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I concur. Repair isn't available for Unattended XP CD. Multiboot to Unattended or Regular is another option.

If you're talking about the intelligent updater, then run it with the /? switch to see the answer. The question belongs to the Apps switches forum, IMHO.

Another thing to add to the web site is "How to enable quick launch (for all users)". Without searching I can tell that there are lots of questions about it.

I was thinking about the applications database... One person cannot maintain it all, and apparently it has to be a work of multiple contributors. The tricky part is to organize the permissions to upload and edit the database. I got an idea. What about wiki? If it is implemented, multiple users can upload and edit the information. The downside is multiple users can delete the information. See the Vandalism section of the article, though. Unfortunately, I have absolutely no experience with wiki. I hope there are MSFN members who have worked with wiki, and can describe the (dis)advantages of the technology should it be applied to the "apps switches database" project.

Thanks for the correction, prathapml. I really meant HKCU, and import at T-13. Don't know why I posted HKEY_USERS :confused:

BritishBulldog Thanks for your reply. So I take it as there are only two possible parameters: '' and 'root'. Could you please provide an example of using 'root' in a command given that my apps are in the Software folder which is placed in the root of the CD?

...the luigi Regional settings not always work correctly from winnt.sif. Try importing HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International\Geo and exporting them from a REG file. IIRC, the latter key is the location.

I don't think its possible.In all likelihood, the guide's gonna have wholesale changes, and the translators will have to re-work it. My site is not a complete translated mirror, some misc materials have been ommited, some added. I don't mind reworking the site, I just don't check out the original guide daily or weekly. My point was to notify about the changes via the Translations thread, because the translators may be subscribed to it. At least I'm subscribed.

I agree. I think it can be done as a part of the Applications category which would include:Installation methodsGuiRunOnce RunOnceEx RunOnceEx from CD (possibly) links to projects like Installs.exe and WPI [*]Installers [*]Application Switches (general information with several examples given the database will be developed) [*]Office ('cause it's a big and special case) At least, this is what I'm plannig to do and have partially implemented for my web site... I generally like the idea of separating beginners/advanced guides, but it's sort of hard to separate. The minimum for the beginners is: Start $OEM$ folders (with possible causes of why they don't get copied to HDD) Answer file + its reference Service Pack 2 (whether its manual integration, nLite or XPCreate) and updates Registry Tweaks (yeah, I think noobs need this too It's pretty easy to understand) Finalising CD That's the core. I wouldn't include Applications into the beginners section, because this is where it gets messy and never ever ends I'll think of something else later. And, please, Alanoll, post any web site changes in the Translations thread. That's important, because we already have 6 translations. Cheers!

Hi, All! I'm working on the article for my web site. The article is about different methods of selecting apps for installation. So far WPI 2.9.8 has impressed me the most, and I'd like to thank the authors for such a great job. I've configured and run it without any problems (except for %CDROM% in the command paths was not recognized and I had to replace it with %cdrom% ). Basically, I'm planning to describe WPI's features, explain how to run it and translate config.js options to Russian. I need to clarify a couple of options listed in config.js. My question is about the discPath variable. For my installation I didn't specify the discPath, and simply used cmd1[pn]=['%cdrom%\\Software\\wrar330ru.exe /s'] with the Software folder placed in the root of the CD. It worked just fine. How do I employ the discPath variable? I tried to specify it as discPath='cdrom' in the global options but neither of the following commands worked: cmd1[pn]=['\\Software\\wrar330ru.exe /s'] cmd1[pn]=['Software\\wrar330ru.exe /s'] The only command that worked was cmd1[pn]=['cdrom','\\Software\\wrar330ru.exe /s'] But from the reference section I gather it would work even when discPath is not specified. To continue with discPath Not sure how to use it either. Can someone list an example of the command based on my case? Thanks for your attention to my question.

Thanks for the clarification, Yzöwl!

I like that idea, prathapml! Accroding to the second RyanVM's post on this page one needs 132 instead of 128 in the code. Also, this code refers to the DefaultInstall section of the inf file, therefore people who wish to install Firefox only via the mozilla.inf should refer to the aformentioned RyanVM's post. Correct me, if I'm wrong, plz.

Try to create an administrative instalation point, and you'll find out. If it doesn't work for you, you can always chain the updates with something like @cmdow @ /HID FOR %%d IN (C: D: E: F: G: H: I: J: K: L: M: N: O: P: Q: R: S: T: U: V: W: X: Y: Z: DO IF EXIST %%d\WIN51IP SET CDROM=%%d start /wait msiexec.exe /package %CDROM%\Install\Office2003.rus\PRO11.MSI TRANSFORMS=%CDROM%\Install\Office2003.rus\mini.mst /qb- start /wait msiexec.exe /update %CDROM%\Install\Office2003.rus\Updates\KB828041_mso-Binary-GLB.msp /passive start /wait msiexec.exe /update %CDROM%\Install\Office2003.rus\Updates\KB830000_winword-Binary-GLB.msp /passive start /wait msiexec.exe /update %CDROM%\Install\Office2003.rus\Updates\KB834691_excel-Binary-GLB.msp /passiveYou'll need the client updates, as opposed to admin ones for the integration.

I'd put it the other way around, but sure, it's http://unattended.msfn.org tharkhold SP1 for Office2k3 MUI has been available since the realease of the SP1 for Office2k3

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...;289125&sd=tech HTH

coucou I have to apologize for misleading you in the previous post. I just looked in the wrong directory on my HDD Well, the size of the MUI installation directory will increase after your create the administrative installation point. If you compare the directories of the original MUI and the admin point MUI, you'll see that the MuiXXXX.cab is gone from the original MUI dir. I assume it gets extracted into the Files\pfiles directory. I don't really pay attention to the file size, because I use DVDs for unattended installation. I'm yet to run into the space problems with 4.4gb capacity Generally, if you plan to install Office and MUI, you'd need another CD. Particularly with MUI... you can create a silent SFX archive with WinRar or 7-zip, and specify the command to execute after extracting. The command would point to the setup.exe. For example, for WinRar the Comment would be something like ;The comment below contains SFX script commands Path=%windir%\Temp Setup=%windir%\Temp\setup.exe Silent=1 Overwrite=1 By using this approach you'll get back to the original MUI size.

I don't see why it shouldn't work Thanks for the tip.

I don't know. I didn't have that problem. The size hasn't changed after integrating the MUI. If you logged the slipstream procedure, check the log file. Very strange. I'll follow up on that thread too.

I've downloaded WMP and WMM updates and ran them with the /? switch. They support the /Q switch for the quiet installation. I think you can run them at the first logon or even from cmdilines.txt. The Help update supports /quiet and /integrate switches, so you can try to integrate it into the MUI source. Post back, if any of the above worked for you.

coucou 1. In addition to the Help update, there are also WMP and WMM updates for MUI. To answer your first question: no, I have neither tried to integrate them nor to install with the silent switches. I performed unattended installs of MUI before the SP2 release. If they use update.exe, then I'd imagine you can integrate them into the source. Command line switches. M$ hasn't integrated them though, perhaps there's a reason for it. Let's look into this problem together. I just reinstalled the system, and haven't installed VMWare yet. I'll do some testing Sunday or Monday. I can also contact some members on the Russian board. I guess some of them played with MUI updates. Meanwhile, please post your findings. 2. Personally, I don't use MUI, and the guide was written by the popular demand ;-) I've performed a few successful unattended installations of Windows MUI from cmdlines.txt [COMMANDS] ".\WinMUI\muisetup.exe /i 0419 /d 0419 /l /f /r /s" 0419 is the Russian language ID. The switches are explained in the MUI help file. You have to replace the original muisetup.exe with the muisetup.exe file from SP2. You can run the setup with the same switches from RunOnceEx. The only difference is with cmdlines.txt method you get the interface in your language upon the first logon. As for the setup.ini method for the Office 2003 installation... Yeah, it should work. Just look into Files\Setup\setup.ini file. You'll find that it's similar to the MUI setup.ini one. You'll need to specify the path to your MST file. I use setup.exe TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb- method.

OT I kind of always wondered why people try to separate the programs from the system. The only possible advantage I see is a smaller backup image of the partition. With a DVD burner this is not really a problem, IMHO. If you reinstall the system, most of the programs won't work anyway. So what's the point?

Here's my MUI guide http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=27382 Hope you'll find the answers there.

Hope this link will help you http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2003/two/default.htm

I've never dealt with branded restore CDs, so I'll answer just a part of your question. You can create your own files. http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/oeminfo.htm

RYU81 You can specify the system locale (second screenshot) in [Regional Settings] section of winnt.sif. Alternatively, you can create a separate answer file for the regional settings. See How To Create the Regional and Language Settings for an Unattended Installation of Windows MultiLanguage Version article. You need to know your language ID, follow the link in the Reference section of the article. I'm not so sure about supplemental language support, 'cause I've never used it. Hopefully, you'll find info after some digging in the references. Other members may be more helpful with this matter.