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Mission: Creating modified Windows Live Messenger. Basing on Shark007's guide, I've successfully disassembled msnmsgr.msi and use modified files. My question now is, how can I recreate the installer? (Reassembling the MSI file) Please advice. Thanks.

REG ADD %KEY%\271 /VE /D "(default) Nero Lite v7.7.5.1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\271 /V 1 /D "%a%\271_nero\Nero-7.7.5.1_english_lite.exe /VERYSILENT /TASKS="desktopicon" /COMPONENTS="nero_core,nero_core\nero_express,nero_core\nero_express\express_help,nero_core\nero_audioplugins,nero_toolkit\nero_cdspeed,nero_toolkit\nero_infotool" /USER="oem" " /f in any case.... anyone see what im doing wrong here? it says "Too many command line arguments" or something like that.... i really can't figure out what i've done wrong here.

Mind to at least give me a brief idea on how you plan on doing so? Are you gonna make one 7zip switchless that copies all the files.... or to first install normally (16mb msnsgr.msi) and then later replace the files individually?

ok, im not too sure which part is the cause, but this is what i managed to get it to work its related to serial/eula this time i didn't enter a serial number or use the /serial argument... it runs, i had to press the accept eula and enter serial... then it runs. if i dont wanna reinstall, i just need to delete the serial in the registry.

i too am getting that 5305 error.... i formatted twice. once it was ok, second time, it weren't. i don't get it. same pc.

Are you suggesting then to: Step 1: Install original MsnMsgs.msi (unextracted: 16mb) Step 2: Make sfx of apatched files write to %programfiles%msn OR Step 1: Compress ..... everything? actually i don't know this other step... as far as i know, after extracting MsnMsgs.msi (16mb) I get: PFiles MsnMsgs.msi (700kb) sirenacm.dll I once ran the 700kb file, .. it installs yes it does.. but it seem like when i run the wlm shortcut, it runs the msi installer again instead..... (linked to cd) ... which is so strange, so till now, i don't really have a clue if im doing the actual right thing.... i have many other addons, but this and office are the only ones i haven't figured out yet, probably due to this orca thing... please help :/ thanks i'd like to learn it myself if you don't mind giving me the instructions. lemme know what programs are necessary.. is it alright with you?

I've read the latest tutorial, it still doesn't explain how to create a new .msi file with patched files. I've read it around 3 times to be sure I won't bother you here for nothing. I really can't see it. Please let me know the relevant portion, I hope I didn't miss it somehow somewhere.

Yeb, WinRAR working for me now, yeah post away bout themes, might be interested Thanks

Are you telling me apatch modifies msidrcl40.dll... I've actually never touched this file... mind telling me what patcher modifies this file? I still can't figure out in what circumstance that file won't be placed where it needs to go... I do not see the involvement, mind elaborating a little more in case i'm making a crucial error please? thanks

How exactly do I create the new MSI..with the patched files. I read it many times and I couldn't get it. Also, im very new in this... so dont mind me please. I'm trying my best to read and do before asking... anyways, the way i'm doing it now works if i run msnmsgr.exe directly, but not the wlm shortcut. in any case, i do know something just ain't right. Sorry, but I'd really love someone to give me instructions on how to create a new msi file....

how do you guys install your wlm after customizing? I got these inside my wlm directory: PFiles (which i modified some files -- btw, can i use a dummy 0 byte fsshext.8.1.0178.00.dll?) MsnMsgs.msi sirenacm.dll i then run "MsnMsgs.msi /qb" ========= problem is, when i run "windows live messenger" shortcut, it attemps to install again... but when i run msnmsgr.exe, it seem fine what does this mean? does it mean my installation is not done correctly? please advice.. thanks..

1. WinRAR I plan on using a corporate version of WinRAR, and i'd like custom settings like context menu, associations and such. How do I go abouts? 2. Daemon Tools So I use shark's SPTD, and daemon-tools 4.08 /S ... but this installs the spyware... is there anyway not to install the spyware other than deleting it after installing it. Please help, thanks

ok how should i do it? i /s it then any suggestions on how to del setupdtsb.exe?

ok, I can understand how to silently install SPTD, but how about daemontools after that? anyone got any suggestions? silent switches for daemontools? (minus spyware)

msiexec /a MsnMsgs.msi TARGETDIR=c:\temp /qb I've done this, this extracts the content of MsnMsgs.msi to c:\temp ... so here i modified the files in c:\temp (Be sure you have the correct path for the file msidcrl40.dll because it is not where you expect it to be. Not sure what you're trying to say here) and this is where I get confused.... how do i repackage to a new .msi file? say MsnMsgsMod.msi Update: Actually.. I think I get it now, i run that 600kb file... I thought I had to repackage everything to a single .msi file.

Sorry I'm pretty new here. I'm trying to make my apatched modified msn ua installer, but I'm a little confused on how to do it. I've so far used orca to modify the tables, extracted the newly modified msi, a-patched modified files.. then what do I do after this? How do I repack the .MSI package with my new patched files. Thanks