Slipstream service packs with hotfixes

[amdxborg]

Hi all! I must say I think this forum is awesome!

Anyway, I've been looking and searching in here for a way to:

Combine something like Win2k sp4 with all the hotfixes released after sp 4 as well as combine WinXP sp2 with all the hotfixes released after sp2.

So far I've only found ways to slipstream the service packs with the hotfixes into the Windows install. Is there something that I could use to slipstream only the service packs and hotfixes to use on allready installed Windows systems?

Thanx!

[Incroyable HULK]

You can easily slipstream all post SP2 hotfixes into your Windows XP Pro SP2 distribution using this switch:

hotfixe-XXX.exe /integrate: (path)

For Windows 2000 SP4, it is possible to integrate some of the hotfixes as well (maybe 6 or 7 of them) but not the majority. I suggest you call them from a batch file, simply.

[Alanoll]

are you asking for an easy way to install the hotfixes on systems that have already been installed?

Then you would just need a batch script.

[prathapml]

No, he's asking for something different! He wants to integrate the hot-fixes into the *SERVICE PACK* - no windows, only SP. So that he can use the SP on already installed windows systems.

@amdxborg

Is the above assessment (about SP) true?

Well, if so I don't have a ready solution.... Simply because I haven't ever had the need to do such a thing. I've found that when you install an SP on windows, (since its a major change for system files) you finally end up getting lot of problems, incompatibilities, crashes, dis-connections, etc. Always slip-streamed windows install is a good option.

But since you have called-in a new idea, I'll try and see what can be done. For now, I think just *DIRECTLY* replacing files will be enough (remember to have the .CAT files too, along with it). Or, in cases like the GDI+ patch, see the differences that the INF brings, and merge it into the INFs in the Service Pack. You should be able to merge the IE6SP2 updates as well. Overall, its quite possible.

Just FYI, the hot-fixes and the SP and such..... are all just .CAB files. Winrar will allow you to extract them. And some more addition - when you replace the files, ensure you take the correct version (there's multiple versions for different purposes, like sp2qfe, sp2gdr, etc. ). Do keep us informed on how it progresses.

[tommyp]

It is possible to slipstream all the post sp4 critical updates into w2k including ie6sp1 with the exception of dx9. I posted about it a few weeks ago.

[RyanVM]

http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack.html

[prathapml]

*SIGH*

Are you guys understanding what he's talking about? He wants Post-SP4 updates merged into SP4, and Post-SP2 updates into SP2.

Windows is already installed, and that OS-install CD don't come into the picture.

[amdxborg]

Thanx guys!

and Yeah prathapml, that's what I'm talking about.

[prathapml]

Okay, please try what I'd described in previous post (3rd on this page) and tell whether it works.

[amdxborg]

I will do!

Thank you all very much for your help!

[amdxborg]

Well I took the easy way out and just added everything in a bat file...oh and it worked!

Thanx for everyone's stuff I used and for the help, it all really helped me a lot!!!

Win2k SP4 + Hotfixes

CLS
@echo off
ECHO Installing Win2k SP4...
ECHO Please Wait...
CD SP4
for %%i in (*.exe) do start /wait %%i -u -f -n -o -z -q
ECHO Done.
ECHO Installing All Win2k Post-SP4 Hotfixes...
ECHO Please Wait...
CD..
CD Hotfixes1
for %%i in (*.exe) do start /wait %%i -u -f -o -z -q -m
ECHO Done.
ECHO Installing All Win2k Post-SP4 Cumulative patches...
ECHO Please Wait...
CD..
CD Hotfixes2
for %%i in (*.exe) do start /wait %%i /Q:A /R:N
ECHO Done.
ECHO Installing All Win2k Post-SP4 Extra patches...
ECHO Please Wait...
CD..
CD Hotfixes3
for %%i in (*.exe) do start /wait %%i /C:"dahotfix /q /n" /Q
ECHO Done.
EXIT

WinXP SP2 + Hotfixes

CLS
@echo off
ECHO Installing WinXP SP2...
ECHO Please Wait...
CD SP2
for %%i in (*.exe) do start /wait %%i /quiet /n /o /f /norestart
ECHO Done.
ECHO Installing All Post-SP2 Hotfixes...
ECHO Please Wait...
CD..
CD Hotfixes1
for %%i in (*.exe) do start /wait %%i -u -f -o -z -q -m
ECHO Done.
ECHO Installing All Post-SP2 Cumulative patches...
ECHO Please Wait...
CD..
CD Hotfixes2
for %%i in (*.exe) do start /wait %%i /Q:A /R:N
ECHO Done.
ECHO Installing All Post-SP2 Extra patches...
ECHO Please Wait...
CD..
CD Hotfixes3
for %%i in (*.exe) do start /wait %%i /C:"dahotfix /q /n" /Q
ECHO Done.
EXIT

[RyanVM]

What language of XP are you using?

[amdxborg]

I'm using English, why?

[RyanVM]

Why not just use my update pack?