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brilliant thank you buletov, alanoll and prathapml you guys have been great

hi alanoll Ok so now i'm confused again it installed ok with those three things the .SIF including the following: [GuiRunOnce] "%systemdrive%\install\AcrobatReader.cmd" and AcrobatReader.cmd sitting in the $1\Install folder ECHO. ECHO Installing Adobe Reader 6 ECHO Please wait start /wait %systemdrive%\install\AcrobatReader\AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe -p"-s /v\"/qn\"" and AcrobatReader.txt with the following text: [COMMANDS] "AcrobatReader.cmd" which of these don't I need?

hi prathapml thanks for that really this will be the first application that i include in my unattended which otherwise works great with drivers and user info and i'd really like to get to grips with this so that i can include other apps my other PC has just finished with the install as per the 2.40 pm post and its done it! just for interest sake and for future reference, if I add the [GuiRunOnce] "%systemdrive%\install\AcrobatReader.cmd" then obviously i need the AcrobatReader.cmd but it seems I dont need the AcrobatReader.txt with the following text: [COMMANDS] "AcrobatReader.cmd" ??

hi buletov ok so i tried the stuff i put in my previous post and it didn't work - so i checked out the guide for Acrobat Reader but it doesn't tell me where to put the batch file, and now i'm trying the following: in the $1\Install folder ive added a folder called AcrobatReader in which I have the executable : AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe also in $1\install i have the file: AcrobatReader.cmd with following text : ECHO. ECHO Installing Adobe Reader 6 ECHO Please wait start /wait %systemdrive%\install\AcrobatReader\AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe -p"-s /v\"/qn\"" and in $1\Install i have the file: AcrobatReader.txt with the following text : [COMMANDS] "AcrobatReader.cmd" and in the .SIF file i've added : [GuiRunOnce] "%systemdrive%\install\AcrobatReader.cmd" Do you mean i dont need the AcrobatReader.txt file? ja really - I've got three coffee coasters already with trying to do this acrobat thing

Thank you Guys have read and re-read but untill your reply has'nt made much sense to me Alanoll, your input is great - I think thats exactly what I'm after: I've created a folder in $1\Install called AcrobatReader and exctracted this file to it: AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe Then should I create this file - AcrobatReader.cmd with the following text in it ? START /wait %systemdrive%\install\AcrobatReader\AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe /quiet /passive /qn /norestart REBOOT=ReallySuppressEXIT and place it in the Install folder? Must I also have a AcrobatReader.txt file with the following in it? [COMMANDS] "AcrobatReader.cmd" Then make this change to my .SIF file: [GUIRUNONCE] "%systemdrive%\install\AcrobatReader.cmd ??

Hi Guys Using MSFN's excellent guides I've created a working Unattended disc and have no problems with driver installation and creating my user account with the following 3 files: autologon.reg, cmdlines.txt and useraccounts.cmd which I've placed in the $OEM$ file. I've been reading up but it escapes me: How do I install my applications? I would like to stick to using the same type of file as above as I'm comfortable with this - what I am asking for is an id***'s guide to installing say Acrobat Reader. I guess that is what the $Progs file is for, but what EXACTLY do I put in that folder? I'm hoping I can then do the same with other programs

Hi Guys I've been creating an unattended XP Pro installation disk - with some success - user name, region settings etc. and even sound card drivers were no problem (found all of the sound card drivers in its Progam Files folder). Intel INF files proved a bit of problem - although not really necessary as SP2 does install them - but I just was not able to extract the files from the downloaded setup file - infinst_enu.exe - also have a problem extracting ATi Catalyst Drivers. Driver Collector is a great application for the Driver files - just pulls all existing driver files for a specific device from existing system. What I really want to achieve is the extraction of for example, Applications The -x command run from "Start - Run" just opens the application setup without letting me choose the destination folder. Is there such a thing as a software extraction tool which one use to extract setup.exe files and even Install Shield exe files - and give a destination folder to extract too? Have tried XAce but does not seem to recognise .exe file Help will be appreciated