JXP

You can't install any Symantec products directly form the .msi. You must use the setup.exe wrap. It should be fine if you do that.

Seems to me like somewhere in your batch files or other references you forgot quotes around your directories. Since "C:\Documents AND SETTINGS" doesn't conform to the 8.3 naming scheme, and contains spaces, you need to put quotes (" ") around the entire directory and file name, but NOT around your paramters such as "/s" or some other one that you might use. I'm not sure if this answers your question, but how I understand your question, it seems to me like this will cure it. Hope I helped.

Sorry to take up your time with petty questions, but just one more thing. Is it safe to install Recommended Updates and other such updates using svcpack.inf? Thanks once again!

Thank you SO much, GreenMachine. You have no idea how clear and precise you are. And the best thing is that you admit what you don't know something, you don't claim to know things you don't. You and AaronXP are definitely the most helpful ones on the forum. Thanks again!

Yea, thanks a lot Greenmachine. I have one other question. Is it definitely safe, to install any application that is not an .msi using svcpack.inf? What if the .msi is packaged inan installer? Oh, and can you explain the function of the cat files and why some people say they should be listed in svcpack.inf, but AaronXP's gide doesn't say to use them? Thanks a lot.

I thought this type of thread would be good as a clarification to everybody, myself included, of the differences, advantages and disadvantages of each hotfix install method, including the various methods of slipstreaming, the GuiRunOnce method, an explanation of cmdlines.txt, svcpack.inf, dosnet.inf, and any other methods that exist. I mean this to be an area for clarification of what is known, not for discussion of ideas. Thanks, and maybe someone knowledgeable could post a guide addressing these things.