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Yes, Thanks PryGuy for this giude! I've had trouble trying to get itunes to silently install for a couple weeks now. I was able to unpackage and seperate itunes and quicktime with little problem, then was able to seperately install quicktime silently using a setup.iss file and the prefs. file thats saved in the Docs & Settings folder to make it Pro. As for itunes, I tried the setup.iss file and a few different switches, but during the batch file run, the itunes installer still pops up! I'll give this a try and hopefully that should fix my problem. Thanks!

Yeah, my GPI.reg looks pretty much the same, but I tried it already using just that reg and it didn't work. (As said above) Do I need to do 2 .reg files? One being the GPI and the other from the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Intervideo\Windvd7]? I'll try again, but it probably won't work. (Won't know until Thursday)

I just added this program to my unattended DVD, but I think I looked into getting a .reg file from the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Intervideo\WinDVD7] and it didn't look like it had any of the registration info in it. It may have been coded or something, so I may try it. I didn't think I'd need it though since that other thread I found siad that this method worked! (Maybe for him, but not for me!) So if anyone has a surefire method to silently register WinDVD 7 and isn't sharing...SPREAD THE WEALTH!

I've already looked up on the MSFN forums about this topic and found this thread: (http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=49748&hl=windvd+7) I have no problem installing WinDVD 7, but I still can't get it to register silently. I exported the registry from here: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\GPI] Import this .reg into the registry during install and it's suppose to have registered WinDVD with your serial, info, etc. I tried this method, but it didn't work. All I get when I load WinDVD 7 is that my trial has expired and I need to register now or purchase! The thread goes on to say, what I can understand of it, that if I delete that registry, reinstall and register it again, then it should work?...I have no idea what they're trying to convey! Does anybody have a better understanding of what they're talking about? Can you give me clear directions on how to silently register WinDVD 7? Have another method to accomplish this that works?! Anything?!

I don't how many of you out there, if any, use or have even heard of AoA DVD Copy & AoA DVD Ripper, but I've been using them for awhile now. I put them on my Unattended DVD and they install silently with no problems. I would like to automatically input the reg info. (serial code, etc.) so I won't have to do it manually when I load up the programs for the first time. The only thing is, I can't find where the registration info is! Does anybody out there know where to find it? Where I should look? I already went to regedit and tried to look it up in the HKEY_Current_User and HKEY_Local_Machine under Software, but the only entries for AoA DVD Copy and Ripper were in Current User and they didn't have any of the Registration info! ALSO ANOTHER QUESTION! I've been thinking of getting a new DVD copy program, since the few I have don't seem to be working on newer disks anymore. (Especially Sony discs, those ba$t@rds!) With all the newer protections, bad sectors, etc. DVD Decrypter and AoA can't get past them. (Although AoA comes out with newer versions for small fixes, they don't address THIS issue) One Click DVD Copy Pro is the new program I've been thinking of getting. MY QUESTION IS: Is One Click DVD Copy Pro a good program that can properly copy DVD's, put them on an 8.5 or shrink them down to a 4.7 DVD with good quality? Can it keep up with the latest copy protections? I'd hate to pay a lot of money for crap is all!

Thanks for some of the posts guys! It was the local machine directory that was screwing it up, so I went ahead and changed the location of the .reg files and the batch commands appropriately. That looks like it fixed that problem! As for the "Windows requiring me to activate windows to logon" error message, any thoughts? As T D says, the wpa.dbl activation file hasn't worked since service pack 1. If that's so, how can you auto activate your copy of Windows without an internet connection? (I will have one, but it's through a wireless connection with a 128 bit WEP security. Is there an automated way to enter the name of the wireless connection and the security key? Doubt it!) Should I just go ahead and get rid of the wpa.dbl file and will that solve the problem? The only other thing I can think of is a few WINNT.sif settings, like the autologin set to yes. (Although I believe that should be set to yes shouldn't it?)

OK here's the deal. When my batch file runs to install all of my programs and everything, it looks like it runs all the .reg files to add to the registry, but when Windows loads for the first time and I check to see if the changes are made, they aren't! The .reg files seem to be correct however, because I can click on them and they are successfully added to the system registry and make the changes they are suppose to make. Some NEED to be done during install and it would just be easier if I didn't have to add them in manually. All the .reg tweaks I have so far, I keep seperate in different .reg files. (Not just one big .reg file that makes all the reg tweaks) Below are some copies of the code I use in my batch file for some of the .reg files and I also attached the corresponding .reg files. I'd really appreciate any assisstance that anybody could give to help resolve my problem. On a different note, I have one other question. After windows finishes installing (the part showing t-minus xx minutes and advertising features of windows), it trys to logon to windows where it will start to run the batch file, but I get an error saying basically, I have to register(activate?) my copy of windows to be able to login for the first time. It gives me a "yes" or "no" choice to do this, I simply click no, and it logs on anyway and continues to start running my batch file. How can I get rid of this? The only things I can think of as to why this may be popping up are acouple of settings in my WINNT.sif file, or because I am using the backup activation method (with the wpa.dbl file) to activate windows, but the computer I'm testing my disk on is different from the one I'm actually going to use the disk on. (Probably explaining why some programs/drivers won't install, even though they look like they do) Any thoughts, suggestions, etc.? Thanks! echo ==Disabling balloon tips and tour balloon registry regedit /s "c:\Documents and Settings\Local_Machine\Initial_setup\BalloonDisable.reg" echo ==Disabling Automatic Update regedit /s "c:\Documents and Settings\Local_Machine\Initial_setup\DisableAU.reg" echo ==Enabling Classic Control Panel regedit /s "c:\Documents and Settings\Local_Machine\Initial_setup\CPClassic.reg" BalloonDisable.reg DisableAU.reg CPClassic.reg

1. Roxio Easy Media Creator 8. I'm trying to silently install this from my unattended DVD. I've been trying to look up a surefire way to install it with putting my product key and other settings in it. Never found an answer that works 100%. Tried to make a setup.iss file; no go! The closes I've found is to add some switches to the batch file that executes it. This is what I've got: start /wait msiexec /i %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\Roxio8\setup.exe /qn /ProductCode="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" /norestart Roxio uses a 17 digit code, seperated like this: xx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx. When inputing during setup, it goes to the next code block automatically, so you don't have to press TAB or anything. I have no idea if the above code is right or wrong. I can't use the .msi file for 2 reasons. One, the name of it has spaces, not one linked name. Two, whenever I try, it says you have to use the setup.exe file. Has anybody got this to install silently? Properly? (SIDE NOTE: I manually added the items from the "Contents" CD over into the appropriate folders in the "Install" CD) Also, what about slipstreaming or integrating the latest update into the setup folder? 2. DBpoweramp. Again, looked it up no straight answer. It uses the "Spoon Installer", the only program I know of that does. I found one posting somewhere that gave the switch "<Silent>" and said it worked for them. An unusual looking switch. I'm not sure if the quotation marks should be used or not, or exactly how it should be used? This is what I have in my batch file: start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\DBpoweramp_10\DBpoweramp_Music_Converter_v10.exe "<Silent>" Is it right, wrong, anybody know? 3. Intellipoint and Intellitype Pro 5.5? Found one thread that says for the intellitype, go to Program Files and copy the "Microsoft Intellitype Pro" folder and put it in the $OEM$ folder somewhere and set it up to copy over to your C:\Program Files\ folder on your system install. Then open up regedit and export the .reg file from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliType Pro. Add this into it: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\type32.exe] "Path"="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft IntelliType Pro\\" @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft IntelliType Pro\\type32.exe\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "type32"="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft IntelliType Pro\\type32.exe\"" Put this in your regtweaks file to add it in the system registry. It's suppose to work. Will the same procedure work for Intellipoint? Does anybody have a better or different way that works? Lets get a discussion going! Give it your best shot!

OK, thanks! That answers my question!

Just a quick question, just because I can't find it anywhere. When doing the $OEM$ folder and you put $1, $$, etc. folders in it. In your batch file (running from GUIRunOnce) to access whatever you have in the $1 folder (or rather what was copied over from in that folder) you use the %systemdrive% prefix. For the $$ folder, you use %windir% prefix. What about for $Prog, $Docs, etc.? Is it %progfiles% or %programfiles%? %docsnsettings% or %documentsandsettings%? I've just never seen these actually used in any example, so could someone post the proper prefixes? Thanks!

What's up people?! I need some questions answered. I'm trying to put EMC8 onto my unattended DVD, but I'm not able to make an .iss file from the setup.exe -R. (I keep getting a script error #: 000D. Whatever that is) I've been trying to research the subject, but all I've found is stuff on EMC7. They talk about putting in something like this: start /wait msiexec -i "%systemdrive%\Install\Emc7\Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.msi " SERIALNUMBER="xx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx" ALLUSERS=1 REBOOT=Suppress REBOOTPROMPT=S /qr Some say it works, but they get an "The certificate file is missing or has been corrupted, please reinstall it." error. Even if you do try to install using the .msi windows installer, you can't use spaces in the file name or it won't see it. (Won't recognize spaces as characters) Any ideas anybody? Any successful installs? All I need is either an .iss file (preferred) or at least some silent switches to where it will install silently and put in my serial #. Also, I have the latest update for EMC8, how do I slipstream it into my EMC8 program folder? Any responses with some helpful info would be appreciated! Thanks!

I'm pretty new to this but have done pretty well setting up my disc with the exception for a few tweaks. First off, I need to make a tweak that automatically sets up my proxy settings. Manually, I do this by going to IE properties; Connections tab; LAN Settings; Check the "use proxy server..." box then put in the info for the address and port. I found some other website that says you can do it by simply setting it up in the WINNT.SIF file by adding in the following: [Proxy] HTTP_Proxy_Server=proxy.whatever:8888 Secure_Proxy_Server=proxy.whatever:8888 Proxy_Enable=1 Use_Same_Proxy=1 (Where the address is the part after the = sign and the port is after the : sign) I did this, but low and behold, it doesn't make the change. So I was wondering if any of you other bright guys (or gals) out there could outline another method to accomplish this task. (Maybe a .reg file to add to a batch command or something?) I also need help with one other tweak. To make the above change apply to all users instead of the current user, I also manually enable the "Make proxy settings per-machine (rather than per-user) setting. I accomplish this by going to the run command; type in "gpedit.msc", OK; under Computer Config. select Admin. Templates; select Windows Components; select Internet Explorer; then right click on "Make proxy settings per-machine (rather than per-user)" and select "Enable". Again, I'd like to make this change automatic during install, using a .reg file or whatever. So anybody with any helpful suggestions, answers, etc., HELP! Much appreciated!