Install SP2 using a *.cmd file?

[idbirch2]

Hi,

I'm having a lot of grief trying to slipstream SP2 with Media Center - from what I can tell so far it isn't possible because of the 2CD installation. I attempted a slipstream which installed fine but never prompted for the 2nd CD hence no Media Center features (even though System Properties shows "Media Center Edition!?).

So what I need to know is is it possible to install SP2 like you do with a hotfix in one of the cmd files? I suppose if this is possible it would have to be in the batch file that runs at first login as Windows needs to be fully installed before a SP can be applied.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

[MCT]

hi

that is useless IMO.. the point of slipstreamming is to have it auto installs & be integrated into your cd

there is a few posts around about a 2 cd install.. search 4 them

regards

[bek]

For a basic install:

.\i386\update\update.exe /passive

If you feel really brave and want to force it, quietly:

.\i386\update\update.exe /n /quiet /forcerestart /f

Run this as a startup or loginscript...

or you can push a command to add a RunOnce to a local or remote machine with REG.exe

Example: installsp2.cmd

@echo off

setlocal

set spath=\\server01\xpsp2

%spath%\i386\update\update.exe /passive /n

endlocal

HTH...

[idbirch2]

hi

that is useless IMO.. the point of slipstreamming is to have it auto installs & be integrated into your cd

there is a few posts around about a 2 cd install.. search 4 them

regards

Its not just the fact that its 2 CDs that makes it not work - its something to do with Media Center. The original Media Center CDs have a MDRCNTR.CAB file with most of the eHome stuff in it whereas SP2 has some of these files but all in an uncompressed format. From what I have read and heard so far, slipstreaming SP2 with Media Center Edition is impossible so maybe I mis-used the word 'slipstream'

For a basic install:

.\i386\update\update.exe /passive

If you feel really brave and want to force it, quietly:

.\i386\update\update.exe /n /quiet /forcerestart /f

Run this as a startup or loginscript...

or you can push a command to add a RunOnce to a local or remote machine with REG.exe

Example: installsp2.cmd

@echo off

setlocal

set spath=\\server01\xpsp2

%spath%\i386\update\update.exe /passive /n

endlocal

Thanks for that bek, that sounds promising :

Is there no way to do it from the original [WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe] file or does it have to be extracted for it to work?

[prathapml]

Well, MCE has been slip-streamed with SP2 successfully.

Try combining contents of both CDs on one CD, retaining the same folder layout.

Reading this guide might be helpful (you get to know the broad contours of what to do):

A guide on how to install MCE 2004/2005 on your OS of choice.

http://vortex2050.dyndns.org:8080/mce_exposed/

[idbirch2]

Well, MCE has been slip-streamed with SP2 successfully.

Try combining contents of both CDs on one CD, retaining the same folder layout.

Reading this guide might be helpful (you get to know the broad contours of what to do):

A guide on how to install MCE 2004/2005 on your OS of choice.

http://vortex2050.dyndns.org:8080/mce_exposed/

I don't think I'm explaining things very well here. I think only someone who actually has Media Center and has attempted this can understand how difficult this is. I have no problem combining the 2 CDs, thats easy but if you use the 'integrate' switch with the SP2 exe it does not update any of the Media Center related stuff - only the normal XP Pro side of things.

The standard Media Center CD2 contains all the MC files but they are all in 1 big CAB file. Once you have extracted SP2, the MC folder in there has some new files that didn't exist in the original, some the same and some missing. They are also uncompressed and not in a CAB file.

Also, and no disrepect to Vortex - he is clearly very bright, that guide has to be the dodgiest, butchered hack i've seen in a long time to get Media Center running on a non-Media Center setup - doesn't really apply to getting SP2, including MC2004 integrated into the original MC CDs.