Off topic....Hey guys, some people have complaint about my sig, what you guys think about it now? I don't want to get banned from here by having a long sig.

TIA

just as long as you keep the autopatcher/autostreamer part, you may have as big as a sig you like sir LOL

I'll keep them, thats not a problem. Check your PM plz, and thanks.

At least its not Jelly

Found it! Found the one for XP as well. Now I just need to compare 'em to get a simple functional comparative description so I can put it in a README file for a CD.

Much grass!

Been outta town last 4/5 days...anyway congrats on the release...longtime forthcoming. Can't wait to try it. Only was able to try one or two of the betas. Anyway seems like it's deja vu again. Only two mirrors were up per se (speeds over 50KB/sec) softpedia and mirror 8....sad sad sad. Good in the sense it's popular though.

Upon testing autopatcher 2000 on my windows 2000 sp4 partition, it said my files were not correct and to please insert sp4 cd. 2 questions: 1- My install came from a slipstreamed install of a windows sp4 download. Originally it was an sp3 cd before the sp4 update. So what gives? and 2- How does one take the sp4 download from microsoft and turn it into a sp4 cd? I just want a perfect autopatcher cd so if someone elses machine that I work on does this, I'll be better prepared. (Most people I help are on dial up,so autopatcher is a godsend when it comes to situations like reformats and repair installations, where afterwards no matter what IE defaults to IE 5.0 thus causing sript errors on repair until you reinstall ie6.)

For your #2 question, here is the answer to it. Its called AutoStreamer, very good program to slipstream.

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...#entry584639141

AutoStreamer is also included inside the full version of AutoPatcher... just browse to the "AutoStreamer" folder.

I'm assuming you are referring to the Windows File Protection message. Apparently Autopatcher is using some files that are either older or newer than the ones on your system. I just select Cancel and drive on. I mentioned this during the betas, but I guess it is not a big deal.

Flish, that lets you know how much I have explored the full version.

Concerning scarywater, I have not received anything from ajdesign, any other option?

Can you tell me which files are causing this? Look at the event log...

Still no word. Says he was last active a couple weeks ago...

Hey guys, look at this. I dunno if it has been posted b4. Two programs by Neowin

http://www.softpedia.com/progMoreBy/Publisher-Neowin.html

See this from Optiplex...

wow, 34 GB of bandwidth in 2.5 days. I underestimated how popular my mirror will be.
I'm bumping the limit to 60GB (now you have another 30GB ^^,)

Mirror number 6, BTW

FIX THIS NOOWWW

er... wasnt it fixed in the latest build? i updated the whole bin folder... i guess it needs more eh? so, do you mind posting the names of the files in question?

remove following files:

IE6SP1\filelist.dat
IE6SP1\iesetup.dir
IE6SP1\iesetup.ini

bin\msxml2.dll
bin\msxml2r.dll
bin\msxml3.dll
bin\msxml3a.dll
bin\msxml3r.dll
bin\msxml4.dll
bin\msxml4r.dll
bin\msxml.dll
bin\msxmlr.dll
bin\scrrun.dll

You know all those files for the bin folder? REMOVE them, do not update them. Simply copying files to the system32 folder DOES NOT WORK. This process kicks in WFP. WFP does not care if they're the latest - they are not allowed to be copied onto the system. WFP will think that they're fake invalid files and restore the older versions.

If you want to update MS XML components ... use the installers. They're made for a reason. Also, AP core EXE does not need the latest versions of the MS XML components. Those msxml files are causing more trouble then it's supposed to. Just remove it and never add them again. Use Microsoft's installers during install.

scrrun.dll - assuming the Windows scripting update is installed, this is redundant

IE6SP1 files - redundant, leftover setup files

Don't mean to sound rude, but I've been complaining to Flish about this for a year and nothing big has happened

i had no WFP problems on XPSP2 using the updated files... ill take your word for it though

It's only a problem in Windows 2000. By default they have older versions and in order for new versions to stay in place, it has to be verified in the security data (methinks)

XP already has the latest version in the security database all verified and stuff. So even if you copy them over, nothing will happen.

I finally got around to trying it and it works, thanks

I wonder why nvmixer still has a 16 colour icon though.

hehehe... /me is teh 1337 h4x0r!

I have the same problem with WFP. I have installed bothe the full version, and the ultralight version. These were installed on PC's running W2KP with sp4 intergrated.

If this helps the developers out in any way. I did try out W2K big kahunna from mrbasses,s site with out this problem.

Will thwere be a fix for this issued in the next release ? I like the programs look and feel. Also the fact that I can select just the criticals by useing the ulrtralight. Use this alot at work when I reload PC's.

FRANK

just go delete the files optiplex is talking about from autopatcher's bin folder

wherever you see "xml" in \bin folder, kill it... same goes for scrrun.dll

Hello Group;

Removeing the above listed files from Autopatcher solved my "WFP" problem.
I was only able to try it out on one PC. I used the "ultralight data base".
Thanks for the fix.

I had a question about the removed files. What are they for, and is updateing them needed ? If so how ?

FRANK

well... they are mostly XML libraries and Scripting Runtime libraries. It appears that Windows 2000 doesn't like them much though, so I guess you don't need to update anything else.

I had to take the files off of my host since I apparently have a daily bandwidth limit and it kept getting hit each day. Sorry everyone.

My PC Cillin 2002 antivirus program detects viruses in the Java (the Sun Java, I think) files after I install this version of AutoPatcher, and it was the same with the previous version. Have you verified those Java distributions for viruses? Thank you.

Windows File Protection Switcher 1.0

Will this file maybe help with your Win xp sp2
Windows file protection ...a.k.a.
data execution prevention problems??

CODE

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Windows_File_Protection_Switcher/1106499902/1

Any chance we will see an update to the Autopatcher 2000 to include up to current updates and hotfixes released since October? If yes, any idea as to when a new version will be out for Autopatcher 2000? If no, any info on where someone could find and download a collection of the Windows 2000 stuff updated and patched since then?

Flishfun and BlazingAngel are working on it AFAIK.

probably less than a week or two

I will start off by saying to all that that read this that I put the 'N' in novice...just so that is understood.

Anyway, my problem is with downloading Autopatcher Ver 4.6.24

I have downloaded the full version on two separate occasions (using dial up!!) and there has been a problem when I unpack the file. The first time there were around 100 "broken files" and auto patcher wouldn't start. So I downloaded it again and the second time there were 300 "broken files" same result.

What is the problem?

I have 2000 sp4
I use flashget download manager with dial up.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Any updates?

its coming along but theres still quite a lot to do.
when i made the 1/2 week estimate i didnt fully realize just how much work it was.

But dont worry im still working on it and its my main priority to get it done.

Hi:
I downloaded the AutoPatcher 2000 exe and it was totally awsome. I can't thank the team enought.
It was simple to use, namely:
1. run the .exe and select the same folder as AutoPatcher 2000.exe to put the output into (or create another folder for the output if you wish)
2. Then run AutoPatcher_menu.exe and select the option to install autopatcher.
3. Make your selections (or use the defaults) and sit back and wait for installation to complete.
4. Reboot and you're done. Easy and your system is mucho better.
I saw a lot of exchanges on how to set up the iso from a cd rom. They sounded painful. Downloading the exe and running it is soo much easier.
Microsoft should kiss your boots for this service, but knowing them they won't and probably will give you a hard time since customer service and user friendly were never their strong suits.
Thanks again.
jojothehobo

and when AP2K gets ported to the AutoPatcher5 system, it'll be even awesomer (yes, I'm aware that isn't a word )

^ Or the 5.1 engine

well, I implied 5.x in my post... rather than 5.0

Yes would be nice but WHEN?

when it's ready

I downloaded and ran today the Autopatcher2000 program. What an awesome system. Microsoft should give you donation (even if anonymously) because of the bandwidth you must save them.

I had one glitch with the first run of the program. IT got to 8% on WMP9 and my CPU usage went to 100% and stayed there, with nothing happening like forever. So I killed the process a.l.a. taskmanager and ran it again with the WMP9 deselected since I already had it installed anyway. This one completed successfully.

I then went to Windows Update and checked for new updates . It found 8 . Here are the KB numbers.

KB 886903
KB 885492
KB 873333
KB 890047
KB 888113
KB 885250
KB 891781
KB 867282

I hadn't previously read this thread, and therefore had not removed any files from the bin folder and had no other issues. So now that I have the extra updates, can I add them to my database as custom programs or not? Or is that function for installing stuff like Adaware and Spybot S&D?

Kerry

Well, this release (AutoPatcher 2000) is quite old as you can see (dated October 2004) so some new hotfixes are not included. Being based on the AutoPatcher 4.6 engine, adding your own stuff is a little difficult, since there is a central 'database'-style file. New releases, based on the AutoPatcher 5.0 engine are quite easy to customize, since every item is a stand-alone module. AutoPatcher 2000 will be transfered to the new engine sooner or later.

Yes I was aware of the age, and therefore expected that there would be extras to grab after the Autopatcher run. I posted the numbers just to inform exactly what has been added since October, right up until today.

Even though the extras were only 8.9MB and took only a few minutes on broadband to get, for the people I am planning to help, I still wouldn't like to go out to Update for even those 8MB, expecially on dial up, if they are paying me for my time. Therefore I would want them on CD either standalone or within Autopatcher.

I'm just trying to work out the best way to do that. The documentation that comes with Autopatcher 2000 speaks about customization and adding extra programs to the install. I just wondered if that was aimed at extra hotfixes or programs like SpyBot or Anti Virus.

I really would like to get these machines as protected as possible, BEFORE they need to connect to the Internet.

Kerry.

Actually, there's no real difference between a hotfix and a program. Just as long as you know how to silently install the hotfix/program. If I remember correctly (it's a long time since I touched AutoPatcher 4.x source) you would need to assign a uniqueID of KBxxxxxx for the hotfix to make detection work (since back in those day we had no big detection mechanism - hotfixes were given uniqueIDs of KBxxxxx/Qxxxxxx).

caesar, im working on it constantly, i promise you, i wont rest until its complete, but gathering all the information needed is overwelming and practically a full time job, ive had to setup my own database to try and cope with it.

multiple posts deleted - nw_raptor

Blaze, I think we could use this small list, but I guess you have it covered

cheers, the neowin servers seemed to be busy and caused problems


yep, gathered info on almost all of them

actually im using this m$ webpage for a basic list of updates.
but theres a lot of info - this was replaced by this, this was replaced by these, this plus this replaces that, etc