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Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI for short) is a hypertext application designed for giving users choice. While Windows XP offers many ways of customizing the setup process out of the box, its major drawback is the lack of being able to select which applications an end user may install. In the past, end users and administrators needed to either download the files manually, or create overly complex scripts that could only be used once. WPI allows you to create one image, which can then be custom configured, and optionally, automated, so that end users can install any applications that have been configured into WPI. Highlights! 7zip archive to dir extractor. Many changes in the config wizard. MUCH faster load time! Here is the 5.6 changelog: v5.6 Updates - Released November 19, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Lawrenca wrote a script to use 7-Zip to extract archives via a new command call %extract%. %extract% z:\archive.rar t:\ * Added combo boxes before all Command lines to add paths and DOS commands easier. All paths/commands will appended at the end. * The Config wizard will now auto-size itself to maximum width available to use all available real-estate. * Added combo boxes before Condition and Grayed Condition to make adding condition checks easier. All new coditions will be appended at the end. * Lawrenca wrote code for Config wizard for combo boxes for Dependent Of and Excludes to make selecting values easier. * Fixed a bug in Options wizard. Check On Load was never being set to proper value. * Added a default image button in Config wizard next to the picture file gadget for entries without an image. Default: Graphics\InstallPackage.png * Fixed a bug in Add entry in config wizard. * Added FILEMOVE and DELDIR to Config wizard. * Tweaked the Config wizard to handle name changes and Clone entries better. * Added a button next to Unique ID to generate a new id manually/automatically. * Moved hotkeys from Alt+ to Ctrl+. * Fixed a huge bug dealing with displaying the category name in the install window. It was not honoring the sort order, just alphabetizing every time. * Fixed a bug dealing with the loading of the tool tip style. * Added class ftxt (force text color) to wpi.css. Default is red so know what items are under a Forced condition. * Reduced the time required to create the Navigation panel by 50%. * Updated the look of the manual interface. Added 'Expand All' and 'Collapse All' at the bottom. =============================================================================== Notes and Extras Suggested disk folder layout: With the above folder layout all your config entries should read like: %wpipath%\Install\Blah.exe I have seperated the tools out from the main archive. You can download the tools here: Tools archive. Contents of the tools archive: WPI Config Lister CDSwitch 3 Custom themes for CDSwitch autorun.inf <-- Updated and fixed wpi.ico New icon thanks to WolfX2 TaskKillS.exe from sadicq TaskKillS Instructions Here is a quick start package that will set your windows disk up to use WPI with runonceex. To make use of this archive all you need to do is unRAR it and place the %oem% folder beside the I386 and WPI folders. %OEM% Folder. Contents of the %OEM% archive: Media Center Style XP Theme (Will Optimize the look of the installer window) cmdlines.txt runonceex.cmd 1379 .png images for your pleasure to use in your tooltips or whatever! PNG Collection. Here is a small tutorial on how to add an app to WPI! Ok this is a sample (Very simple) configuration for Windows Defender Beta 2 This assumes you have all of the WPI files either in the WPI folder at the root of your Windows cd or all of the WPI folders (Common, Graphics, WPIScripts, Tools, Install and Themes) and the file WPI.hta at the root of your cd. Remember this is just the most basic and required entries for a program! #1 Place the desired app in the install folder. (In this case WindowsDefender.msi) #2 Run WPI.hta and choose “Config” #3 Choose at the very top above the config section “Add” #4 Enter in the name section “Windows Defender” ßNo quotes! Then click on any other section of the config area to activate the rest of the wizard. #5 You will notice the Unique ID section gets automatically configured for you. #6 All apps are selected to be installed by default right from the start so if you don’t want it selected by default you must uncheck this box. #7 Choose a category for your app to be displayed in. If you want the app to be displayed in a category you don’t see simply chose other and a box will appear that will allow the entry of you choice. #8 In the Command 1 section browse to the installation package you want to have installed. You will get "%CDROM%\WPI\Install\WindowsDefender.msi" #9 Add the necessary switches for the program to run silently i.e. %wpipath%\Install\WindowsDefender.msi /qn (The new U.S.S.F. feature can assist you in finding the switches for most common apps) #10 Select the Save button and then the Exit button and you have now configured your first app! NEEDED THEME CHANGES FOR 5.6! copy DefaultImage*.jpg from the \\WPI\Themes\Classic folder to \\WPI\Themes\"your theme" copy GenUID*.jpg from the \\WPI\Themes\Classic folder to \\WPI\Themes\"your theme" add the following code to the \\WPI\Themes\"your theme"\wpi.css file .ftxt { font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: #FF0000; font-size: 8pt; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 10px; }

no prob...

Let me have them!

the icons are in the theme file. So which theme are you using? Also the forced text issue may be theme related. There is supposed to be a WPI.css entry for the forced install now so I am willing to be all your problems are theme related.

WTF!?!?!

It was very good and imformative I saved it! Thanks

Yes, just place the image into the graphics folder and enter only the file name and extension. AAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnddddddddddd WWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEE your all done! LOL sorry just inna good mood today..

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options] "DefaultFormat"="Doc" This reg will set word to save in the older, more recognized format I suppose you could find all of the rest of the settings in the reg after you set your preferences and then just install the reg file after office is installed..

The dependant of does not sound like all that good of an idea to me because people RARELY change the progs UID but install order #'s are changed all of the time...

Most of your suggestions are already features of WPI eg try %reboot% in the second commandline... Install order and cats issue was fixed awhile ago Subcats wont be a reality for awhile WPI can not play audio if your soundcard has not been installed. i.e. missing drivers...

Why don't you just bite the bullet and try it? You'll only be out a CD and like an hour of your time...

So umm is this dead or what?

What version of ntoskrnl do you have?

He is talking about the UID not the installation # MGadAllah...

Can you do it a couple of times and then post your config file?

WOW a tag woulda been very handy!

5.6 will be out in less than a week!

I set the res in my winnt.sif file and it works in VMWare with this addon...

??? Please elaborate on that one Endo.

Sorry for getting so annoyed I have had a VERY bad day. P.S. I fixed the link>

Either or it doesn't matter. Usually you only use quotes when there are spaces in the name. www.wpiw.net/downloads/$OEM$.rar

Why in the heck cant you just look at the example %oem% file provided (Like was suggested before)???? YES JUST ENTER WPI.CMD in cmdlines.txt and have it and wpi.cmd in your %OEM% folder.

Wizardry Gold!!!

The cmdow file is no longer includud in the tools addon because of the false virus reports. Just google for it and you will find it,,,