[New J2se Today]

I believe the correct syntax is:

(you need to backslash out quotes within quotes)

REG ADD %KEY%\002 /V 1 /D "\"%systemdrive%\install\Sun JVM\j2re142 03.exe\" /s /v \"/qn ADDLOCAL=jrecore,extra IEXPLORER=1 REBOOT=Suppress\"" /f

(the quotes around the path are only needed for filenames or folders with spaces)

REG ADD %KEY%\002 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\SunJVM\j2re14203.exe /s /v \"/qn ADDLOCAL=jrecore,extra IEXPLORER=1 REBOOT=Suppress\"" /f

I'm unsure about the /s /v "<parameters>"

/v passes parameters to the MSI package, including:

/qn which makes the MSI process silent

Its an InstallShield package with an MSI package inside

so i think /s or -s (same) could be used with a setup.iss

but in this case will hide the extraction/initialization process of the MSI by InstallShield

I don't think it makes any sense to use "/qn ADDLOCA..." without the /v

REG ADD %KEY%\035 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\SunJVM\j2re14203.exe"/qn ADDLOCAL=jrecore IEXPLORER=1"" /f

I wouldnt think spacing matters here, but i guess it does

start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\SunJava\Java14203.exe /s /v<space>"/qn ADDLOCAL=jrecore IEXPLORER=1"

Here's a link to the InstallShield switches(includes a link to MSI switches as well)

Oh and normally:

REG ADD %KEY%\002 /V 2 /D "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\SunJVM\sun.reg" /f

would be a bad thing (running regedit with %systemdrive%) but it puts the path inside the registry entry immediately not the variable

[Importing Registry Settings To Default User]

is the header [Commands] or [Command]?

i think i was using the plural

[Importing Registry Settings To Default User]

cmdlines.txt doesnt run during unattended setups from a CD, only from a Distribution Share, i thought. i tried putting stuff in cmdlines.txt with the correct syntax but it didnt work.