i remembered to leave a copy of it on the server during the testing period.... http://unattended.msfn.org/advanced/methods/xplode.old

using the same language for SP and XP?

create a multiboot CD. there a guide ( http://flyakite.msfnhosting.com ). All you really need is two seperate boot folders, one with the WINNT.SIF and one without and you keep that option. YOu'll see what I mean by boot folders when you read that guide.

Wraith is supposedly working on it.... of course that's after he finished my little project and all his school work (which has him tied up at the moment from finishing my project).

I'm just curious to know why you consider XPlode too difficult to use? Is it the XML portion, is it starting it, what? My other question is, did you start to read the included documentation?

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Windows Setup Source is the folder where you copied your XP(or other Windows CD) CD to the hdd. That folder is your "Windows Setup Source"

search the deply tools for $$Rename.txt, that allows you to keep the names, and change the names after copy automatically via setup

no catalogs are installed, because they're installed ith the hotfix installer. The one on the Microsoft site is probally after using /integrate as /integrate replaces some files in I386 and teh CAT file allow Setup to verify that they've been signed.

it is very important that you read. While you're at it, look at the rest of the site. http://unattended.msfn.org/global/crashswitch.htm

Ever think that maybe GM has a life outside these forums? Perhaps there was a family emergency, perhaps his computer failed, perhaps he was in a car wreck, perhaps ANY number of different possible possibilities could have happened.

yes and no. That's the extent of the answer I can give without knowning more, such as what you need to do and such.

I'm leaning toward a problem with VirtualPC. When it restarts, it MAY reset the drive and need remounting, though this doesn't make sense with setup.... but just looking, the paths look correct. Perhaps try in the VMWare trial?

define an experienced nLite user? #1 problem arising from this kind of group would be the fanboys.

After <item display='MSN Messenger'> <execute display="MSN Messenger Pre-Config..."> <registry mode="write"> ;Stop MSN Messenger from Running on Windows Startup [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "MsnMsgr"=- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "MsnMsgr"=- ;Removes Sign up with Passport Wizard when trying to sign in MSN Messenger [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Passport] "RegistrationCompleted"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger] "AppSettings"=hex:22,04,00,00 </registry> <item display='Media Player'> You're missing the closing </execute> and </item> tags for the MSN Messenger entry right above your "Media Player" entry. There's where your overlapping tags are.

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