Doesnt show up any window!

[mukeshnuna]

Hi......

first of all i wanted to knoiw.....which version is latest......XPinstall OR XPlode???

and then.....i m now using XPinstall....and can't work to get that GUI mode-window

i dunno.....!

can neone help me out plzz??

thnks..!

[Alanoll]

latest version is XPlode 1.1.2 i think. It's in the sticky. XPinstall was the old name, till it was brought there already was a program called XPinstall.

what do you mean by GUI mode-window?

[mukeshnuna]

The small window which is shown on this page doesnt show up in my setup.....duno why??!

I dunno wht am i doing wrong??

any help?

thnks

[Alanoll]

helps to know what you're doing.

Files, how you saved your XML, what version. Little tiny details like that.

Also try to use /log so a log is created. You need to specify the full path.

[mukeshnuna]

OK....this is my XPInstall.xml file.......

<XPinstall>

<config>

  <hidewindow>Windows Update</hidewindow>

  <show total='-1' after='0' />

  <font face='Georgia' antialias='true' small='8' large='11' />

  <window width='580' position='5' fixmain='30' />

  <windowmode>Standalone</windowmode>

  <colours>

   <header back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFFAA' image='#XPINSTALL#\images\head.png' />

   <footer back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFFAA' image='#XPINSTALL#\images\foot.png' />

   <progress border='#FFFFFFAA' back='#00000000' fore='#FFFFFFAA' />

   <main back='#4A6FD6' fore='#FFFFFF' current='#FFFFFF' description='#FFFFFF' image='#XPINSTALL#\images\main.png' />

  </colours>

  <strings>

    <title>Post-Install Unattended Configuration</title>

    <complete>Complete</complete>

    <copy>Copying #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)</copy>

    <move>Moving #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)</move>

    <delete>Deleting #1# (#3#)</delete>

  </strings>

</config>

<items>

 

            <item name='Copying Post-Installation Files'>

   <file command='dircopy' directory='#SOURCEPATH#\PostInstall' target='#SYSTEMDRIVE#' />

  </item>

  <item name='Adobe Photoshop 8 CS'>

   <file name='Installing Adobe Photoshop 8 CS...' command='execute' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\PostInstall\Adobe Photoshop 8 CS\setup.exe' arguments='/S' />

  </item>

  <item name='Adobe Reader 6.0'>

   <file name='Installing Adobe Reader 6.0...' command='execute' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\PostInstall\Adobe Reader 6.0\Setup.exe' arguments='-p"-s /v\"/qn\' />

  </item>

  <item name='AutoPatch'>

   <file name='Installing Autopatcher (All hotfixes up-to-date and personal settings)...' command='execute' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\PostInstall\AutoPatch\AutoPatcher_Menu.exe' arguments='/noeula/unattend/screenlog/noreboot/noregchecks' />

  </item>

  <item name='Google Toolbar 2.0'>

   <file name='Installing Google Toolbar 2.0...' command='execute' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\PostInstall\Google Toolbar 2.0\GoogleToolbarInstaller.exe' arguments='/s /qn' />

  </item>

  <item name='SiSoftware Sandra Professional 2004 SP1'>

   <file name='Installing SiSoftware Sandra Professional 2004 SP1...' command='execute' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\PostInstall\SiSoftware Sandra Professional 2004 SP1\SiSoftware Sandra Professional 2004 SP1 Setup.exe' arguments='/verysilent' />

  </item>

</items>

</XPinstall>

and this is my winnt.sif file....

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

    AutoPartition="0"

    MsDosInitiated="0"

    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

    UnattendMode=FullUnattended

    OemSkipEula=Yes

    OemPreinstall=Yes

    TargetPath=\WINDOWS

    Repartition=No

    DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore

    Hibernation = No

    WaitForReboot="No"

[GuiUnattended]

    AdminPassword=keshee

    EncryptedAdminPassword=No

    AutoLogon=Yes

    AutoLogonCount=2 

    OEMSkipRegional=1

    TimeZone=035

    OemSkipWelcome=1

[userData]

    ProductID=""

    FullName="Mukesh Nuna"

    OrgName="Personal"

    ComputerName=Personal-NUNA

[Display]

    BitsPerPel=32

    Xresolution=1280

    YResolution=1024

    Vrefresh = 60

[RegionalSettings]

    LanguageGroup=1

    Language=00000809

[identification]

    JoinWorkgroup=MSHOME

[Networking]

    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Homenet]

    EnableICS = Yes

    ShowTrayIcon = Yes

[Components]

    Dialer=Off

    chat=Off

    AccessOpt = Off

    Fax=Off

    Fp_extensions = Off

    Fp_vdir_deploy = Off

    Hypertrm = Off

    Indexsrv_system = Off

    Media_clips = Off

    Media_utopia = Off

    Minesweeper = Off

    Msnexplr = Off

    Pinball = Off

    Rec = Off

    Zonegames = Off

[GuiRunOnce]

"%systemdrive%\PostInstall\XPinstall.exe"

and my PostInstall directory in which all the softwares resides is in root .....!

plzz help??

thnks!

[Alanoll]

you have PostInstall in your $OEM$\$1 directory on your CD right?

[mukeshnuna]

you have PostInstall in your $OEM$\$1 directory on your CD right?

No ....its like.....

C:\XPCD\PostInstall\ <<------some programs in this dir.

and then my main xml file is in

C:\XPCD\$OEM$\$1\XPInstall-4.3\XPInstall.xml

....??

[Alanoll]

well, there's your problems. I take it you burn XPCD to a CD?

if so, then ALL your paths ARE WRONG in your XML file, so it errors out. You're PostInstall folder is not on #SYSTEMDRIVE# as it's at the root of your CD not your harddrive.

[mukeshnuna]

so how shud i resolve it Alanoll????

thnks!

[Wraith]

Ummm. remove your XP cdkey please.

[Alanoll]

so how shud i resolve it Alanoll????

thnks!

fix your paths?

i mean seriously, what does logic suggest? My paths are wrong, so the program doesn't work. What should I do?

But wait, I won't know what to use instead of #Systemdrive#, maybe I should read the documentation?

I like the Sourcedrive variable myself, but I don't know if that was put in in XPInstall or XPlode. Which is yet another reason you shouldn't use outdated software (by outdated, i mean by more then 3 versions)

and once again, use common logic, and RTFM

Key remove

[mukeshnuna]

i think my paths r correct....and i m not too sure abt that....

but still wud there be ne other links to other files or somewht...!

or wud we hv to create ne other batch file....or to modify ne other file..!

??

[Alanoll]

i understood about this much of what you just said...

yup, that's about it.

UPDATE to the latest XPlode. Do this first. recreate your XML for the new version. READ, it's pretty simple.

Also, is PostInstall going to be at the root of your CD? Take THIS into consideration, since if it is, it won't get copied over so SYSTEMDRIVE ISN"T THE APPROPRIATE VARIABLE.

When running XPlode, add this line at the end of your execution string

/log:%systemdrive%\xplode.log

see what errors come up.

[mukeshnuna]

ok...i downloaded latest version of xplode 1.1.2 and i edited my xml file also......!

and for my PostInstall dir.....yes its going to be on the root of my cd......so wht command or wht type of path shud i use it in my xml file...??

n for the Xplode log file...how do i add n where to add it in my xml file??

thnks!

[Alanoll]

When running XPlode, add this line at the end of your execution string

CODE 

/log:%systemdrive%\xplode.log

see what errors come up.

I refering to line when you actually call XPlode. not in the xml.

Xplode.exe /log:%systemdrive%\xplode.log

as for the variable, use SourcePath

If your new XML has the same paths as the old one, just replace SYSTEMDRIVE with SourcePath