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Thank you, John! It works!

Hello everyone! I've recently switched to Win7 Pro on a three year old notebook and I am very pleased. The machine went from "bogged down hard and soon to be replaced" to a performance machine. In order to save resources when I do not use Vmware Workstation, I have set all its services to manual and wrote a batch file to stert them only when I need to - and stop them thereafter: @echo off net start "VMware Authorization Service" net start "VMware DHCP Service" net start "VMware NAT Service" net start "VMware USB Arbitration Service" start /wait "C:\program files\VMware\VMware Workstation\VMware.exe -x C:\VM\Windows 7\Windows 7.vmx" net stop "VMware Authorization Service" net stop "VMware DHCP Service" net stop "VMware NAT Service" net stop "VMware USB Arbitration Service" taskkill /F /IM vmware-tray.exe exit Now.... the services start and stop just fine but Vmware does not run, with or without "start /wait". I've also tried the %programfiles% variable but it just doesn't work. Now I changed it to this: "C:\program files\VMware\VMware Workstation\VMware.exe -x C:\VM\Windows 7\Windows 7.vmx" Now at least I get an error message: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. Could somone please point me in the right direction?

After another few hours of research I seem to have found the heart of the problem: I am not amused! It may indeed be illegal to track somebody else's time but surely not ones own. I believe this should be a choice option! So... I have little motivation to change my region, as many other factors are affected by that (currency symbol, date format etc). Any ideas for a feasible approach to spoofing office with a different region / unhooking the check etc? Maybe a good ol' registry hack?

Hello everybody! I have recently re-discovered the Word (2007) feature "total editing time": Office Button -> Prepare -> Properties -> Document Properties -> Advanced Properties -> Statistics (a long way, I know) I have also learned how to display the total editing time in the document itself: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.a...0&seqNum=12 The problem is: It doesn't work. In the above statistics the minute counter stays firmly rooted to 0. The edittime filed does the same. Now I've looked in every possible option I could find and there is no trace to enable this feature anywhere. How can I enable "total editing time" in Word 2007?

Here is a rough idea: Now I've seen it was possible to assign a different computer name depending on the mac address. Wouldn't it be possible to distingush between the two pcs by their mac addresses and then have a batch file determine the cd drive letter and copy over one of either 2 install folders depending on the mac address... ??

Could someone please have a look at this batch file. The file seems to run just fine but the settings aren't imported.. Any idea why? (and yes, I did get a nights sleep before asking this ) @echo on title Applying Visual FX Settings... ECHO. attrib -R /S "%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\visualfx.cmd" REGEDIT /S "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\visuals.reg" REM start /wait del "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\*.reg" /q DEL "%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\visualfx.cmd"

I just came up with a very nice way to circumvent Dreamweaver's readme (without using sleep): dreamweaver.vbs Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") WshShell.Popup "Oi! Keep your flippers away from Pistol and Shooter!",5," - Warning - ",48 WshShell.Run ("%systemdrive%\install\dreamweaver\setup.exe /s /sms") While WshShell.AppActivate("Welcome to Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004") = FALSE WScript.sleep 2000 Wend WshShell.AppActivate "Welcome to Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004" WScript.Sleep 500 WshShell.SendKeys "%{F4}" WScript.Quit This way it doesn't matter which (default) browser the readme is opened in. Tested on IE6 and Firefox.

It was indeed Alanoll who gave me the idea to try the Mozilla installer on Firefox. Thus he deserves the credit for it. Issues remaining unsolved however are XPI extension installations via Firefox's config.ini (or any other way of installing Firefox extensions silently and unattended). Any help with this issue is greatly appreciated. Why hexing the installer when it works just fine this way? The files have more than 200.000 differences...

Anytime, zippy. You way also want to check this site for some infos on redirecting batch output.

i'm noob, never find any redirect command like this... where did this syntax came from? I found that syntax here.

I got it to work now. (A nights sleep helps things enormously...) Apparently, it isn't possible to use the redirect command like this: >logfile.log batch.cmd Instead one has to use the old-fashioned command: batch.cmd > logfile.log Now that still doesn't work from within winnt.sif and cmdlines.txt so I had them call batch files with the respective commands, turn on @echo in the batch files and abfter fixing some paths it worked like a charm and I am now finding 2 nice log files on my desktop after installation. Thanks again for the help!

Thanks GreenMachine, that surely works, but the problem is simply this: It doesn't seem possible to use commands like this: >"%AllUsersProfile%\Desktop\installs.log" "%systemdrive%\install\installs.cmd" or the ones you suggested in the [COMMANDS] section of cmdlines.txt and in the [GuiRunOnce] section of winnt.sif. I've tried using batch files in these sections to call the commands but that didn't work either.

For reasons of debugging I would like to capture the output of my installs.cmd and hotfixes.cmd into two logfiles on the desktop ready for inspection after installation finishes. I've tried many ways of doing so but they all have failed I'm using this command to enable the output to a logfile: >"%AllUsersProfile%\Desktop\installs.log" "%systemdrive%\install\installs.cmd" Now it works just fine in the lab but not in a virtual machine. I know the cmdlines.txt and the RunOnceEx section of winnt.sif don't like the commands such as the above so I'll have them call a cmd file with the above method but they won't even start. I've checked for spelling mistakes, folders etc. There must be a way to do this... How can I log the output of my hotfixes.cmd and installs.cmd?

The installer seems not to be implemented properly... It turns out an iss file but refuses to install silently afterwards. Even the method described on the ipswitch website knowledge base doesn't work. Knowledge base - silent install I've tried unpacking the file with no success. I managed to capture the files extracted by the installer in the temp directory but they are only 1.5 Megs compared to 6.5 originally. Also setup complains about data2.cab missing...

Notepad can be easily replaced with the enormously powerful UltraEdit. They even have instructions on their website to do so. UltraEdit also installs silently but its not free though.... www.ultraedit.com

@Bonkers I'm sorry to hear it isn't working for you. As I read your post I tried my procedure yet again from scratch and it worked. I used the Firefox 0.9 windows installer and the Mozilla 1.7 RC3 windows installer to extract the exe from. As you pointed out, both setup.exe files have the same file version (1.0.0.2) but they are indeed different files. They have different icons and a comparison of the files revealed over 200.000 differences: Search for differences 1. D:\ff\FFsetup.exe: 217'222 bytes 2. D:\ff\moSETUP.EXE: 250'880 bytes Offsets: hexadec. [multiple pages of detailed offsets omitted] 201'919 difference(s) found.

Well I just checked again and it is working here using this way: start the firefox installer find the temp_ns folder somewhere in your temp files copy its contents to a safe location cancel & quit firefox installer do the same with the mozilla 1.7 installer copy mozillas setup.exe (file version 1.0.0.2) to the location you copied the firefox files to, replacing the original one (or rename it beforehand) open config.ini and set run mode to "Silent", save it from the command line run setup.exe -ma -ira it installs silently You can disable the quality feedback agent QFA in config.ini also but check if it works first...

@edmoncu You have to use BOTH the -ma -ira variables AND the Run Mode=Silent string in config.ini. It will then istall all silently...

The taskkill works just fine but the problem with Dreamweaver Readme isn't solved. The Readme.htm file is only opened after the installation batch file quits (and thus after the taskkill takes place). I've added a command to delete the readme.htm file after install and before it launches but this leaves an alert that the file can't be found requiring user input (klick ok).

The installer file versions for 1.6 and 1.7RC3 are the same. I have to report that now Mozilla DOES show up in the add/remove programs dialog (as Mozilla Firefox 0.8). Maybe I was just too tired and overlooked it yesterday or the machine needs a reboot before this shows in the add/remove section... I'm still working on slipstreaming extensions into the installer and any help towards that is greatly appreciated... EDIT: Firefox shows up in add/remove programs when NONE of the slipstreamed extensions in config.ini fails. Should one of these extensions fail to install, Firefox is installed correctly nontheless but the script aborts and the uninstaller isn't copied over to the installation directory and NOT added to the add/remove section.

I used the 1.6 installer because it is a stable build. Maybe we should try the 1.7...

No, but the sizes given in the other components don't make sense... Its not the XPI file size not the number of files in the archive...etc... Slipstreaming extensions into Mozilla is still a mystery. Oh yeah, I also found the first bug. Using the Mozilla installer the Firefox browser ist't added to the Add/Remove Programs list and the uninstaller isnt copied over for some reason...

Oh wow... I never thought of that.... I'm gonna try that right away... HORRAY! It works! Firefox installs silently... The only thing that failed is the installation of the plugins which i fiddled carefully into CONFIG.INI... ; List of components to install/enable for this Setup Type. ; All other components not listed here will be disabled if ; this Setup Type is selected. C0=Component XPCOM C1=Component Browser C2=Component Uninstaller C3=Component UK English Profile Defaults C4=Component En GB lang pack C5=Component UK region pack C6=Component Google Bar C7=Component FireSomething C8=Component Sort Bookmarks C9=Component Text Links ; Make sure Component QFA is LAST so 3rd party developers who might not want ; this component can easily remove it. ; C6=Component QFA ;##################### ;# CUSTOM COMPONENTS # ;##################### [Component Google Bar] Description Short=Google Bar ;*** LOCALIZE ME BABY *** Description Long=Google's Toolbar ported for FireFox Archive=googlebar0_8.xpi Install Size=1025 Install Size System=0 Attributes=SELECTED|FORCE_UPGRADE Force Upgrade File0=[SETUP PATH]\install.js [Component FireSomething] Description Short=FireSomething ;*** LOCALIZE ME BABY *** Description Long=All your branding are belong to Firesomething Archive=firesomething.xpi Install Size=1025 Install Size System=0 Attributes=SELECTED|FORCE_UPGRADE Force Upgrade File0=[SETUP PATH]\chrome\firesomething.jar [Component Sort Bookmarks] Description Short=Sort Bookmarks ;*** LOCALIZE ME BABY *** Description Long=Sort bookmarks alphabetically Archive=sortbookmarks.xpi Install Size=1025 Install Size System=0 Attributes=SELECTED|FORCE_UPGRADE Force Upgrade File0=[SETUP PATH]\sortbookmarks.jar [Component Text Links] Description Short=Text Links ;*** LOCALIZE ME BABY *** Description Long=Treats selected plain text urls as links, right click to open Archive=textlink.xpi Install Size=1025 Install Size System=0 Attributes=SELECTED|FORCE_UPGRADE Force Upgrade File0=[SETUP PATH]\textlink.jar

Whoa Alanoll, I am impressed! Thanks for that.... You wouldn't be able to do similar magic to get FireFox to install silently by any chance, would you?

Dreamweaver throws an IE Readme at you after unattended installation though. You could use PSkill for it but that kills all instances of the process thus killing my XPMENU with it. If anyone has a feasible solution to this, please let me know...