HFSLIP

HFSLIP is an open source utility designed to update a Windows 2000, XP or 2003 installation source with the latest hotfixes. The binaries (individual files) of fully supported hotfixes are slipstreamed directly. This means that original files are being replaced with the newer versions present in the hotfix executables you can obtain from the Microsoft Download Center. In the rare occasion that a hotfix isn`t supported (usually because of it being a non-standard package or requiring a special installation procedure), it is integrated instead. HFSLIP leaves these uncommon hotfixes or updates as they are and places them in the SVCPACK folder, to be installed automatically near the end of Windows setup. HFSLIP is also capable of slipstreaming... * Select Service Packs (see SP slipstreaming for more info) * Windows Update Agent and Windows Genuine Advantage * Internet Explorer 6 and Outlook Express 6 (Windows 2000) * Internet Explorer 8 (Windows XP SP3) * DirectX 9.0c (Windows 2000, XP SP1, 2003 SP1 and 2003 SP2) * WM6 codecs (Windows 2000) * Windows Media Player 9 and/or WM9 codecs (Windows 2000) * Windows Media Player 10 or WM10 codecs (Windows XP) * Windows Media Player 11 (Windows XP SP3) * Windows Installer 4.5 (Windows XP SP3) The HFSLIP project focuses on critical updates reported by the Windows Update or Microsoft Update web sites. All optional updates that show on those sites are currently supported apart from .NET Frameworks. For experts and "advanced users" alike, HFSLIP offers additional features such as removing Internet Explorer from Windows 2000 (courtesy of Fred Vorck), reduction of your Windows source, individual source file replacement, codecs slipstreaming, support for "Application Addons", and many more. You can learn about these features by reading through this web site, Fred Vorck`s site, and the HFSLIP support forum.