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Updated to this point with version 5.5

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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. Here is the 5.5 changelog: v5.5 Updates - Released October 9, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Cured the alignment problem for Previous/Next buttons on the main window. This also cured the alignment at the top. * If 'Install by category' is checked, the category name is now shown in the install window above each categories' items. * Fixed a bug dealing with 'Sort Order' value not being changed in the Navigation pane. * Added 'Clone' to Config wizard to duplicate the current entry. * The manual is now opened to the section you are at: Main, Options (to the active tab), or Config. * Commented out all alert() messages dealing with the install log file. They would pause the installation process until user intervention. * Added variable %root% to get WPI's parent folder. * Lawrenca wrote code to add keyboard shortcuts, I updated it to: Alt+Enter: Begin install Ctrl+A: Select All Ctrl+D: Select Default Ctrl+N: Select None Alt+O: Toggle Options Wizard Alt+C: Toggle Config Wizard Alt+S: Toggle Show Source Alt+M: Toggle Manual Alt+W: Toggle About WPI Alt+B: Toggle Show Extra Buttons Alt+B: Show list of global variables Alt+T: Toggle Show Tool Tips ESC: Close current wizard or Exit WPI F1: Toggle Manual F2: Toggle Options Wizard F3: Toggle Config Wizard F11: Toggle Show Source F12: Toggle About WPI * Added to Options -> Interface 'Use USSF in silent mode' to either open the USSF window or silently append the switches. * Added to Options -> Installer 'Re-open WPI after installation is complete'. This can be used if launching stand-alone programs, like FireFox, from a USB key. Or to check the status of cond[] and gcond[] conditions after installing some core programs. * Fixed the way the Config wizard file requester and USSF gadgets are toggled. * Added DriveType() to check what kind of drive a letter is. DriveType("D:") Returns one of these values: UNKNOWN, REMOVABLE, FIXED, NETWORK, CDROM, RAMDISK * Added DriveExists() for cond and gcond statements. DriveExists("E:") Returns true or false. * Installer now resumes before the desktop is displayed, but still after the user logon. * Put back "Show extra buttons" options in Options -> Interface. Also added "Do not show if started from CD/DVD" to allow showing when run from harddrive but automatically hide them when started from a CD/DVD. * Fixed a bug dealing with wpipath. =============================================================================== 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 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 1194 .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!

Not yet at least.

LOL here is a way to cheat! Log into the same type of messenger on both computers with different nicks and just send them via messenger...

nod32 = setup.exe /silentmode

Here is a mirror for this one too: www.wpiw.net/downloads/logonui_black.rar

Here is the mirror I promised you: www.wpiw.net/downloads/logonui_royale.rar

I will gladly mirror this if you dont mind!

What error does it give?

carefull ordering is the best way to go.

Pretty cool thank you. Pretty cool thank you.

It is because the logon screen proccess takes more than 30 sec or longer initially depending on your system specs. Simply set your timer to a longer period of time.

LOL do you have the .net framework installed?

YAY Gotta love the addition of the black! Can't wait for the colored flag version.

WOW I REALLY like that logon!

Thanks for your hard work Shark it is really apreciated...

Man Have you been busy!

I also have royalemod if you want it. It has compact start menus. Heck if you want it I have a package with 44 themes most of wich have 4 or more color selection. If you want it I will upload it for you...

np always glad to spread a little knowledge around.

Crash course on a very basic winrar package. #1. Right click on the desired folder and select "add to archive" #2. Choose "create sfx archive", "create solid archive" and best compression method. #3. Select the advanced tab at the top. Choose "SFX options" #4. Enter the desired path to extract to. #5. Click on Okay 2x. DONE! Slightly more advanced: #4.5. Goto the tab of "modes" choose the options of "hide all" and "overwrite all files" With those 2 options selected you have a silent file that will extract to whatever directory with no interaction beyond the initial 2 clicks on the file.

Actaully using winrar it is very simple. Do you use winrar?

I made it.

You are very welcome.