mazin

I'm not sure if this is what you need to do: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=20968

lieblingsbesuch, I wonder if this idea works for you. Create a batch file and name it check.cmd, and here's what you type in: Instead of making your SIF run "main.cmd", make it run "check.cmd"! Your main.cmd and check.cmd are burnt on your CD. You put your "selected.cmd" on a floppy. Your "selected.cmd" includes a customized list of applications you want installed.

Thanks. I'll bookmark it.

Yes, all needed switches are already inserted in the INI file of the OPK package. But, I really forgot where I downloaded it from!

I don't use XPLODE. But I wonder if this switch could solve the problem: /DisallowSystemRestore

Yazan Did you run your reg file before or after installing the app? Try both. Plus, sometimes serials are encrypted.

Thank you SiMoNsAyS for your time. I think you're right. I even forgot to ask Nick2588 about his system.

C O O L !

We need a third tester. Anyone?

/QR works with some MSIs. Try it.

It works on my PC in this form, too: del "%AllUsersProfile%\Desktop\Alcohol 120%%.lnk" Last night, it didn't work in this form!

Yazan. Your app is compiled in VB. You won't find a switch. Just be patient till I find a way.

Strange, really! -------------------------------------------------------------- This was only a suggestion because I didn't have the shortcut to test: ren "%AllUsersProfile%\Desktop\Alcohol 120%.lnk" alc.lnk del "%AllUsersProfile%\Desktop\alc.lnk" But, I said to myself why not creating a shortcut to test. I tested and it didn't work! I tried this and it worked: del "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Alcohol 120%%.lnk" Now, on your PC, the first worked and the secong didn't! Strange, really! -------------------------------------------------------------- However, you need to test the second method from a cmd file put in C:\Install\xxxx.cmd because it gives real testing. Putting the cmd file elsewhere might be deceiving.

DAEMON Tools 3.46 (latest version) MSI location: C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Installations\DAEMON Tools 3.46\daemon.msi Command line: start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\Daemon\daemon.msi /qn Reboot=ReallySuppress

This is a powerful idea for who wants to replace. And it's simple not complicated. However, I use Scintilla Text Editor.

It should work this way: del "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Alcohol 120%%.lnk"

If the installer is .msi, your syntax is correct. The problem may arise because of something else. If your installer is .exe that contains a msi, then try this: /s /v"/qn" or this: /s /v"/qn Reboot=S"

This utility may tell you the switch. Try it. Universal Silent Switch Finder 0.1 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=17940

What is all this party for!

Well, yazanaswad. There's no universal way for registering apps, as you know. To know the reg key applicable to your app, you MUST monitor the process of registration to tell where the app puts its values. The easiest (for elementary school boys , even KG2 ) app for monitoring the whole installation process is InstallRite. You can download it from here: http://www.epsilonsquared.com If you don't want to use 3rd party apps, then open your Registry Editor and do a search (Edit-->Find) for the word SnagIt. Press F3 till you find the reg key. However, not all apps register via a reg key.

SnagIt 7 is WISE. Use /S

Well! I started here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=19314 But I'll develop it soon.

medhunter I didn't mean to make someone dislike something, of course. But, as known by everybody, CMD is the easiest and the most straightforward. Plus, EXPLODE still has the problem of SFX as said by many users. I didn't use it. However, I'm on my way to make some improvements for the DOS boxes of the batch method, so that they become more beautiful. I'll post them when I finish. Everybody should like his method. Thanks.

Despite a random number by nature, it's defined by your app as long as it has the path included. So, it would be the same each time you install the app or the system. So, keep it in your entries. Now, I think it's a good idea to SFX the whole bunch of files.