Kelsenellenelvian Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Tried the unofficial SP4 via slipstreaming route (using /integrate switch) on a VOLUME edition of XP SP3 source. Then I created a bootable ISO and installed XP from it. Installation went fine until it asked for a product key. It rejected all volume keys; it only took retail keys. Otherwise installation was successful. Turns out the slipstream process contains retail copies of pidgen.dll and dpcdll.dl_ and overwrite whatever are present in the XP source. I restored the said files from the original (volume) XP SP3 CD to the integrated source, and retried. This time it recognized volume keys and installation was successful. This is a known problem when slipstreaming from with a vista + OS. we have experienced that for quite a long while with nlite since sp3 came out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanson1947 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Thanks for the info about the POS Ready registry hack. I tried it on XP Professional SP3, and suddenly Microsoft Update had a dozen more updates available.Registry hack enables Windows XP security updates until 2019 - Software - News - HEXUS.net.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkaz Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Windows XP Unofficial SP4 Final is now available. Some files are still uploading and will be available in a few hours. Windows XP SP4 installer is currently available in the form of two ISOs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkaz Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 Finshed uploading - there is also a torrent available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkaz Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 IMPORTANT! STOP downloading unless you want to test only! A new Final version with improved .NET Framework CD-ROM installation will be uploaded soon!I removed the torrent file and I will replace the GDrive EXE files very soon.Details: Lodctrs failed in some .NET Framework updates - will change the way .NET Framework lodctr is run during Windows setup, lodctrs will be executed in T13 now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztruker Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Will the RC bump the SP number to 4 in System properties and elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dencorso Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 No. That causes issues, and is unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbalist Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Forgive me if I missed it. I see you mentioned including several versions of net framework and have also mentioned uninstallers for them. Are the net framework versions optional installs? If not, could they be made optional? For those who don't use or want it, it makes more sense than installing, then removing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffar Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 After installing SP4 now explorer.exe crashes when I try to copy (ctrl+c) a file from (C:\Documents and Settings\my name\Local Settings\Temp) or sometimes when I right click a file in the desktop and other folders!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkaz Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 @jaffar Any errors in the event log? @herbalist The live installer installs the default set of SP4 components, including .NET Framework 3.5 and 1.1. I don't plan to change this behaviour in the (next) final release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffar Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 @jaffar Any errors in the event log? @herbalist The live installer installs the default set of SP4 components, including .NET Framework 3.5 and 1.1. I don't plan to change this behaviour in the (next) final release.Event Type: InformationEvent Source: WinlogonEvent Category: NoneEvent ID: 1002Date: 26/10/2014Time: 12:51:31 AMUser: N/AComputer: JAFFARDescription:The shell stopped unexpectedly and Explorer.exe was restarted. For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffar Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 I made a stupid mistake by not backing up the original files before installing SP4 I hope that reinstalling XP is not the only solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkaz Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Have you tried deleting the C:\Documents and Settings\my name\Local Settings\Temp folder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffar Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Have you tried deleting the C:\Documents and Settings\my name\Local Settings\Temp folder?Yes I can delete it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkaz Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Does the problem reappear when the folder is recreated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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