simurqq Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 At different forums I see that people recommend AutoIt to make the unattended install of addons silent. But now I can see some recommendations to use the silent switches even for addons made by AutoIt. So, why do I need AutoIt then?!? E.g., I want to make some changes in pre-install windows of Winamp (like disable Winamp Library and visualizations) - before they all are installed on my computer. When I make it with SVCPACK method with a simple silent switch, it installs with all these features installed - this is what I don't want to happen. Now, when I heard about the capabilities of AutoIt I was quite happy to use it. I even wrote a script which makes the whole process of install quite seamless. But when it comes to switches, I really get confused - 'coz some say AutoIt allows for switchless install and some say - you still need to use switches for different installers.Which one 's true, for God's sake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simurqq Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 Just wanted to add a couple words.I have tried to use @SW_HIDE but, unfortunately, it didn't help So far I have made two scripts with AutoIt - 1) Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 (KIS); 2) WinAMP Pro 5.541.2189. Both of them install ok, without any user interaction. The reason I choose AutoIt is that some programs like KIS and WinAMP need to be pre-configured before actual installation. E.g., using AutoIt, I can prevent KIS from asking for Activation just simply clicking on "Activate Later". Or, for example, for WinAMP I can choose NOT to install Media Library, Visualizations, or Google Toolbar. All of these tweaks, as far as I understand, are not possible by simply adding silent/quiet switches because when I simply add silent switches (using USSF or CMenu) to my addons, what I got at the end of installation is a FULL INSTALL of the program with all sh*t copied to my computer. On the other hand, with all of its advantages, AutoIt still makes GUI visible. What I thought before is that AutoIt had a code or something to write into the script which acts the same way as silent switch. That's why I asked whether AutoIt hides GUI or not. But again, @SW_HIDE doesn't work for me. Maybe you could post the line with @SW_HIDE parameter that you use for your addon so that I can see if I did everything correct?! I will appreciate it! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara- Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 (edited) @SW_HIDE does not work with every application. Just use @SW_MINIMIZE. Or maybe you can try this:RunWait($apppath, "", @SW_MINIMIZE)WinWait("App Window Name")WinSetState("App Window Name", "", @SW_HIDE)Cheers Edited February 1, 2009 by mara- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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