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Done. Updated my new version to remove Recode. Felix, this is not a knock on you or your hard work, but I think that your foundation (ZileXa method) is flawed. ZileXa method simply does not account for the vast number of registry changes that occurs during Nero setup. Granted some applications respective reg entries are superfluous. But take CoverDesigner for example, it registers an ActiveX Control which without going thru the normal setup process those reg keys will not be created. Have a look at my cleanup script for Nero/NVE and you'll know what I'm talking about. And those are only the keys I want to get rid of, the number of keys I want to keep are just as many. In addition, you lose some functionality and plugin capablities as well. I've tried ZileXa method and first impressions were okay, but upon further testing some functions such as recoding a non-compliant SVCD or VCD video simply fails. Again, no disrespect for your work, just mentioning some facts and some experiences I had.

If you need to use Recode, I have the solution for you.http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=40518 Yes, there are some new language files.

The easiest method I use: redirect directory info to a file. dir/a-d/b/oen/s>0-byte.cmd then i use an editor like ultraedit and create macros to simplify the insertion process.

I'm glad you found my script useful and adapted for different languages and package 3, but please remove your serial number from your batch file and mention that the changes you've made was edited by you. And as a courtesy, please provide a link so users who want to view my original guide can do so http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=40518&st=0 Thanks

Thankx everyone for all your positive feedbacks. I do appreciate it. Hopefully very little or no modifications is necessary for future releases.

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@Lost Soul if you want to keep certain programs, you'll have to edit the 0-byte_nero.cmd too. comment or delete the coverdesigner section. hmmm, it seems you're having a problem with the NeroBurnPlugin.dll. I would suggest you also delete the last two lines of the 0-byte_nero.cmd where it says '>"WMPBurn\NeroBurnPlugin.dll" '>"WMPBurn\WMPBurn.exe" You'll need to extract from the orginal files again. So you'll need to repeat the instructions from the beginning.

Integrate and Shrink Nero Package 1: Nero Burning ROM & Nero Package 2: NeroVision Express PURPOSE 1) Integrate both packages together, thereby removing redundant files and reducing overall filesize. 2) Customize Nero Applications. You choose which applications you want to keep or get rid of. 3) Incorporate your SN and any tweaks you may wish to apply to the final Installer. 4) Automate the repackaging of Nero and NVE using 7-Zip. INSTRUCTIONS 1) Extract NeroNVE_Builder.rar into the same directory where Nero-6.0.0.13.exe and NVE-3.1.0.7.exe is residing. To be safe, please make sure no other files are present in this directory. 2) Open Nero+NVE_Installer.cmd in notepad and replace /SN=XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX with your SN. Exit and save. You may ignore the plug-ins SN section if you don't have one. 3) Run Nero+NVE_Builder.exe and answer a few simple questions. In a matter of few minutes you will have created a fully customized, registered, switchless, and silent installer. STATS Nero-6.6.0.13.exe + NVE-3.1.0.7.exe = 67.5 MB 7-Zip (Ultra) Rebuild (ALL Nero Applications included) = 37.9 MB Difference: 29.6 MB and 78% better than Ahead's two setup package method. 7-Zip (Ultra) Rebuild (Nero&NVE only) = 26.1 MB Difference: 41.4 MB and 159% better than Ahead's two setup package method. Requirements: WinRAR 7-Zip(latest 4.xx Beta Version) Windows XP/2003 English Edition Download: http://rapidshare.de/files/1760904/NeroNVE_Builder.rar.html Revisions: v1.50 No UPX compression. Minor changes and enhancements for newest versions. v1.41 Remove three Redist files for smaller setup size. Minor bugfixes in CleanUp section. v1.40 Updated script for new setup routine in Nero-6.6.0.12.exe and NVE-3.1.0.0d.exe NOTE: This version is no longer backward compatible with older versions of Nero & NVE. v1.32 Added 7-Zip normal compression choice for users with older machines. v1.31 Minor bug fixes v1.30 Revised script to reduced the number of steps. Now's even easier. v1.20 Simplified entire process, introduced prompt driven menu, script to automate 7zip repackaging. v1.11 Minor tweak fixes v1.10 Removed Recode from default install, Autoplay features are optional v1.01 NeroBurnPlugin.dll issue fixed. Updated Guide

Unfortunately, InstallShield does not recognize environmental variables inside setup.iss. There is a workaround, http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=11115 view the post by edmoncu and adapt it for your program.

In addition to Configuring local installation source in ORK, this is what I change in setup.ini. [Cache] CDCACHE=auto LOCALCACHEDRIVE=%SystemDrive% DELETABLECACHE=0 PURGE=0 This worked for me, as newly created (full/limited) users are able to access Office.

Double check to see if your setup.iss file is in the same directory as your setup file.

Not this particular problem, but a very similiar problem just happen to me when I tried to install Creative THX Console which uses Installshield. It complained about the InstallShield Engine (iKernel.exe) could not be installed. The system cannot find the file specified. It worked earlier in my UA cd but because I tried to move it closer to the beginning of the install process, it didn't work anymore. Before I was installing it after Kerio Personal Firewall which happens to have a version of the IsScript engine. I think you need to get the latest version of the IsScript engine and have it install before you install the Limewire MSI. You can try this link Maybe that will fix your problem.

thanks for the info Astalavista. I know your winrar whiz, just hoping maybe u have made shortcuts before and could elaborate. Anyways I will give that a try.

This may or may not be helpful for some, but the other day when I used my UA cd, and it got to the Ad-aware setup there was an extra popup window telling me that the definitions were over 100+ days old, do u want to update ... blah blah. Needless to say, that sucks. I think my taskkill did not react quickly enough as the program was starting up. But I think I found a way to solve it and have a cleaner setup routine without using any taskkill. You simply repackage the installed directory with winrar or 7-zip and create a couple of shortcuts for all users. That's basically it. If you install Ad-Aware SE Professional Edition 1.05 normally, it does create some registry entries, however none of it is truelly relevant to the proper running and functioning of Ad-aware or the ad-watch program. It adds uninstall entries, right-click context scanning, and HKCU settings. The HKCU settings does not have to be there, because it will automatically self generate the default settings upon first use. And since it's retail, there are no keys added in the registry. As for the shortcuts, I edited the properties Ad-Aware SE Professional.lnk Target: "%ProgramFiles%\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Professional\Ad-Aware.exe" Start in: %ProgramFiles%\Lavasoft\AD-AWA~1\ Ad-Watch SE Professional.lnk Target: "%ProgramFiles%\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Professional\Ad-Watch.exe" Start in: %ProgramFiles%\Lavasoft\AD-AWA~1\ Placed them in $DOCS folder $DOCS\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Ad-Aware SE Professional.lnk $DOCS\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Ad-Watch SE Professional.lnk As a side note, does anyone know how to use the "make shortcuts" feature in WinRAR. I've tried it a couple times with no success. It never creates the shortcut I desire. If someone has made it work for them, please post your example. Thanks.

The reason why RD and other DOS command like copy, and MD won't work in RunOnceEx like that is because they are DOS internal commands. You'll need to specify the command interpreter first (CMD /C). In your case. REG ADD %KEY%\021 /V 3 /D "CMD /C RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\OfficeTEMP" /f I'm not familiar with 1395VidChng.exe program. I think it has something to do with your 1024x768x32@85 argument. Try enlosing that with quotes. REG ADD %KEY%\000 /V 1 /D "1395VidChng.exe \"1024x768x32@85 -q\"" /f

Just out of curiousity, those asking for plugin tweaks to speed up Adobe Reader 7, are you installing the full 20MB version? It would be kinda silly to download the full version if you're going to disable a lot of the features, why not just download the 12.5MB basic version instead. I have Adobe Reader 7 Basic installed and most of my PDFs opens in 2 secs or less. Under v6 with most plugins disabled, the same PDF file would take about 6 secs to open. So overall I'm quite please with this new version.

If you don't need all those features and you're looking for a smaller package forget the Mega pack, just download what you need. There's a Full, Standard, and even a Basic version of K-Lite available.

the \ is needed whenever you use quotes within a quote (nested quotes). for example: "outer \"inner\" outer" gets translated to: "outer "inner" outer" I'm glad it worked out for you. I told you it would.

@bonedaddy I don't see him leaving a space between kpf. I don't think that is his issue. @MCT I'm sorry but I'm sure you're forgetting a closing quotation mark. If you look at his code, its very similiar to yours - mismatched quotation marks. Comon, it's the holiday season, lighten up. @Mekrel Just a suggestion, rename kerio-pf-4.1.2-en-win.exe to something shorter like kpf412.exe and then use this code and it should run fine. REG ADD %KEY%\008 /VE /D "Kerio Personal Firewall 4.1.2" /f REG ADD %KEY%\008 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Applications\kpf\kpf412.exe /S /V\"/qn REBOOT=Suppress\"" /f

@Incroyable HULK I'm sorry, maybe I didn't quite understand what you wanted to do. My method assumes that you are trying to install PowerDVD on the same drive as where the OS is installed. So for example, if you are installing Windows on E drive, PowerDVD will automatically default install to E:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD By removing the reference in the setup.iss, the path is not hardcoded for any particular drive letter. You can also try adding this line "silent=1" to custom.ini (without the quotes) to see if that helps. Otherwise good luck to you on your codec strategy.

Note: The %ProgramFiles% variable inside setup.iss will not get translated. No problem, simply delete these three lines from setup.iss [{6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdAskDestPath-0] szDir=C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD Result=1 Now it will default install to whatever your current %ProgramFiles% is set to.

everything benners said and some more, For your reg file, use this as your template. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\coverXP\RegInfo] "Name"="replace_with_your_name" "Code"="replace_with_your_code" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\coverXP] @="%ProgramFiles%\\coverXP" This also works with coverXP Pro 1.65

@www2000 REG ADD %KEY%\065 /VE /D "Installing IsoBuster" /f REG ADD %KEY%\065 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\IsoBuster\setup.exe /VERYSILENT /SP-" /f REG ADD %KEY%\065 /V 2 /D "REGEDIT /S %SystemDrive%\Install\IsoBuster\reg.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\070 /VE /D "Moving on to System Appz" /f REG ADD %KEY%\070 /V 1 /D "rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess" /f REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing System Appz" /f REG ADD %KEY%\075 /VE /D "nVidia Video Drivers" /f REG ADD %KEY%\075 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\nVidia\6693.exe /s /v"/qb" /f

The reason why it might work on your other machine is if that machine has the same SID. If I recall, it's possible for your second machine to contain the same SID if you clone it (disk-imaged) or use the same usernames/computer name/serial.

@urgan & Bilou_Gateux Sorry if you mistook me as the author of Autopatcher, but I did not write it. I only mention the program because I found it useful and convenient and thought I'll share it with everyone.