Including updates in SP2.exe

[sdaviswnec]

hmm... true true...

actually i did notice one thing different when using RyanVM's tool, the Security Center's notification options were disabled. is this supposed to be this way?

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or mebe

Bueller?

Bueller?

[sdaviswnec]

ooh ooh!

thanks Mchart... found the following...

need to run qchain.exe

@echo off
setlocal
set PATHTOFIXES=some path
%PATHTOFIXES%\Q123456_w2k_sp2_x86.exe -z -m
%PATHTOFIXES%\Q123321_w2k_sp2_x86.exe -z -m
%PATHTOFIXES%\Q123789_w2k_sp2_x86.exe -z -m
%PATHTOFIXES%\qchain.exe

according to microsoft,

QChain.exe cleans the Pending File Rename Operations key in the registry to make sure that only the latest version of a file is installed after the computer is restarted.

this is the page too...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q296861

i'll see how this goes tomorrow... so what i'll have to do is do SP2 and then run this batch file once im done...

fun times!

[RyanVM]

QChain isn't needed for post-SP2 fixes. That functionality is built into the hotfix installers.

I've actually done a repair install with a CD with my update pack integrated over a normal XP install, and it actually worked OK.

My stuff shouldn't have any effect on Security Center. My bet is something else is causing that.

[Takeshi]

QChain isn't needed for post-SP2 fixes. That functionality is built into the hotfix installers.

That's what I thought after reading the MS KB and TechNet articles, but the MSFN Guide says it's needed (in the SVCPACK.INF Method section). Perhaps it needs updating or clarification.

On a related note, are Type 2 hotfixes not released any more?