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Right click on 'My Computer' > Manage > Device Manager There you will get a list of all devices in your comp: • A black exclamation point (!) on a yellow field indicates the device is in a problem state. Note that a device that is in a problem state can be functioning. • A problem code explaining the problem is displayed for the device. • A red "X" indicates a disabled device. A disabled device is a device that is physically present in the computer and is consuming resources, but does not have a protected-mode driver loaded. • A blue "i" on a white field on a device resource in Computer properties indicates that the Use automatic settings feature is not selected for the device and that the resource was manually selected. Note that this does not indicate a problem or disabled state. • A green question mark "?" in Device Manager means that a compatible driver for this device is installed, indicating the possibility that all of the functionality may not be available. Note that this applies only to Windows Millennium Edition (Me). (I got this from Microsoft site ) So you'll see if you have to install additional drivers. Make sure (when you download them) to save them first and make a backup copy of all the drivers. grtz

You'll be needing the office 2003 CD... nothing to do about that. On the other hand, you could download a trial version of OneNote http://www.microsoft.com/office/onenote/prodinfo/trial.mspx That might help you a bit... greetz

OK, I found out something weird... I installed a clean XP SP2 (no hotfixes) and installed the 2 hotfixes manualy. When I ran KB911565, I got an error message stating that I need Windows Media Player 10 installed, which is very strange since in the windows update it says that the hotfix is for Windows Media Player 9. I was able to install the hotfix when running a windows update... I'm totaly confused... When I ran KB890830, it turned out that it is just a tool that runs only once and removes malicious software. So nothing realy gets installed...

In the system log of the event viewer, I can see the list of 'NtServicePack' (source) installed during installation of Windows XP. All hotfixes are listed there, except the 2 I mentioned. There were no errors or warnings in that system log. The 2 hotfixes were installed a few hours later, after I ran a windows update. These hotfixes are listed in the system log with 'Windows Update Agent' as source.

Thanks for the reply. I used the switches I found on this forum (/q /n /z for KB911565 and /q for KB890830) After I downloaded the files I ran them on a virtual machine and they worked fine. Besides, shouldn't I get an error during setup at T-13 if any hotfix is corrupt? greetz

You don't have to delete the messenger. I suppose you're talking about the messenger that gets installed with windows XP... If messenger starts, just go to the menu bar and look for: tools > options > preferences there you can disable messenger from running when windows starts Hope this helps...

Hi, I downloaded all updates and put them in the I386/svcpack folder. next, I created the svcpack.inf and put in all the hotfixes. All hotfixes seem to install properly, but when I go to the Microsoft Update site I can still see following updates: Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - April 2006 (KB890830) Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (KB911565) Both hotfixes are in my svcpack folder and in my svcpack.inf Anyone know why I still have to update them?

The Windows Installer Service is repairing your installation each time you start the application. For that, it needs the original .MSI For some reason, some keypaths to components cannot be located by the windows installer service and therefore those components are being re-installed each time you start the program.

Hi, I was able to slipstream most of the service packs in my XP installation, except for 3 KB885835 KB890830 KB893803 So, I copied them to my svcpack folder and added in the svcpack.inf KB885835 /q /n /z KB890830 /q KB893803 /q /n /z I made a bootable ISO and started a virtual machine When setup was copying files, I got a message like: expand.exe is not a valid Windows XP system file ntsd.exe is not a valid Windows XP system file How can I avoid these messsages? Kind regards

You cannot add the bootimage to the allready bunred CD. you need to make a new one. There are a lot of programs to make a bootable CD. I Use MagickISO. First you need to load a bootimage from a bootable CD. If you need a bootable Windows CD, you need a bootimage file from a similar windows CD In your program that creates the CD you should then see somewhere that the new project (new CD) is bootable. Now you can add all the files you need and burn the CD (or ISO-file) Greetz, Milo Tulkens

I found this @ Microsoft: USB devices based on earlier versions of the USB specification may create ghost devices that appear when the device is connected, and then disappear when the device is disconnected. Also, the device may work just fine, but may create a disassociated unknown device, which is typically caused by either outdated or incorrectly configured firmware. In this case, contact the device manufacturer for updated firmware. A ghosted device can appear if you manually install a driver for a Plug and Play device that the computer has already detected and installed. You can resolve this issue by deleting the ghosted device. Hope this helps

Hi, My name is Milo Tulkens. For the past 7 months I've been working as an IT-consultant. I'm part of a Desktop Engineers Team that works with the Windows Installer Service. We make custom packages of existing Windows Installer packages (MSI's) and repackage legacy applications using Wise Package Studio or InstallShield AdminStudio. At this moment, I'm studying mostly. 2 weeks ago, I got my XP certification with a score of 968/1000. Now I'm studying Windows 2003 Server. I'll be taking that exam in the next couple of days/weeks. I was working with Windows XP SP2 when I came across this forum and website, and I was impressed by it! I found lots of good tips and tricks here. Greets, Milo Tulkens

What caused the Crash? Did you get any error message/code?

Type: cmd in the Run box A DOS window will open. Type: ipconfig/all You should get the IP address then

A very usefull way would be to boot from a Win PE CD. Depending on the problem, you might even recover some files or fix your problem

I have learned that in Windows XP, not many things are impossible Anyway, I downloaded 38 hotfixes and was able to integrate 35 of them, so I would be surprised if I can't integrate the last 3. My test installation on a virtual machine is running at this moment and it's looking great

Hi, You probably have to put both comps in the same workgroup/domain, create a shared folder on your main computer and then connect with your laptop

Hi, I'm working on a Windows XP SP2 CD and try to slipstream all the updates into the CD. I installed my XP SP2 on a virtual machine, connected to Windows Update and wrote down all the updates. I have 2 questions: 1) When I connect to the update site, I have to install the most recent Update software. After that I have to reboot and connect again to Windows Update after which I have to install 3 more updates (about Windows Installer and others). Do I need to slipstream these updates in my XP CD as well? 2) When I got to the actual hotfixes, I wrote down all the KB numbers and downloaded them. Next, I used Start > Run and integrated all the packages in my XP folder. However, I was not able to integrate 3 packages: KB890830, KB890046 and 885835. Any ideas how I have to slipstream these KB's in my installation? Thanks in advance, Milo Tulkens P.S. I only discovered the unattend site yesterday and I'm loving it! Great work! Title edited -- Please, use [TAGS] in your topic's title. Please follow XP Forum Rules from now on. --Sonic