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Ill give it a try and let you know how it works out

Thanks its good to know im not crazy

Thanks thats what i thought

Thats where i thought it was but it is not there on my version. see attached photos

sorry it took me so long to respond. been crazy busy. anyway here is the content of the .bat file, and if i forgot to mention the .bat file works if i dont silently install with wpi. if i just run bat file on a normal desktop it will silently install. if i run it thru wpi then it doesnt work it starts install but then just starts doing the rest of my install list and doesnt finish photoshop. thanks for all help "%Userprofile%\Desktop\CS3\Adobe CS3\Setup.exe" --mode=Silent --deploymentFile="%Userprofile%\Desktop\CS3\Adobe CS3\Deployment.xml"

Hello All. got what might be a quick question. I am trying to install Adobe Photoshop cs3. I have the install/deployement file correct.I have tested it in vm and it works. but if i load it into wpi and call it from a batch file, the setup will began but wpi wont wait for it to finish before starting other installs. I have also tried unpacking cs3 to desktop then using a batch file to call setup and again it starts but wpi wont let it finish. any thoughts. O and btw whoever figured out the "office fix" is a GENIUS. THANKS. thanks

Hello all. I might be crazy but wasnt there a setting in nlite that would do iso optimization. I want to disable it to create my iso files I have been doing a lot of testing lately and the optimizing is just taking to long. thanks for the help.

Hello All. Ive got a quick question about saving with nlite, so here it is. when you save with nlite does it "append" to the previous save(the one i would choose to load) or does it rewrite the preset file with the new data that is currently on screen. cuz i have been having trouble with presets lately(I am trying to get some templates setup and I am having trouble with saving). thanks for any and all help.

If i can put my two cents in with the "big guys". I realized that if i ran my install without office 2003 then I would not get the rb_config error. also i would like to add that my office install was working fine. then i upgraded from 6.5 and started getting all these errors. anyway thought i would add that. if anything further is need from me(log files, rb_config files) let me know.THANKS

I actually figured it out. its a post sp3 update over at ryan vm's site. and it is related to root certificates. thanks for the help anyway.

Hello all. Thanks for the patience been crazy busy at work. thanks for all the input. to answer some questions. I am using xp sp3. I do have office 2003 and components set to install seperately. I have done some testing over the weekend and have taken out the office installs and I have also taken out "Virtual PC 2007 additions. I think it is working but unsure since i have to do full installs to get the error message. also if it is needed should i post the rb_config file that is on my c: drive. it is definately placed there by wpi. but if i do a complete install with office and virtual pc additions the file is not even created(weird). Thanks for the patience and any help will be appreciated.

Hello all, I have been using the newest version of nlite. i am slipstreaming sp3, ryan vm's post sp3 update, and other hotfixes. just recently during installs at the 13min mark i get a error message that the rootsupd.exe cant be installed because it cant be found. i have attached a screen capture of the message if that helps. I attach certain hotfixes for msxml and other things not included in sp3. could these be the culprits. also i just began using stimpys .net installer. any help would be greatly appreciated. if u need a complete list of what i include in nlite let me know i will post. THANKS

havent had a chance to check anything out. been real busy. did want to be rude by not answering. thanks for the advice guys will check out soon. THANKS

Hello all, I upgraded from wpi 6.5 to 7.01 and have encountered some issues. 1.when i begin a "vrtual pc" install the windows portion of the install is fine and then at about 25% of the wpi install. the iso disconnects itself from the virtual machine and I have to reconnect it to continue the install. 2. During install(after i reconnect the iso) a screen pops up that says"could not open reboot configuration file. c:\rb_config.js" this usually crashes wpi but sometimes it will crash but continue installing with any GUI. i do not have WPI set to restart if this is what this file is referring to. I have attached a pic so you can see for yourself. 3. Lastly I have a silent deployment file for adobe photoshop cs3 and if I test it in a regular install enviroment it works(silently) if i insert it into WPI it begins to work but only installs for about 2 or 3 minutes and then says that it was successfully installed. but it is not. THANKS in advance for any and all help/comments.

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone is using the disc spanning tool "cdswitch" because i have a couple of questions on setup. I would just like to know the easiest way of integrating it into "wpi". I have been searching the forums and I keep coming up with using cdswitch in different customized ways but none that just explain how to simply integrate it with WPI. I have tried batch files, preinstalling, running commands from the wpi commandline, and more. all i want to do is my usual wpi install(around 5gig) but i want it spanned over CD-Roms(i have a bunch of laptops that dont have dvd-rom drives that i need to wipe). thats it, no fancy pics or font size or antyhing. as u can see i am frustrated so pardon the sarcasm. as always any/all help is greatly appreciated. THANKS

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone is using the disc spanning tool "cdswitch" because i have a couple of questions on setup. I would just like to know the easiest way of integrating it into "wpi". I have been searching the forums and I keep coming up with using cdswitch in different customized ways but none that just explain how to simply integrate it with WPI. I have tried batch files, preinstalling, running commands from the wpi commandline, and more. all i want to do is my usual wpi install(around 5gig) but i want it spanned over CD-Roms(i have a bunch of laptops that dont have dvd-rom drives that i need to wipe). thats it, no fancy pics or font size or antyhing. as u can see i am frustrated so pardon the sarcasm. as always any/all help is greatly appreciated. THANKS

Hello all, I have been trying to use nlite to setup different types of preset templates, meaning i want to setup tweaks, add/remove components, unattended, etc.. I have different configurations for different machine setups. I might be missing something but my process is this. I will go thru and do all my various tweaks. then i will save as a preset. then if i run thru the nlite process and decide that i want to reload the files because i forgot something nothing comes back up when i reload preset and reload i386folder. all the boxes that i checked before, and the services i tweeked are not there everything looks like a new install, except for unattended. I know i sound confusing as i am not trying to write a novel here i am trying to be short and sweet. THANKS in advance for the help

I can't specifically say for DVDFab since I have never installed/used the program, but from my experience, some programs do NOT follow the .inf file. The programmers forgot/did not want to/started smoking crack while they were coding the installer, and just forgot to include certain switch support in the installer. When I have run into this problem of not reading all my custom settings from the .inf file, I do the normal silent install. Then I look to see what shortcuts the program installed that I didn't want, and use a .cmd / .bat file to clean up/move/rename the shortcuts. Once you get the .cmd / .bat file made (yes, you do have to code that yourself), just package that file inside your WinRAR sfx. Then, under the comment section of WinRAR, just add another "setup=" path to your .cmd / .bat file. For example: Setup="MyProgram.exe /switch /switch" Setup="MyCleanup.cmd" Then, your program will autoinstall, and your cleanup file will customize that install for you! If you are not sure about batch files, then search the forums. There is a ton of info. on here about them! Here is a starter link. Some common environment variables you will use in your batch files when moving/deleting shortcuts are: 1. All users start menu: "%allusersprofile%\Start Menu" 2. Individual users start menu: "%userprofile%\Start Menu" 3. All users dekstop: "%allusersprofile%\Desktop" 4. Individual users desktop: "%userprofile%\Desktop" 5. Quicklaunch:"%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch" Hopefully that gets you started! --radigast FYI: A path of "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp" is the same as "%temp%" Radigast, First thanks for the response. secondly, I am familiar with bat/cmd files. I tried your method but the batch file is being run to fast. I mean before the initial program is finished being setup the batch file is running. could you please be a little more specific in what you are saying for i am very eager to learn this method as it will help me out a lot. THANKS

Radigast, I will check it out asap and let you know how it went. THANKS for all the help

oooo I almost forgot. Thanks ricktendo64 for your input because that did work for dvd shrink

Radigast, Thanks for the tips and sorry if my question was unclear so i will restate. I am using cmenu hXXp://www.msfn.org/board/CMenu-t47645.html&hl=cmenu The Process is: First. I use cmenu to identify installer and then i record the install. say for example "DVD FAB HD decrypter"it then spits out the inf file. [setup] Lang=English Dir=C:\Program Files\DVDFab HD Decrypter 4 Group="DVD VIDEO-AUDIO\DVDFab HD Decrypter" NoIcons=0 Tasks= Second. I take inf file and exe and create a winrar sfx. in the comment section I input: Setup=DVDFabHDDecrypter4012.exe /VERYSILENT /LOADINF=.\DVDFabHDDecrypter4012.inf Path=%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp SavePath Silent=1 Overwrite=1 and finally zip it up and install it. now here is the problem. In the inf under group. I have it set to install under a custom group heading and it is not working. the program silently installs fine. but none of the custom settings in the inf are getting installed correctly. no specialized group that i specified in the inf. the "NoIcons" command is not working either because i have it set to not install any icons and it does. In my opinion i dont think it is following the inf file. i followed what "ricktendo64" said in the post after your post. what ricktendo64 said worked for dvd shrink but it is not working for dvdfab. I am really puzzled by all of this and maybe i am being to long winded. but i am trying to explain the best i can. THANKS tons for all the help now and in advance.

Hello All: I have been trying to make a variety of unattended install items. I have been using winrar sfx with .inf files because I want to tailor some of the install options. Below is an install for dvd shrink 3.2 all i want to do is install with no desktop or quick launch icons and I want the "dvdshrink" program folder shortcut to be placed in a newly created folder on the start menu called "DVD VIDEO-AUDIO"(I am not yelling that is just how the folder is named, with all caps). Below is the .inf [setup] Lang=default Dir=C:\Program Files\DVD Shrink Group=DVD VIDEO-AUDIO\DVD Shrink NoIcons=0 Components= I Then setup winrar SFX and in the comment section i enter this Setup=dvdshrink32setup.exe /VERYSILENT /LOADINF="dvdshrink32setup.inf" Silent=1 Overwrite=1 I dont understand I have done this before and I dont know what is wrong this time. I have a bunch of programs with pretty similar options and I cant get them to uninstall. By the way I double checked everything using "Cmenu" This is really driving me crazy. As Always the help is Greatly APpreciated.THANKS. thanks.

I am using inno setup installer/compiler to do my basic installation packaging. I am just really looking to see what everyone is using. I have tried auto it but i dont really care for it. any opinion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

forgot to say THANKS in the above request. So THANKS/thanks

Hello all. I am looking if anyone has it or if it exists a switch to not only install pdf creator but to install without the toolbar. if there isnt one does anyone have advice on how to configure this