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there is also a freeware app called Whatchanged that monitors files and registry and makes a report of what changes have been performed. dont remeber where to get it but i think googling it will pop-up something useful.

with your code, MHz, will both setups run in sequence or at the same time? just to know more about RAR sfx's. thanks.

well, this a problem that you face everytime a new software's version comes out, and as far as i can tell, the only solutions are to re-run your cmd file afer every update, the other is easier too, just right-click and delete the new shorcut folder created by the updated version of your programs (so you can use the original arranged to launch your appz.

thanks, this will do the work for me. to all other's suggestion will try them if that program doesnt work. the reason i want to make shorcuts without source files is that i do as you say with almost all my software but many freeware appz i use are updated very quickly so sometimes i got them at work i prepare them to use them on my xpcd at home but i dont want to extract/install them at work. thanks.

i want to create some shortcut files but i dont have the programs installed, so there isnt a source file for the shortcut wizard. can this be done? and why? thanks.

the easy way is to use a registry editor of your choice (or use windows built-in regedit). then you have to know where are the registration details and/or settings of the program you want. most reg editors can just right click on the key or keys you want to export and they save it as a .reg file. when you run your app from runonceex you have to import the .reg file using syntax like this: REG ADD %KEY%\099 /VE /D "GlobFX Swiff Player 1.1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\099 /V 1 /D "%cdrom%\Programas\swiffplayer\swiffplayer.exe /VERYSILENT /SP-" /f REG ADD %KEY%\099 /V 2 /D "REGEDIT /S %cdrom%\Programas\swiffplayer\settings.reg" /f hope this answer you question.

the one im using is 124 kb. i googled for sleep.exe, read some sites that came up and finished with this one. try searching for it, i think there are many of them and all works. just look for someone that uses this syntax since its easier: sleep.exe XX where XX is the time in seconds to wait. download the ones you found and test them in an cmd like this ine: @echo off echo testing sleep.exe start /wait sleep.exe 15 exit if the command windows closes after 15 seconds, everything is working fine. if you want, PM and i will send it to you.

i dont install ffdshow but for limewire i made a custom setup. install it normally, start it, configure the options you want and then use some installer maker like caphyon advanced installer (i love it for making msi installers) or make an sfx archive out of Program Files\LimeWire folder and UserProfile\Application Data\LimeWire folder. i use an msi installer now, but i used to made an sfx archive. both are working well. for codecs i just install xvid (wich decodes xvid also), vobSub and i install MPUI player along with media player classic. MPUI is a gui player for mplayer.exe. I doesnt need any codec to be installed in order to play files. so i use MPUI for H.264 and other formats that requires another codecs to be installed. this is just a suggestion.

if you havent copied sleep.exe to system32 just copy it to where your cmd file is and call it like sleep.exe XX (i dont know either if it accepts more than 2 digits)

im trying to enable it so when i come into windows after all stuff is installed the true launch bar is visible. anybody knows how to enable it or where to look for enable/disable toolbars in the task bar? thanks.

ha, thanks for pointing out my error. i wrote the commands in quotes after i tried first without them but i didnt noticed my awful $ mystake. thanks. will try it now without any quotes as i always try to keep my paths without spaces to simplify reading all my scripts.

many many thanks for the info.

hi there. im using a cmd file to install copytodvd but i havent got it working. when runoncex executes the cmd file for copytodvd i got two open command prompt windows, one for the setup ad one for sleep.exe to wait a few seconds, then closes the vso start window. but the setup doesnt run. here is what im using, i believe i need to use more quotes but dont really know much on this. cmdow @ /HID @echo off start "$systemdrive%\Install\copytodvd\setup.exe /VERYSILENT /SP-" start /wait "$systemdrive%\Install\copytodvd\sleep.exe 60" start /wait "taskkill /IM VsoStart.exe" REGEDIT /S $systemdrive%\Install\copytodvd\settingslocal.reg REGEDIT /S $systemdrive%\Install\copytodvd\settingsuser.reg exit im not sure but i think that i need some quotes for the switches of the setup and for sleep.exe time parameter. any help is appreciated. thanks in advance.

thanks for the tip of the ini file. also if you want just a normal silent install use this switch -ms

im also looking how to register it. anyone knows where to look for the registration info?

i just made a new clean install using the latest version of my unattended dvd. i noticed that ati control center just dont want to open its main screen so i can see profiles, adjust settings visually etc. i install display drivers using winnnt.sif method and control center first making an admin install then useing this switches /qn /norestart as i had been doing for months. but for some extrange reason the nes version 6.3 doesnt want to bring its main screen. i tried to uninstall both control center and display drivers then reinstalling them again but i had no success. anyone is having similar problems with version 6.3 of ati drivers and software? any feedback would be great. tomorrow i will try to rollback to version 6.2 and see if it solves my problem. EDIT: well, i just clicked on the shortcut that says Basic, a screen finally pop out, i choose advanced view and voila, i now have the main window of control center open. its weird, maybe its a bug or something. feedback on this new version is welcome.

exactly, there are updates from month to month (usually each 2 months) updates of directx 9.0c files. the only reason to install them is if you use to play new games or use appz that requires you to have latest updates of directx.

i use winnt.sif method but i think you can write a cmd to delete the shortcuts using DEL command? if you can run a cmd file from sysprep then you have solved your issue. just look where the shortcuts are place and use that path to delete them. also take note that the extension for a shorcut is lnk and not ink. hope this helps.

for windows installer exe's i only use /s /v/qn or /s /v/qb note that after /v you dont have to write a space. also try to look if you can get an msi extracted to temp when you install version 6 as it happens with version 7. if you can get an msi just use /qn or /qb switches. also someone replied that you dont have /f at the end of some lines, check that too.

how are you installing offfice? did you make an admin install and use mst file to answer the setup? this is the way i use it and the updates installs fine wiithout asking for anything.

just use a cmd file and install the updates with this swtches: START /WAIT UPDATE1.EXE Q:A R:N START /WAIT UPDATE2.EXE Q:A R:N START /WAIT UPDATE3.EXE Q:A R:N this is the way i install the after-sp2 updates without any problem so far.

if you have null experience with application switches, windows registry and sfx archives is hard you can get going with your installs. read the crash course on switches in the unattended guide to get familiarized with them then, look for switches here and info on how to register your apps. i cant tell you other stuff because you could get lost easy, so try to unsderstand that swtiches guide first and then read somethin on registry keys export and import.

to add keys to your registry just use REGADD /S registry file to get a registry file use a registry editor and export all the keys you want to use unattended and use the command i mentioned. for allplayer i dont know if it can be installed silently.

i install them from RunOnceEx, the switches are: Q:A R:N example: REG ADD %KEY%\085 /VE /D "Office Updates" /f REG ADD %KEY%\085 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\officeupdates\KB892843.exe /Q:A /R:N" /f REG ADD %KEY%\085 /V 2 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\officeupdates\KB905648.exe /Q:A /R:N" /f REG ADD %KEY%\085 /V 3 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\officeupdates\KB907417.exe /Q:A /R:N" /f for svcpack.inf im not sure if it can be done but i think this same switches will do the work.

i just figured it out. i had to make a repackage using Installer Design Studio and it works great. the settings are stored under USERPROFILE\Application Data\Desksoft\BWMeter (this is for setings, download/upload histiry etc). its working well right now.