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SVCPACK.INF Method
Submitted by Alanoll

In this section of the guide, we'll help you set up a hotfixes installation that will run in the GUI-m
hotfixes installation will execute at the "13 minutes left" stage, which will take somewhere bet
complete - depending on your system specifications.

(I know this page seems very long, but it only takes 10 minutes to do everything explained. Its just

» Setting up your Hotfixes and the svcpack.inf file

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Copy all your downloaded hotfix files into this directory: C:\XPCD\i386\SVCPACK\
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Software All hotfixes must be renamed to an 8.3 naming format (no more than 8 characters in length). For e
Microsoft Visual as Q819696_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe and WindowsXP-KB824146-x86-ENU.exe shou
Studio 2005 Q819696.exe and KB824146.exe in that order respectively.
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Edition with Below are the necessary SVCPACK.INF entries for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003 re
MSDN Premium Open Notepad and copy and paste the following below:

Warning: For the field "Signature" on the "[version]" section, you should type "$Windows NT$" in
Hotfixes install wont work.
Screenbug, due to wiki interpretation of Caps & special caracters.

;Windows 2000
[Version]
Signature=" NT$"
Full Version, MajorVersion=5
Standard License, MinorVersion=0
Package Type: BuildNumber=2195
Retail, For 1
User/s, CD-ROM, [SetupData]
DVD-ROM, MPN: CatalogSubDir="\i386\SVCPACK"
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Best Deals from [SetupHotfixesToRun]
Name Brand Q330994.exe /Q:A /R:N
Merchants Q819696.exe /Q /O /N /Z
KB824146.exe /Q /O /N /Z
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;Windows XP
[Version]
Signature=" NT$"
MajorVersion=5
MinorVersion=1
BuildNumber=2600

[SetupData]
CatalogSubDir="\i386\SVCPACK"

[ProductCatalogsToInstall]

[SetupHotfixesToRun]
Q330994.exe /Q:A /R:N
Q819696.exe /Q /O /N /Z
KB824146.exe /Q /O /N /Z
qchain.exe

;Windows 2003
[Version]
Signature=" NT$"
MajorVersion=5
MinorVersion=2
BuildNumber=3790

[SetupData]
CatalogSubDir="\i386\SVCPACK"

[ProductCatalogsToInstall]

[SetupHotfixesToRun]
Q330994.exe /Q:A /R:N
Q819696.exe /Q /O /N /Z
KB824146.exe /Q /O /N /Z
qchain.exe

Save this as svcpack.inf in C:\XPCD\I386\. You must delete svcpack.in_ in the I386 directory
Setup will not use the svcpack.inf file.

The entries shown in [SetupHotfixesToRun] are just an example. All the hotfixes you have dow
copied to the SVCPACK folder should be added under this section in svcpack.inf in numerical or
will help to know what syntax should be used:

Files that look like this should be Files that look like this should be
installed using the /Q /O /N /Z switch. installed using the /Q:A /R:N switch.

We'll call them Type 1 Hotfixes We'll call them Type 2 Hotfixes

You can also check this page for an in-depth description of the Type 1 switches. Keep in mind that
not use any of those switches, please look here for the latest information on hotfixes and their switch

» DOSNET.inf

Open up DOSNET.inf in the i386 directory with Notepad and add the following text into the b
Notepad, (this can be put anywhere really):
[OptionalSrcDirs]
SVCPACK

» QCHAIN.exe

Don't forget to add QCHAIN.exe to your SVCPACK folder. This utility will ensure that the highest fi
there is a scenario where 2 hotfixes contain the same exe/dll file with different version numbers.

Download and extract the file to get the actual QCHAIN.exe inside the compressed file. Copy QCH

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folder then add QCHAIN.exe to the very last line after all your hotfix entries in svcpack.inf. It
switches.

» Adding Windows Media Player 9/10

If you wish to include the latest Windows Media Player version, they are both available from th
packages, below are the links. These are for ENGLISH platforms ONLY.

Adding this to SVCPACK.INF is simple.

Open up your SVCPACK.INF file, and add an entry BEFORE any other hotfixes, simply with the
download below. That's it!

Download: Windows Media Player 9 | Windows Media Player 10

» End Results

If you have done it all correctly, there should be no Critical Updates listed on Windows Update!

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