Briar

kicka**, thanks so much. clint

check your version of shutdown.exe, i had similar problems, and it had to do with the switches i was using behind your command, ie: shutdown.exe -r -f -t 60 -c clint

try setting your homepage. on the forth pic down, it shows your internet options, and your homepage is not set. that might work. clint

Hello All, First thanks for the help with my last problem with the display module. Now im having trouble with the execute part. the program will load, i click install and all i get is cannot find execute. here is my log: > >> Log session start at: 2006/02/17 12:27:08 XPlode4 XMLParser::LoadFile(C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode\XPlode-SelectInstall.xml) Importing file: 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode\include-Items.xml' XMLParser::LoadFile(C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode\include-Items.xml) Import context: 'XPlode4(0)', from 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode\include-Items.xml' succeeded. Active environment variables #ALLUSERSPROFILE# = 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users' #APPDATA# = 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Application Data' #COMMONPROGRAMFILES# = 'C:\Program Files\Common Files' #COMPUTERNAME# = 'BRASCH' #COMSPEC# = '%SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe' #HOMEDRIVE# = 'C:' #HOMEPATH# = '\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH' #LOGONSERVER# = '\\BRASCH' #NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS# = '1' #OS# = 'Windows_NT' #OS2LIBPATH# = '%SystemRoot%\system32\os2\dll;' #PATH# = 'Xy' #PATHEXT# = '.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH' #PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE# = 'x86' #PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER# = 'x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel' #PROCESSOR_LEVEL# = '15' #PROCESSOR_REVISION# = '0209' #PROGRAMFILES# = 'C:\Program Files' #PROMPT# = '$P$G' #SOURCEDRIVE# = 'D:' #SOURCEPATH# = 'D:\I386' #SYSTEMDRIVE# = 'C:' #SYSTEMROOT# = 'C:\WINNT' #TEMP# = '%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp' #TMP# = '%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp' #USERDOMAIN# = 'BRASCH' #USERNAME# = 'Clint' #USERPROFILE# = 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH' #VERSION# = '4.3.51210.1523' #WINDIR# = '%SystemRoot%' #XML.FILE# = 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode\XPlode-SelectInstall.xml' #XML.PATH# = 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode\' #XPLODE# = 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode' #XPLODE.BASE# = 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode' Loading XPlode plugins Loading display plugin: 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode\XPlodeSelectInstall.x4d' Plugin load successful: 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode\XPlodeSelectInstall.x4d' Loading effects plugins Registering XPlode commands Spawning display plugin Install log: Execution thread Executing tag: 'XPlode4(0).items(0).item(0).execute(0)' Error during execution: Command 'execute' not found. Install log: Execution thread Executing tag: 'XPlode4(0).items(0).item(1).execute(0)' Error during execution: Command 'execute' not found. Install log: Execution thread Executing tag: 'XPlode4(0).items(0).item(2).execute(0)' Error during execution: Command 'execute' not found. Install log: Execution thread Executing tag: 'XPlode4(0).items(0).item(3).execute(0)' Error during execution: Command 'execute' not found. Install log: Execution thread Executing tag: 'XPlode4(0).items(0).item(4).execute(0)' Error during execution: Command 'execute' not found. Install log: Execution thread Executing tag: 'XPlode4(0).items(0).item(5).execute(0)' Error during execution: Command 'execute' not found. Install log: Execution thread Executing tag: 'XPlode4(0).items(0).item(6).execute(0)' Error during execution: Command 'execute' not found. Install log: Execution thread Executing tag: 'XPlode4(0).items(0).item(7).execute(0)' Error during execution: Command 'execute' not found. and here is my include-items.xml <XPlode4> <items> <item display="Dot Net 2.0" image="#XPlode#\images\Dotnet.ico"> <execute> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\001_dotNET20.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> <item display="Adobe Acrobat" image="#XPlode#\images\Adobe.ico"> <execute> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\AdobeReader.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> <item display="Java2" image="#XPlode#\images\Java.ico"> <execute> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\J2RE506.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> <item display="Paint.Net" image="#XPlode#\images\Paint.ico"> <execute> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\PaintNET.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> <item display="Quicktime Alternative" image="#XPlode#\images\Qtime.ico"> <execute> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\QuickTimeAlternative.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> <item display="Real Player Alternative" image="#XPlode#\images\Real.ico"> <execute> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\RealAlternative.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> <item display="Winamp" image="#XPlode#\images\Winamp.ico"> <execute> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\Winamp.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> <item display="Winrar" image="#XPlode#\images\Winrar.ico"> <execute> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\WinRAR.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> </items> </XPlode4> Thank you in advance for any help you can give. Clint

http://flyakite.msfnhosting.com/ check that out, it have a complete tutorial for building multiboot cd's clint

Is it possible to post in english? clint

yes

Hello All , I'm having some trouple with xplode's menu. my xplode folder is in Root\$oem$\$1\Install\Xplode\ This is my log: >>> Log session start at: 2006/02/16 12:41:46 XPlode4 XMLParser::LoadFile(C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode\XPlode-SelectInstall2.xml) Active environment variables #ALLUSERSPROFILE# = 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users' #APPDATA# = 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Application Data' #COMMONPROGRAMFILES# = 'C:\Program Files\Common Files' #COMPUTERNAME# = 'BRASCH' #COMSPEC# = '%SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe' #HOMEDRIVE# = 'C:' #HOMEPATH# = '\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH' #LOGONSERVER# = '\\BRASCH' #NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS# = '1' #OS# = 'Windows_NT' #OS2LIBPATH# = '%SystemRoot%\system32\os2\dll;' #PATH# = 'Xy' #PATHEXT# = '.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH' #PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE# = 'x86' #PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER# = 'x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel' #PROCESSOR_LEVEL# = '15' #PROCESSOR_REVISION# = '0209' #PROGRAMFILES# = 'C:\Program Files' #PROMPT# = '$P$G' #SOURCEDRIVE# = 'D:' #SOURCEPATH# = 'D:\I386' #SYSTEMDRIVE# = 'C:' #SYSTEMROOT# = 'C:\WINNT' #TEMP# = '%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp' #TMP# = '%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp' #USERDOMAIN# = 'BRASCH' #USERNAME# = 'Clint' #USERPROFILE# = 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH' #VERSION# = '4.3.51210.1523' #WINDIR# = '%SystemRoot%' #XML.FILE# = 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode\XPlode-SelectInstall2.xml' #XML.PATH# = 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode\' #XPLODE# = 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode' #XPLODE.BASE# = 'C:\Documents and Settings\Clint.BRASCH\Desktop\2k\$OEM$\$1\Install\Xplode' Loading XPlode plugins Loading display plugin: '' Plugin load unsuccessful: '' >>> Log session end at: 2006/02/16 12:41:46 And this is my XPlode-SelectInstall2.xml <XPlode4> <display> <display plugin="#XPLODE#\XPlodeSelectInstall.x4d"> <window position="4" width="100%" height="100%" border="false" /> <html>#XPLODE#\selection\select-frameset.html</html> <window width="800" height="600" titlebar="0" border="0" position="4" /> <html>#XPLODE#\selection\select-frameset.html</html> </display> <items> <item display="Dot Net 2.0" image=""> <execute display="Executing: 001_dotNET20.exe" desc="" configs=""> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\001_dotNET20.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> <item display="Adobe Acrobat" image=""> <execute display="Executing: AdobeReader.exe" desc="" configs=""> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\AdobeReader.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> <item display="Java2" image=""> <execute display="Executing: J2RE506.exe" desc="" configs=""> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\J2RE506.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> <item display="Paint.Net" image=""> <execute display="Executing: PaintNET.exe" desc="" configs=""> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\PaintNET.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> <item display="Quicktime Alternative" image=""> <execute display="Executing: QuickTimeAlternative.exe" desc="" configs=""> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\QuickTimeAlternative.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> <item display="Real Player Alternative" image=""> <execute display="Executing: RealAlternative.exe" desc="" configs=""> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\RealAlternative.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> <item display="Winamp" image=""> <execute display="Executing: Winamp.exe" desc="" configs=""> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\Winamp.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> <item display="Winrar" image=""> <execute display="Executing: WinRAR.exe" desc="" configs=""> <program>%systemdrive%\Install\WinRAR.exe</program> <arguments /> </execute> </item> </items> </display> </XPlode4> any ideas what i'm doing wrong? thanks clint

Hey Guys, Look what i found in my travels, a xml builder for xplode! i didnt know about it, so i figured maybe theres others who dont either. http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/mhayward/...ds/Xplosion.exe briar

Do alittle research into txtsetup.sif in the i386 folder. if i remember correctly the boot.bin ( the boot sector responsible for the message "Press any key to boot from cd" ) points to the txtsetup.sif file first. So my theory is you MAY be able to link to a cmd file from there. briar

Look into "autologon" and "autologoncount" for winnt.sif briar

Hello All, Does anyone know where i can find more information about the timeline windows 2000 follows during setup? Thanks in advance. briar

Was going to reply, when i just noticed you already solved it. good deal. briar

Thank you for your taking the time to reply with such an in-depth answer. seriously. But, i have actually tried that so many times, im sick of it. i have made 39 iso's so far with similar results, nothing. alot of the time my problem was with the actual RunOnceEx.cmd file itself. after i was actually able to get the thing to run, it gave me the errors about cmdow and reg.exe which i found answers to. After that it kept giving me the error message, "Too many command-line parameters". i never got to the bottom of that. i have read many of the tutorials about building automated cds and have tried many ways to get this to work. This is the only way i have found to work. when i run the file in windows, it adds to the registry. when i build the cd it works fine except for that stupid error. the program pops up on re-start and starts down the list, pausing at each one to spit an error at the screen, " path or file not found! C:\Install\Adobe Acrobat 6.msi". Do you mind looking at the .reg file and see if i set things up correctly? Briar

Hello All, I finally figured out a way to make the runonceex to work. i made a .reg file and set it to run under guirunonce under winnt.sif. i put the applications and the reg file in CD\$oem$\$1\Apps\. i have to restart to get it to work, but when i do, it does start but it gives me an error that says the path or file is not found. Please see the attached reg file and see if i screwed up anything. i checked the physical path and it is correct, i dont know what im missing. thanks briar

Thanks for the reply, it stopped saying that it has too many command line parimeters, but it still wont add to the runonceex in the registry. Here is my code now: CMDOW @ /HID @Echo Off SET PP=%systemdrive%\Apps\ SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Applications" /f ;REG ADD %KEY%\000 /VE /D "Acrobat Reader 6.0" /f ;REG ADD %KEY%\000 /V 1 /D "%PP%AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe -p"-s /v\"/qn\""" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "WinRAR 3.20" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%PP%wrar320.exe /s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\002 /VE /D ".Net Framework 2.0" /f REG ADD %KEY%\002 /V 1 /D "%PP%dotnetfx.exe /Q" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /VE /D "MDAC 2.8 SP1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /V 1 /D "%PP%MDAC_28SP1.exe /q /n /q:a" /f EXIT Again thanks for all the help so far.

Hello All, I am having a small problem with getting this to run, i keep getting an error when vmware gets to the part where it runs the runonceex.cmd. A window pops up and says, "Too many command line parimeters". Any ideas? Briar Oh, Here is the code for my runonceex.cmd: cmdow @ HID @Echo Off for /f "tokens=3 skip=2" %%i in ('REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v SourcePath') do set cddrive=%%~di SET PP=%cdrom%\$1\Apps\ SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Applications" /f REG ADD %KEY%\000 /VE /D "Acrobat Reader 6.0" /f REG ADD %KEY%\000 /V 1 /D "%PP%AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe -p"-s /v\"/qn\""" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "WinRAR 3.20" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%PP%wrar320.exe /s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\002 /VE /D ".Net Framework 2.0" /f REG ADD %KEY%\002 /V 1 /D "%PP%dotnetfx.exe /Q" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /VE /D "MDAC 2.8 SP1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /V 1 /D "%PP%MDAC_28SP1.exe /q /n /q:a" /f EXIT

Thank you for the script, but as i am new to all this, im assuming this is why the Apps folder isn't copied over to the harddrive? also, i was able to hit pause on my keyboard while the runonceex.cmd was executing and the message that is repeating is "Too many command line parameters". what does that mean, is it just because it is executing inside windows or is there a problem that needs fixing?

Hello Bruno, if i understand the converstion at all i think you are trying to add a program to your windows install cd so that when you install windows the program gets installed? am i close? anyway if you are interrested i would recommend you research hfslip as this works great, i am currently researching another method "runonceex" and i am not having much luck. I hope this helps, Briar Ok, if the above message is right, check this out. 1) http://unattended.sourceforge.net/installers.php 2) Maxthon uses nullsoft installer which uses the switches /S for silent installation, /NCRC to suppress the CRC (verification) step, and /D=dir to specify the "output directory", which is where the program will be installed. 3) if you research hfslip, it will tell you step by step how to do what you want. Good Luck and if you have any trouble, let us know. Briar

Right now just $$ which has the system32 folder and inside that reg.exe and cmdow.exe. will add more later when i get this part right. heres another clue i noticed...when i double click on the runonceex.cmd, it doesnt add the information to the registry. attached is the file although i think these are two seperate problems.

Hello All, Here is my winnt.sif and my $oem$ folder is on the root of my cd. Please Help, Briar

Hello All, I followed everyones advise on my last post and i still am having no luck with the $oem$ folders, it seems that the files are not being copied to the harddrive. My Files are as follows: Cmdlines.txt [COMMANDS] "runonceex.cmd" Winnt.sif OemPreinstall=Yes Runonceex.cmd PP=%cdrom%\Apps\ I dont know what is going wrong, my cd root has the three folders, i386; Apps; $oem$. Any more help you guys can give? thanks, briar

Sorry about that, it was in the title of the post, i keep getting the "digital Signature not found" message. anyway, i already found the solution to the problem. in the winnt.sif file under unattended, you have to put driversigningpolicy=ignore and nondriversigningpolicy=ignore. Thank You for your help briar

sorry if that was a problem, its just a placeholder while im doing some testing. when i finally get all this down pat, i build it correctly with the correct information. But anyway, very observant people! at least i know you're paying attention. cheers, briar

Hello All, Im having a problem with the stupid driver signatures. in the winnt.sif file i put the following line: DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore and i have replaced the sfcfiles with the one my operating system currently uses and it still wont work. can anyone help? i have searched all over for a solution to this and although alot of people have similar problems i cant seem to find someone that has the same problem im having. thank you all, briar