Please don't clutter this thread with unrelated questions, when you want info about simplix then go to the appropriate thread and read/ask in there: Simplix Pack to update Live Win7 System/ Integrate hotfixes into Win7 distribution
Well you have to install the latest windows update client and sha1 update and it will work on a fresh install. Preparation for bypass will make it work.
A few weeks ago I installed some updates, after not doing so for a few years. I used the NET bypass I'd used back then, but now I'm getting an Windows Installer Service error whenever I try to run Adobe Acrobat from a shortcut. I've tried using the NET bypass remover and restarting several times, but I'm still getting the error. Removing BypassESU and restarting the installer service doesn't help either. Please help me fix this, I really need to use Acrobat right now, but the broken service isn't even letting me uninstall Acrobat. Various MSI files seem to be working, however. running Acrobat from a shortcut gives me a Windows Installer Service error running the Acrobat exe opens the program, but then shows me a bunch of AcroCEF.exe errors, which have a "Fault Module Name" at KERNELBASE.dll selecting "Repair Installation" from within Acrobat gives me a Windows Installer Service error AcroCEF.exe errors are usually followed by crashing, e.g. crashing whenever I try to Ctrl+F Trying to uninstall Acrobat gives me a Windows Installer Service error I used BypassESUv9 for the updates, and here's the NET bypass I used: Spoiler: installer.cmd Code: @setlocal DisableDelayedExpansion [SPOILER="remover.cmd"][/SPOILER] @echo off set "SysPath=%SystemRoot%\System32" if exist "%SystemRoot%\Sysnative\reg.exe" (set "SysPath=%SystemRoot%\Sysnative") set "Path=%SysPath%;%SystemRoot%;%SysPath%\Wbem;%SysPath%\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\" set "_err===== ERROR ====" set "xOS=64" if /i %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==x86 (if not defined PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 ( set "xOS=32" ) ) reg query HKU\S-1-5-19 1>nul 2>nul || goto :E_Admin for /f "tokens=6 delims=[]. " %%# in ('ver') do ( if %%# geq 9200 goto :E_Win if %%# lss 7600 goto :E_Win ) set "IFEO=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options" set "_work=%~dp0" set "_work=%_work:~0,-1%" setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion pushd "!_work!" if not exist "bin\kurwica%xOS%.dll" goto :E_DLL call :StopService msiserver 1>nul 2>nul echo. echo Adding File... echo %SystemRoot%\System32\msiesu.dll if exist "%SysPath%\kurwica*.dll" del /f /q %SysPath%\kurwica*.dll copy /y bin\kurwica%xOS%.dll %SysPath%\msiesu.dll 1>nul 2>nul if %xOS%==64 ( echo %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\msiesu.dll copy /y bin\kurwica32.dll %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\msiesu.dll 1>nul 2>nul ) echo. echo Adding Registry Key... echo [%IFEO% echo \msiexec.exe] reg delete "%IFEO%\msiexec.exe" /f 1>nul 2>nul reg add "%IFEO%\msiexec.exe" /f /v VerifierDlls /t REG_SZ /d msiesu.dll 1>nul 2>nul reg add "%IFEO%\msiexec.exe" /f /v GlobalFlag /t REG_DWORD /d 256 1>nul 2>nul call :StopService msiserver 1>nul 2>nul echo. echo Done goto :TheEnd :StopService sc query %1 | find /i "STOPPED" || net stop %1 /y sc query %1 | find /i "STOPPED" || sc stop %1 goto :eof :E_Admin echo %_err% echo This script requires administrator privileges. goto :TheEnd :E_Win echo %_err% echo This project is for Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 only. goto :TheEnd :E_DLL echo %_err% echo Required file bin\kurwica%xOS%.dll is missing. :TheEnd echo. echo Press any key to exit. pause >nul goto :eof Spoiler: remover.cmd Code: @setlocal DisableDelayedExpansion @echo off set "SysPath=%SystemRoot%\System32" if exist "%SystemRoot%\Sysnative\reg.exe" (set "SysPath=%SystemRoot%\Sysnative") set "Path=%SysPath%;%SystemRoot%;%SysPath%\Wbem;%SysPath%\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\" set "_err===== ERROR ====" set "xOS=64" if /i %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==x86 (if not defined PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 ( set "xOS=32" ) ) reg query HKU\S-1-5-19 1>nul 2>nul || goto :E_Admin for /f "tokens=6 delims=[]. " %%# in ('ver') do ( if %%# geq 9200 goto :E_Win if %%# lss 7600 goto :E_Win ) set "IFEO=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options" set "_work=%~dp0" set "_work=%_work:~0,-1%" setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion pushd "!_work!" call :StopService msiserver 1>nul 2>nul reg delete "%IFEO%\msiexec.exe" /f 1>nul 2>nul if exist "%SysPath%\kurwica*.dll" del /f /q %SysPath%\kurwica*.dll if exist "%SysPath%\msiesu.dll" del /f /q %SysPath%\msiesu.dll if exist "%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\msiesu.dll" del /f /q %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\msiesu.dll call :StopService msiserver 1>nul 2>nul echo. echo Done goto :TheEnd :StopService sc query %1 | find /i "STOPPED" || net stop %1 /y sc query %1 | find /i "STOPPED" || sc stop %1 goto :eof :E_Admin echo %_err% echo This script requires administrator privileges. goto :TheEnd :E_Win echo %_err% echo This project requires Windows 7 SP1. goto :TheEnd :TheEnd echo. echo Press any key to exit. pause >nul goto :eof ...I also used this msiserver registry "fix"/"reset", before I remembered what the actual cause of my issues was. No idea if that's f**ked me over: Spoiler: msirepair.reg Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msiserver] "DisplayName"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\msimsg.dll,-27" "ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,\ 74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,\ 00,73,00,69,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,63,00,20,00,2f,00,56,00,00,00 "Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\msimsg.dll,-32" "ObjectName"="LocalSystem" "ErrorControl"=dword:00000001 "Start"=dword:00000003 "Type"=dword:00000010 "DependOnService"=hex(7):72,00,70,00,63,00,73,00,73,00,00,00,00,00 "ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001 "RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,54,00,63,00,62,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,\ 00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,\ 74,00,65,00,50,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,66,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,\ 00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,4c,00,6f,00,63,00,\ 6b,00,4d,00,65,00,6d,00,6f,00,72,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,\ 00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6e,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,\ 73,00,65,00,42,00,61,00,73,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,74,\ 00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,\ 65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,65,00,72,00,6d,00,61,00,6e,\ 00,65,00,6e,00,74,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,\ 00,00,53,00,65,00,41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,\ 00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,53,00,65,00,63,00,75,00,72,00,\ 69,00,74,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,\ 00,53,00,65,00,43,00,68,00,61,00,6e,00,67,00,65,00,4e,00,6f,00,74,00,69,00,\ 66,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,\ 00,65,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,66,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,53,00,69,00,6e,00,67,00,\ 6c,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,\ 00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6d,00,70,00,65,00,\ 72,00,73,00,6f,00,6e,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,\ 00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,\ 47,00,6c,00,6f,00,62,00,61,00,6c,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,\ 00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,41,00,73,00,73,00,69,00,67,00,6e,00,50,00,\ 72,00,69,00,6d,00,61,00,72,00,79,00,54,00,6f,00,6b,00,65,00,6e,00,50,00,72,\ 00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,52,00,65,00,\ 73,00,74,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,\ 00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6e,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,73,00,65,00,\ 51,00,75,00,6f,00,74,00,61,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,\ 00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,53,00,68,00,75,00,74,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,6e,00,\ 50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,54,\ 00,61,00,6b,00,65,00,4f,00,77,00,6e,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,68,00,69,00,70,00,\ 50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,4c,\ 00,6f,00,61,00,64,00,44,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,\ 76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00 "FailureActions"=hex:84,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\ 00,01,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,01,00,00,00,e0,93,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msiserver\Enum] "0"="Root\\LEGACY_MSISERVER\\0000" "Count"=dword:00000001 "NextInstance"=dword:00000001
Yes with all folders and appdata folders and so on! edit: and clean your registration (folder) per regedit.exe
I had indeed done that, but to no avail. Fortunately, Revo Uninstaller managed to clean everything and allow for a reinstall. Thanks anyway guys
I may need a thread. I have a SSD to replace the failing HDD that one 7 is on. The 7 I asked about here I junked it. Back to the failing 7. Cloned it to the SSD and boom. Grub repair The SSD was formatted and no partition. The cloned 7 has had Lumix. Have to get it out then we discuss how to get the updates to work
still cant understand...you add 4/5/6 years of support on your KB and at the same time you announced the end of support.....i hope MS gonna make the surprise even in the last minute....
Yeah, I pretty much just came here to say the same thing. Big thanks to abbodi1406 and all who contributed to keeping Win7 alive for so many of us. I'm on the fence in terms of what my next step should be. Any thoughts on here as to whether a 0Patch Pro license is worth while?
I've been using 0patch free for the last 2 months on two of my PCs and I just bought the pro license a couple days ago. I have had a positive experience with it so far. The program itself is relatively nonintrusive, though it may significantly add to your computer's boot time for large and/or slow disks. This is because it scans every single file on your disk for patchable modules on some boots, but not all boots. If you buy the pro license and you also use the ESU bypass, do not be surprised to see that 0patch is applying just 1 or 2 or even 0 patches to your system! This is due to the very reasonable release engineering of 0patch, where ACROS has decided on only 4 baseline versions of Win 7 to support. This reduces the amount of human effort required by them, so they only need to write, test, and offer support for their patches for 4 versions of Win 7, instead of for 36 versions of Win 7 (12 months x 3 years). These are the 4 baselines: You have KB4534310 (Jan 14 2020) installed and never took a single ESU update (i.e. most consumer Win 7 devices) You have the final update of ESU Year 1 update installed (KB4598279, Jan 2021) and never took any Year 2 or later updates You have the final update of ESU Year 2 update installed (KB5009610, Jan 2022) and never took any Year 3 or later updates You have the final update of ESU Year 3 update installed (KB???????, Jan 2023) and never took any Year 4 or later updates 0patch (Pro) will only have a significant effect on your system only if your computer EXACTLY matches any of those 4 situations. In all other situations, 0patch will only apply 1 or 0 or just a small handful of patches your computer. This is the case for my PC and yours as well if you have KB5021291 installed (December 2022 monthly rollup). So, even though I have the Pro version which unlocks access to all their NT 6.1 patches, I still just have 1 patch applied, because my computer does not precisely match any of the 4 baselines. Please don't give them hate for this; it's a very reasonable thing to do. For those of us using the bypass and staying current with all the ESU updates, we will only see a benefit from 0patch if the Jan 2023 rollup is the last ESU update we are able to install. Lastly, it is important to note that, so far, 0patch has been largely equivalent to the ESU updates. There is a lot of overlap in what both solutions do for your PC. The number of applicable 0patches available for your PC may still be small post Jan 2023 if you have every update from all 3 years of ESU installed. It may take a few months for things to diverge and the patch count to grow. You can read more about all of this on their support site and blog.
Sure, this is a thing, but what about Azure? Since the very dawn of ESU Microsoft has always advertised a Year 4 of ESU for Server 2008 R2 instances running on their Azure platform. I'd wager there is more parity between 7 and 2008 R2 compared to 7 and WES7 or POS7. I'd rather tap into those updates. It's what abbodi's Vista ESU bypass does - installs the Server 2008 updates on a Vista client. The biggest problem would be if these updates are only released internally and are not available through WSUS or the catalog website. We'd have to get access to a Server 2008 R2 Azure instance and rip the files from it. (please do not merge this as a double post; it is a fundamentally different topic from my previous post)
Given the small amount of time/effort it takes for them to maintain it (given how many people still use 7), I wish they'd continue to support it - at least firefox, since that's what I use. If they do end support, I imagine some fork will continue to maintain support though so I'm not super concerned in the short term. Time will tell.