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The system Tray isn't even loaded when the install batch file runs. but if i make a version 2 i'll add that option, support for INI *to make a sort of Playlist and settings*, and won't have it call the MP3 like how it is now.. (Mplay2.Filename = app.path & "\music.mp3") now that i think about it i guess it would be nice to have multiple MP3's so if your installing from a DVD. I'll work on that when i get the time... *EDIT* also, i've never worked with WPI, so i'll have to look that up so it may take a bit of time lol.

I've released my Unattended Audio Player... http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=32654

already thinking of that, was looking up the coding to do it already. but most people probably won't need more then 1 song as it would be time for the computer to reboot by the end of the first song.

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Hello Smack. Welcome to MSFN and yea, i lurked around here like you for about 5 months until i decided to make an account lol.

gunsmokingman, whats the point of the "Ping" Command in that?

after lookinga bit on google i found this. you should be able to make a loop out of this. http://www.hiddensoft.com/AutoIt/v1_8_Exam...ackup_macro.ini

i've tried every command line option i could think of and everytime it starts playing the music and stops until the media player is closed. so i don't think there is a possible way besides maybe VBScript to do this which i'm not familiar with. so once i release my program it should help you since it allows the installation to keep going. i've also done about 2 hours of research into this.. and i haven't been able to find any command line options that will allow the music to play then move on to the installation. so just wait a day or two till i find out which Files i need to pack with my program for it to work on everyones computers.

The end of your "install" batch file should look like this... *INSTALLING STUFF ABOVE THIS* ECHO. ECHO Restarting the PC in 1 minute... shutdown.exe -r -f -t 60 -c "Windows XP will now restart in 1 minute, this will give enough time for the shortcuts to update and for the shell to fully load before its ready to restart!" ECHO. ECHO Deleting Temp Installation Files... RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\Drivers RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\install EXIT If it looks similar, i don't see why it would hang on deleting your cleanup.cmd... btw.. your not having your "cleanup.cmd" delete the C:\Install folder are you? If you've made a Cleanup.cmd file to automate the process of deleteing shorcuts and un needed folders (not the install folder) then i would run it like this... Install.cmd *INSTALLING STUFF ABOVE THIS* ECHO. ECHO Deleting Unnessesary Files and Folders... start /wait cleanup.cmd ECHO. ECHO Restarting the PC in 1 minute... shutdown.exe -r -f -t 60 -c "Windows XP will now restart in 1 minute, this will give enough time for the shortcuts to update and for the shell to fully load before its ready to restart!" ECHO. ECHO Deleting Temp Installation Files... RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\Drivers RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\install EXIT Then in Cleanup.cmd... @Echo off cls ECHO ECHO Deleting Unnessesary Shortcuts and Folders... Please Wait... *have all your delete settings here* (not to delete the install folder though) Exit Now what will happen, is when it hits the start /wait cleanup.cmd line in your install.cmd file it is going to start up the cleanup.cmd *that deletes files and folders* then the cleanup.cmd will exit when its finished. and continue on the install.cmd file. and will eventually hit the /RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\install folder which will clean up that mess.

Never been much of a Nero fan... and I love the features of WinDVD. i've never tried PowerDVD *saw the GUI and didn't like it that much* so in my opinion, WinDVD.

thats a good enough reason for me right there..

Stupid RIAA! anyways.. getting back on topic.. anyone try this program?

hmm kk, what i was thinking was copying the msvbvm60.dll and the other nessesary files to the system32 folder. I just don't know what files are truely important... and weather i have to include the "Windows Media Player" OCX or not. This is Visual Basic 6.0 btw..

Muslim, I made an Application to do just this, since it doesn't look like Mplayer2.exe can do this. i'm just waiting for a couple replys on my VB6 question post. so far it seems to work perfect. and if enough people show intrest in it maybe a future release.. right now my program only supports 1 MP3 file. the dos command prompt is just there to show that while it plays music it will install stuff too. but well.. in the form of Ping, Netstat, Ipconfig executing.

Very Nice! I did the same thing, since my eMachine CDs are .gho files.. had to extract them put on a seperate partition and remake the GHO files. pain in the rear. I though about making a guide but would've never been able to put it as clean as you have. Very nice!

seen before but still funny lol ohh... so thats why my computer crashes every 2 hours... i'll just uncheck the Crash every 2 hour checkbox...

was gonna try making it black lipstick... try to make the virgin mary a goth... but it came out as a mustache... then was gonna make it white....... but....... perverted minds out there. lol

/calm XtremeMaC NO REASON FOR ALL CAPS

I really wish they would make these Laws based around the normal person.. I mean.. how many of you are going to Rip the MP3's to your laptop and leave the CD at home... about 95% of you... Thats why its backup.... now of that 5% that bring the CDs along with you.. what was the point in Ripping the MP3's if you have them on you? Or the same thing with Portable MP3 Players... according to how the RIAA thinks, they want you to bring the CD's along with the MP3 player while you jog or whatever... excuse me... but why didn't i just buy a CD player then? Or... How many of you are going to listen to Music at the same time... be kinda stupid to have the same song playing on your computer and your home stereo...

now by rip them all yourself, you of course mean illegally copying music from the CD to your harddrive and converting to say MP3? Technically, if you go by the full part of most copyright laws, what you did is illegal. You trasnfered from one media to another without permission. Remember back in the old days when you would copy a tape with another tape? That was illegal as well. Almost everything you do with the CD besides playing it, is illegal (according to the RIAA). Even letting someone in the same car as you listening is illegal to them. YOur friend should have his own CD to listen to the music. nope, Ripping an MP3 from a CD that you OWN is not illegal, it is data backup... If ripping MP3's were illegal, things like AudioGrabber, Windows Media Player , Winamp, and anythign else that rips MP3s from CD's would be in "hotwater" so to speak. and if you say that in order to listen to music you must own the CD too.. then why is there Radio? I don't own 90% of whats on the Radio.. but its not illegal for me to listen to it.

*EDIT* Using Tskill / Taskkill to end the program. *EDIT #2* What files need to come bundled with a Visual Basic 6 program? This is my first distributed VB6 application.... I know some people need msvbvm60.dll.. but thats all. Also.. i used an OCX control for the player.. do i have to include that as well? its the "windows Media Player" OCX...

1. To copy text from a PDF document, use the Text Select Tool and the text will remain editable. 2. If the text you wish to copy is in a column, choose the Column Select Tool. The column select tool maybe be in a submenu of the Text select tool. 3. You can also copy text with the Graphic Select Tool, however, it will be copied as a bitmap image and will not be editable as text. -From About.com and i agree with MCT.. that was very hard to understand what you ment in your first post.

I was thinking the same thing lol. I wonder if the baby gave up cause of the dog... I mean... suckin on a breast while a dog is suckin on the other one.. just isn't right.. lol.

here ya go...

since i'm unemployed and the only money i get is from chump change from going to the store or whatever.. so i got a grand total of about 43.00 in my wallet..(had this 43.00 for about 15 months now.. if not more.) i'll be donating 30 bucks.. its not much but every bit helps.. once i get a good reasonable job and have some money i'm donating 2,000 dollars... probably more. especially if i'm single.. since money is about no value to me.