Alternate W2K Slipstream IE6 + HF

[tommyp]

This method sort of follows the same routine as a post I did a few weeks ago on slipsteaming IE6 into a W2K installation. link However, this batch file is more user friendly and doesn't need much user intervention. This program is geared as an alternate to XPCREATE, but more importantly, as a great companion to W2K NLITE'd installations. I'm not sure about others, but I had great difficulty creating a usable source using xpcreate. Once microsoft came out with the mid October hotfixes for IE, it pretty much deemed xpcreate unusable for me.

This method fully slipstreams type 1 and type 2 HF's into the i386 folder, but does not include DX9C. It has optional switches if you want to slipstream IE6SP1 and MDAC updates into the I386 folder (but you have to have the correct hotfixes in the folders). There is nothing executed from the SVCPACK folder. To use it, open it up in notepad and change the DOIE and DOMDAC switches accordingly.

Things you need

1. W2KPro with SP4 slipstreamed *

2. FDVs zip files (need sfc.dll and setupapi.dll)

3. An XPSP1 cd (not sp2). (need IE.IN_ IESETUP.DL_ MSOE50.IN_ AND WAB50.IN_)

4. The updates listed on one of the stickies in this forum.

5. IE6SP1 installer, uncompressed (it's a series of cab files)

General instructions.

1. Place the attached file it into its own folder.

2. Open the cmd file with notepad and see the instructions in the top of the file.

3. After the program is run, you'll have a slipstreamed source.

4. If you run NLITE, run it after the slipstreaming cmd file is run.

5. Run a series of infs after installing with this source.

The installed source needs some infs for settings changes that the hotfixes do and for windowsupdate report things correctly. I can post them in this thread if it's in demand.

I'm sure that this code can be modded somewhat to accomodate for changes for xp too.

My prelimary results seem to work. The program takes about 8 minutes to run. The only issues I see is that it does not put an internet explorer icon on the screen (which is just a regedit to put it there), but IE can be accessed by going start/run and type in IEXPLORE.EXE. Any test results or comments are appreciated.