.NET install is not working in RyanVM XPSP2 Update Pack

[larciel]

sorry to budge in, but a quick question.

i use your .net 1.1 silent installer in svcpack.inf

i expanded your svcpack.in_ and changed the code.

[Version]
Signature="$Windows NT$"

[SetupData]
CatalogSubDir="\i386\svcpack"

[ProductCatalogsToInstall]
kb832414.cat
kb834707.cat
kb884020.cat
kb885523.cat
kb885626.cat
kb885894.cat
kb885932.cat
kb887078.cat
scripten.cat

[SetupHotfixesToRun]
netsp1.exe

but apparently, it does not install at T-13 stage.. any idea what i'm doing wrong?

thanks

[prathapml]

any idea what i'm doing wrong?

You gave the file-name wrong. And you don't need to specify I386 again, in the catalog SubDir - directly giving name of subdir is enough.

The portion that needs to be changed is below:

[SetupData]
CatalogSubDir="svcpack"

[SetupHotfixesToRun]
netfxsp1.exe

And are you sure you have the "netfxsp1.exe" file inside the svcpack, folder?

[larciel]

well i removed 'fx' from the file name for mine, and yes that file is in the folder 'svcpack' along w/ all other cab files

so changing that catalogsubdir won't help.. right?

i think i saw something about correct 'version #' at the top of .inf file

any idea?

[prathapml]

so changing that catalogsubdir won't help.. right?

It will help. Change that catalogsubdir, then try it out and let me know how it goes.

i think i saw something about correct 'version #' at the top of .inf file

Hmm.... maybe that's the reason it did not work! Below is an example of an empty svcpack.inf (which will work fine when you add catalogs/whatever).

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

[SetupData]
CatalogSubDir="Update"

[ProductCatalogsToInstall]


[SetupHotfixesToRun]
QCHAIN.EXE

[larciel]

same problem. .net 1.1 is not being installed at t-13 stage.

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

[SetupData]
CatalogSubDir="svcpack"

[ProductCatalogsToInstall]
kb832414.cat
kb834707.cat
kb884020.cat
kb885523.cat
kb885626.cat
kb885894.cat
kb885932.cat
kb887078.cat
scripten.cat

[SetupHotfixesToRun]
netsp1.exe

by the way, anyone know how to setup winnt.sif so that EN input locale is removed and KO input locale is default?

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup=7,8,1
    SystemLocale=00000412
    UserLocale=00000409
    InputLocale=0412:E0010412,0411:E0010411
    InputLocale_DefaultUser=0412:E0010412

that's the code i found out searching the forum, but it does not work.

and last Q is, how to add a administrative account under certain name (eg. sysadmin and password **** ) but make the computer autologon to default 'administrator' ? (making this for remote connection)

[prathapml]

There can be any number of reasons why the .NET pack is not installing....

It is english and you might have non-EN-US windows.

You might have the "disable rollback for MSI" regtweak, which prevents .NET install.

The files might be corrupted...

The file may not even have been called in the first place....

In such cases, what *WE* do would be to pick-up a clean disk, and try it on that instead. And then to compare what could have made the difference.

[RyanVM]

Can you guys please take the off-topic discussion to a different thread?

And .NET probably isn't installing because I'm pretty sure that the Windows Installer service isn't started yet at that point during setup.

[prathapml]

Can you guys please take the off-topic discussion to a different thread?

Yep, off-topic posts split out to this thread. All's fine now.

@larciel

Have you tried with a clean XPCD yet?

[RyanVM]

I still say it's because the Windows Installer service isn't started yet.