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the rumor that i heard was that sp2 would let you login to it eg using remote desktop and someone at the pc at the same time. which means it supports 2 users instead of 1 like sp1 in active directory.

@nekkid could you give us a small hint at a FAQ that you were thinking about. Something like this is a good start. but as it on the site then does it not count??

Ok this is what ive done (Taken me awhile) this runs from any thing. the easiest way to get all of these updates is to run windows up date on and xp box then while its installing copy the WUTemp folder to another localation eg desktop. then when you have these files make the following folders. hotfixes ->critical ->recemmended --->DirectX9b --->Journal see here for making the directx9b folder you will also need to extract all the files from journal.exe and put them in the journal folder. here are the scripts. recommended.cmd (this installs programs like dx9, media player 9, movie maker 2) critical.cmd (this updates programs like windows media player 9. + all xp bugfixes) I HAVEN'T added the lastest ie update yet. all.cmd (this will run the 2 batch files and restart after 10 seconds) hope this helps

that helps alot devil270975 thanks. I haven't even made my unattended cd yet. that explains alot. I was getting my hotfix scripts working first as I get to set up new pcs at work HP evos mainly and they don't have any hotfixes just sp1. looking how hp make up their cds i how know more why they do it their way.

not bad. looks hard. @devil270975 for this too work do I have to put my xp cd contents in a folder call XP_BACKUP. with a folder call SVCPACK in the i386 folders or is it in the root folder of xp_backup eg xp_backup -->i386 -->hotfixes ----->svcpack -->support tools OR xp_backup -->hotfixes -->i386 -->svcpack -->support tools

what about deleting the MSDE (microsoft SQL desktop server) folder. Its on some office cds and not others. I thinks that about 75mb

depending on the driver you would need to have things like *.vdx as well as others. on mac at moment so I can't say what other files are needed.

wouldn't you have to change this in the default user account. with some kind of command in cmdlines.txt?

The abillity to open a *.sif or *.reg file would be very helpful.

this is the programs that my recommend.cmd would install setlocal set PATHTOFIXES=.\recommended %PATHTOFIXES%\dotnetfx.exe /Q:A /c:"install /q" %PATHTOFIXES%\Journal\Journal.msi /QB %PATHTOFIXES%\DirectX9b\dxsetup.exe /opk %PATHTOFIXES%\hu1002_pro.exe /Q:A /R:N %PATHTOFIXES%\MMSSETUP.EXE /Q:A /R:N %PATHTOFIXES%\q818529.exe /Q:A /R:N %PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB817778-x86-ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB822603-x86-ENU /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Movie_Maker_v2_XP_setup.exe /Q:A /R:N %PATHTOFIXES%\MPSetupXP.exe /Q:A /R:N I know that I will have to change it not to use the set command to use the start /wait bits. the critical.cmd file then updates some of these like media player 9, directx 9b, maybe .NET, and it installs all of the critical hotfixes too. I could change the recommended to apps.cmd

Just found this. Could I make a winnt batch file (winnt.bat) @rem SetupMgrTag @echo off set AnswerFile=.\winnt.sif set SetupFiles=.\i386 .\i386\winnt /s:%SetupFiles% /unattend:%AnswerFile% /makelocalsource /cmdcons but after reading the help file I don't think that the /cmdcons can be done until the [GUIRUNONCE] part but I would have to copy the i386 folder to the systemdrive first to enable it to run. then it should look like this @rem SetupMgrTag @echo off set AnswerFile=.\winnt.sif set SetupFiles=.\i386 .\i386\winnt32 /s:%SetupFiles% /unattend:%AnswerFile% /makelocalsource winnt.sif [GUIRUNONCE] %SYSTEMDRIVE%\i386\winnt32 /cmdcons well i will need to test this.

ok what about listing one of the *.cmd files in the cmdlines.txt. thanks

This is how to install it from within windows xp: Install the Recovery Console to your hard drive and add it to the boot menu by inserting you XP CD, click Start, Run and typing X:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons and click OK (replace X: with CD drive letter). Follow the instruction, pressing [Esc] to skip the updated files part of the process. it changes the boot.ini file as well to start windows up in 30 seconds. If its possible could it be changed to 3? Just to make this harder I want to be able to choose what drive/partition this is installed to. to use the set command in windows xp reovery console so that you can gain access to all the drives removeable too, wild card usage and no copy comfirmation you need to add this reg hack but im not sure where to put it. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Setup\RecoveryConsole] "SetCommand"=dword:00000001 "SecurityLevel"=dword:00000000

this may sound silly but can i use call commands in cmdlines.txt to read something like this [COMMANDS] ECHO installing progams directx9b, .NET, Windows Media player 9etc. call .\hotfixes\recommend\recommend.cmd ECHO Installing all bug fixes for windows and other recommended updates. call .\hotfixes\critical\critical.cmd EXIT If I was to make a cd and new a cmdlines.txt do i need to tell the winnt.sif to use it and where about do I put the file in the CD eg \I386\ or \$OEM$\ Im trying not to use the $OEM$ if I can but I haven't made the cd yet just getting the files together and making my Hotfixes scripts working so that i can use them in an unattended install or a preinstalled system using a windows xp custom cd

the other way of doing this is to use a floppy disk with the unattended.txt file on it but that and the win xp cd in drive and it will do all of things youve asked it do do. its very simliar to using the winnt.sif but it doesn't have to be on the cd just a floppy. It has most of the same commands and things.

you might want to remove your windows key.

When I was looking for more information on unattended setups before I found this excellent website I found something very interesting on microsoft.com. A small clue free keys that you can use to do something like an unattended installation using some default windows keys then change them later. PLEASE NOTE I haven't tried this yet. You can view the page here. Or download a word document here with the information in it. They are very near the end of the page/doc. You cannot use these to activate windows as its been disabled using these keys. Hope this is useful.

@SwedenXP in the main preference window untick the pause pc's when in background, under pc settings. then in perfermance have divide time equally and run at maxium speed selected then this should speed it up in version 5.2 (windows version). this works very well on an Athlon XP2400+ not overclocked.

I would use kaspersky antivirus (AVP) as that found 5480 files on a works pc to day

thanks that info was very helpful.

well ive changed them all to *.cmd but it still doesn't help as the file still doesn't install. thanks for the information.

well they still work as *.bat

@edg21 when I add setlocal set PATHTOFIXES=.\recommended %PATHTOFIXES%\dotnetfx\netfx.msi /QB to my cd_recommended.bat file it asks for me to insert the disk containing the microsoft .net framework 1.1 all of the files are extracted in a folder call dotnetfx in the recommended folder. and the rest of the scprit works if i tell it to use the dotnetfx.exe instead of the .msi file but it doesn't work to unattended mode. Would i need to do something like what you have done for Q823718.exe, get it to extract to a folder then run the netfx.msi /QB? One thing to note is that this works fine for installing the journal viewer %PATHTOFIXES%\Journal\Journal.msi /QB this is the second line in the file and this installs fine. This is in the recommended folder with a sub folder call journal.

I have been writing a few new scripts that puts on all of the updates from windows update. (Sorry about the long post.) I was wondering if I could get some feed back on it. Please see image1 for a list of folders. Basically the 2 scripts are in their folders (e.g. cd_critical.bat is in the critical folder and cd_recommended.bat is in the recommended folder) and I have one script (see below) that calls the cd_recommended as this installs programs that are updated in the cd_critical.bat. call .\recommended\cd_recommended.bat call .\critical\cd_critical.bat shutdown -r -t 10 -c "Restarting after installing the updates. THIS IS PART OF THE SCRIPT AND NOT A VIRUS." This is the cd_recommended.bat file contents. setlocal set PATHTOFIXES=.\recommended %PATHTOFIXES%\dotnetfx.exe /Q:A /R:N %PATHTOFIXES%\Journal\Journal.msi /QB %PATHTOFIXES%\dx90wu.exe /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\hu1002_pro.exe /Q:A /R:N %PATHTOFIXES%\MMSSETUP.EXE /Q:A /R:N %PATHTOFIXES%\q818529.exe /Q:A /R:N %PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB817778-x86-ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Movie_Maker_v2_XP_setup.exe /Q:A /R:N %PATHTOFIXES%\MPSetupXP.exe /Q:A /R:N The only things wrong this batch file is: How to I get dotnetfx.exe to be completely unattended as I have to tell the installer to carry on by clicking next a few times. I would like to add the echo commands in but not sure how to use them. The dx90wu.exe goes to the internet to download the directx 9.0b then installs and the rest of the batch file continues. Here is the cd_critical.bat file setlocal set PATHTOFIXES=.\critical %PATHTOFIXES%\Q322011_WXP.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q323255_X86_EN.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q327979_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q328310_WXP_SP2_en.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q329048_xp.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q329115_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q329170_WXP_SP2_EN.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q329390_WXP.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q329441_WXP_SP2_en.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q329834_WXP_SP2_x86.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q331953_WXP_en.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q810243_WXP_SP2.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q810565_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q810577_WXP_en.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q810833_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q811493_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q811630_WXP_SP2_EN.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q814033_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q814995_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q815021_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q815485_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q817606_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB282010-x86-ENU-express.EXE /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB820291-x86-ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB821253-x86-ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB821557-x86-ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB823559-x86-ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB824105-x86-ENU.exe /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB824146-x86-ENU-express /Z /Q %PATHTOFIXES%\Q823718_MDAC_SecurityPatch.exe /C:"dahotfix.exe /q /n" /q %PATHTOFIXES%\q822925.exe /Q:A /R:N %PATHTOFIXES%\js56nen.exe /Q:A /R:N %PATHTOFIXES%\msjavwu.exe /Q:A /R:N %PATHTOFIXES%\q330994.exe /Q:A /R:N %PATHTOFIXES%\Q817287.EXE /Q:A /R:N %PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsMedia9-KB819639-x86-ENU.exe /Q:A /R:N This file works without any problems, but I wouldn’t mind putting the echo commands in to say what is being installed. And the final part of the batch files restarts it after 10 seconds with that message in the message window. The main reason for this post is too see if I can get these to install in the winnt.sif under the [GuiRunOnce] part using the batch file that calls the 2 files then restarts (if I need to change the restart time that easy). These files how they are can be installed from any drive letter on their own but I don‘t know about the winnt.sif so know if these commands will work using the set command? I was hoping not to use put the critical and recommended folders into the $OEM$ folder just in a folder called hotfixes. Like this: CDROOT --> DOCS --> Hotfixes (my folder) --> Critical --> Recommended --> I386 --> SUPPORT --> VALUEADD If this all works then it only adds 99mbs to the total of a CD but doesn’t include a full install of directx 9.0b (yet) Thanks for all your help.