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What I usually do is install the app and run it once, goto the options or preferences and look through them, some of the options you prefer maybe the default for the app and will be created when the app closes after first run or created when the prefs dialog is opened. In my experience the app checks if the registry entries exist and if so will not overwrite but I have found Paint Shop Pro to be one that overwrites certain keys on first run, I found the setting to hide the learning centre pallette but everytime PSP opened on the first run it overwrote this entry. I also register the app and find out which reg keys or files are altered using InCtrl5 and Regsnap, sometimes the keys created for registration are machine specific i.e TMPGEnc XPress and will have to be generated for each machine. Some programs often put entries in the HKLM tree so you may want to check that as well. You can just export the full app tree from the registry and import it after the app has installed, and I don't forsee any problems but, I use XPlode and add the registry entries through the program. I like the keep the length to a minimum and mainly just add the keys for my user prefs again using Regsnap and checking which keys are altered when I set my preferences.

Its an Inno installer so /verysilent /sp-

I think it is a limitation of MS Virtual PC and maybe VMware not being able to handle iso files over 2gig.

Read Me /S worked for me.

I expanded the files from cyberloner and they were Flash.ocx and SWFlash.ini, renamed the SWFlash.ini to SWFlash.inf, compressed and after a clean install went to macromedia flash player download centre. Clicked to install and straight away it went to the installation successful page so it works for me. Don't know whether you need to rename the file, its just I have always used swflash.inf

The code tells the script compiler to add all files in the folder called {app}, this includes all the files in subfolders, it saves you having to manually add each file to the list. The program that compiles the script is called Inno Setup and there is a third party add on called ISTool this makes creating the script easier. Once compiled an exe will be created and you can use this in WPI as you would any other installer, there are switches you can add to make the install silent or to install different components for different machines or users. Once you get the hang of it creating installers for other programs gets easier. Using programs like regsnap and installrite you can monitor installations and try to emulate the installers with Inno. My script works with the new version of Regsnap but I have a custom icon made from the Regsnap.exe so the installer will stop and say it can't find it as it wont be on your system.To remove it you can install ISTool and select Options, then Appearance and delete the line in Icons - Setup.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LastBit\CPR\REGS] binary value for the reg info. I have created an inno script that I use to install my version. Should just add that the [Files] Source: {app}\*.*; DestDir: {app}; Flags: recursesubdirs createallsubdirs applies to all the files in the Regsnap directory when it was originally installed. RegSnap.iss

Remove the double quotes on your paths REG ADD %KEY%\021 /VE /D "Azureus" /f REG ADD %KEY%\021 /V 1 /D ""%XPCD%\install\Azureus\Azureus_2.3.0.4_Win32.setup.exe /s"to REG ADD %KEY%\021 /VE /D "Azureus" /f REG ADD %KEY%\021 /V 1 /D "%XPCD%\install\Azureus\Azureus_2.3.0.4_Win32.setup.exe /s"

Installed the program, then imported the registry info, that was it.

When you have registered the program look in the HKLM key in the registry, and find something like HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\S3R521my registration info was in this key. I installed and registered on one machine, and successfully registered using the reg info on another machine after a clean install.

When I used to use RunOnce I always incremented in 5s, i.e. 005, 010, 015 that way if I added new programs I didn't need to keep altering the numbers of the ones already there

Use Ryan VM's update pack

@ JohnS The setting you want for the Whats New dialog is in the outpost.ini file. [WhatsNew] history.txt=1c5731f/e1d5e900this is added when you have clicked the ok box, unsure of what the numbers mean after the = sign, maybe when the program was first run or the dialog accepted. Most of the settings are stored there, things like news alerts, plugin alerts logging options. save your configured inin file and alter your script to copy the new outpost.ini file over to the Agnitum dir and overwrite the one that is there, do this before the computer reboots so that on the next reboot it will use the new ini file.

I am with Nanaki regarding the splash, I don't know a way to definately do it but what I would do is check through Antivir guards settings to see if you can disable the program splash screen anyway, if this is the case track down the registry key or file that records the change and apply the reg setting or copy the file before installing the program. You could always open Task Manager and see if the splash screen is a separate exe to the main exe and if so use taskkill to close this. One more option is if the installer is one that can be edited, meaning you could replace the file that contains the splash screen, try using Resource Hacker to remove the bitmap or dialog altogether, I managed to do this with CDR-Win without incurring any errors.

I am intermittently getting IE script errors when running XPlode, and have been trying to find the error for a while. Although it is not much of a worry whilst using XPlode in Windows it does happen during an unattended session. I have recently installed a fresh copy of XP and got the error below at the GUIRunOnce stage. I then rebooted and used the same disc to reinstall again and the process was error free?. The Footer.html is the default one with XPlode but I have modifed the javascript.js to change the text wording on the tags i.e. Error to DOH!, I have not altered the layout. I have three xml files that run during uA, all using the selected install plugin and they all use the same js, html and exe files and, if the error occurs I can open Task Manager, run XPlode again (whilst keeping the previous exe open) and it runs ok. does has anybody had this error or is it my fault somewhere along the line Thanks

press Ctrl+Shift+A whilst in Firefox, this will show a list of all the blocked items.

Same here I used wget -a wget.log -nv -N -S "ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/filepilot/windows/multimedia/video/k-lite_codec_pack/klmcodec???.exe" -P "E:\XPDVD\Applications\codecs" I thought with the time stamping it would only get files newer that the latest one but it downloads all the klmcodec exes and skips the klmcodec137.exe, looks like I'll have to find a place that only carries the latest version Thanks both for your help.

I am currently trying to create an XPlode xml that checks for newer file version before creating my uA iso. The problems exist with filenames that increment with each new version e.g. K-lite Mega Codec Pack uses the filename klmcodec137.exe and with each version the filename will change, what I need to do is find away to make the url generic http://download.betanews.com/download/1080441198/klmcodec137.exeto http://download.betanews.com/download/1080441198/klmcodec???.exeor something, I made various attempts but each time has produced and error http://download.betanews.com/download/1080441198/klmcodec13[0-9].exe: 15:03:50 ERROR 404: Not Found. http://download.betanews.com/download/1080441198/klmcodec13*.exe: 15:05:14 ERROR 404: Not Found. http://download.betanews.com/download/1080441198/klmcodec13?.exe: 15:05:41 ERROR 404: Not Found. http://download.betanews.com/download/1080441198/klmcodec*13[0-9]*.exe: 15:08:16 ERROR 404: Not Found. Is what I want to accomplish feasable or am I using the wrong syntax altogether?. Thanks.

Thanks Nanaki, leaving the <value> blank was the solution

I am trying to read values from the (Default) keys in the registry but am having no luck. I have tried <registry mode='read' display='Setting Location' desc='Sets The Location Of The Applications Folder' configs='#BAT#'> <hive>HKLM</hive> <key>SOFTWARE\XPDVD</key> <value>@</value> <variable>xpdvd</variable> </registry> I have replaced @ with (Default) and Default but the log file reports Is it possible to do this? Thanks

If MHz doesn't mind I have upped the latest version to my ISPs free webspace, mirror, if you can it might be better to add it to the front page.

Bet the errors were about the languages , I got those too but deleted the references and any other and it compiles ok.

The registry entries that you add and remove using the Install Run and Uninstall run sections, that way you would not need to use the /f switch to force the operation and you can set the program to remove the entries on uninstallation.

Why don't you add the registry entries to the registry section?. Attached is my iss file Spybot.iss

Try this, usage where number of seconds to pause is 30 pause.exe 30 pause.rar