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1. I will think about it. 2. Usually only one Run command from a couple is an installer and works much longer then others. So it's really impossible to make a correct progress bar here. 3. Explain please. Do you want to stop auto restart counter when it counts? 4. Why not just copy/paste your commands while editing marsinst.ini? What you mean? Everything works fine for me until you're with administrator privileges.

Incorrect: Run1="%FOLDER%\Opera_9.24_International_Setup.exe" /S /V"CREATE_DESKTOP_ICON=0 CREATE_QUICKLAUNCH_ICON=1 CREATE_STARTMENU_ICONS=1 ALLUSERS=1 /qn" Correct: Run1='"%FOLDER%\Opera_9.24_International_Setup.exe" /S /V"CREATE_DESKTOP_ICON=0 CREATE_QUICKLAUNCH_ICON=1 CREATE_STARTMENU_ICONS=1 ALLUSERS=1 /qn"'

Exactly! But you cannot put a folder here (if you making a bootable Windows CD/DVD - you always need to have marker files at the root of the CD, so FindCD=win51ip.SP2 is good)

It's not a bug. And it's explained in the default marsinst.ini file. Your %FOLDER% contains long file name so it must be quoted when you used it in your Run1 command. But when your quote set as first symbol in the string - it will not be passed to command processor and your command will be only that string in quotes. So Run1=%ROOTC%\Lame Encoder 3.97\setup-silent.exe is the same as Run1="%ROOTC%\Lame Encoder 3.97\setup-silent.exe" Here is your answer (to put your string into a single quotes): Folder=%ROOTC%\Lame Encoder 3.97 Run1='"%FOLDER%\setup-silent.exe"'

1. I'm gonna implement the option to make a tree grow in depth in one of the future versions... 2. Several dependencies are already here. If your openoffice is selected along with calc and writer and you deselects openoffice so both calc and writer deselects automatically and became grey (as they need openoffice selected to be available). 3. About unselecting some radio buttons - user always should have a choice. 4. If marsinst.exe was terminated abnormally (reset or hangup) it always will stop at the middle of the installation. So an application which were installed will not be installed correctly and can leave some files on HDD and can be inoperable. It's very hard to check what files installs every application and then remove incorrectly installed files and start again... But I'm gonna thing about all these things...

To enter serial? This program was made to not to enter any serials at all About new version can't say anything right now. But what do you want to see in it so urgently?

I didn't understand about input box (what parameter and when, runtime?) But shortcuts creating I'm going to implement...

I think 'IfNotExists' sounds better in that context because 'if not exists then we can install it'. And marsinst.exe will not grow much with GUI builtin. Just 300-500kb more. And it will be same ONE .exe file and one optional configurable .dll container for applications icons. But now I'm working under Mars Notebook 1.5 so next Mars Installer will be in 1-2 months...

Ok, I'm gonna think about dependency. As I understand if both .NET Framework and Paint.NET are unchecked and you're checking Paint.NET so .NET Framework will checks too? About already installed apps...How do you think I'm going to check for if an application is already installed? I can do it only by finding some file from that application. May be I will do it that way: [1] ... IfNotExists=%PROGRAMFILESDIR%\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.exe ... So this app will be available only when that file doesn't exists. If this is enougth - I will do it.

Answered here

I will think about GUI but can't promise anything right now. I don't have much time for it Yes, you can use network paths like \\server\share\apps

Just released new version - 1.3: Fixed %CDROM% determining on systems with more than one CD/removable drives Main window width can be set with Width=X parameter Added %BPATH% shortcut represents path where marsinst.exe was started from (%BDRV% only drive letter) Radio buttons (Radio=1) to make it possible select only one program from a couple similar Is there any moderator who can pin this topic?

Why not? They using same installers like other programs...

5.3 on desktop (Athlon FX-62, 2Gb RAM, 2xHDD 750Gb in RAID, GeForce 7950GX2 1Gb with Vista Ultimate x64) 1.0 on UMPC (OQO model 02 best with Vista Ultimate)

Same thing on my OQO model 02

Gracias

Thanks. Fixed. You can re-download it from the same location.

Just released a new version - 1.2: [+] Depended from other software items can be set with Depends=X where X is the main program number [+] Section can have it's own checkbox to check/uncheck all it's children [+] Now you can skip up to 1000 numbers in programs numbering, like [1]..[10]..[100] [+] TXT_SureToStop variable added for "Are you sure to stop current installation" translation [+] Installation proccess can be interrupted in debug mode [+] %SYSTEMDRIVE% shortcut will reflect system drive letter (usually C:) [+] Possibility to use path shortcuts in command line switches (except %ROOT%, %ROOTC%, %FOLDER%) [+] More system shortcuts: %ALLAPPDATA%, %ALLDESKTOP%, %DOCUMENTS%, %ALLDOCUMENTS%, %STARTUP%, %ALLSTARTUP% [+] Description text color can be changed with SmallFontColor variable [*] Network path can be used now (beginning with '\\') May me moderator can pin this topic? P.S. Fixed with Google black list.

Thrilla_Vanilla Try to start reading this topic from the first page...

As I mentioned above it will be implemented... Not sure about this. This program usually for the clean system installation but I will think about it. What a hell. One time some program on my system stolen my website FTP password from Total Commander and someone put an exploit to my website. It was there for 1-2 days. So now google thinks it's a bad site I didn't know about it. Thanks. And that software was a normal program (I think it was Russian Internet Download Accelerator) because I'm not a newbie and I have NOD32 and never using IE.

Yeah, I have the same 7.3.2911 version. But your .msi doest works for me. Shows some errors and installs nothing. But when I copied my PowerDVD.sim from registered PowerDVD to installation it installs fine and doesn't wants registration. But still removes all icons from the Start menu

Can you upload your patched PowerDVD.msi somewhere (rapidshare.com is good)? Packed with WinRAR it will takes 2.7mb. Because I don't have that huge and useless InstallShield (NSIS rulez )...

Are you trying to run Mars Installer from marsinst.ini ??? And all available variables described in marsinst.ini file. You can use %BDRV% which will represent boot drive letter from where marsinst.exe was started (will be C:\ if marsinst.exe in the root of C: drive) But I will add %SYSTEMDRIVE% in the next version.

I have the same problem on WinXP Pro x64. Everything is the same (but in English). And IE7 cannot be slipstreamed into x64 (there are no tools for that) so what is the problem? Also same thing with lsass.exe I have on my WinPE (BartPE) system.