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The switches below install the program, sp1 and the latest update! I get some strange charactures in the install box but it works well. It also hides the cancel button. \Mcafee\setup.exe /qb-! REBOOT=Suppress" \Mcafee\VSC451S1.EXE /SILENT" \Mcafee\sdat.exe /SILENT"

I can tell you that you must use the boot image (floppys) that are created with the same kernel your trying to boot. So you cant use old floppy boot disks with a new version. Also the reason they don't allow you to make a floppy boot on the new version is the image is too large to fit on a floppy disc. You could recompile the kernel and make a foppy image use that for your aio (it still won't fit on a floppy but that doesn't matter on a cd )

I have also found this problem! Some 32Bit windows programs also don't seem to like being called from a cmd file. There must be some reason why and a way to do it?

Tried that all it does is bring up a dos box with the title of Camedia.exe? Thanks anyway

Surely someone must be using AutoIT scripts?

The AutoIT script is attached (serial etc removed) Here is the command I use to install the program SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY%\025 /VE /D "Camedia" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /V 1 /D "%CD%\Install\Camedia\Camedia.cmd" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /V 2 /D "%CD%\Install\Camedia\Setup.exe -s -f1\"%CD%\Install\Camedia\setup.iss\" -f2\"%systemdrive%\Camedia.log\"" /f In the Camedia.cmd is a 2 lines Camedia.exe (which is the compiled AutoIT script) Exit As I am aware RunOnceEx will not move on until the command its currently on completes thats why I am calling the compiled script from a batch file) Camedia.Au3

I created a couple of AutoIT scripts to close some windows and add a serial number in another program (reg entries don't work for that program). The problem I am having is when calling the .exe to run the AutoIT compiled script it won't move onto the next item? Using RunOnceEx, even tried calling a batch.cmd to call the exe! Has anyone got around this? If so how?

I have always used sub directories for my seperate controllers and it has always worked very well. Easier to manage for me cause when a new driver is added its easy to work out which files each controller is using. I first split it into Vendors (eg HighPoint, Sil, Promise etc) then in those directories I split the controllers (eg HPT37x, HPT372, HPT374 etc) As long as the top level directory is 006!

Most installers just look up the registry key with the os name in it. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion Why not just change the key "ProductName" from "Microsoft Windows XP" to whatever opperating system you need with a reg file then change it back after the program has installed. This is tested and works with my scanner driver/program No need for compatibility or paths then! .

Just checked Jono's hotfix downloader and it still downloads the xpress versions as of the time of this post. There is another one that is express in his downloader as well (KB833998.EXE). Did anyone actually let him know or did we all just assume he read it in the forums? I will post in his thread pointing him here.

Yes you just put the path in your winnt.sif

It uses an Installshield. I installed it on a clean system with record mode -R All went well found the setup.iss Tried installing with the usual switches and its unattended except for a box that pops up asking for a name and serial. Restarted with regshot and checked all files and the registry. My name and serial get put in the registry so I export the keys and data. Uninstalled it Imported the keys and data and tried again. It still pops up the name and serial box Check the registry to make sure the right keys are where they should be (they are) Has anyone got past this type of install before? If so how? Any ideas are welcomed

But if HK Current User is applied at the 13min mark (cmdlines) then it will change the one and only account at that stage. When any new users are added they get a copy of this account. Thus they also get a copy of any modified tweaks. NOTE: Not to be confused with calling RunOnceEx as that actually applies any tweaks at first logon after the new account is created.

Sub folders are fine as long as they contain the right drivers. Eg within my 004 I have 5 different folders for different video cards (nvidia, ati, etc)

Why would he/she want to do that? They would then olny apply to the user they are run under and all new users will just get default settings. I'm sure they are called through commandlines so it gets applied to ALL USERS.

It does it sequentially thats the reason for numbers and not just folder names. But you are right, if windows finds drivers in a directory it will look in that directory again as if it was in the path (system32 etc). Windows will also try looking in the Windows\OEM drivers path as well. That directrory holds all your driver files that got loaded during OEM setup The CORRECT OEM sort order for driver installation 000=smbus/chipset 001=lan 002=usb/firewire/serial i-o 003=audio 004=video 005=nas 006=ias *nas = network accessible storage *ias = internal accessible storage/raid/fiber etc You can continue to use numbers after that just use common sense

No one ever gets this problem? Surely someone must know

$OEM$ Should be in the root directory for cd install and in i386 for network install.

It would be good if we could detect this. And call the correct kernel depending on the processor Use the same disk no matter what processor multi/Uni

You could call another runonceex.cmd at the end of your original one. Have it add the extra entries, then run runonceex directly without a reboot or logoff.

I was refering to winnt.sif also know as txtmode setup (ie the files need to be in the txtmode folder) It does work! I think your the one confusing what I am saying

It does work and some people use this txtmode setup. Btw i'm not one of them Its easiest to get it to work from a network drive (harder from cd, but it can be done) Most people could not get it to work however.

Didn't it take 2-3 times as long in Gui Transparent (full screen) mode as the normal (small box)?

Is the speed issue going to be fixed on the transparent gui mode?