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  1. Ahhh, thanks Wraith. I'll give it a try. When I'm finished my new UAXP CD I will be post my xmls for the aid of others. Edit: I maybe mistaken but I don't think the <include> tag is incorporated with xplode 4.1, nevermind... I've just bought myself an unrestricted license. I look forward to future xplode versions. Thanks for providing a fine program Wraith =D
  2. Hi, I'm interested in creating a 'one level tree' in my select install. For example, one of the buttons on the left could be 'registry entries', when clicked, you would be presented with a tree on the right side containing various parent groups.. eg explorer mods, ie mods, system mods etc. OR when the 'registry entries' button is clicked it would load a custom xml for registry entries. One way I thought that I could achieve this is to have a main xml (selectinstall.xml), then child xmls for each button. The problem is I am not too sure on how to call child xmls from within the parent and how to enable a 'return' feature. I'm sure this would have been covered before but I've searched extensively and have found only this post http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversion/index.php/t42941.html but I'm not exactly sure its what I'm looking for. If the method in this post is what I need, where exactly in the xml do I call the child xml? Thanks for helping.
  3. 1. I never said the replies to my posts were unhelpfull. I was merely trying to provide an explanation on the lack of input in the forums. 2. This is exactly the kind of unnecessary demeaning attacks that I was talking about. Why can't people remember that forums are for helping not for abusing people? Or perhaps you haven't read this... http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=18408 Particularly points 7a,b
  4. Perhaps people are afraid of posting because of the sarcastic and often demeaning replies they get telling them to use the search button. I know I was. And one of the first rules in forum use is to search, search and search... if you can't find your answer, then post. Is it not? * Whether it be from searching/reading and/or self resolved, when ever possible, I have always posted the answers to my own questions to help others out who may share a similar problem.
  5. I've given up on this one. I can 'winmove' the windows off screen, but the install doesn't remember the position and I must move every window. Now, as the windows are still seen for a short moment before being moved I don't see the point in moving them because when autoit runs through the setup windows without moving them, the display time for each window is pretty much the same as when being moved. I guess I'll just have to put up with seeing the setup screens.
  6. Thanks Durex. The most common problem people have trouble with, ie; the symlcrst.dll file being machine specific, is the reason my install wouldn't work. I tried again using the symlcrst.dll from the same machine and it worked, some people claim that the activation is not machine specific and that they have successfull installed on several machines ... not sure how much truth would be in these statements. I wasn't sure if my code was correct for the fileio-copy in my xml either so I created a sfx archive which can be called as a program and will place the dll file in the correct location when ran.
  7. Felix way? Can you elaborate on that a little or direct me to post that you are reffering to? I don't see anyone posts in this thread with the name Felix. You may be interested to know that when I move the reg entry to AFTER the program install it works. The program is now fully functional, however, for some strange reason in the Start>Programs list it is still called Nero 6 Demo. And if I have the reg applied BEFORE the program installation, the title in the Start>Programs list is called Nero Burning Rom but the program is in demo mode.... very strange.
  8. I figured I would test this on real time on a real pc. So, I burnt a copy of my xpcd off and ran setup after booting from the dvd. This time, there were no non-responsive programs, no hanging windows and all seemed to be in order, until of course my NAV2005 window popped up asking me to activate. Why didn't it activate during the install? I'm going to try changing the order, maybe copy of the activation dll after install instead of before will work. Please, someone that has succeeded with this one, help me. Edit: Changed the process order to: Apply Reg entry, Install program, then copy activation file. Results are the same though. Program is installed but still requires activation
  9. Hi, I have followed the instructions set out in this post http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversion/index.php/t32240.html Unfortunately I cannot tell whether this worked or not. The problem is that as far as I can tell Nortons was installed but the Virtual PC is now so slow that it never loads its system tray icon. Has anyone experienced the same problem? I even increased the Virtual PC RAM to 800MB but this made no difference at all. Windows explorer pages are also now pain stakingly slow to open and shutting down is near impossible. Please Help <item display="Norton Antivirus 2005"> <fileio-copy display="Activating"> <from>#systemdrive#\Install\NAV2005</from> <dest>#systemdrive#\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC</dest> <mask>symlcrst.dll</mask> <recurse>true</recurse> <replace>true</replace> <wait>true</wait> </fileio-copy> <execute display="Registering"> <program>REGEDIT</program> <arguments>/S #systemdrive#\Install\NAV2005\navreg.reg</arguments> <wait>true</wait> </execute> <execute display="Installing"> <program>#systemdrive#\Install\NAV2005\NAVSETUP.EXE</program> <arguments>/qn /noreboot REBOOT=ReallySuppress</arguments> <wait>true</wait> </execute> </item> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Symantec\CCPD-LC\KStore\00000082\0000000f\0000001b] "Key"="my key here"
  10. OK, This still isn't working. I apply a registry entry containing my serial before the application is installed. I will try moving this to after the program is installed. Here's my .xml and .reg snippits just incase someone can see what I'm missing. <item display="Nero Burning ROM 6.6.0.8"> <execute display="Installing"> <program>#systemdrive#\Install\Nero6608a\Setup.exe</program> <arguments>/SILENT /NO_UI /NOREBOOT</arguments> <wait>true</wait> </execute> </item> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ahead\Nero - Burning Rom\Info] "User"="xxxxxxx" "Company"="" "Serial6"="xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx" There are no typo's in the serial, it will work correctly if I put it in manually on first run
  11. Read my post again. @Darkimage: I'll try your method and let you know how I go. Would it matter if I apply the reg after install? Thanks for helping
  12. Hi, I'm having trouble trying to register Nero6608 silently. I use the code as shown below to install with my xplode setup.. <item display="Nero Burning ROM 6.6.0.8"> <execute display="Installing"> <program>#systemdrive#\Install\Nero6608a\Setup.exe</program> <arguments>/SILENT /NO_UI /NOREBOOT /SN=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx /WRITE_SN</arguments> <wait>true</wait> </execute> </item The program installs fine but upon first use I am asked for my serial number again. After giving it my s/n it will then work. Why isn't it registering my product during install?
  13. I just tried this method but you still see the window before it gets moved. So the result is no different from using winsetstate, WinWaitActive("ATI Software", "Wizard will install ATI Software") WinSetState("("ATI Software", "Wizard will install ATI Software", @SW_HIDE) send ("!N") The problem I think, is that we are still waiting for the window to become active and then either moving or hiding it. So we can only expect to see the active window for a small moment. I want to hide or move the window without seeing it at all. Also.. shouldn't WinWaitActive("title of window", "some text in window") $pos = WinGetPos("title of window", "some text in window") WinMove("title of window", "some text in window", -$pos[2], -$pos[3]) be this.. WinWaitActive("title of window", "some text in window") $pos = WinGetPos("title of window", "some text in window") WinMove("title of window", "some text in window", -$pos[0], -$pos[1]) As I believe that [0]=x, [1]=y, [2]=width, [3]=height.
  14. The stickys at the top of this forum have many silent install switches... including powerdvd5. http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=12657
  15. Sorry about the lack of info, hopefully this post is better. Thanks for helping but that didn't do it. It gave me this error: Unable to execute the external program and it points to the first line I don't understand what -1 is for. Doesn't the second entry refer to the working dir? My autoit code is to run the setup for my Radeon video card with selected features installed. The code is as follows.. Run("SETUP.EXE") WinWaitActive("ATI Software", "Wizard will install ATI Software") send ("!N") WinWaitActive("ATI Software", "PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE") SEND("!y") WinWaitActive("ATI Software", "the component you want to install") send("{TAB}") send("{ENTER}") WinWaitActive("ATI Software", "Select the components you want to install") send("{TAB 3}") send("{DOWN 2}") send("{SPACE}") send("{DOWN 3}") send("{SPACE}") send("!N") WinWaitActive("Setup Complete") send("{TAB}") send("{DOWN}") send("{ENTER}")
  16. I've been working on an autoit script and I'm pretty happy with the outcome, it works fine. Is there a way to hide all the output windows though? I know you can use the WinSetState command but the window this applies to is still visible for a short while until this command is reached.
  17. I still have no clue as to why this does not work like it did previously. However, I did manage to get it to work. What I found was that when I ran with a silent switch of either /qn /qb and had put my serial in the abcpy.ini it would return an error: The installation is invalid for this version. (expect of course with the /qn where no output was given) The only one that did not return this error was the /qr switch. After reading up on the internet from several sites I edited the acropro.msi file with a suitable editor and removed the following entries: Admin UI Sequence - UnSupportedInstallType AdvtExecuteSequence - UnSupportedInstallType CustomAction - UnSupportedInstallType AdminExecuteSequence - UnSupportedInstallType InstallExecuteSequence - UnSupportedInstallType My question is, although this successfully installed using the /qn switch now and the program tests ok, could anyone who knows a little more than I do about msi packages confirm whether this would have any negative side affects? Thanks
  18. I did have Adobe Acrobat 6 Professional installing silently by executing the msi file with the /qn switch. Then I would run a reg file to enter the key. I don't know why, but now this method does not work. I have not changed anything in my install which directly reflects the Acrobat install. After testing from a command prompt in real time I have found that if I use the /qn switch, nothing is installed. I changed to /qb to see what was going on and a window pops up after the "configuring installation" bit which simply says "error." I read a few more posts and then tried the /qr switch, this worked perfectly. What happened though? It used to work for me with the /qn, also, I've not tested yet and will probably give it a go tonight after work but with the /qr output display during the install of my unattended cd, I'm guessing yes.
  19. I had a little trouble understanding how to write the xml at first, but managed to work it out using a combination of examples which come with the xplode program and also by reading working xmls contributed in posts by forum members and by also reading the manual. I think the manual (pdf) which comes with XPlode is well written, however I can understand how someone with no prior knowledge of writing xml code could feel lost. I found myself skipping back and forth through the chapters of the manual rather than reading it in the order it was written. It's a difficult job to write a manual of any kind, it's even harder to write it so that many different people who all have different thinking patterns can use it well. I think you did a good job One thing which I think helps very much is when a question is posted and the response is "read the manual". I am guilty of posting such a question and I'm kind of glad that I got this response cause I think it's easier to understand the answer if you take the time and effort to work it out for yourself rather than just be hand fed the answer.
  20. Can someone help me out? I've used the method explained in this thread to have NAV2005 installed silently on my unattended cd. It did not work. When the xp install is finally complete, I am presented after restart, as usual with the desktop and so far as I can tell NAV did install becuase there is a desktop icon for it. However, my machine is now so slow that I can not even open windows explorer, and the only icons which load in the system tray are the sound, network connection and msn messenger. Nothing else loads, and I cannot start any other program because the machine is so slow. This is definately related to NAV2005 because before I added this one to my unattended install, it all worked fine. For some reason it is slowing the system down. Note. this is tested on Microsoft Virtual PC not on real machine. Thanks
  21. Does anyone know if there is an app available that can monitor and log the actions/progress of installs? I'm trying to get secureclean 4 to silently install. It's setup file is .exe and after scanning with USSF it tells me that it is an Installshield 2003 installer and to try to remove the .msi from the temp folder during install. I've tried to do this but I am unable to find the .msi file at all. Thanks
  22. I have Alcohol 1.9.2.1705 silently installed with only /qn /norestart switches and I have never had a new hardware error.
  23. hohner

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    Errr, sorry about that. After reading my post again I can understand why you may not know what I'm asking I think I'll let XPlode handle everything anyway like you suggested. I think it's an awesome program by the way
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