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I have 2 CD drives K: & L:. L: is empty when I run a test in K:. You advised me to do this earlier, but now I removed it - It says 'set wpipath=%cdrom%'. Now it wants to start WPI.HTA from K:'s root, and as said before, the file resides in K:\$OEM$\$1\install\WPI. So that also didn't work. Got another idea? Thank you for your help anyway.

It's a big file, so I zipped it... config.zip

Anybody?

That doesn't seem to work. Now I get the error: Windows cannot find the file E:\\INSTALL\Backup\Syncback_Setup.exe Strange, because my CDROM driveletter is correctly found and displayed in the DOS-window as K:. The location of the file is: K:\INSTALL\Backup\Syncback_Setup.exe In WPI, I filled this after Command 1: %cdrom%\INSTALL\backup\SyncBack_Setup\SyncBack_Setup.exe /VERYSILENT The commandline from the CONFIG.JS is: cmd1[pn]=['%cdrom%\\INSTALL\\backup\\SyncBack_Setup\\SyncBack_Setup.exe /VERYSILENT'] What is going wrong here...?

Does anybody know what I have to do to fix this? It seems that I'm not the only one having problems with the %CDROM%-variable: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=56138

Yes, but how do I make it work? That's all I want actually... I use %CDROM% in all my 300+ programlinks, and it always worked fine, until v4.3.5... So there must be something I can do to correct this?

Strange, because the string %CDROM% is not redefined if I am correct. How can I make it work?

No, I don't have the folder with software in the $1... folder. It's on the CD in a folder called INSTALL, so in my case: V:\INSTALL\. These are not copied to the systemdrive, because they are not in a special folder. In my Configuration the programs are linked to: %CDROM%\INSTALL\, but it seems to use the %CDROM% not as V:\, but as V:\$OEM$\$1\install\WPI\, therefor it can't find the programs. It's rather difficult to explain, but I hope this is clear now. Regards, Arjan

Can anybody help me with this? - I run WPI from %cdrom%\$OEM$\$1\install\WPI\ - Programspath = %cdrom%\INSTALL\ - WIN51 file in the root of the CD. Whenever I try to install a program, it looks for the files in %cdrom%\$OEM$\$1\install\WPI\INSTALL\ and not in %cdrom%\INSTALL\. my WPI.CMD: @ECHO OFF REM Example, how to look for CDROM-drive. Must have WPI.ico at the root of the CD. for %%i 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 %%i:\WIN51 set CDROM=%%i: echo Found CD-Rom as drive %CDROM% REM Determine the WPI startup path. REM if wpi should run off the cd the replace %~dp0 with %cdrom%. set wpipath=%cdrom%\$OEM$\$1\install\WPI REM Hide this command window. %wpipath%\Tools\cmdow.exe @ /hid REM Force resolution to needed size for wpi interface. --start %wpipath%\Tools\VideoChanger.exe 1280x1024x32@85 -q REM Font installation - the smooth and customizable way. --start /wait %wpipath%\Tools\fonts\fontinstaller.exe REM Special registry tweak needed. regedit /s "%wpipath%\common\wpi.reg REM Make WPI directory the current directory. for /f "delims=: tokens=1" %%i in ("%wpipath%") do %%i: cd "%wpipath%" REM Start WPI and wait for its end start /wait %windir%\system32\mshta.exe "%cdrom%\$OEM$\$1\install\WPI\wpi.hta" REM Cleaning up the desktop. REM del /s/q "%userprofile%\desktop\*.lnk" REM Rebooting the sytem to finalize the installation process. --shutdown.exe -r -f -t 30 -c "To finish installations WPI will now reboot in 30 sec..." exit :end My GENERATE.JS: var WshShell = new ActiveXObject("wscript.shell"); var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); var WshEnv = WshShell.Environment("PROCESS"); var cddrv = new String(); cddrv=""; var foundCDdrv = false; var audioshell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.shell"); var runaudio = ""; var runaudioprogram = ""; runaudio=1; function SetScriptWaitTimeout(timeout) // max is 4294967295 { position="generate.js"; var val=0; var KeyBase = "HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\Styles\\MaxScriptStatements"; try { if (timeout<0) { WshShell.regDelete(KeyBase); return; } try { val = WshShell.regRead(KeyBase); } catch (exc) { if (timeout==0 || !timeout) timeout = 0x7fffffff; WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase, timeout, "REG_DWORD"); } } catch (ex2) {} } function FileExists(filespec) { position = "generate.js"; return fso.FileExists(filespec); } function GetCDRomDriveLetters() { position = "generate.js"; var li, en; li = new Array(); en = new Enumerator(fso.Drives); for (; !en.atEnd(); en.moveNext()) { ite = en.item(); if (ite.DriveType == 4) { li[li.length++]=(ite.DriveLetter + ":"); } } return li; } function FindCDRom() { position = "generate.js"; var i, li; if (foundCDdrv) return cddrv; li = GetCDRomDriveLetters(); for (i=0; i<li.length; i++) { if (FileExists(li[i]+'\\WIN51')) { cddrv = li[i]; debug("Found CDROM as drive " + cddrv,1,2); } } if (cddrv=="") { a = fso.GetAbsolutePathName("."); while (a.length>=3) { //debug("Trying ... " + a, 1); if (FileExists(a+'\\WIN51')) { cddrv=a; debug("Found CDROM as folder " + cddrv,1,2); break; } if (a.length==3) break; a = a + "\\.."; a = fso.GetAbsolutePathName(a); } } if (cddrv=="") { cddrv = WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\SourcePath") + "\\"; cddrv = cddrv.substr(0,3); debug("Found CDROM as from registry " + cddrv,1,2); } foundCDdrv = true; return cddrv; } function replpath(u) { position = "generate.js"; cddrv = FindCDRom(); sysdrv = WshEnv("SYSTEMDRIVE") + "\\"; windir = WshEnv("WINDIR") + "\\"; programfiles = WshEnv("PROGRAMFILES") + "\\"; sysdir = WshEnv("WINDIR") + "\\system32\\"; allusersprofile = WshEnv("ALLUSERSPROFILE") + "\\"; userprofile = WshEnv("USERPROFILE") + "\\"; appdata = WshEnv("APPDATA") + "\\"; commonprogramfiles = WshEnv("CommonProgramFiles") + "\\"; rs = new String(); rs = u; rs = rs.replace(/%cdrom%/gi, cddrv); rs = rs.replace(/%systemdrive%/gi,sysdrv); rs = rs.replace(/%windir%/gi, windir); rs = rs.replace(/%programfiles%/gi,programfiles); rs = rs.replace(/%sysdir%/gi, sysdir); rs = rs.replace(/%allusersprofile%/gi, allusersprofile); rs = rs.replace(/%userprofile%/gi,userprofile); rs = rs.replace(/%appdata%/gi, appdata); rs = rs.replace(/%commonprogramfiles%/gi, commonprogramfiles); return rs; } function path(u) { position = "generate.js"; if((u[0] == "systemdrive") ||(u[0] == "programfiles") ||(u[0] == "windir") ||(u[0] == "cdrom") ||(u[0] == "")) { pth = new String(); pth = u[0]; u[0] = pth.toLowerCase(); if(u[0] == "systemdrive") return WshEnv("SYSTEMDRIVE") + "\\" + u[1] if(u[0] == "programfiles") return WshEnv("PROGRAMFILES") + "\\" + u[1] if(u[0] == "windir") return WshEnv("WINDIR") + "\\" + u[1] if(u[0] == "cdrom"){ TempSource = new String(); TempSource = WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\SourcePath"); TempSource = TempSource + "\\"; if (discPath == 'root'){ TempSource = TempSource.substr(0,3) + u[1]; // return the drive letter of the CD/DVD drive. eg. D:\ | E:\ | F:\ etc. } else{ TempSource = TempSource + u[1]; } TempSource.replace("\\\\","\\"); return TempSource } if(u[0] == "") return u[1] } else { if (u[1]==null || u[1]=="") return replpath(u[0]); else alert("Drive not found."); } return ""; } function CreateFile(arg) { position = "generate.js"; var KeyBase = "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\RunOnceEx"; var j = 0; var msg; var programs = new Array(); if (arg==null || arg) window.alert(getText(msgStartInstall)); if (arg=='exit'){ // when pressing exit button, removes default checked checkboxes remChecks(); } for ( i = 1; prog[i]!=null; i++ ) { if (forc[i]!=null && forc[i] == "yes"){ // check the checkbox for an app if it is forced setChecked(i); } if (document.getElementById("chkbox"+i) && document.getElementById("chkbox"+i).checked) { programs[programs.length++] = new program(i); debug("Selecting: " + programs[programs.length-1].prog + " - " + programs[programs.length-1].ordr,1); } } if (sorting) { debug("Sort",1); if (installByCategory) programs.sort(SortByCat); else programs.sort(SortByOrdr); } for ( i = 0; i<programs.length && programs[i]!=null; i++ ) debug(i+1 + ".: " +programs[i].ordr + " - " + programs[i].prog,1); debug("Installing...",1); for ( i = 0; i<programs.length && programs[i]!=null; i++ ) { j++; if (sorting && !installByCategory) e = programs[i].ordr; else { e = '0' + i; while (e.length<4) e = "0" + e; } WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\", programs[i].prog, "REG_SZ"); if (true) { // set to false, if you want just the display but no real installs if ((programs[i].regb != null)&&(path(programs[i].regb) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\1","REGEDIT /S "+path(programs[i].regb), "REG_SZ"); if ((programs[i].cmd1 != null)&&(path(programs[i].cmd1) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\2",substituteCommand(programs[i].cmd1), "REG_SZ"); if ((programs[i].cmd2 != null)&&(path(programs[i].cmd2) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\3",substituteCommand(programs[i].cmd2), "REG_SZ"); if ((programs[i].cmd3 != null)&&(path(programs[i].cmd3) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\4",substituteCommand(programs[i].cmd3), "REG_SZ"); if ((programs[i].cmd4 != null)&&(path(programs[i].cmd4) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\5",substituteCommand(programs[i].cmd4), "REG_SZ"); if ((programs[i].cmd5 != null)&&(path(programs[i].cmd5) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\6",substituteCommand(programs[i].cmd5), "REG_SZ"); if ((programs[i].cmd6 != null)&&(path(programs[i].cmd6) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\7",substituteCommand(programs[i].cmd6), "REG_SZ"); if ((programs[i].rega != null)&&(path(programs[i].rega) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\8","REGEDIT /S "+path(programs[i].rega), "REG_SZ"); } if (runaudio==1){ runaudio=0; if (showmpINSBtn == 1) { runaudioprogram = ".\\audio.exe" audioshell.run(runaudioprogram, 1, true); } } if (j==appsPerInstallWindow) // call RunOnceEx every 15 apps, so that the window doesn't grow too big { WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\TITLE", getText(txtRunOnceExTitle), "REG_SZ"); window.moveTo(10000,10000); if (!debugOn) WshShell.Run("rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess", 10, true); j=0; } } //Launch the last RunOnceEx process we just wrote keys for and exit WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\TITLE", getText(txtRunOnceExTitle), "REG_SZ"); window.moveTo(10000,10000); if (!debugOn) WshShell.Run("rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess", 10, true); window.moveTo(0,0); SetScriptWaitTimeout(-1); if (!debugOn) window.close(); programs = null; } function substituteCommand(cmd) { var prog = path(cmd); var firstToken = prog.substr(0,prog.indexOf(" ")); switch (firstToken.toUpperCase()) { case 'FILECOPY': prog = ("CMD /C " + prog.replace(/FILECOPY/gi,'copy')); break; case 'DIRCOPY': prog = ("CMD /C " + prog.replace(/DIRCOPY/gi,'xcopy') + "/I /E /Y"); break; case 'RENAME': prog = ("CMD /C " + prog.replace(/RENAME/gi,'ren')); break; } return prog; } How can I solve this problem? Thanks in advance!

Thanks! It's done...

Where do I put KB890830 and KB890175 for WinXP SP2? Anybody tried yet? Thanks, Arjan

Thanx. What type of hotfix is this? In which folder do I put this fix?

KB887797: Cumulative Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP Where do I put this one, and where do I download it? Thnx, A.

Thnx for the answer. The only thing I want is the following: 1. Install WinXP with the latest drivers, hotfixes & various software. 2. "sysprep" or something like that, so the customer at the first boot will have the same screens as if the system hasn't been used before. So that he must fill in User/Company, and Username, and after that the system starts with Windows XP & ALL the software available. Can you help me with this? Regards, Arjan

I've installed WinXP Pro. Answered all the questions of the setup, and made 1 user, called 'Owner'. Installed software, drivers, etc. Now when I use Sysprep and press Reseal, everything is reset, except for the user/company and the username. So these questions are not asked when you boot the system, and after you've entered the productkey, network settings, etc. you get the Welcome-screen, where the user 'Owner' still exists. Is there a way to use Sysprep to delete also the user/company and Username (Owner in this case)? Please let me know. Thanks in advance! Regards, Arjan