Super-Magician

Hello?? Still waiting for some help here...The WMP error still occurs...

So...Microsoft's come out with a new DirectX SDK. Will HFSLIP slipstream this extra *bloat*, or will it need to be modified first? -- Super-Magician Edit: Never mind, found the answer. By the way, what are the other dated CAB files in the redistributable for (this doesn't include the x64 ones)? Examples are Oct2005_xinput_x86.cab and Feb2006_MDX1_x86.cab.

I know *everyone* is probably concentrating on other issues, but I would appreciate a response as I am kind of anxious to resolve this problem. Hope to hear something soon . -- Super-Magician

I noticed a hotfix listed on your ERROR_REPORT that shouldn't be there since you're using XP Home. You downloaded WindowsXPMediaCenter2005-KB900325-usa.exe, but this is specifically for XP Media Center Edition 2005. What I believe you want are the WMP9/10 codecs. Extract that file and place only wmfdist95.exe in the HF folder. Also, just wondering, what do you need WindowsMedia-KB891122-x86-ENU.exe for? Please check the rest of the hotfixes you have against Tomcat's list here or at this alternate link. -- Super-Magician

As I said before, if you use the original driver.cab, you will lose everything HFSLIP slipstreamed. When you run HFSLIP, it will repack the slipstreamed binaries and files back into driver.cab. Also, please use the latest version of HFSLIP, 60206. -- Super-Magician

I hate to tell you this, but the WMP10 problem still hasn't been fixed, even with HFSLIP_60206. The error displayed is Command line option syntax error. Type Command /? for options. I am 100% certain that there is nothing wrong with my installer.

@gdkehl, Just a head's up - if you use the original driver.cab file from the SOURCE folder, you will lose most, if not all, of what HFSLIP slipstreamed. -- Super-Magician

I noticed yesterday evening that version 60205 of HFSLIP was up. Now it's gone again and back to 60203. How come?

My installer is fine. I tested the exact same commandline switches as in the SVCPACK.INF file (MP10Setup.exe /q:A /c:"setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N /DisallowSystemRestore") on MP10Setup.exe in Windows and it worked perfectly without displaying the error. I'm thinking that MP10Setup.exe might have to be renamed to 8:3 formatting. I know you mentioned before that the 8:3 formatting is not mandatory; in fact, I run CDIMAGE using the switch to allow long filenames. One other command I tested is MP10Setup.exe /C:"setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N /DisallowSystemRestore" which displays the file extraction progress yet still runs in quiet mode. I think this command runs quite well. A quick question - what is the purpose of the /R:N switch, and what's the difference (if any) between /Q and /Q:A? Edit: I retested the install with the same switches, except I changed the name of the installer to MP10Inst.exe. The same error displayed at T-13.

I changed the line in SVCPACK.INF like you said to MP10Setup.exe /q:A /c:"setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N /DisallowSystemRestore"and recabbed it. However, Windows Setup gave me a command-line syntax error as it was trying to install WMP10. Nevertheless, this was a chance to see whether leaving WMP9 installed would bring back the music (note: The sounds during Welcome are always there - it's the background music that's a problem). Sure enough, the music was there this time. So, is it a WMP10 problem? I still need help though on the line in SVCPACK.INF. Thanks. -- Super-Magician Edit: I think I may have figured out the original problem that I outlined in this thread. The product key in my WINNT.SIF is not enclosed by quotation marks, and according to ref.chm in Deploy.cab, the quotes are required.

Thanks. Sorry about pushing you to revise your script. I will get back to you by tomorrow morning about eliminating WMP10. The music isn't so important for now.

Ah, I know what it is. The line in HFSLIP at the end of the script file ECHO "MP10Setup.exe /q:A /c:"setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N /DisallowSystemRestore" >> SVCPACK.INF causes the script to actually echo back "MP10Setup.exe /q:A /c:"setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N /DisallowSystemRestore" >> SVCPACK.INF while the script is running and without putting that line into SVCPACK.INF. When a line much earlier in the script file (although processed after) tells HFSLIP to XCOPY HFSVPK_SW SOURCESS\I386\SVCPACK /Q HFSLIP attempts to recopy that file. Even though HFSLIP says FOR /F "USEBACKQ DELIMS==" %%I IN (`DIR /A-D /OGN /B HFSVPK_SW\*.exe`) DO ( IF NOT %%I=="MP10SETUP.EXE" IF EXIST HFSVPK_SW\%%I ECHO %%I %SW%>> SVCPACK.INF ) FOR /F "USEBACKQ DELIMS==" %%I IN (`DIR /A-D /OGN /B HFSVPK\*.exe`) DO ( IF EXIST HFSVPK\%%I ECHO %%I>> SVCPACK.INF ) FOR /F "USEBACKQ DELIMS==" %%I IN (`DIR /A-D /OGN /B HFSVPK\*.cmd`) DO ( IF EXIST HFSVPK\%%I ECHO %%I>> SVCPACK.INF ) the line MP10Setup.exe /Q:A /R:N still appears in SVCPACK.INF. My question is this: What should I replace that line with? Should I use it exactly as it is written in that ECHO line ("MP10Setup.exe /q:A /c:"setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N /DisallowSystemRestore") or should I remove the outside quotes?

OK, will do.

OK, but will this issue be fixed in subsequent versions of HFSLIP, or is it an "isolated problem"?

Ah, but would you know how to fix the problem in SVCPACK.INF (if that's indeed a problem)?

I tried HFSLIP again, but it still asked me whether I would like to overwrite MP10Setup.exe. After HFSLIP finished, I checked SVCPACK.INF in I386\SVCPACK.IN_, and the line concerning WMP10 said: MP10Setup.exe /Q:A /R:N whereas it should have said: "MP10Setup.exe /q:A /c:"setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N /DisallowSystemRestore" like it is written in the SVCPACK section of HFSLIP. Do you know what happened?

Thanks, tommyp and Tomcat. I'm not sure what you mean here. I only put in HFCABS the five new DX9 gaming binaries from the Dec 2005 SDK update.

I am supposed to put "MP10Setup.exe" into the HFSVPK_SW folder if I want to integrate it, but that default filename does not have 8:3 formatting (MP10Setup has nine characters). However, if you name it something else, HFSLIP won't pick up on it as it has a line "IF EXIST HFSVPK_SW\MP10Setup.exe". Is that like an exception? In addition, when I tried running HFSLIP this way (with MP10Setup.exe in HFSVPK_SW), HFSLIP prompted me with a message asking whether I would like to overwrite SOURCESS\I386\SVCPACK\MP10Setup.exe (when I started the script, there was no SOURCESS folder). I'm not sure why this happened, but I would have expected HFSLIP to be automated/unattended. Any ideas? -- Super-Magician

There should not be anything wrong with Tomcat's pages. They work fine for me, but I'm using IE. Try refreshing it or restarting your browser, etc. If that doesn't work, Tomcat will probably help.-- Super-Magician

Thanks for all your help, Tomcat! -- Super-Magician Also, testing with only the HF folder works perfectly. Now, I'll be adding to HFCABS, HFSVPK, and HFSVPK_SW to see if there's anything wrong with them.

OK, thanks.

I'm actually using a VM right now. Previously, when I used the WINNT.SIF file, I used a CD. I will get to what you mentioned in post #3 right away with the HFSLIP_60202.CMD (although the fixes in the new version apparently don't apply to XP). Yes, I have checked my HF folder with Tomcat's list. -- Super-Magician Edit: Has anyone figured out the missing music problem during Welcome to Windows??

I retried a new HFSLIP today, and at T-13, I received an Advanced INF Install error: Could not find C:\WINDOWS\HFSLIP\HFSLPxxx.INF where "xxx" denotes a number between 200 and 263. (This was without the WINNT.SIF file. Everything else worked perfectly.) -- Super-Magician

I checked both and didn't find anything. I just realized though that it could have been my attempt to install the Beta 2 Preview of IE (which didn't work). -- Super-Magician

I know, sorry about that.No, I don't really see anything useful in WindowsUpdate.log. I found that it tried to download some CAB file with a TXT file in it. It also said "0 updates detected," I think. Could it just be that AU checked for updates and for some reason is requiring me to restart? -- Super-Magician