First look suggests copy 3 files to system32, add the CLSID registry entries, and REGSVR32 the big file. I doubt that there is much more to it.

Wanna have a go at it?

I'm playing with WinInstall LE right now hacking the MSI file. I added the new msxml4.dll file to it successfully. I'm trying to remove the SDK from the MSI to save some space, though, and while it shows as removed, the file size of the MSI doesn't change at all. Just for kicks, I tried removing all the files from the MSI file and it still shows the same size after saving (5.04MB).

I'm half beginning to think I might as well just create a new MSI from scratch with all the right files. Meh, we'll see

I'm a little busy, but why all that new fangled stuff? Can't be much more than 5 lines of batch code ... I'll let you know when I get around to the Green Version, you keep me posted for the MSI!

I'm a little busy, but why all that new fangled stuff? Can't be much more than 5 lines of batch code ... I'll let you know when I get around to the Green Version, you keep me posted for the MSI!

Well, I hit a big snag on the MSI version. I think adding that file screwed up some checksums or something because the install fails (error code 2606 IIRC) with the newer DLL added in (of course, I also realized now that there's a manifest file I should be updating as well).

All I know for sure is that there appears to be a lot more stuff being added to the registry by the MSI installer (nothing that can't be exported, though ) that the INF file doesn't say anything about. Whether or not they're necessary is an entirely different matter, though.

Just my two cents...

Just so you know, SP2 comes with MSXML 3.0 SP5 (but no MSXML 4.0 of any revision as best I can tell).

The final / finished SP2 will feature Microsoft Installer v3.0 so as that will be different (but backwards compatitible of course) then maybe they will supply a different version of MSXML too!?

PS Quick digression...is it possible to set up win xp so that the Documents and Settings folder appears on drive D (second hard drive) and when new users are created, they get created in the correct place i.e. D:\Documents and Settings\New User.......

I'm only putting this as you mentioned cmdlines.txt again....can it be done through this by adding a .reg file?

I dunno the reg setting that defines this tho Its what I was hoping to do with the xpcreate cd at the end you see

Regards,

N.

Yes it can be done. No, I forget how off the top of my head. I think there's a %PROFILESDIR% or something similar global variable that can be changed. Do a search in the main unattended forum, I think the topic's been covered there before.

Correct again, RyanVM. It is a value in WINNT.SIF, like ProfilesDir. The full answer is probably in the REF.CHM file, but the key is certainly WINNT.SIF. There is also ProgramFilesDir and CommonProgramFilesDir (or something like that ... )

Yep....

[GuiUnattended]ProfilesDir = "d:\Documents and Profiles"

It is both one of the other forums here at MSFN and also in the opk.chm file....just wished I noticed it before I made this machine for a customer and spent ages installing everything on it lol

Wish I could have found something to alter this AFTER I'd done all that but it don't work with the sysprep.inf ....ah well...its good enough

Regards & thanks,

Nath

I got it . Below is MSXML 4.0 SP2 with the 832414 hotfix included. By default, it does NOT create an Add/Remove Programs entry. Standard MSI switches should apply for installation. Please test it out to make sure all works as it should.

http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/msxmlsp2.msi (1.79MB)

Stubborn in the Numinous grain! Good job!

(ryanvm.net? Not sluming, are we!)

Stubborn in the Numinous grain! Good job!

(ryanvm.net? Not sluming, are we!)

Meh, for $3/month (including the domain registration), I figured it was worth it .

I want one ...

A stupid Q

What is MSXML?????

LadyBird

Microsoft implementatoin of the eXtensible (eXtenable?) Markup Language.

http://www.netcrucible.com/xslt/msxml-faq.htm