Install Hotfixes In Cmdline Or Runonceex?

[kenneth11zz]

Hi,

Are there any advantages of installing the hotfixes from the cmdline.txt or runoncex.cmd?

-Kenneth

[MCT]

if your using xp sp2 hotfixes, slipstream them using integrate will save time & confusion

[kenneth11zz]

if your using xp sp2 hotfixes, slipstream them using integrate will save time & confusion

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Yeah I would love to upgrade to the SP2 but I still have some older programs that wouldn't with SP2. So I have to stick to SP1 for now.

-Kenneth

[SilverHaze420]

if your using xp sp2 hotfixes, slipstream them using integrate will save time & confusion

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Correct me if I am wrong but also not all hotfixes use the :integrate command. For example KB890830. You need to add after the XP install.

[erik_demon]

@SilverHaze420

KB890830 isn't really a hotfix. It is a self-extracting cab-file that runs the program inside, and than writes a value to the registry.

Normal post SP2 hotfixes do work fine with the intergrade command.

KB890830 uses /q command or you can just import the registry value

[kenneth11zz]

So can someone tell me if there is any difference if I'm installing the hotfixes from the cmdlinel.txt during T12 or the runonceex.cmd when first log into Windows XP?

-Kenneth

[erik_demon]

@kenneth11zz

Sorry for the off-topic stuff

I can just think of one advantage, I only don't know if I am correct with this.

Some windows updates ask to reboot, right? now if you use qfecheck before you reboot, it says that the hotfix isn't properly installed.

Maybe it is better for the stability of your system to first reboot, and than install applications.

If you do it during cmdline.txt (or with svcpack.inf) you will have that reboot when T-0

Well, this is the only advantage that I can think of, I really don't know this for sure, it is just a hunch

[kenneth11zz]

@erik,

That makes lots of sense. In that case, I'll install all my hotfixes during T-12 except for the WMP hotfix that will install after wmp10 is installed.

-Kenneth

[parithon]

Just to note, I have had troubles trying to install certain applications during the T-12 using cmdlines.txt (such as WMP10). That said, there might be an issue with trying to add hotfixes in this manner...

~parithon