Adding Hotfixes, AutoPatcher/Nlite/RyanVM/XPCreate

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ok, i've finally broke down and slipstreamed SP2 onto my SP1 XPCD (started from scratch).. and now i'm faced with a dilema on hotfixes, and managing them.

With my current setup, i install AutoPatcher(December 2005 Full) and the Autopatcher(January 2006 Update) with the /S switch.. then i run the AutoPatcher main executable (in C:\Program files\autopatcher\) with the switches /noeula /noreboot /updates:PathToMyDefaults.ini.. but i haven't figured out how to do that unattended (theres an /unattend:t# switch.. but that overrides my defaults.ini settings)

using this method i have an additional 24 or so minutes of installation, plus about 270 megs for AutoPatcher...but it's easier to update in my opinion.

so, how do you guys update your XPCD's... I haven't tried XPCreate, but i have tried integrating with Nlite + RyanVM's Update Pack.. but that was like 8 months ago lol.

is there any easy way of keeping up-to-date on hotfixes without having to worry about what hotfixes are installed, what hotfixes might be missing, and various switches about integrating and whatnot.

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Easiest way I know of is using my RVMIntegrator and use booggy's UpdatePack (Which can be found on Ryans Forums. Booggy's updatepack only installs Windows Update Hotfixes... so you only get the hotfixes that you need. On Ryans forums you can also find a ton of user made addons as well that you can integrate to your disk with my RVMIntegrator.

Good luck!