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I remember repackaging this program to an msi some time ago because their poor installer did not support silent installation. I'm glad they changed it.

I also have a few scattered somewhere in this board.

The original code was fine! Hahahahahah!!!

Hey thanks for reminding me about the NET VIEW! I totally forgot to try that. About copying files remotely, how do you use COPY and XCOPY? Copies one or more files to another location. COPY [/D] [/V] [/N] [/Y | /-Y] [/Z] [/A | /B ] source [/A | /B] [+ source [/A | /B] [+ ...]] [destination [/A | /B]] source Specifies the file or files to be copied. /A Indicates an ASCII text file. /B Indicates a binary file. /D Allow the destination file to be created decrypted destination Specifies the directory and/or filename for the new file(s). /V Verifies that new files are written correctly. /N Uses short filename, if available, when copying a file with a non-8dot3 name. /Y Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file. /-Y Causes prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file. /Z Copies networked files in restartable mode. The switch /Y may be preset in the COPYCMD environment variable. This may be overridden with /-Y on the command line. Default is to prompt on overwrites unless COPY command is being executed from within a batch script. To append files, specify a single file for destination, but multiple files for source (using wildcards or file1+file2+file3 format). I'm not sure if the /Z switch will work here.. Do I have to use REMOTE SHELL? Thanks.

Hi. I saw a commandline utility before that will search for all nearby computers (computers in the domain). I can't remember if it is a default tool in Windows XP or if it is a resource kit tool. Darn I can't remember! I know the DSQUERY and other DS* tools, but I don't have it in my current XP system. I don't know why.. And I also need to use this on a Windows 2000 computer. And oh, by the way, is there a commandline utility that will let us copy file/s to a remote computer? I'm not sure if ROBOCOPY can do that. Please refresh my memory. Thanks!

Thanks for replying guys. I really appreciate it. While reading all your posts, I noticed that some of you believe that having a certification is a huge advantage, while others think that certification is just a worthless piece of paper, and skills and experience is still the key to success. Let me try to respond to all your posts in order. @aussiecanuck46, Incroyable HULK, Nex6, and FthrJACK: Guys, thanks for the encouragement and the tips. I understand what you are saying. If you have a certification and when you apply for a job, the employer will most likely consider you instead of an applicant without any certifications. I know the fact that most employers do not have time to perform a background check on the applicant, and so they will not be able to see the skills of the applicant with no certification. That is the reason why I want to get certified. Hmm... It seems that you aced the A+ Certification Exam during your time.. Hehehe.. I don't know what is going to happen to me. I'm worried because I don't want to fail the test. So tell me what happend to your careers after you took the test. Were you able to find a better job? Did you get promoted? @aussiecanuck46 Wow! I thought I'm the only one.. Hehehe.. Do you cary a student visa (F1) too? If so, we are on the exact same situation (well, kind of..). This is what I am doing. But I don't charge them.. I do everything for free.. I will follow your advice man. Next time, I will ask for something in return. Hehehehe..Thanks for the exam tips! @Incroyable HULK The Mike Meyer name sounds familiar.. I will try to find that book on ebay. Wait, you said I have to pass BOTH tests. Does that mean I have to pay for each one of those? ($89 to $255) X 2 = $178 to $510 ?? Is that correct? Sheesh.. That is hella expensive.. @Nex6 I agree with you. Employers will just use certification as a gauge of the applicant's capability. After A+, what do you think should be next? Is A+ the easiest one? @FthrJACK You said it is easy, I will take your word for it. Thanks for the tip! I will focus on those. Hehehe.. By the way, what is N+? Is it a different test? Which is better? I am actually planning to take the MCSE after A+ because I didn't know about MCSA. But I'm not sure yet because this is a temporary career for me. Probably for only a year or two.. Because I'm a nursing student, and I'm still planning to go to a med school. @InTheWayBoy and Ghostrider I strongly agreee with your opinion. I know a lot of people with degree in computer science, computer programming and even IT's, and I am surprised because I can say that I know a lot of things they don't. I'm not trying to boast around, this is just the truth.. A degree can be earned if you are patient. Even if you don't have skills and talent, you can graduate from college. In my job, I am the only one who is not a major in computer science and did not take any computer class. But I am doing classified jobs for the network administrator (without compensation) because she found out that I can do things that my other co-workers cannot do. Most Filipono computer technicians that I know are not certified. But they are better than the others with a degree or certification. For me, experience is the best teacher. There are a lot of things in life that you cannot learn from books. I respect you guys. @InTheWayBoy I wish all employers are like you..

Hi Jack. What is homepage address of the software?

Hahaha!!

Hi. Try this. @CLS & @ECHO OFF SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS :: IMPORT A SERIES OF REGISTRY FILES. (1.REG TO 5.REG) :: PLACE ALL YOUR REG FILES ALONG WITH THIS COMMAND SCRIPT IN THE SAME FOLDER. FOR /L %%X IN (1, 1, 5) DO REGEDIT /S %%X.REG EXIT Warning: I did not test this. EDIT: Please change your regfile names to 1.REG instead of 001.REG.

This is a cool tool indeed.

Interesting.. I don't have those issues on my computer.. I will look at it.

Hi guys. I need some advice.. I am a nursing student, but obviously, I am a little obsessed with my computer. I gained my knowledge about computers on my own, without enrolling in any computer class. Yes. That is right. I did not take any computer class in my entire life. Never. Everything I know is mostly based on experience, from ebooks, and websites with priceless information (like MSFN). Honestly, I'm not that good, and up to now, I still consider myself as a n00b. But compared to others who did not have any formal computer education like me, I can say that I am on the "average" level. More than a year ago, my parents sent me here in the US to study. And seriously, my life here is a total b!tch because I got nothing. All I have is my beloved computer.. But what can I do? I cannot complain. I am an international student, so all my money goes to my tuition fee (darn it is so expensive!). I have to stand on my own, face all the hardships in life, try to be happy, and find a way to survive. But how? By getting a job? Yes! I want to get a decent job.. I currently work in the computer lab of my school. However, 20 hours per week @ $7.83/hour, that is not enough. I have to find another job.. I searched for job openings (computer related, of course), and noticed that most employers require B.A. degree (preferabley computer science), and others require a certification (A+ or MCSE). I know I can do the job, but unfortunately, I do not have those requirements.. That is why I am planning to take the A+ Certification test. My questions are: 1) Will the certification help me find a good paying job? 2) Is the test difficult? Pointers and tips maybe? 3) The CompTIA A+ Certification exam fee is too expensive for me ($89-$255 according to an article on the web). How can I get a discount? 4) Am I doing the right thing? Am I on the right path? 5) Please give me some advice/tips regarding this A+ Certification test, or anything related to this topic. Thanks for your time. Carlo

For simple file renaming tasks, I personally prefer batch files, just like Bi0haZarD

Sheesh.. I'm so sorry about that.. Odd because that never happened to me. Thanks for letting me know. By the way, I'm just curious. Are you sure it is really caused by the Picasa msi? Because I do not remember using a registry entry to alter the HD/CD drives. About your method of silent installation, yes that works fine. That was our very first solution of installing it. You can also try another approach here. http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=22697&st=0

You're welcome buddy. I will probably make an updated version next week, after my test on monday. When did they release the updated version anyway?

Hey MHz!! Wutsup man! You did not tell us that the version 1.9 is out! And it has the "process block" too. Very very cool!

Ok. I just got my copy and I tried to figure out how to install it silently. This method is probably the simplest way of installing this program. I don't have enough time to try it and mess with MST's because I'm preparing for my test tomorrow. I was challenged, and I can't stop thinking about this. Now I think we have the solution. This solves the SETUPX.EXE requirement problem. 1) Import a registry file Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ahead\Installation\Families\Nero 7\Info] ; NOTICE THE ASTERISK (*) BEFORE THE SERIAL NUMBER. IT IS IMPORTANT "Serial7_1128919465"="*XXXX-YYYY-ZZZZ-0000-ABCD-1234-5678" "Version"="7.0.0.0" "User"="YOUR_NAME" "Company"=" YOUR_COMPANY" 2) Run this command: NeroSuite.msi STARTPARAM="CallFromExe" DONOTRUNSETUPX="1" /QB Optional: a ) You can add your customized MST (if you have one) by adding TRANSFORMS="YOUR_MST_FILE.MST" b ) To avoid the reboot, try adding REBOOT=SUPPRESS or REBOOT=ReallySuppress (not tested, I don't have time!) This method worked for me. Cheers! EDIT: Oppss... Sorry.. I thought there is no solution to this program yet because I did not see this thread. http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=56208 I feel so stupid..

Hey dude! Please don't get me wrong. I have nothing against that method. I myself do direct MSI editing too! And on very rare cases, I repackage MSI's as well. Especially if the author did a very bad job on packaging his software, and I'm not expecting updates from them. Anyways, I just got my copy of Nero 7 Ultra. After snooping for about half an hour, I think I discovered the little secret of this program. Give me until tomorrow and I will probably post the solution on a different thread. (If I'm successful) For now, I have to study because I have a test tomorrow. Hint: This program requires special (undocumented) switches.

Most of the time, this is true. But in this case, it is against the MSI packaging's best practices and the Top 20 commandments. The reason: it is already an MSI. If they release an update or patch for their release, it will not work the repackaged MSI.

Can you convert this to au3?

Darn! At first I thought it was serious!! You got me prathapml!!

:lol:

I looked at your screenshot, and I believe your problem is because of your quotations. I noticed that you have an extra double quote at the right side of the path. Try fixing it.

I'm pretty sure the setting is in the registry.

Watch out when using QBFC. If you extract your installer files along with the compiled command script, it will work. But sometimes, it will give you some path problems because the compiled exe simply extracts the actuall command script to the temp directory.