DAEMON TOOLS one click silent.

[COOLCOMPUTERGUY]

Well here it goes. My way of installing daemon tools lite without that crapware autoit and no tool bar and keep your homepage.

This one works on xp but you can modify it for vista.

This involves to batch scripts.

I use the new modified 7zip module with all kinds of options.

Here is the first .bat I named "dt.bat"

>SPTDinst-x86.exe add /q
>copy temp.exe "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\David\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
>shutdown -r -t 0

It installs the virtual rom driver automatically and then copies a 7zip self deleteing installer (temp.exe)which I made to the startup folder and restarts the computer.

This .bat and the self deleting 7zip and the sptd.exe virt. driver are in my main 7zip installer.

Here is the script to the self deleting 7zip "temp.exe".

"Script.bat"

>if exist "%systemdrive%\Program Files\DAEMON Tools lite\daemon.exe" goto end

>REM block install of daemon tools toolbar.

>md "%systemdrive%\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Toolbar"
>ECHO Y| xCACLS "%systemdrive%\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Toolbar" /g administrators:o
>ECHO Y| xCACLS "%systemdrive%\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Toolbar" /d everyone

>REM prevent daemon tools installer from starting internet explorer by renaming iexplore.exe

>ECHO Y| xCACLS "%systemdrive%\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" /G administrators:o
>ECHO Y| xCACLS "%systemdrive%\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" /G everyone:F
>REN "%systemdrive%\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" IEXPLORE

>REM daemon installer run silent.

>daemon4302-lite.exe /S

>taskkill /f /t /im iexplore.exe 

(this in parenthases is not part of the script but just to inform you how usless the taskkill command you see here really is.)

>REM restore my hompage which daemon just changed by adding .reg entry file converted to executable 

>iereg.exe

>REM rename ixplore back to iexplore.exe so I can use the internet.

>REN "%systemdrive%\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore" iexplore.exe

>REM delete shortcuts and menu folder

>DEL "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\DAEMON Tools Lite.lnk"

>RD /Q /S "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\DAEMON Tools Lite"

>REM change directory and start daemon tools

>CD "%systemdrive%\Program Files\DAEMON Tools lite"

>daemon.exe

>:end

This .bat and the daemon tools installer and a .reg entry converted into an executable plus xcacls.exe are included in temp.exe self deleting 7zip installer.

When the computer restarts, startup folder executes temp.exe.

If daemon is already on your computer then the self-delete in startup folder deletes.

If dt lite is not installed script.bat creates a folder with the same name that the daemon toolbar uses to place toolbar files. It then puts a security block on the folder done with xcacls.exe so it can't use it to install the toolbar.

Toolbar is not installed.

It then takes control of iexplore.exe in internet explorer program files folder and renames it to "iexplore" (no extension) so daemon can't open internet explorer during install and then renames it back to iexplore.exe to be used later.

You can see the taskkill command I left on the script.bat which was there before I used the rename method for I.E. and for some reason I just left it there and does absolutley nothing. Rename method i like better than taskkill becouse there is no quick flash from internet explorer - silent.

After daemon installs files it changes your hompage so the answer is:

script.bat adds my .reg file with my internet settings which I made into an executeble with iexpress.

By the way, [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer].

Keeps my homepage and search default.

Next, delete desktop shortcut.

Next, delete start menu folder.

And finally, it starts daemon.exe in program files to add the addaptor and is now fully functional with the interface icon in the system tray.

After this, the self deleting installer in the startup folder will disapear at next logon when it is not being used by any process.

This one-click method adds sptd duplex secure virtual driver. Restarts computer. Updates adapter and starts application in system tray with no command windows visible since I used Oleg Scherbakov's 7zip module 7ZSD.sfx available from mfsn.

Thank you, and Happy Holidays.

Edited December 22, 2008 by COOLCOMPUTERGUY

[COOLCOMPUTERGUY]

I take it back about auto-it which is a very good aplication but I only use it as a last resort for installs but I have to admit I used it to automate nero br's bootable disk page.