LDR Placeholders Questions

[compstuff]

Rick,

I know I have asked many questions about this and we all know it seems to be a source of confusion so I would like to ask again for your insight and we can get this info included in the new version and guide.

Based on what you mention above and the way 1.4 downloads the SoLoR updates and creates a LDR Placeholders folder... if I check the LDR option and want to include the LDR branch do I keep this placeholders folder so the integration sees them and forces the LDR branch or do I delete the folder so that they are not integrated? What is the definitive way to integrate the LDR branch?

Not intending to double post but I also posted here http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?/topic/8875-ldr-placeholder/page__p__83319#entry83319 because I thought it was in this forum and not the WIN 7 forum

[ricktendo]

Placeholders are only needed if you do regular integration/installs, if you force the LDR branch with a script or w7t you dont need them

[compstuff]

Thanks Rick... this should help everyone and the new changes make implementing this much easier.

[Cipherfx2]

As what compstuff said, this has been asked, but just to make it clearer...

...., if you force the LDR branch with a script or w7t you dont need them

This is more clearer and straightforward...

Placeholders are only needed if you do regular integration/installs, ....

This is somehow not clear to me, as in, how will I integrate it [method - assuming I will be integrating from a fresh source with SP1] and at what stage before the regular updates or after?

Thanks in advance...

[ricktendo]

I dont think it matters if you integrate the update before or after

[Cipherfx2]

I dont think it matters if you integrate the update before or after

Thanks, so how will I integrate it is there such a script or tools for that...

[ricktendo]

Windows AIK/OPK (by Microsoft,) Windows 7 Toolkit (by Lego in this forum & can force LDR,) RT7Lite, and many many more

[Cipherfx2]

Ok, so after having all updates integrated with LDR-QFE check on W7T, then if newer updates crops up like KB2621440, KB2641653, KB2647518, KB2665364, KB2667402 all I have to do is integrate it again with LDR-QFE check but what happens to KB2645609 since it was move to LDR placerholders, following solor's update....

[bphlpt]

As far as I know, for all Windows modification/integration tools including RVM Integrator, nLite, Windows 7 Toolkit and any of the others, there is always a risk/likelihood for problems if you try to integrate again on top of a source that was already modified. I think if you start from scratch with a clean source each month, or however often you rebuild your install disk, things will go much smoother.

Cheers and Regards

[ricktendo]

If any new updates come out and you want to make sure the LDR files are used you can use the script by burfadel or w7 toolkit to do a online install that forces LDR

[compstuff]

That is exactly what I do... I never "re-Integrate" ...I make new ones and use updated drivers, hotfixes, addons, etc.

As far as I know, for all Windows modification/integration tools including RVM Integrator, nLite, Windows 7 Toolkit and any of the others, there is always a risk/likelihood for problems if you try to integrate again on top of a source that was already modified. I think if you start from scratch with a clean source each month, or however often you rebuild your install disk, things will go much smoother.

Cheers and Regards

[Cipherfx2]

Thanks for the info guys...