Ckasdf Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Hello, I am creating a Windows XP Pro SP2 unattended disc, and so far I have got the updates and the drivers integrated into the disc.Now I am trying to get the following programs integrated:*Open Office*Firefox browser*AVG antivirus*esword Bible reader*esword localize*Foxit PDF reader*VLC media playerI have been testing in a virtualized install of XP silent installing via the terminal, which I think is how the tutorial on this site does it, and so far I have VLC & Open Office installed without user input, but I can't manage to get the others to work - they either just pop up the usual GUI installers or a message that says I'm using the wrong syntax for installing. Most of the apps don't work for putting "appname /?" to get the options.Once I create a script (*.cmd) where do I put it and how do I reference it in the installation process? Thanks for any help you can give! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwidmark Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 (edited) The best source I have found for silent installations is appdeploy.com, check their Package KB.As for sequencing/installing the applications during deployment I highly recommend using the free task sequencer from Microsoft, part of MDT 2010 Lite Touch. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/deployment for download, and to http://www.deploymentcd.com for step-by-step guides and video tutorials on how to use it. Edited April 29, 2010 by arwidmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ckasdf Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 Thank you so much for linking me to appdeploy.com - it gave me the answers I needed. I wasn't sure what to do with the other two links you gave me, but after I created a batch file (install.cmd) I referenced it in nLite, which took care of things.One more semi-related question - in order to save space on the XP install disc, I have three programs (including Open Office) on a separate CD (so I don't have to burn DVDs) and I have the CD set to automatically run the autorun.inf file, which references disc2install.cmd, which runs the install process for the three programs.I referenced the CD drive as "e:" in the script, but it turned out to be "d:" - it'll likely be "d:" on all the computers I install, but in case something weird happens and something gets a random letter, is there a way to reference the CD drive via a system variable instead of drive letter? In nLite it was "%SOURCE%" - would it be the same for the runonce thing?Thanks again for the quick help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp0iLedBrAt Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 %source% refers to the drive from which Windows is installed, so if you're using it as a variable to do that, then YES. you could also take a look around for %cdrom% on google, or here http://www.computing.net/answers/dos/how-to-find-cdrom-letter-in-batch-file/8766.html for example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HØLLØW Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 (edited) Hey ho,just create a file named "CD.txt", put it in the root of your CD and add the following code to your install-script:FOR %%i IN (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%i:\CD.txt SET CDROM=%%i:This will determine your CD-Drive in the variable "%CDROM%".So you can run your .exe-files like this:%CDROM%\application.exe /silent Edited May 3, 2010 by HØLLØW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ckasdf Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 Hey guys, thanks for your help, I've got the disc created & I'm working on installing them all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HØLLØW Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 As "arwidmark" said, you can use "appdeploy.com" to find your silent switches.But very often, you can find the switches on the website of the app in the FAQ or the documentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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