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hi, Lsetup.exe isn't very informational with it's command-line switches. I found the -Q switch by trial and error. so other switches might be possible... hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

hi, you could use InstallRite to repackage apps that don't support a silent install. hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

hi, a new LiveUpdate-Engine has been released from Symantec. You can install it silently if you unzip it with winrar and run this for a silent install: Lsetup.exe -Q hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

hi alanoll, you have just asked the question i would have asked after another 3h-googling-session for that. i hope someone can help on this... cya Killer Bee

hi, and looking through the xplode-subforum will reveal some examples for .xml-files hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

hi, have you read this topic? I have posted how i call XPlode at different point in windows setup. Please put "pause"-commands in your .cmd's where you call xplode to see if there are any syntax errors in your XPlode-line there. hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

hi, thanks for sharing your info big_gie!! this could help a lot of people using XPlode to make their CD even more perfect. I haven't had any time for this way, since i started this topic for you, big_gie, but i will continue it when there is more time... cya Killer Bee

hi, have you saved your .xml as unicode? i had similar problems after upgrading from XPInstall. After saving the xml as unicode everything was fine. You should also try adding the "pause" command in you .cmd's to verify if there are any errors. hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

hi, first thing is to put all commands in cmdlines.txt in a seperate batch you call from cmdlines.txt like this: [COMMANDS] ".\prepare.cmd" prepare.cmd: cmdow @ /HID start /wait net user test /add start /wait net localgroup Administrators test /add start /wait net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited EXIT hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

hi, i use this in xplode: <execute display='Installing updated Windoof Update Control' program='rundll32.exe' arguments='setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 #SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\iuctl.inf'></execute> which is this in a normal batch: rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Install\Hotfixes\iuctl.inf hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

hi, first thing i saw is that you MUST use quotes around the /xml: and /log: paths, else it will end up with spaces in the path: cmdow @ /HID start /wait %systemdrive%\installs\Xplode\XPlode.exe /xml:"#XPLODE#\pre_logon.xml" /log:"#systemdrive#\Install\XPlode2.log" EXIT you can use this in winnt.sif: [GUIRunOnce] "%SystemDrive%\installs\Xplode\XPlode.exe /xml:#XPLODE#\app.xml /log:#SYSTEMDRIVE#\app.log" i need to look at it a little further when i have slept a bit hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

but hex-editing is so coooooool cya Killer Bee

hi, and new features were added cya Killer Bee

hi, you could also search for a "shortcut.exe" here on the forums to create your own .lnk's where you need it. hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

hi, i won't post a edited M$-file, but you can download PSPad(a freeware text editor with a cool hex-edit function) and do it yourself. And the switch will be /OPK. hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

hi, i use it in my svcpack.inf-instance of XPlode and it runs fine. hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

@versius, please explain your XPlode-problem. I wanna help you with it cya Killer Bee

hi, this works for the 9.0c redist mentioned by prathapml earlier in this thread. hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

hi, download the above file and extract it, open it in your favorite hex-editor (i prefer PSPad) and change 0x74 to 0xEB at offset 0x359B. After that you can install it silently with dxsetup /OPK hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee PS: thanks to Pyron for pointing this out

hi, played around a little bit more and got an easier solution: just delete the space at the end of your "for"-line in XPlode.cmd and it will execute like a charm. hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

hi, i tracked it down. for %%i in (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\win51ip.SP1 set CDROM=%%i will end in "K: " instead of "K:", if we take K as CDROM. The easiest solution would be to put XPlode.exe and the plugins into %SYSTEMROOT% and run it like this: cmdow @ /HID %SYSTEMROOT%\XPlode.exe /xml:"#SOURCEDRIVE#\xplode\xplode.xml" /log:"#SYSTEMDRIVE#\XPlode.log" exit this will for sure execute XPlode with your xml hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

hi, also you could search for "Universal Silent Switch Finder" here on the forums, it looks which installer a setup-executabe uses... hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee

hi, i'm also here to help. Have you looked through the default XPlode.xml and the documentation? here an example xml, which i call from svcpack.inf: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <XPlode> <config> <!-- if XPLODE finds a window with this name, it will hide it during execution --> <hidewindow>Windows Update</hidewindow> <hidewindow>CMD.EXe</hidewindow> <!-- this tells XPLODE how many items to show at one time (does not include current item description) --> <!-- and how many items to show that are coming after the current --> <show total='6' after='2'></show> <!-- these two control the font face and size of XPLODE --> <!-- antialias ==> true : false --> <font face='Tahoma' antialias='true'></font> <font small='8' large='12'></font> <!-- this controls the window width and position --> <!-- position is a grid as follows: +-+-+-+ |0|1|2| +-+-+-+ |3|4|5| +-+-+-+ |6|7|8| +-+-+-+ --> <!-- fixmain is to add height to the middle window if changing fonts - some may need modification. (extra pixel count) --> <window width='440' position='8' fixmain='0'></window> <windowmode>Standalone</windowmode> <!-- all colours are in the format #RRGGBBAA - where AA is transparency value. --> <!-- FF == fully opaque, 00 == fully invisible. If no AA, it defaults to FF --> <colours> <!-- the header footer, and progress colours --> <!-- image attributes are optional - if not specified, normal background --> <header back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFFAA' image='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\images\head.png'></header> <footer back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFFAA' image='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\images\foot.png'></footer> <progress border='#FFFFFFAA' back='#00000000' fore='#FFFFFFAA'></progress> <!-- colours used in main section --> <main back='#4A6FD6' fore='#FFFFFFAA' current='#FF8000' description='#FFFFFF' image='%XPLODE%\images\main.png' overlay='#FFFFFF22'/> </colours> <!-- string table --> <strings> <!-- the heading that gets shown in the dialog --> <title>Applying Hotfixes</title> <!-- the string to use for "complete" --> <complete>complete</complete> <!-- adduser plugin strings --> <adduser>Adding user #1#</adduser> <addusertogroup>Adding user #1# to group #2#</addusertogroup> <addgroup>Adding group #1#</addgroup> <!-- string to use when copying, moving, and deleting files --> <!-- #1# will be replaced with the filename --> <!-- #2# will be replaced with the copied file size (does not work for deleting)--> <!-- #3# will be replaced with the total file size --> <!-- #4# will be replaced with the copied percentage (does not work for deleting) --> <copy>Copying #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)</copy> <move>Moving #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)</move> <delete>Deleting #1# (#3#)</delete> </strings> </config> <items> <item display='Copying'> <!-- <dircopy directory='#SOURCEPATH#\Install' target='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\' /> --> <execute display='Extracting Install to HDD...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install.exe' arguments='-y -o#SYSTEMDRIVE#'></execute> <dircopy directory='#SOURCEPATH#\Drivers' target='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\' /> </item> <item display='Installing Hotfixes'> <execute display='Applying MS Java VM update...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\MSJAVWU.EXE' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></execute> <execute display='Applying HU1002...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\HU1002.EXE' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></execute> <execute display='Applying JS56NEN...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\JS56NEN.EXE' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></execute> <execute display='Installing DirectX 9.0b...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\DX9NTopk.exe' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></execute> <execute display='Copying dll's for DX9b update...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\DX9Upd.EXE' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></execute> <execute display='Installing updated Windoof Update Control' program='rundll32.exe' arguments='setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 #SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\iuctl.inf'></execute> <execute display='Applying 282784...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\282784.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 322011...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\322011.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 323183...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\323183.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 324230...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\324230.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 326119...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\326119.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 327979...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\327979.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 328070...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\328070.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 328237...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\328237.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 329692...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\329692.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 329909...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\329909\update\update.exe' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> 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/N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 811114...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\811114.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 811789...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\811789\update\update.exe' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 812415...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\812415.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 813503...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\813503.EXE' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></execute> <execute display='Applying 813862...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\813862\update\update.exe' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 814995...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\814995.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 815021...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\815021.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 815411...' 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/Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 820369...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\820369.EXE' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></execute> <execute display='Applying 821253...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\821253.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 821588...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\821588.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 822603...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\822603.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 823182...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\823182.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 823291...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\823291.EXE' arguments='/Q /O /U /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 823353...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\823353.EXE' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></execute> <execute display='Applying 823980...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\823980.exe' 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program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\837009.EXE' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></execute> <execute display='Applying 837251...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\837251.EXE' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></execute> <execute display='Applying 837633...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\837633.exe' arguments='/Q /U /O /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 838292...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\838292.exe' arguments='/Q /U /O /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 838884...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\838884.exe' arguments='/Q /U /O /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 839643...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\839643.exe' arguments='/Q /U /O /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 839645...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\839645.exe' arguments='/Q /U /O /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 839876...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\839876.exe' arguments='/Q /U /O /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 840315...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\840315.exe' arguments='/Q /U /O /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 840374...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\840374.exe' arguments='/Q /U /O /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 840530...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\840530.exe' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></execute> <execute display='Applying 841873...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\841873.exe' arguments='/Q /U /O /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 842773...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\842773.exe' arguments='/Q /U /O /N /Z'></execute> <execute display='Applying 870669...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\870669.EXE' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></execute> <execute display='Running QCHAIN...' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\Install\Hotfixes\QCHAIN.EXE' arguments=''></execute> </item> </items> </XPlode> hope this helps a bit, else please ask here cya Killer Bee

hi, 1. where do you have your XPlode.exe? 2. Where are your .xml's 3. From where do you call XPlode? 4. Is XPlode executing you xml's? 5. Are there any errors in the logs? and finally: 6. Which specific problem do you have if the above is not the problem? cya Killer Bee

hi, i had some problems with WinRAR-SFX-Archives, they weren't extracted while extracting them with XPlode @ T-13min. After i switched to 7Zip the problems were gone and i gained a couple of MB through the better compression ratio of 7Zip. hope this helps a bit cya Killer Bee