Dumpy Dooby

Yeah, I like the look of it significantly more. Although, it does leave a <label> with no associated <input>. Oh well, not that big of a deal. It still looks fine. I suppose it may be best to test in IE7, though. I don't have it. Also, here's that png alpha-index fix (put this in the header of wpi.htm: <!--[if lt IE 7]> <script defer type="text/javascript"> var arVersion = navigator.appVersion.split("MSIE") var version = parseFloat(arVersion[1]) if ((version >= 5.5) && (document.body.filters)) { for(var i=0; i<document.images.length; i++) { var img = document.images[i] var imgName = img.src.toUpperCase() if (imgName.substring(imgName.length-3, imgName.length) == "PNG") { var imgID = (img.id) ? "id='" + img.id + "' " : "" var imgClass = (img.className) ? "class='" + img.className + "' " : "" var imgTitle = (img.title) ? "title='" + img.title + "' " : "title='" + img.alt + "' " var imgStyle = "display:inline-block;" + img.style.cssText if (img.align == "left") imgStyle = "float:left;" + imgStyle if (img.align == "right") imgStyle = "float:right;" + imgStyle if (img.parentElement.href) imgStyle = "cursor:hand;" + imgStyle var strNewHTML = "<span " + imgID + imgClass + imgTitle + " style=\"" + "width:" + img.width + "px; height:" + img.height + "px;" + imgStyle + ";" + "filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader" + "(src=\'" + img.src + "\', sizingMethod='scale');\"></span>" img.outerHTML = strNewHTML i = i-1 } } } </script> <![endif]--> That tweak allows for 8bit alpha indexing with png images. I just tested it and it worked. I didn't even have to specify the height/width (unlike some of the older methods).

Not sure if you want suggestions here ... but I, personally, use the following modification in WPI: In boxes.js... find: txt += ('<input type="checkbox" id="Cat' + cat[i] + '" '); txt += ('name="' + cat[i] + '" '); txt += ('onclick="checkCategory(\'' + cat[i] + '\');" '); if (DisableCatCheckBoxes) { txt += ('disabled '); } replace with: if (!DisableCatCheckBoxes) { txt += ('<input type="checkbox" id="Cat' + cat[i] + '" '); txt += ('name="' + cat[i] + '" '); txt += ('onclick="checkCategory(\'' + cat[i] + '\');" '); } else { txt += ('<br '); } This causes the check boxes next to the categories to not be displayed when category selection is disabled. edit: For those of you that wish to have hands (like when you put your mouse over a link) when they hover a button, put this in wpi.css (for the glossy theme): #installbutton, #divMultiDefault, #divSelectButtons, #optButton, #optConfig, #optSource, #ManButton { cursor: hand; } (this is pretty basic, and if you can figure out what I mean, then go ahead and use it. You will want to know how to undo it if you decide you don't like it.) edit2: And another.. If you want to have a black outline around the text of your categories (works great if you have a background that contains a gradient and makes your categories difficult to read), you can add this to the category section of wpi.css: height: 12px; width: 100%; filter: glow(color=#000000, strength=1); (obviously, replace the color with whatever you want) It should be noted that this little tidbit will not work on some resolutions (anything less than 1280x1024 didn't work for me). You can fix this by putting in a pixel value for the width as well as the height. It will also cause your options pages to look funny (which can be fixed by editing optionswizardtemplate.htm and replacing "category" in the second line with a new class. Define that class accordingly. You can also remove that line all together, and delete the closing tag for it in the footer). I'd really only recommend using it if you know what you're doing (i.e., you should have a basic understanding of how to code before attempting to do it). edit3: For those that want to use some traditional looking tooltips, here's the scheme I use: "#000","#ffffe1","","","","","#000","#ffffe1","","","","","500","","1","#000","",51,0.5,"","","","","","","" Change "500" to whatever you want. It's the width of the tooltip. I like it that big because I have little screenshots. final note for kels: For what it's worth, height is not a valid attribute on a TD (should be style="height...), and href; is frivolous. Obviously, these don't affect the layout of WPI so I'd just ignore 'em. But if you're feeling bored ... meh.

Can we specify this? Rather than having just those three options, I'd rather pick a file. I've always modified the directory structure of my disc. I keep applications in .\applications and WPI is .\WPI. Finding WIN51 would be great for now, but what if I start using WPI on non-Windows discs? It just seems like it would be easier if we could specify the file name. edit: I was thinking about not using WPI v5 because I didn't want to customize it all again, but then I took note of that new installer progress window. That's sweet. I'll revamp this whole shindig to better suit my needs, but even if I only use that progress window, you deserve praise.

I found it humorous that you ended that post with, "Thanks." You should be good to go. You may want to go into useroptions and disable the config button. Also, you might want to set the timer, if you haven't done so already. As far as adding other parameters to your WPI.cmd file ... Why would you expect us to answer that question without ever seeing your WPI.cmd file? That's certainly not a communication issue, or a language barrier, that's just sheer silliness.

I know it supports MSZip. I'm wondering if there's any way to get it to support LZX:21. I don't need any other LZX decompression. Just LZX:21. Help?

I thought it was legal if you both already owned the license since thats what you paid for when you bought the software, I'm probably completely wrong but I thought it would come under fair use if you actually are a licensed owner of the software. DMCA (So I'm discussing American law) says you can modify software you own, but you cannot distribute your modified software. This was made clear when a Russian man hacked some abandonware to make it work with Windows XP and then put the software on his website. Russian law says that's okay to do as long as you're not circumventing any type of security measures. But US law said what he did was illegal. And since he was in the US, he was convicted and sentenced to one of our prisons. The US laws regarding digital media were very premature in their infancy, and they just haven't been able to keep up with the times. I figure eventually the DMCA will either be completely wiped and spawn a new set of digital copyright laws, or it will be completely revamped. But in terms of Windows XP deployment ... that's between the consumer and Microsoft. It's legal for people to deploy Windows (whether network or discs) as long as it's all under the same ownership. It's not like this is something that anyone is going to crack down on anytime soon. Besides, if the government were crack down on someone, MS could easily say that person had permission to redistribute it. And from a PR standpoint, that would most likely be their reaction. They wouldn't want it to go public (look what happened to the RIAA when they went after people) and/or be compared to the Linux alternative of free distros. I could be completely wrong. Perhaps MS's EULA says that you can build your own distribution and give it to your friend with the same original copy, but judging by how incredibly strict they are in their EULA (I read somewhere that they specifically say that you are NOT allowed to use the uxtheme or tcpip hacks), I highly doubt this is the case.

Hey guys, I just added quite a few registry tweaks to the MSFN database. (URL: http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/page/list/registry/ ) I don't know what's already been posted here. I haven't checked. But I figured I should direct you guys to it anyway.

I succesfully did a SimpleAI port. I can take a look at this one if it still needs some touching up. Has anyone tested it? Is it working?

Kels, if you need help with WPI v5, I'd be happy to lend a hand. HTML is my specialty. I did see a lot of bloat in v4. I could "trim the fat," so to speak. I think that might be able to fix some of laggy problems (like the timeout before the tooltip displays when you hover a link, or the timeout before the images in the menu change). I went through WPI v3 way back in the day and made a lot of these modifications. I hardly looked at v4 ... I just took out a bunch of code that was unneeded (for me), fixed a few of the broken tables, removed some redundancies, and had it write an ini for SimpleAI (as opposed to KTools).

I'm getting the message, "Run-time error '5'; Invalid procedure call or argument" I made a quick little test ini file to see if that would work, but it didn't. Here's my INI: Application Installer Configuration File ---------------------------------------- <TiTle> <Text1> <Text2> <Font> <ProgColor> ---------------------------------------- <lbl>.NET Framework v2.0.50727 <cmd>c:\windows\NOTEPAD.EXE <lbl>NOD32 Antivirus System v2.51.20 <cmd>c:\windows\NOTEPAD.EXE <cmd>c:\windows\NOTEPAD2.EXE Nevermind. I figured it out. PS- I got it working just fine with WPI. I'm working on implementing my own custom stuff so all will work well with my directory structure (but this is a modification to WPI, not Simple AI). One question, though: What format should the color be in? If, for example, I wanted it to be white, do I put "white" "0xffffff" "#fff" "255 255 255" etc? Thanks a bunch for the app.

You got a guilty conscience or what? Nobody ever mentioned you actually owning Windows. Regardless, it's illegal even if both parties involved own Windows XP and have hard evidence to prove it. So if you don't have the time to learn how to do it on your own, then this really isn't your forte.

ONOES! A WORKAROUND THAT TAKES 10-30 SECONDS (depending on how fast you can copy/paste)!!@@#!12111 WUT EVAR SHAL WE DO???? And no, that's not exactly what I said. I presented a very clear if/then statement. IF WPI doesn't properly render the 8-bit PNG alpha-index, THEN the aforementioned workarounds should be implemented. But for the sake of clarity, you can just interpret my answer to your question as a simple "yes."

Because IE6 doesn't have native support for it, and it's already gone through that door.

I don't like any of them really.

Could you post a screenshot? I know we could easily just add your code, but I'm just curious to see what it looks like before actually trying to implement it.

I just came accross this: http://www.rad-e8.com/downloads/ Lots of great icons in those packs.

The <pre> tag doesn't imply a font, though. The selected font type is left to the interpreter (the web browser). I'm merely suggesting that you manually insert a font family in there. Such as putting this in your stylesheet: pre { font-family: "courier new" , "lucida console"; } Alternatively, you can simply change your <pre> tag to the following: <pre style="font-family:'courier new','lucida console';">

I'm confused. Why do you want it converted to GIF? GIF images only support single-bit alpha indexing. Your PNG contains an 8-bit alpha index.

valign="middle" Also, make sure you set the font-family to a set of monospaced fonts.

What if one removes the resource from a file before installing XPize? Would XPize, in that case, add the resource back to the file? People do this often times to decrease load times. Consequently, XPize could have a negative effect by increasing their load times.

Internet Explorer supports single-bit alpha indexing (transparency levels) in PNGs. However, PNGs offer a 24-bit color index, and a 8-bit alpha index. Consequently, 8-bit alpha indexes aren't rendered in Internet Explorer. Go ahead and view this thread in IE and I'll demonstrate an example. In the following link, I present a single-bit alpha indexed PNG: http://labs.gooffense.com/nfotest/index.ph...on=viewnfo&id=3 Here's an 8-bit alpha indexed PNG: (note the blue background of the PNG. That's IE that renders it like that. The background of that PNG is actually transparent. You can view that same PNG in Firefox, Opera, etc., and it will have a transparent background.) I use the PNG hack on my site, the 8-bit PNGs don't have that blue background. I haven't tested the PNGs in WPI, so I can't say for sure. I just wanted to bring this to your attention. There's a few solutions for the PNG issue in Internet Explorer. This site explains it significantly better than me. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bobosola/index.htm The method I use is slightly different, however: http://webfx.eae.net/dhtml/pngbehavior/pngbehavior.html But that uses CSS's "behavior" which isn't W3C compliant, so I use a browser detection script before passing bahavior, thus my page is W3C compliant, and will only display in Internet Explorer Here's another one that's similar to the above: http://youngpup.net/2001/sleight And here's one that only uses CSS: http://www.daltonlp.com/daltonlp.cgi?item_type=1&item_id=217 This one is handy if the viewer doesn't have javascript enabled, but it's irrelivent to you because WPI requires that javascript be enabled. I just figured I'd post it as a referrence.

Hey Kels, have you implemented the PNG alpha-indexing hack? AFAIK .hta files require the IE core to run. Also, I like to use the screenshots from Softpedia. I find that those tend to be the most useful. And if Softpedia doesn't have a screenshot, then I make one similar. Oh, and I'm not talking about the large screenshots. I mean the little mini one (like a 250x250 image or something) that's a cropped screenshot.

76487000 is the PID on my Retail WinXP MCE 2005. http://wiki.djlizard.net/Product_IDs According to that, it's MCE as well.

That ISO one is lacking IMHO.

I asked my buddy. He didn't know (he's not really a tech). He said the guy he was doing the work for wouldn't know either. Thanks though. I'll load up one of these PE discs I have around here do what you suggested.