Venevus

hey thanks! i tested that out and it works perfect, to think all i needed was a change in syntax

I need to know if there's a way to use the INSTALL.LOG file to make a script for adaware. the reason i ask is because i know how to "install" ad aware silently and into a custom directory (using the /s and /x switches) but the /x switch merely unpackages adaware into the directory i want, but i also need it to make shortcuts and the program group. to get around this i tried a batch script which copies those over... @echo off echo this will copy ad aware's links to the program group echo and the desktop echo. copy "%systemdrive%\Install\AdAwareSE\Ad-Aware SE Personal.lnk" "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Ad-Aware SE Personal.lnk" /Y xcopy "%systemdrive%\Install\AdAwareSE\Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Personal" "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Personal" /E /C /I /Q /G /H /y copy "%systemdrive%\Install\AdAwareSE\INSTALL.LOG" "%systemdrive%\INSTALL.LOG" /Y copy "%systemdrive%\Install\AdAwareSE\INSTALL.LOG" "%systemdrive%\utilities\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Personal\INSTALL.LOG" /Y and simply linked that to my RUNONCEex.cmd file i tested it out on my own computer and it worked just fine, but when i went to test in on a fresh install, it would copy those to the all users folder, but not show up for the current user or any of the others users desktops and program file groups i'm probably doing something wrong here but i'd just like it to be a clean install without too much mess like this

Thanks for the /D switch, the /S switch does work for me BUT i have only tested it in the command prompt manually, not yet in a batch file or in a batch as part of a windows installation, so perhaps i'll run into problems in the near future, who knows, i do know that the /S is case sensitive though. I wish i could be of more help to everyone here but i'm just learning at this point. and thanks again btw

Ok, so what i really want is to know how to install crap cleaner into a custom directory from the command prompt, i already know how to silently install it (/S), but i never know where to find the switch i need to specify which install directory and i dont know if there are any other types of installers, perhaps the one that crap cleaner uses, that arent mentioned under applications in the guide. is there somewhere where i can find this stuff? i've been searching, and i'm kinda tired