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BitBasher

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Any New Packs and a Question?

Hi Xable!

Your update packs are great - makes my virtual machine images much easier to install for development!  Great work!

Are you planning a new pack soon, since there's been several MS updates since your september pack?

Also, can you describe, briefly, how you make your packs?  I'm wondering how difficult it is to grab a few new updates and effectively add them into your package to create a newer update package with all the recent fixes.

Do you use any spiffy tools to make the packs, or is it just labor-intensive file bashing?

Thanks,
Bit.

Darren

(aka xable)

Re: Any New Packs and a Question?

Are you planning a new pack soon, since there's been several MS updates since your september pack?

New updates are released every second tuesday of the month. So there have been new updates out for less than 24 hours.
I`ll probably remove month from the pack name, it`s always concerned me it`d cause confusion and you just proved it does

Also, can you describe, briefly, how you make your packs?

There`s a lot to consider when putting a pack together which unfortunatly makes it impossible to breifly explain how it`s done.

That said, the basic concept is to replicate the update installer using the windows setup routine.

Best way to learn how to make packs is to try to understand how a current pack works, asking specific questions when you get stuck.

If you can`t wait for an update, you could of course add any recently released updates with nLite on the same section you add update/addon packs

BitBasher

Member

Re: Any New Packs and a Question?

Thanks for the update xable.  I wasn't aware that MS releases official updates on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, therefore I didn't realize the new updates I just saw are so brand-spanking new.  My intent was not to rush your next release. 

I'm in no super rush for updates, so I can patiently wait for your next pack release (with eager anticipation).

Thanks for the information on "pack building".  Sounds tricky, so I'll leave the details to the expert (you).

Bit.

Darren

(aka xable)

Re: Any New Packs and a Question?

It probably sounds more tricky than it actually is, the worst part is the initial learning curve. Once you`ve cracked it it`s quite straight forward, then it just requires the time to put it all together each month.

If you did decide to tackle it I`d be happy to try and answer any questions

Anyway, I just finished tetsing the new packs so not too long to wait Bit.