[walk-through for ADDON-ing programs that need registration?]

i don't suppose you actually have an answer instead of simply merging my two posts? neither of which have gotten a reply. is there a way for my to bump?

[[solved] need help with huge (15+ meg) drivers. how to streamline?]

thanks for the reply. i kind of figured that the streamlining of drivers was going to be limited to simple .inf hardware drivers... and nothing needing extra programs for complete functionality.

[walk-through for ADDON-ing programs that need registration?]

i asked earlier, but didn't get any replies... is there a guide - or preferred method - for installing programs that require you to put in a validation key? automatically, i mean. or am i limited to including them on the disk and just manually installing?

[[solved] need help with huge (15+ meg) drivers. how to streamline?]

working with my first effort wiht nlight, and need some help.

all the drivers i need to install for my dell laptop are in HUGE installation bundles. i want to streamline them into my installation disk, but i'm afraid of losing lots of functionality if i use only the .inf file. for example, the driver pack for my ALPS pointing-device is almost 5 megs and has 41 different files in it. i think it's because most include utilities along with the actual driver. would i be better off putting the "setup.exe" to be run after installation?

[walk-through for ADDON-ing programs that need registration?]

does anyone have the time, or know an old thread, that explains basically from start to finish the process of including a program as an ADDON, that requires you to normally enter a registration key? i have the program and the registration key, just trying to figure out how to automate the process so that i don't have to do anything extra when it's time to use the cd

[how do i add registered programs with the Addon Maker?]

i've downloaded the Addon Maker, and seen different tools for configuring silent installs, but how do i go about installing a registered program automatically? for example, i've got both AnyDVD and CloneDVD from slysoft, and both have registry keys that i need to enter. of course, i have my keys, but i would like to automate that process as well.

do i need to make .nfo files and include them in the patch list so that they'll run and update my registry? what about automating the process where i click to "register your product" and then have to put in the cd-key from the packaging?

sorry if there's already been a thread about this, i couldn't find it.

thanks!