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[Dusko Lolic]

Windows media player update KB902344 cannot be installed from AutoPatcher. When started manually (windowsmedia10-kb902344-x86-intl.exe), it complains that KB891122 is required. Yet, KB891122 is nowhere to be found in XP SP3 collection of patches.

[DesertJerry]

I just checked the list of updates used by those that use the WMP11 Slipstreamer, usually as part of nLite or the RyanVM Integrator, and neither of the updates mentioned are listed as required to update WMP11 via the slipstreamer. So, somebody may be a bit behind in keeping these WMP11 updates up-to-date.

[Cristiano]

to be honest, the last time that i've checked the wmp10 updates was long, long ago. this one is obsolete since ages ago. also, to be honest, i don't even have an copy of wmp10 to test this issue anymore. also, to test this issue, i need find an machine with wmp10 (that there's a couple of years that i don't see any), set an vm (that i can't do, due an hardware failure from my side) or remove the wmp11 version that i have deployed, download wmp10, deploy it, then the updates for it and then deploy wmp11 again and all his updates just to check for an obsolete version. i really sorry, but i will not check that

as for the wmp11 updates, so far i know, all them are in place. but if 've missed something, please let me know it

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[DesertJerry]

I can't help you with WMP10 but, as far as I'm concerned the most definitive listing of WMP11 items is at: http://www.boooggy.org/slipstreamer/

When you check the list you'll find not all of the items have a download link. Don't know how to solve that problem.

[Cristiano]

oh yes, i've remembered about one issue with wmp10 and his updates: a lot of them overlap and not all they are listed as wmp10 updates. some are just windows media pack or something and after they be in place, some updates are allowed to install and some don't. worst: not all they was released in proper order. so, one hint: try integrate every single media pack. it may help

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[DesertJerry]

For XP Pro x64 and WMP11 the updates are:

WindowsMedia11-KB929399-v2-x64-INTL.exe
windowsmedia11-kb935551-x64-intl.exe
WindowsMedia11-KB936782-x64-ENU.exe
WindowsMedia11-KB939683-x64-ENU.exe
WindowsMedia11-KB941569-x64-ENU.exe
windowsmedia11-kb943335-x64-intl.exe
windowsmedia11-kb944882-x64-intl.exe
windowsmedia11-kb954067-x64-intl.exe
windowsmedia11-kb954069-x64-intl.exe
WindowsMedia11-KB954154-x64-ENU.exe
windowsmedia11-kb957301-x64-intl.exe
WindowsMedia11-KB959772-x64-ENU.exe
WindowsMedia11-KB973540-x64-ENU.exe

As you can see, for WMP11 on an x64 system the download must also include x64 in the name. Have no idea as to the easy way to update APMs for these updates.

[Cristiano]

lets see... taking kb944882 as an sample, take an existent module as template and make an copy of it. then, rename that file. personally, i'm naming the modules and the folders with the same name than the update since some time ago, because this way is far easy to do and also prevent typo errors. so, name your module as:
windowsmedia11-kb944882-x64-intl.apm

now, download windowsmedia11-kb944882-x64-intl.exe and run it like this:
windowsmedia11-kb944882-x64-intl.exe /x
the update will ask for an folder to extract his content. choose an folder name. an simple name, like 1 will be enough. now, open windowsmedia11-kb944882-x64-intl.apm with notepad and change the fields in that file by those in bold:
[AutoPatcher 5.6 Module]

[General]
Title=Update for Windows Media Player 11 (kb944882)
Description=FIX: The memory for an application increases for each file that you transfer when you transfer media from a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows XP to a portable device
Author=Microsoft
ModuleAuthor=your name in here
WebPage=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944882
ReleaseDate=20071214

[Behavior]
ParentID=WMP11_NONCRITICAL_PARENT
UniqueID=kb944882_XP_WMP11_X64
Critical=False
Recommended=True
AutoExpand=False
Depends=
TimeToInstall=20
TimeToRemove=20
RequiresReboot=True

[DetectionRegistry]
RegistryPath=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Media Player 11\KB944882_WM11 (i don't know the registry patch for the x64 version, so please, find it and paste in here)
KeyName=DisplayVersion
KeyValue=1



for this part, you must go to the place where you have extracted the update and look in the folder update for an .cat file. in this case:


[DetectionFile]
FilePath=windows:\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE} (again, i don't know where catroot is in a x64 system. so, look for it and paste the patch in here
FileName=kb944882.cat
FileVersion=ANY
FileMD5=EBB887ACDECCE29AAF89C9F3E2B55DD4 this value can be: ANY if you don't wanna take the md5 for the file, but then false detections may happen. in this case, the md5 for this file is 56D49B69E6B4CB1E1544AC490005C2AF

[OperatingSystem]
WindowsVersion=XP_X64
SystemLanguage=ANY

[SystemComponents]
InternetExplorer=ANY
WindowsMediaPlayer=11
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:\windowsmedia11-kb944882-x64-intl.exe" /quiet /norestart /overwriteoem

[Removal]
"Module:\windowsmedia11-kb944882-x64-intl.exe" /quiet /norestart /overwriteoem /uninstall

[Slipstream]
"Module:\windowsmedia11-kb944882-x64-intl.exe" /quiet /norestart /overwriteoem /integrate:"share:"

with this, the module part is done. then, all that you have to do is create an folder with the same name that the module has, plus _files. in this case, windowsmedia11-kb944882-x64-intl.apm_files

now, paste windowsmedia11-kb944882-x64-intl.exe in that folder. now, when autopatcher loads, it will also loads this update

that helps?

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Edited by Cristiano, 27 May 2010 - 08:17 PM.

[Dusko Lolic]

Cristiano, on 26 May 2010 - 10:21 PM, said:

to be honest, the last time that i've checked the wmp10 updates was long, long ago. this one is obsolete since ages ago. also, to be honest, i don't even have an copy of wmp10 to test this issue anymore.
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No problem and no action required. I've noticed it's been dragging from release to release and I thought I should report it. It is non critical update, anyway.
I've tried to install KB891122 manually, it failed. Supposedly it is included with SP3.
Maybe the right course of action would be to simply remove KB902344 from AutoPatcher?

[Cristiano]

> remove KB902344 from AutoPatcher?
i'm not sure. this is easy to check at ms catalog, so this i can do. but as i have to outrun 22 tomorrow and i need to be prepared to that, i believe that i will be able to do that only by monday

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