SP2 integration into XP Pro SP1A unatteneded

[dcromwell]

Hello all.

I am not sure where to go from here. I have downloaded the RC1 of SP2. I used this command - SP2\i386\update\Update.exe /integrate:C:\XPCD and successfully integrated SP2 into my C:\XPCD directory. Now here is where I seem to be at a loss and can't find anything about what to do next.

In my C:\XPCD\I386\update directory, what do I do with all of the hotfixes there? SP2 should eliminate the need for all (at least most) of the hotfixes in this directory, correct? Obviously, I would need to update the svcpack.inf file as well.

What hotfixes do I need to remove? Here is what is in my svcpack.inf file:

[Version] 
Signature="$Windows NT$"
MajorVersion=5
MinorVersion=1
BuildNumber=2600

[SetupData]
CatalogSubDir="\i386\Update"

[ProductCatalogsToInstall]
KB826939.cat

[SetupHotfixesToRun]
update.exe -q -n
Q828741.exe /Q /U /N /Z
Q327979.exe /Q /U /N /Z
Q814078.exe /Q:A /R:N
Q814995.exe /Q /U /N /Z
Q817787.exe /Q:A /R:N
Q819696.exe /Q /U /N /Z
Q822603.exe /Q /U /N /Z
Q823182.exe /Q /U /N /Z
Q824105.exe /Q /U /N /Z
Q824141.exe /Q /U /N /Z
Q824145.exe /Q:A /R:N
Q825119.exe /Q /U /N /Z
Q828035.exe /Q /U /N /Z
Q829558.exe /Q /U /N /Z
Q831167.exe /Q:A /R:N
Q832483.exe /Q:A /R:N
Q832894.exe /Q:A /R:N
Q835732.exe /Q /U /N /Z
Q837001.exe /Q /U /N /Z
Q837009.exe /Q:A /R:N
Q840374.exe /Q /U /N /Z
qchain.exe

Can someone please tell me what I need to do next? Also, I am using a modified uxtheme.dl_ file. Will this (works great with SP1) need to be updated for SP2?

Anything else I need to know about?

I appreciate everyones help! This board is awesome and I am continually learning a lot!

[gandalfgrey]

Hello,

1) No, hotfixes can and must be removed. SP2 RC1 has 3 hotfixes available from windows update, if you want to add some, these might are the right ones.

2) Yes, you need a new uxtheme.dll

[dcromwell]

So, do I remove the Update folder all together? Also, what do I do about the svcpack.inf file? Just delete everything there?

[RyanVM]

I've been running integrated builds of SP2 since build 2055. The only hotfixes I install are HighMAT support and MSXML 4.0 SP2 (it only comes with 3.0 SP5 as best I can tell), both of which use MSI style installers that have to go during the GUIRunOnce stage. So basically yes, start with a fresh install

[dcromwell]

Ok. I have removed most of the files in the \I386\update folder and edited the svcpack.inf file accordingly. I also made sure my hotfixes.cmd was updated as well.

Here are all the file names in that I have left in the \I386\update folder:

eula.txt

KB826939.cat

qchain.exe

spcustom.dll

update.exe (version is 5.3.23.4, if it matters)

update.inf

update.ver

Is there anything that doesn't need to be there or anything missing?

Here is what my svcpack.inf looks like now:

[Version] 
Signature="$Windows NT$"
MajorVersion=5
MinorVersion=1
BuildNumber=2600

[SetupData]
CatalogSubDir="\i386\Update"

[ProductCatalogsToInstall]
KB826939.cat

[SetupHotfixesToRun]
update.exe -q -n

Is this correct?

Another quick question, is DirectX9b included with SP2?

[RyanVM]

Ok.  I have removed most of the files in the \I386\update folder and edited the svcpack.inf file accordingly.  I also made sure my hotfixes.cmd was updated as well. 

Here are all the file names in that I have left in the \I386\update folder:

eula.txt

KB826939.cat

qchain.exe

spcustom.dll

update.exe  (version is 5.3.23.4, if it matters)

update.inf

update.ver

Is there anything that doesn't need to be there or anything missing?

Here is what my svcpack.inf looks like now:

[Version] 
Signature="$Windows NT$"
MajorVersion=5
MinorVersion=1
BuildNumber=2600

[SetupData]
CatalogSubDir="\i386\Update"

[ProductCatalogsToInstall]
KB826939.cat

[SetupHotfixesToRun]
update.exe -q -n

Is this correct?

Another quick question, is DirectX9b included with SP2?

Why are you leaving update rollup 1 in there? SP2 postdates all of those files. Delete them all.

Yes, DX9b is included with SP2 (and the recently leaked build 2126 appears to have 9.0c integrated into it).

[dcromwell]

Thanks for your info RyanVM.

I have the 2126 versio so I will remove DirectX9b as well.

When you refer to the rollup, are you referring to the KB826939.cat file? I guess I am not to sure what I need to keep for this to work properly and not be redunant (installing fixes that the SP2 addresses).

What exactly do I need in the \I386\update directory and what should be in my svcpack.inf file?

[RyanVM]

Remove any references to KB826939 for one thing - it's a patch for SP1 that isn't needed for SP2.

Second, am I reading this correctly? Are you simply running SP2 setup during Windows setup, or did you actually slipstream SP2 into the CD?

[dcromwell]

I am trying to integrate it using this method - SP2\i386\update\Update.exe /integrate:C:\XPCD

SP2\i386\update\Update.exe /integrate:C:\XPCD

I am integrating SP2 onto a XP Pro SP1a unattended disk. Is this the proper way of doing it? Or is the update.exe -S:"path" a better way of doing it? Could this also be what is causing my NTFS.SYS problem?

[RyanVM]

I've never played with the /integrate flag, so I have no clue on that matter. I'd personally stick with the tried and true -S method for the time being.

But yeah, with SP2 integrated, you won't need ANY of the old hotfixes or related files anymore.