Hotfixes For Windows XP Professional SP2

[XtremeMaC]

edit: removed to due useless info

ow I really DO think that they should ask u first GM

and what the heck is windows validation??? I found out that i'm using legit, heh how nice (GenuineCheck.exe)

Edited September 18, 2004 by XtremeMaC

[GreenMachine]

... and what the heck is windows validation??? I found out that i'm using legit, heh how nice (GenuineCheck.exe)

Not so sure: I think that you can pass with an invalid ProductKEY as well. There is a story on the Front Page.

No, I guess I didn't want to see that stuff. Unfortunatly I know what they do ...

[XtremeMaC]

junk stuff removed

thanks for the reminder. now I've read it and now know that its for those who didn't know they bought an unlicensed windows..

[RyanVM]

%DATE:~4,14%

That should get the date without the "Sat".

EDIT: You can only use variable with REG.EXE, not REGEDIT.EXE.

Any idea how I'd use this or perform an equivalent task in an INF?

EDIT: Does anybody know how Microsoft calculates their 5 digit checksum values?

[war59312]

Got this one off the frontpage.

Hadn't seen it posted.

KB884020

I just use:

start /wait %systemdrive%\install\KB884020.exe /quiet /norestart

[ToBe]

REG.EXE is really not bad, though not available in Windows 2000.

It's in the deploy.cab of the win2k cd someone on this board told me, can't remember who... anyway's he/she is right.

[RyanVM]

Anybody know how to use an environment variable (like %USERNAME%) in an INF file?

[ToBe]

I haven't found a dirid for %username%, but check gosh's page:

Inf files explained

Example:

%10% is the dirid for the windows directory

%16409% is the dirid for all users\desktop for example

EDIT: %53% maybe the same as %username%, haven't tried it though?

Edited September 19, 2004 by ToBe

[big poppa pump]

Anybody know how to use an environment variable (like %USERNAME%) in an INF file?

What exactly do you wanna know?

Contact me on messenger. You have a PM

[RyanVM]

I haven't found a dirid for %username%, but check gosh's page:

Inf files explained

Example:

%10% is the dirid for the windows directory

%16409% is the dirid for all users\desktop for example

EDIT: %53% maybe the same as %username%, haven't tried it though?

I've been on that site all day

EDIT: And %53% gives this: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator (well, I'm logged on as administrator). I'm most interested in using the %DATE% variable.

[OCedHrt]

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...4d-ad8430a1f7c8

This might be important as well? My friend's computer couldn't recieve files because of the nForce hardware firewall being on the loopback I think? We didn't test it thoroughly but after installing the update and a reboot aim transfers worked. Could've been fixed just by rebooting I suppose, but not likely.

[RyanVM]

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...4d-ad8430a1f7c8

This might be important as well? My friend's computer couldn't recieve files because of the nForce hardware firewall being on the loopback I think? We didn't test it thoroughly but after installing the update and a reboot aim transfers worked. Could've been fixed just by rebooting I suppose, but not likely.

Already brought up in the thread.

[larciel]

so from what i understand, it's good to have Ryan's edited TCPIP.SY_ file 'after' i install the KB884020 ?

and what's the best way to intergrate the KB884020 into SP2 cd? (cmd line?)

and if it is so, do i have to manually copy the ryan's TCPIP.SY_ after i clean-install windows? or is there automated way to do it all?

TIY

[RyanVM]

I'd say to just copy the expanded version to dllcache and system32\drivers

...or wait a couple days for what I've got brewing

[Nilfred]

HMTCDWizard.exe /qn works for me ...

Thanks GM done the trick for me

I use:

HMTCDWIZ.EXE /quiet /norestart

Got something different here:

start /w HMTCDWizard_ESN.exe /qb ALLUSERS=1 REBOOT=ReallySuppress

Inside are only 4 files (none .msi):

HMTCDRes.dll

HighMATCD.chm

HighMAT_readme.htm

HMTCD.dll