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you can always take the Program Files and AppData lime wire folders and make an SFX archive for it. I use this method to make MSI installers to deploy it.

i also think it isn't necessary as well but to answer your question you need to look for language codes. the only one i always remember is english (1033). but the silent switch works well in all installations regardless of their language.

Thanks. Downloading them now.

i will try first the one i customized. If it doesn't work i will try the one from Visual Studio 2008 media. Thanks for the tip. Right now im out of town.

i only kept x86 for 3.5 and is about 38mb. i will try it tomorrow or sunday to see if it works.

thank for the answer shark. good work.

I don't know if there is some switch to specify the serial number in the setup. Try searching for Nullsoft Install System documentation. You can always use a shortcut file inside you SFX archive and then copy it to the start menu. If you want to create an installer for it, you can use the trial version of Caphyon Advanced Installer, this is the program i use almost all the time to author my setups. Also you can try with Inno Setup or Nullsoft Install System. This is, if you have the time and the will to do it.

thanks for the info. im replacing the old regshot with this one.

a collective effort would be nice to make a nice tool for all of our needs. i would interested in joining the team if someone tries to pull this off.

you could do that, but remember that mos t of the hotfixes are for very particular issues. i have installed the new images of SP1 and there is not one single update to be downloaded in any of them but the March release of the Malware Removal Tool.

i didn't remember that. my bad. you need to use the ax file as i explained above and import a registry file with your serial. this is the way i install it, but in my case i made an msi installer for it. use this info for your installation: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CoreCodec\CoreAVC Pro] "User"="YOUR NAME" "Serial"="xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx" hope this helps you.

thanks. a question: does the msi accepts switches or is it switchless? i don't find any info on the repository.

This and the paid version Media Center are the best all-around tools. Media Jukebox is awesome, and being free you still can burn and rip cd's with it at full speed. The interface is the best out there and it has many smart features to handle tons of music files. One thing many people ignore is that J. River came up with this type of audio library interface about 4 or 5 years ago and nowadays people call this kind of interface "iTunes like interface" which is totally the opposite. The best audio library and player out there by far.

Try this one. Autumna ScanOut. Its great for fast scanning to pdf or images. You can scan multiple pages and save them as one pdf file. I use it to scan banking forms and other kinds of vouchers/receipts to pdf so i can have my own records in digital form.

I use DVD Decrypter to rip only the desired part of the DVD. To convert it to another format, including avi (xvid or divx), mp4, mpg and others i use StaxRip. Its free as DVD Decrypter and it has many options. You can use mp3, ac3, aac, mp4 for audio. Takes some time to master it if you don't have much experience but in the end its very easy to use. Try it.

thanks. will try it tomorrow.

Doyou have an installer? or just the *.ax file? If you have an installer, the silent switch is /S (case sensitive). If you just have the *.ax file, you need to use a cmd file with similar to this one: @echo off START /WAIT regsvr32 /s "C:\Program Files\CoreAVC Pro\CoreAVCDecoder.ax" You can use WinRAR or 7-zip to make an SFX archive. Read the forums to learn how to do that.

There is no reason at all to integrate those updates since SP1 includes them. The only one that is out to be installed after SP1 (at least in the comps im working with) is the malware removal tool of march. About the Ultimate Extras i already integrate them but i haven't had the time to try the installation to see if they get installed right. With Silverlight, you can install it using silent switches in the same way you are installing your applications.

Look I know where you are coming from but a simple tutorial would be helpful to some. that would be nice. i don't have the time to try it right now. I use FirstLogonCommanfs for now and works great. Im now into SP1 without any hassles.

Me neither

Do you mean that during FirstLogonCommands you cannot apply registry tweaks or UAC will kick in ? Is this normal in OOBE System phase ? Thanks, Alex I apply my tweak using Setupcomplete.cmd. Look for it in the WAIK help to learn how it works. I made test months ago using FirstLogonCommands for tweaks but they were not applied entirely.

i've always used toshiba for their durability and support for unattended installations of applications and drivers. last year i bought two satellites a105-s4004 and one of them had suffered for the problem the first poster is talking about. I already replaced two drivers in that computer, maybe there is something bad or faulty on the motherboard. As i don't have access to that computer prior to changing the drives i can't speak of SMART or the usual clicking or poping sounds. But i think that something that "kills" hdd's in toshiba computers is nowhere near to exist. Just check the hdd connector to see if it is well plugged. Another thing you can try is to open the laptop (off, if you know how) and check all components for improper contact.

added a download link in the first post.

Im developing a program for launching files with parameters but i don't know if one can replace the standard Run command with another program (my program is a stand-alone exe file). This way instead of displaying the Run dialog when clicking Run in start menu or pressing Win+R this will open my application. Thanks.

Here is my xml. I install programs and other things in FirstLogonCommands without any problems so far. The only think i do apart from this is to run my tweaks in Setupcomplete.cmd so i can avoid UAC prompts when installing things. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"> <settings pass="windowsPE"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <SetupUILanguage> <UILanguage>es-ES</UILanguage> </SetupUILanguage> <UILanguage>es-ES</UILanguage> <UserLocale>es-MX</UserLocale> <SystemLocale>es-MX</SystemLocale> <InputLocale>0001042f</InputLocale> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <Display> <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth> <HorizontalResolution>1280</HorizontalResolution> <VerticalResolution>800</VerticalResolution> </Display> <ImageInstall> <OSImage> <InstallFrom> <MetaData wcm:action="add"> <Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key> <Value>Windows Vista ULTIMATE</Value> </MetaData> </InstallFrom> <InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition> </OSImage> </ImageInstall> <UserData> <ProductKey> <Key>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</Key> <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> </ProductKey> <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula> <FullName>Ruben Alamina Fernandez</FullName> <Organization>Dotcom</Organization> </UserData> </component> </settings> <settings pass="specialize"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <InputLocale>0001042f</InputLocale> <SystemLocale>es-MX</SystemLocale> <UserLocale>es-MX</UserLocale> <UILanguage>es-ES</UILanguage> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC-UX" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <Display> <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth> <HorizontalResolution>1280</HorizontalResolution> <VerticalResolution>800</VerticalResolution> </Display> <ComputerName>Duoata</ComputerName> <RegisteredOrganization>Dotcom</RegisteredOrganization> <RegisteredOwner>Ruben Alamina Fernandez</RegisteredOwner> <ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive> <TimeZone>Central Standard Time (Mexico)</TimeZone> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-SystemRestore-Main" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <DisableSR>1</DisableSR> </component> <component name="Security-Malware-Windows-Defender" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <DisableAntiSpyware>true</DisableAntiSpyware> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ErrorReportingCore" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <DefaultConsent>2</DefaultConsent> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <IEWelcomeMsg>false</IEWelcomeMsg> <Home_Page>http://www.live.com</Home_Page> </component> </settings> <settings pass="oobeSystem"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <OEMInformation> <Manufacturer>Toshiba</Manufacturer> <Model>A105-S4004</Model> </OEMInformation> <Display> <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth> <HorizontalResolution>1280</HorizontalResolution> <VerticalResolution>800</VerticalResolution> </Display> <FirstLogonCommands> <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> <CommandLine>cmd /c %systemdrive%\instalar.cmd</CommandLine> <Description>Apps</Description> <Order>1</Order> </SynchronousCommand> </FirstLogonCommands> <OOBE> <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage> <NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation> <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC> </OOBE> </component> </settings> <settings pass="auditSystem"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <Display> <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth> <HorizontalResolution>1280</HorizontalResolution> <VerticalResolution>800</VerticalResolution> </Display> </component> </settings> <settings pass="offlineServicing"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <DriverPaths> <PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1"> <Path>D:\Drivers</Path> </PathAndCredentials> </DriverPaths> </component> </settings> <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim://cleopetra/vistaua%20sp1/sources/install.wim#Windows Vista ULTIMATE" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" /> </unattend>