eon sol

Cool. They let you have conjugal visits in white collar prison, right?

I'm having some trouble with getting my unattended install to use the correct video display settings. From winnt.sif: [Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768After the unattended install, the display defaults to 640x480 instead of 1024x768. It's not a problem with the drivers since I can easily go into my display properties and fix it after the installation. I'm using an ATI Radeon 7500. Any ideas?

Release it? Does Microsoft know about this?? eon

Success! I added my repackaged MSI installer to my unattended CD with the following syntax in my GuiRunOnce cmd file: ECHO.ECHO Installing ProTools LE 6.1.1ECHO Please wait...start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\ProTools\protools.msi /qFor some reason, my repackaged installer did not include a couple of required MS C+ runtime files: msvcr70.dll and msvcp70.dll. I pulled these two from the original installation CAB using ZipScan, dropped them in my hotfixes folder and scripted them like so: ECHO.ECHO Copying MS C+ Runtime Library FilesCOPY %systemdrive%\Install\hotfixes\msvcp70.dll %systemroot%\system32COPY %systemdrive%\Install\hotfixes\msvcr70.dll %systemroot%\system32Also, the repackaged installer copies the necessary driver files for the required Digi hardware, but at that phase of the installation Windows isn't too anxious about detecting any new hardware. Therefore, I pulled the device drivers from my installation CD (only two files: dalwdm.inf and dalwdm.sys), dropped them in a driver folder and added it to my OemPnPDriversPath line. Windows detected my Digi001 hardware like a charm. I also added a line to install the ProTools shared plugins found on the install disc. The installer executes and closes out fully automatic, so no switches were needed. Other notes: The InstallShield AdminStudio is quite a hefty download (250MB) so this route might not be the best for dialup users. The final size of my compiled MSI installer was ~60MB so it worked nicely for fitting onto my CDR. I hope all of this helps anyone else who might be trying to set up an unattended installer for a Digi DAW! eon

On this particular machine, there will only be one user and it will be automatically logged in on boot, so HKEY_CURRENT_USER should be fine for now. For future ref, if I change all CURRENT_USER references to LOCAL_MACHINE would they be applied to all users forever? Thanks... eon

That was my guess. I'm running a new CD right now with the reg tweaks added to the runonce instead. Thanks!

Update: I downloaded the eval version of InstallShield AdminStudio and repackaged my installation files. Using the "Repackager" module, I captured the installation and created a DevStudio project. I then used the project file to build a new Windows installer package (one MSI file which packages all required files). Since it only captures the actual files copied, registry changes etc. performed during install, the QuickTime and WME Runtime installation was excluded from the new package. I am now attempting to integrate the newly created install package into my unattended install disc, I will report back with results. eon

Okay... here's the problem. A bit more of an issue than I'd thought at first. The application installer prompts me before launching the QuickTime installer, however it launches the WMF installer automatically. A taskkill command will not work since the application installer does not quit until the WMF installer is finished or aborted. It seems the only way around this would be to modify whatever is responsible for launching the WMF installer. I used ZipScan to unpack the CAB file and I thought about removing the installer for WMF, however, I was not sure how to repackage the CAB file. There doesn't seem to be an option for this in ZipScan and WINRAR doesn't recognize this type of CAB file as a valid archive (neither does Windows). Help! eon

Great, these switches created the setup.iss file and I was able to automatically install the app using it. One small detail: After the install, automatic installs of QuickTime and WMF 9 Runtime files are triggered. I aborted the installation of both of these while recording the installation, however, when playing back the installation, it still launches the WMF 9 Runtime install (QuickTime install never launches). I could issue a taskkill command to stop the setup. Any other recommendations? Thanks a million for the help! eon

I'm having trouble adding my registry tweaks to my unattended installation. It seems that some of my reg tweaks apply while others do not (actually, most of them don't seem to work, a few of them seem to). All of the tweaks are called from the same file (regtweaks.reg) from cmdlines.txt. 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"Open With..." becomes default.[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]"NoInternetOpenWith"=dword:00000001 ;skips the Internet Connection Wizard the first time you start IE6[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard]"Completed"=hex:01,00,00,00 ;Disable The windows Tour during first logon[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour]"RunCount"=dword:00000000 ;Disables Windows Tour bubble popup[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour]"RunCount"=dword:00000000[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour]"RunCount"=dword:00000000 ;Force Classic Control Panel[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]"ForceClassicControlPanel"=dword:00000001 ;Enable Quick Launch[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop]"TaskbarWinXP"=hex:0c,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,e2,2b,\d8,64,57,d0,11,a9,6e,00,c0,4f,d7,05,a2,22,00,1c,00,0a,01,00,00,1a,00,00,00,\01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,4c,00,00,00,01,14,02,00,00,\00,00,00,c0,00,00,00,00,00,00,46,83,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,a0,b0,48,5e,89,8d,\bd,01,00,d8,9e,e4,2a,8d,bd,01,00,45,fe,5e,89,8d,bd,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,13,01,14,00,1f,0f,e0,4f,\d0,20,ea,3a,69,10,a2,d8,08,00,2b,30,30,9d,19,00,23,44,3a,5c,00,00,00,00,00,\00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,cd,97,15,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,af,24,5c,\b9,10,80,57,69,6e,6e,74,00,00,20,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,af,24,a3,b9,10,00,50,\72,6f,66,69,6c,65,73,00,50,52,4f,46,49,4c,45,53,00,19,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,\c1,24,08,92,10,00,69,65,35,30,30,2e,30,30,30,00,00,28,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,\c1,24,08,92,10,00,41,70,70,6c,69,63,61,74,69,6f,6e,20,44,61,74,61,00,41,50,\50,4c,49,43,7e,31,00,21,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,c5,22,9d,91,10,00,4d,69,63,72,\6f,73,6f,66,74,00,4d,49,43,52,4f,53,7e,31,00,29,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,d3,22,\32,a6,10,00,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,00,49,4e,54,\45,52,4e,7e,31,00,24,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,db,22,76,ba,10,00,51,75,69,63,6b,\20,4c,61,75,6e,63,68,00,51,55,49,43,4b,4c,7e,31,00,00,00,8d,00,00,00,1c,00,\00,00,01,00,00,00,1c,00,00,00,36,00,00,00,0d,f0,ad,ba,8c,00,00,00,1a,00,00,\00,03,00,00,00,e7,18,2d,23,10,00,00,00,49,45,35,30,30,5f,58,31,43,00,43,3a,\5c,57,49,4e,4e,54,5c,50,72,6f,66,69,6c,65,73,5c,49,45,35,30,30,2e,30,30,30,\5c,41,70,70,6c,69,63,61,74,69,6f,6e,20,44,61,74,61,5c,4d,69,63,72,6f,73,6f,\66,74,5c,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,5c,51,75,69,63,\6b,20,4c,61,75,6e,63,68,00,00,10,00,00,00,05,00,00,a0,1a,00,00,00,a3,00,00,\00,00,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,cc,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,\4a,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,40,00,32,00,e6,01,00,00,c4,24,15,9f,20,00,4c,61,75,\6e,63,68,20,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,20,42,72,6f,\77,73,65,72,2e,6c,6e,6b,00,4c,41,55,4e,43,48,7e,32,2e,4c,4e,4b,00,00,00,40,\00,00,00,02,00,00,00,36,00,32,00,48,02,00,00,c4,24,15,9f,20,00,4c,61,75,6e,\63,68,20,4f,75,74,6c,6f,6f,6b,20,45,78,70,72,65,73,73,2e,6c,6e,6b,00,4c,41,\55,4e,43,48,7e,31,2e,4c,4e,4b,00,00,00,36,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,00,32,00,\51,00,00,00,ec,22,46,39,20,00,53,68,6f,77,20,44,65,73,6b,74,6f,70,2e,73,63,\66,00,53,48,4f,57,44,45,7e,31,2e,53,43,46,00,00,00,52,00,00,00,e0,00,00,00,\00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,\00,00,00,01,00,00,00,aa,4f,28,68,48,6a,d0,11,8c,78,00,c0,4f,d9,18,b4,37,02,\00,00,e0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,\00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00 ;Make Google Default Search[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]"Search Page"="http://www.google.com""Search Bar"="http://www.google.com/ie"[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL]""="http://www.google.com/keyword/%s"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]"SearchAssistant"="http://www.google.com/ie" ;Max your Internet Explorer's simultaneous downloads to 10 (default was 2)[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:0000000a"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:0000000a ;This adds the "Open Command Window Here" on the right click menu for folders[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]@="Open Command Window Here"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd]@="Open Command Window Here"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd\command]@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\"" ;Disables Error Reporting, but notifies when errors occur[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting]"DoReport"=dword:00000000 ;---------------;Services Tweaks;--------------- ;Disable Messenger Service (to stop spam. Does not affect MSN or Windows Messenger)[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable srservice Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\srservice]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Set to manual Distributed Link Tracking Client Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TrkWks]"Start"=dword:00000003 ;Disable NetDDEdsdm Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetDDEdsdm]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Network DDE Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetDDE]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable ClipBook Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ClipSrv]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Alerter Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Alerter]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Remote Registry Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteRegistry]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Error Reporting Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ERSvc]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Help and Support Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\helpsvc]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable IPSec Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PolicyAgent]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Manual Logical Disk Manager Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dmserver]"Start"=dword:00000003 ;Disable Portable Media Serial Number Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WmdmPmSp]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Secondary Logon Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\seclogon]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable SSDP Discovery Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SSDPSRV]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable TCP/IP Helper Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LmHosts]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Upload Manager Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\uploadmgr]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable WebClient Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing Service[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mnmsrvc]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;------------------------Visual Effects------------------------ [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects]"VisualFXSetting"=dword:00000003 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\AnimateMinMax]"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\ComboBoxAnimation]"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\CursorShadow]"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\DragFullWindows]"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\DropShadow]"DefaultValue"=dword:00000001"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\FontSmoothing]"DefaultValue"=dword:00000001"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\ListBoxSmoothScrolling]"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\ListviewAlphaSelect]"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\ListviewShadow]"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\ListviewWatermark]"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\MenuAnimation]"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\SelectionFade]"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\TaskbarAnimations]"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\Themes] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\TooltipAnimation]"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\WebView]"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000000Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.... eon

I wasn't able to unpack the (setup.exe) installer but strangely, I suspect that it is already unpacked. The installer itself is only 55K in size and the installation folder has a couple of CAB files in it. I tried the switches to create an ISS file from the installer, but no joy. There is also a setup.ini file, but nothing too interesting there unless there are some standard lines that I might be able to add to it. Full file list: data1.cab data2.cab data1.hdr ikernel.ex_ layout.bin setup.exe setup.ini setup.inx Thanks again!

Unfortunately, I get an error when analysing the installer: "Sorry, unknown installer". This looks like a run of the mill InstallShield installer, so I'm not sure why it won't recognize it. I'll see if I can unpack it and find out anything else.

Does anyone here have silent install switches for ProTools LE 6.1.1? Surely there are some amateur musicians/studio engineers on this forum! I've searched high and low on the Digidesign website and no dice. Thanks for any help... eon