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Three of my .apm files in the XP english beta 3.2 script do not match the expected hash, so the apm zip files are added to the download queue. apup then downloads them and claims to upzip them, then they are deleted. The reason I say it cailms to unzip them is that the .apm's don't change version. I manually download the zips, checked the hashes of the apms in question, and found that they ARE a later version. That means that apup.exe (and it's uz.exe component) fails to extract the apms.

Also, in the Windows 2000 1.2 release, 5 apms that were recently added are not extracted at all from the zip file. Furthermore, when I try to download the new x64 release, all of the files from MS download fine, but not a single apm is extracted from the zip archives at the end. (Yes, I am running the latest version of apup).

In order for Antonis/Renato to test this, replace your dotnet3.5_enu.apm file with the following older version. Note that this is just one of the old apms which gives me trouble, and I can provide the others if needed.

[AutoPatcher 5.6 Module]

[General]
Title=.Net Framework 3.5
Description=.NET Framework 3.5 builds incrementally on the new features added in .NET Framework 3.0. For example, feature sets in Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Windows CardSpace.
Author=Microsoft
ModuleAuthor=Renato Ribeiro
WebPage=http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/
ReleaseDate=20060000

[Behavior]
ParentID=DOTNET_PARENT
UniqueID=DOTNET3.5_ENU
Critical=False
AutoExpand=False
Depends=
TimeToInstall=600
TimeToRemove=600
RequiresReboot=True
ModuleFolder=dotnet3.5_files

[DetectionRegistry]
RegistryPath=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.5
KeyName=Install
KeyValue=1

[DetectionFile]
FilePath=
FileName=
FileVersion=

[OperatingSystem]
WindowsVersion=XP,2K3,VISTA
SystemLanguage=1033,2057

[SystemComponents]
InternetExplorer=ANY
WindowsMediaPlayer=ANY
DotNetFramework=ANY
WindowsInstaller=ANY
DirectX=ANY
MSNMessenger=ANY

[OfficeComponents]
Word=ANY
Excel=ANY
PowerPoint=ANY
Outlook=ANY
Publisher=ANY
Visio=ANY
Project=ANY
OneNote=ANY
FrontPage=ANY
InfoPath=ANY
Access=ANY
SharePointDesigner=ANY
Groove=ANY

[Installation]
"Module:\dotnetfx35.exe" /quiet /norestart

[Removal]
"Module:\dotnetfx35.exe" /uninstall /quiet /norestart

[Slipstream]

Sorry but I have a quick question. Did you also update uz.exe found in the rt folder when you updated apup?

Yes, I updated all of the files.

I found the problem, I checked the MD5 of the uz.exe which I had and it did not match the one from the previous versions. However, I downloaded apup again and it did not match that one wither, so it must have been corrupted during my first download. It works fine now, but this points out that apup could benefit by verifying the checksum of all of its own components before it tries to perform its intended function.
Edited by Cyrus, 26 November 2007 - 11:21 PM.

I'll suggest this for a future build. You do bring up a good point about the hash of the file which I'll ingrain the proper hash to my head. I'll also see about adding the "good hash" to our FAQ too.