tomasz86 Posted May 12, 2012 Author Posted May 12, 2012 I'm thinking about:.NET 1.0 - optional.NET 1.1 - optional.NET 2.0 - always.NET 3.0/3.5 - always.NET 4.0 - alwaysbut on the other hand I don't know if I can do it easily because sysoc.inf is involved and using MS hotfix installer to modify sysoc.inf in a running system won't probably be very safe. It's fine when a Service Pack is integrated (/integrate) because sysoc.inf is directly replaced but in a running system replacing the sysoc.inf is not an option (because it may have been edited/customised by user manually before and replacing it would revert any changes). I'm not sure yet but it may be necessary to just install all Frameworks to avoid any potential issues.
tomasz86 Posted May 13, 2012 Author Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) I was wrong about sysoc.inf. It's installed by the Service Pack too! It means there's no problem in preparing it so .NET 1.0 & 1.1 will be available to install on user's request from Control Panel's Add/Remove applet.Following... Thank you for support Edited May 13, 2012 by tomasz86
tomasz86 Posted May 14, 2012 Author Posted May 14, 2012 If anyone's interested in testing USP 5.2 please let me know in advance. I'll send information about any test versions as soon as they're available. Of course the more testers, the better.
Hu$tle Posted May 14, 2012 Posted May 14, 2012 If anyone's interested in testing USP 5.2 please let me know in advance. I'll send information about any test versions as soon as they're available. Of course the more testers, the better.Count me in
My2GirlsDad Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 I'm happy to help in testing. I appreciate all your work in this.M2GD
submix8c Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 In process of burning "stuff" off of my HDD to make "room". Willing to test in a VM/VPC as soon as finished.
tomasz86 Posted May 16, 2012 Author Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) Wow! I want to thank everyone for your support B) I've been still analyzing the .NET Framework related stuff. I need to make sure there are no compatibility problems, etc. I'm going to make .NET 1.0 & 1.1 optional and 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 & 4.0 always installed. There are three scenarios regarding .NET 1.0 & 1.1:1) .NET 1.0 (1.1) is already installed -> USP 5.2 will install .NET 1.0 (1.1), i.e. the existing installation will be updated.2) .NET 1.0 (1.1) is not installed -> USP 5.2 will not install them but they will be available to install from Control Panel on user's request later.3) In case of integration (/integrate) it's the same situation as in 2).I've also updated M$ hotfix installer to the newest version, i.e. 6.3.13.0. It's required in order to be able to set some more advanced conditional sections in the update.inf. Edited May 16, 2012 by tomasz86
jimmsta Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 I primarily use your patches for testing anyways, so include me with the testers of USP5.2
tomasz86 Posted May 17, 2012 Author Posted May 17, 2012 There are more people willing to test than I thought there would be. Thank you very much once again.I've been still fighting with the .NET related content. These .NET Frameworks install directly from CABs so installation & uninstallation process is very different from the normal M$ hotfix style. I need to make sure there are no issues, ex.1) You've got .NET Framework 2.0 installed in your system before installing USP 5.2.2) You install USP 5.2 so .NET Framework 2.0 is updated too.3 You decide to uninstall USP 5.2... so what should happen to .NET 2.0? In this case it should be left untouched because it had been already present in the system before installing the USP.It shall be different when:1) You've got no .NET 2.0 in your system.2) You install USP 5.2 so .NET 2.0 is installed with it.3) You uninstall USP5.2... and in this case .NET 2.0 should also be uninstalled because there had been no .NET 2.0 in the system before installing the USP.Everything is repeated for all the other Frameworks, i.e. 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0. In case of .NET 1.0 and 1.1 the situation is different though. They are not installed with USP 5.2 by default but rather available to install on user's request from the Control Panel. There's one exception - if you've already got them in your system then they will be installed (and not uninstalled if you remove the USP).I hope everything is clear. This is some crazy stuff actually because there's absolutely NO documentation about all these functions I'm using. That's why I've been analysing the update.inf file from SP2 for Windows Server 2003 because it's much much more advanced than the one from W2K's SP4/USP5 and most of the things needed are there. Still, due to the fact that nothing is documented, it's a trial and error game.For example, this is what I managed to do for .NET Framework 1.1 and 2.0.[ProductInstall.ExtendedConditional] ConditionInstall = Extended.Conditional.NETFX11.Install ConditionInstall = Extended.Conditional.NETFX20.Install[ExtendedConditional.Declare] DeclareSection = Declare.NETFX11.Add.Reg DeclareSection = Declare.NETFX11.ProcessesToRun DeclareSection = Declare.NETFX20.UninstallSections[Extended.Conditional.NETFX11.Install] Condition=SingleOp,Condition.NETFX11.Installed ConditionalOperations=NETFX11.Install.Operations[Extended.Conditional.NETFX20.Install] Condition=SingleOp,Condition.NETFX20.NotInstalled ConditionalOperations=NETFX20.Install.Operations[Declare.NETFX11.Add.Reg] InstallSection=NETFX11.Add.Reg OperationType=CONDITIONAL_REG Flags=PROCESS_FLAG_HIDEUI[Declare.NETFX11.ProcessesToRun] InstallSection=NETFX11.ProcessesToRun OperationType=CONDITIONAL_PROCESS Flags=PROCESS_FLAG_HIDEUI ExecuteStage=EXECUTE_AFTERINSTALL[Declare.NETFX20.UninstallSections] InstallSection=NETFX20.UninstallSections OperationType=CONDITIONAL_SECTION Flags=PROCESS_FLAG_HIDEUI[Condition.NETFX11.Installed] PresentOp = CheckReg,HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v1.1.4322"[Condition.NETFX20.NotInstalled] NotPresentOp = CheckReg,HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v2.0.50727"[NETFX11.Install.Operations] RegOperation = NETFX11.Install.Registry ProcessOperation = NETFX11.Install.Processes ; ArchiveSections = NETFX11.UninstallSections[NETFX20.Install.Operations] ArchiveOperation = NETFX20.Install.Backup[NETFX11.Install.Registry] AddReg = NETFX11.Add.Reg[NETFX11.Add.Reg] HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Oc Manager\Subcomponents","NETFX11",0x00010001,1[NETFX11.Install.Processes] RunProcesses = NETFX11.ProcessesToRun[NETFX11.ProcessesToRun] %systemroot%\system32\rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection NETFX11 132+0 %sourcepath%\netfx11.inf[NETFX20.Install.Backup] ArchiveSections = NETFX20.UninstallSections[NETFX20.UninstallSections] NETFX20.ProcessesToRunAfterUninstall[NETFX20.ProcessesToRunAfterUninstall] %systemroot%\system32\rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %17%\netfx20.inf,NETFX20.CleanUp,,N,4and all of this is only to make installation and uninstallation of these two Framework work and I'm still not sure if everything works correctly.
tomasz86 Posted June 4, 2012 Author Posted June 4, 2012 I wonder what you think about re-using this icon:It was used by Gurgelmeyer in his signature linking to "http://www.willsdownloads.com/blog/win2ksp5.php" which is not online anymore. The icon itself seems to be made originally by a person called Aegis. He was banned here long time ago so unfortunately it's not possible to ask for his opinion on it.Do you think it would be (in)appropriate to use it for USP 5.2?
Tommy Posted June 5, 2012 Posted June 5, 2012 I like it myself. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to add the little windows logo in it as well?
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