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Good to hear. I'm glad you found the issue. Cheers!

Additional info: the files in the previous post were taken from an install set with only WindowsUpdateAgent20-x86.exe in HF. HFCABS contained IUCTL.CAB, LegitCheckControl.cab and MUWEB_SITE.CAB. Just shout if you need me to set up a different configuration.

See attached .zip file. Bonus information: the contents of the WORK tree at the breakpoint. F:\hfslipxp\WORK>dir /s /b F:\hfslipxp\WORK\au.inf F:\hfslipxp\WORK\AU2.INF F:\hfslipxp\WORK\AU3.INF F:\hfslipxp\WORK\DNOSDIR.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\DRV.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\DX9 F:\hfslipxp\WORK\DX9EXTRA F:\hfslipxp\WORK\ENGS F:\hfslipxp\WORK\ENGS.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\FDV F:\hfslipxp\WORK\FULLSRC.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\HFREGWU.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E F:\hfslipxp\WORK\IE6EXP F:\hfslipxp\WORK\INFS F:\hfslipxp\WORK\MSXML F:\hfslipxp\WORK\NSFALL.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\NSFALL1.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\NSFALLt.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\NSFREG.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\NSFREG0.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\NSFREGNOT.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\NSFREGt.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\NSFREGt1.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\RED F:\hfslipxp\WORK\ROROEWU.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\SVCPACK F:\hfslipxp\WORK\sysoc.inf F:\hfslipxp\WORK\SYSOCOC.TXT F:\hfslipxp\WORK\UPDATE F:\hfslipxp\WORK\WUA F:\hfslipxp\WORK\ENGS\iuctl.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\ENGS\iuctl.inf F:\hfslipxp\WORK\ENGS\iuengine.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\ENGS\LegitCheckControl.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\ENGS\muweb.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\AU.INF F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\cdm.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\iuctl.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\iuengine.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\LCC.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\muweb.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\wuapi.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\wuau.adm F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\wuauclt.exe F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\wuauclt1.exe F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\wuaucpl.cpl F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\wuaueng.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\wuaueng1.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\wuauhelp.chm F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\wuauserv.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\wucltui.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\wups.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\wups2.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\I386E\wuweb.dll F:\hfslipxp\WORK\SVCPACK\wusetup.cat Edit: I don't presume to fully understand the inner workings of HFSLIP, but the following line looks suspicious to me: FINDSTR/IR "\.AX \.ACM \.OCX msxml..dll" WORK\NSFALL1.TXT>>WORK\NSFREG0.TXT NSFALL1.TXT contains the names of all the WU files, and this line of code filters them all out. Not sure if that's supposed to happen, of course. WORK.zip

Our posts crossed each other in cyberspace. For the record: I don't have any AV or script blockers running on this system. I assume you'd want to see some files from the WORK directory; if the PAUSE is in the right location (see post #15), just tell me which ones you need.

Some more debugging info. I have inserted a pause in HFSLIP at the following location: IF "%VERSION%"=="2000" ECHO>>WORK\NSFREGNOT.TXT iuctl.dll FINDSTR/VIB /G:WORK\NSFREGNOT.TXT WORK\NSFREG0.TXT>WORK\NSFREG.TXT FOR /F %%I IN (WORK\NSFREG.TXT) DO SET NSFREG=1 PAUSE IF NOT DEFINED NSFREG GOTO :EOF SET HFSLP=200 FOR /F %%I IN (WORK\NSFREG.TXT) DO ( ECHO>>WORK\RGSVRWU.TXT HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZB","!HFSLP!",0,"%%11%%\regsvr32 /s """%%11%%\%%I"""" SET /A HFSLP=!HFSLP!+1 ) GOTO :EOF When hitting the breakpoint, the file WORK\NSFREG.TXT is empty. Hence, the NSFREG variable does not get set, and the block adding the regsrv32 lines to WORK\RGSVRWU.TXT does not get executed. Is that of any help?

Test 1 HFSLIPWU.INF (ONLY WindowsUpdateAgent20-x86.exe in HF): [Version] Signature="$WINDOWS NT$" [Optional Components] WinUpdate CLEANUP [WinUpdate] CopyFiles = PFILES1,PFILES2,PFILES3,PFILES4,PFILES5,PFILES6,PFILES7,PFILES8,PFILES9,SYS32,NDIAG,MUIfall DelFiles = AddReg = ROROE,HFSLIPREG DelReg = OptionDesc = "Hotfix Registry Edit" Tip = "Hotfix Registry Edit" Modes = 0,1,2,3 [CLEANUP] CopyFiles = DelFiles = AddReg = OTHER OptionDesc = "HFSLIP OTHER" Tip = "Hotfix Registry Edit" Modes = 0,1,2,3 [SourceDisksNames] 1="Windows CD","win51",,"\I386" [HFSLIPREG] HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HFSLIPTotalSlipstream","DisplayName",0,"HFSLIP Total Slipstream (70325)" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HFSLIPTotalSlipstream","UninstallString",0,"CMD.EXE /C ECHO>ER.REG REGEDIT4&ECHO>>ER.REG [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HFSLIPTotalSlipstream]&REGEDIT /S ER.REG&DEL/Q/F ER.REG" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZZ999","999CLN",,"CMD.EXE /C RD/Q/S ""%SystemRoot%\HFSLIP""" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Driver Signing","Policy",0x30001,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\GdiDetectionTool","GDITool",0x10001,1 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Ext\CLSID","{17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700}",,"1" [ROROE] Test 2 HFSLIPWU.INF (all hotfixes EXCEPT WindowsUpdateAgent20-x86.exe): [Version] Signature="$WINDOWS NT$" [Optional Components] WinUpdate CLEANUP [WinUpdate] CopyFiles = PFILES1,PFILES2,PFILES3,PFILES4,PFILES5,PFILES6,PFILES7,PFILES8,PFILES9,SYS32,NDIAG,MUIfall DelFiles = AddReg = ROROE,HFSLIPREG DelReg = OptionDesc = "Hotfix Registry Edit" Tip = "Hotfix Registry Edit" Modes = 0,1,2,3 [CLEANUP] CopyFiles = DelFiles = AddReg = OTHER OptionDesc = "HFSLIP OTHER" Tip = "Hotfix Registry Edit" Modes = 0,1,2,3 [SourceDisksNames] 1="Windows CD","win51",,"\I386" [HFSLIPREG] HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HFSLIPTotalSlipstream","DisplayName",0,"HFSLIP Total Slipstream (70325)" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HFSLIPTotalSlipstream","UninstallString",0,"CMD.EXE /C ECHO>ER.REG REGEDIT4&ECHO>>ER.REG [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HFSLIPTotalSlipstream]&REGEDIT /S ER.REG&DEL/Q/F ER.REG" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZZ999","999CLN",,"CMD.EXE /C RD/Q/S ""%SystemRoot%\HFSLIP""" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Driver Signing","Policy",0x30001,00 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\GdiDetectionTool","GDITool",0x10001,1 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Ext\CLSID","{17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700}",,"1" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP3\KB885836","Type",0,"Update" [DestinationDirs] PFILES1=16422,"Windows Media Player" [SourceDisksFiles] msoobci.dll=1 wmsetsdk.exe=1 [PFILES1] msoobci.dll wmsetsdk.exe [ROROE] HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","151",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP151.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","152",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP152.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","153",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP153.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","154",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP154.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","155",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP155.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","200",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP200.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","201",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP201.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","202",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP202.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","203",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP203.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","204",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP204.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","205",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP205.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","206",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP206.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","207",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP207.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","208",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP208.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","209",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP209.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","210",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP210.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","211",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP211.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","212",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP212.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","213",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP213.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","214",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP214.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","215",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP215.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","216",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP216.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","217",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP217.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","218",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP218.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","219",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP219.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","220",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP220.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","221",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP221.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","222",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP222.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","223",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP223.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","224",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP224.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","225",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP225.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","226",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP226.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","227",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP227.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","228",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP228.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","229",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP229.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","230",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP230.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","231",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP231.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","232",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP232.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","233",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP233.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","234",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP234.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","235",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP235.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","236",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP236.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","237",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP237.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","238",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP238.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","239",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP239.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","240",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP240.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","241",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP241.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","242",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP242.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","243",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP243.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","244",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP244.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","245",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP245.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","246",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP246.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","247",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP247.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","248",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP248.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","249",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP249.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","250",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP250.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","251",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP251.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","252",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP252.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","253",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP253.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","254",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP254.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","255",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP255.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","256",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP256.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","257",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP257.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","258",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP258.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","259",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP259.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","260",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP260.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","261",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP261.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","262",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP262.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","263",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP263.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","264",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP264.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","265",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP265.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","266",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP266.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","267",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP267.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","268",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP268.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","269",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP269.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","270",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP270.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","271",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP271.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","272",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP272.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","273",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP273.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","274",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP274.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","275",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP275.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","276",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP276.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","277",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP277.INF,DefaultInstall" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\ZZA","278",0,"RunDll32.exe %11%\AdvPack.Dll,LaunchINFSection %10%\HFSLIP\HFSLP278.INF,DefaultInstall" As you can see, neither of the two files has any reference to regsvr32 in it. Edit: I take it the area of interest is the last bit of the :POSTHFX routine?

I did some more research on my end. This did confirm one thing: when omitting just "WindowsUpdateAgent20-x86.exe" from the HF directory, AU works as expected (the service is properly registered and proceeds updating itself to the latest version). When including that file, AU breaks as described. Another thing I noticed: when "WindowsUpdateAgent20-x86.exe" is included and processed, the file AU.IN_ in SOURCESS\I386, when expanded to AU.INF, is essentially empty: most of its contents have been removed by HFSLIP or commented out. This is what it looks like: ; Windows Update INF ; Installation of AutoUpdate Service ; Copyright Microsoft ® 2003 [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" ClassGUID={00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} LayoutFile=layout.inf [DestinationDirs] AUCopyFilesSys = 11 AUDelSysFiles = 11 ; system directory AUDelRootFiles = 25 ; windows directory AUDelInfFiles = 17 CUNDelSysFiles = 11 ; LDID_SYS CUNDelInfFiles = 17 ; LDID_INF CUNDelTaskFile = 10, Tasks ;LDID_WIN [DefaultInstall] DelFiles = AUDelSysFiles, AUDelRootFiles, AUDelInfFiles, CUNDelSysFiles, CUNDelInfFiles, CUNDelTaskFile DelReg = DelAUKeys, DelCUNKeys, DelW2kAUKeys, DelOtherKeys AddReg = AddRegControlPanelCategory, AddRegKillBit CopyFiles = AUCopyFilesSys RegisterDLLs = AU_dlls [AUCopyFilesSys] [AU_dlls] [AUDelSysFiles] [AUDelRootFiles] [AUDelInfFiles] [CUNDelSysFiles] [CUNDelInfFiles] [CUNDelTaskFile] [DelAUKeys] ;wuv3is ;wuauboot ;wuauclt ;wuaucpl ;auhook ;wuaures ;wuaupd [DelCUNKeys] [DelW2kAUKeys] [DelOtherKeys] ; Service Startup Key ; old IUpdate ; wuv3is.dll ; wupdinfo.dll ;iuctl.dll [AddRegKillBit] ;AddRegKillBit WUV3IS [AddRegControlPanelCategory] [Strings] ;Non-Localizable ;Localizable ;needs to be localized exactly as the task scheduler job created by CUN WUCUN_TS_JOBFILE = "windows critical update notification.job" By contrast, the same file from an install set I made in November 2005 (which works correctly) looks like this: ; Windows Update INF ; Installation of AutoUpdate Service ; Copyright Microsoft ® 2003 [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" ClassGUID={00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} LayoutFile=layout.inf [DestinationDirs] AUCopyFilesSys = 11 AUDelSysFiles = 11 ; system directory AUDelRootFiles = 25 ; windows directory AUDelInfFiles = 17 CUNDelSysFiles = 11 ; LDID_SYS CUNDelInfFiles = 17 ; LDID_INF CUNDelTaskFile = 10, Tasks ;LDID_WIN [DefaultInstall] DelFiles = AUDelSysFiles, AUDelRootFiles, AUDelInfFiles, CUNDelSysFiles, CUNDelInfFiles, CUNDelTaskFile DelReg = DelAUKeys, DelCUNKeys, DelW2kAUKeys, DelOtherKeys AddReg = AddRegControlPanelCategory, AddRegKillBit CopyFiles = AUCopyFilesSys RegisterDLLs = AU_dlls [AUCopyFilesSys] wuapi.dll wuauclt.exe wuauclt1.exe wuaucpl.cpl wups.dll wuaueng.dll wuaueng1.dll wuauserv.dll wucltui.dll wuweb.dll [AU_dlls] 11,,wuapi.dll, 1 11,,wuaueng1.dll, 1 11,,wups.dll, 1 11,,wuaueng.dll, 1 11,,wucltui.dll, 1 11,,wuweb.dll, 1 [AUDelSysFiles] auhook.dll wuaupd98.dll wuaucpl.cpl.disabled wuv3is.dll wupdinfo.dll iuctl.dll [AUDelRootFiles] wuauclt.exe wuaures.dll wuauboot.exe [AUDelInfFiles] noau.inf [CUNDelSysFiles] wucrtupd.exe wuloader.exe wuslflib.dll [CUNDelInfFiles] wucrtupd.inf wucrtupd.pnf [CUNDelTaskFile] %WUCUN_TS_JOBFILE% [DelAUKeys] HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\HiddenItems" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{92D1915F-BAF9-4928-BB8E-967AEEC13527}" ;wuv3is HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{CEBC955E-58AF-11D2-A30A-00A0C903492B}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\Flags","wuaucpl.cpl",,1 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{BCBCD383-3E06-11D3-91A9-00C04F68105C}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad","AUHook" ;wuauboot HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{2FD2FACA-4071-11d3-8CD1-00C04F8ED9EB}" ;wuauclt HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{48B5862A-4071-11d3-8CD1-00C04F8ED9EB}" ;wuaucpl HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{11566B38-955B-4549-930F-7B7482668782}" ;auhook HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{BCBCD383-3E06-11D3-91A9-00C04F68105C}" ;wuaures HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{DF893A39-485B-457F-8366-965C316A143E}" ;wuaupd HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{0B9C698E-3029-11D3-91A5-00C04F68105C}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CLSID\{0B9C698E-3029-11D3-91A5-00C04F68105C}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CLSID\{C3CCEDF8-2412-11D3-919B-00C04F68105C}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\TypeLib\{BFF80E2A-3028-11D3-91A5-00C04F68105C}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\Wuaupd.WUProgressiveDL" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\Wuaupd.WUProgressiveDL.1" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\Wuaupd.WUQueueManager" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\Wuaupd.WUQueueManager.1" [DelCUNKeys] HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run","CriticalUpdate" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Windows Critical Update Notification" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{73a41784-3241-11d2-aa16-00c04fb16f9e}" HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Critical Update" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{7FD58812-D1B2-11d2-94A5-00C04F797DF4}" [DelW2kAUKeys] HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SvcHost","wugroup" HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SvcHost\wugroup" [DelOtherKeys] ; Service Startup Key HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Setup\ServiceStartup" ; old IUpdate HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\Interface\{C350CAC8-7BEB-494A-A846-FE42C392E054}" ; wuv3is.dll HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CLSID\{CEBC955E-58AF-11D2-A30A-00A0C903492B}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\TypeLib\{CEBC954F-58AF-11D2-A30A-00A0C903492B}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CV3.CV3" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CV3.CV3.1" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\Interface\{CEBC955D-58AF-11D2-A30A-00A0C903492B}" ; wupdinfo.dll HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CLSID\{A3863C2E-86EB-11D1-A9DB-00C04FB16F9E}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\TypeLib\{A3863C1C-86EB-11D1-A9DB-00C04FB16F9E}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CWUpdInfo.CWUpdInfo.1" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CWUpdInfo.CWUpdInfo" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\CLASSES\Interface\{A3863C2D-86EB-11D1-A9DB-00C04FB16F9E}" ;iuctl.dll HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\IUCtl.Update" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\IUCtl.Update.1" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\IuCtl.Detection" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\IuCtl.Detection.1" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\IuCtl.ProgressListener" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\IuCtl.ProgressListener.1" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\IUCtl.UpdateCompleteListener" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\IUCtl.UpdateCompleteListener.1" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{B5AF6951-FFBD-4E7B-A126-8F28F86E5D2E}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3E873CB7-D5F5-43EF-AC4A-1F97D3118265}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{C65CF02D-749C-46F0-B2BF-3E65875A5C70}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{CD19302B-FF55-4274-BA18-D98F21FCD672}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{4F5E50AF-A2C0-40EF-AC9A-469D9462EA76}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{8E2EF6DC-0AB8-4FE0-9049-3BEA4506BF8D}" HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{306C2111-D294-4DD1-9C47-41036F58EBB3}" HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\MUILanguages\RCV2\iuctl.dll" [AddRegKillBit] ;AddRegKillBit WUV3IS HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{CEBC955E-58AF-11D2-A30A-00A0C903492B}","Compatibility Flags",0x00010001,0x00000400 [AddRegControlPanelCategory] HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Extended Properties\{305CA226-D286-468e-B848-2B2E8E697B74} 2","%SystemRoot%\System32\wuaucpl.cpl",0x00010001,"10" [Strings] ;Non-Localizable ;Localizable ;needs to be localized exactly as the task scheduler job created by CUN WUCUN_TS_JOBFILE = "windows critical update notification.job" This looks like quite a difference to me. Are you sure this is how it should be?

My HFSLIPWU.INF from SOURCESS/i386, as requested. If you don't spot anything weird, I could dig up some older HFSLIP install sets (ones that did have a working WU), and see what the differences are with the current one. Just let me know if there's anything specific to look for. Thanks! PS: By the way, I did check the MD5 hashes of the files in the HF directory, and found no corrupt files. This is truly weird. If I weren't the only one reporting this, I'd start to question my sanity at this point. HFSLIPWU.INF

Here you go. Thanks for taking the time looking at this! files.zip

Drat! I almost thought I had it. I've been using HFSLIP for awhile now, so source files that have once been downloaded, and that are still on the list of required files, are still being used in my source tree. The WindowsUpdateAgent20-x86.exe I was using had a signature timestamp of "15 June 2005 20:49:50". One that I downloaded just now has a timestamp of "30 October 2006 06:14:57". You got to love Microsoft for releasing new versions under the same file name. The other two files are identical to the ones I used previously. All signatures verify correctly. However, even with the new/updated WUA file, the problem remains. It looks like all the WU files are in place (I did a quick file search of all "wu*" files), but the HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv key is missing from the registry (and hence, the "Automatic Updates" service). Is there any other log file I can check to see what's going on during the installation of these files? Could there be a dependency on other components (ones I'm not using but you might)?

Another update: I have created a new install set, with the files "WindowsUpdateAgent20-x86.exe", "WindowsXP-KB898461-x86-ENU.exe" and "LegitCheckControl.cab" removed (see attached HFSLIP.LOG). Using this install set, Automatic Updates functions properly (see attached WindowsUpdate.log). I chose to disable Automatic Updates on the initial setup screen, then enabled the "Notify me but don't automatically update.." option in the control panel applet. AU proceeded to update itself and then offered KB898461 (Package Installer) as an update. So, it seems that something is broken in HFSLIP 1.4.2 with the processing of either of those three files I removed. Please advise if you need me to do some additional troubleshooting. HFSLIP.zip WindowsUpdate.zip

Ah, yes. Forgot to add: I have created an install set of the SOURCE tree (XP + SP2), of which the Automatic Updates feature works without any problems. So it seems the source files are intact, in that respect.

Experiencing similar issues as the ones described in this post, Windows Update is not functional after slipstreaming XP SP2 using HFSLIP 1.4.2. Symptoms: The screen to activate Automatic Updates does not appear in the initial "Let's set up Windows" sequence. In the "Automatic Updates" control panel applet, all options are unchecked. The "Automatic Updates" service is missing from the list of services. When opening http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/, I'm prompted to install the Windows Update ActiveX control. After that, the process stops on the "Checking to see if your computer has the latest..." page. See the attached HFSLIP.LOG for details on the files I'm using. I've also tried install sets with the Microsoft Update files added, but this yielded the same result. I have attached my WindowsUpdate.log file, as it was right after running the Windows Update web site control (unsuccessfully, per description above) and then rebooting. The only way I've found to get automatic updates working is to visit the Microsoft Update web site. After installing the ActiveX control, the site blurts out that "Files required to use Microsoft Update are no longer registered or installed on your computer." After choosing "Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended)" and rebooting, the "Automatic Updates" service is restored and working properly again. Windows Update worked without problems with a previous version of HFSLIP, one I used about half a year ago (can't remember the exact version, sorry). HFSLIP.zip WindowsUpdate.zip