Doesnt show up any window!

[mukeshnuna]

OK Alanoll....here is my .xml file...

<XPlode>

<config>

  <hidewindow>Windows Update</hidewindow>

  <hidewindow>CMD.EXe</hidewindow>

  <show  total='-1'  after='0'  subcount='true'  />

 

  <!-- make antialiasing false if you're running GUIinstall mode -->

  <font  face='Georgia'  antialias='false'  small='8'  large='12' />

 

  <!-- note the position attribute - it is listed in 'x,y' positions. -->

  <!-- 0..8 still may be used. -->

  <window  width='440'  position='200,64'  fixmain='0'  />

 

  <!-- can be standalone, guitransparent, or guiredraw -->

  <!-- for the latter two, you don't need to specify background colours, or images. -->

  <windowmode  mode='GUIinstall' />

 

  <colours>

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

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

<progress  border='#FFFFFFAA' back='#00000000' fore='#FFFFFFAA' fore2='#00000033'  />

<main  back='#4A6FD6'  fore='#FFFFFF'  current='#FFFF00'  description='#FFFFFF'  image='%XPLODE%\images\main.png' />

  </colours>

  <strings>

<!-- main XPlode string -->

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

<complete>complete</complete>

<!-- adduser plugin strings -->

<adduser>Adding user #1#</adduser>

<addusertogroup>Adding user #1# to group #2#</addusertogroup>

<addgroup>Adding group #1#</addgroup>   

<!-- file/dir ops plugin strings -->

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

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

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

<!-- shortcut plugin -->

<shortcut>Adding shortcut: #1#</shortcut>

  </strings>

</config>

<items>

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

<!-- these file system operations have been rewritten - they SHOULD support all files/directories etc. -->

<copy source='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall' target='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\PostInstall' />

  </item> 

  <item display='Adobe Photoshop 8.0 CS'>

<execute

    display='Installing Adobe Photoshop 8.0 CS'

    program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\PostInstall\Adobe Photoshop 8.0 CS\Setup.exe'

    arguments='/s'

/>

  </item>

  <item display='Registry Tweaks'>

<execute   

    display='Applying tweaks...'   

    program='regedit'   

    arguments='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\PostInstall\RegTweak.reg'

/>

  </item>

  <item display='Google Toolbar 2.0'>

<execute

    display='Installing Google Toolbar 2.0'

    program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\PostInstall\Google Toolbar 2.0\Setup.exe'

    arguments='/qn'

/>

  </item>

  <item display='Adobe Reader 6.0'>

<execute

    display='Installing Adobe Reader 6.0'

    program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\PostInstall\Adobe Reader 6.0\Setup.exe'

    arguments='-p"-s /v\"/qn\'

/>

  </item>

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

<execute

    display='Installing SiSoftware Sandra Professional 2004 SP1'

    program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\PostInstall\SiSoftware Sandra Professional 2004 SP1\Setup.exe'

    arguments='/verysilent'

/>

  </item>

</items>

</XPlode>

[mukeshnuna]

And yeah Alanoll I also want to install all my apps and hotfixes and reg settings from the CD......i do not want to copy everything and then executes from the HDD.......instead i want everything to run from the CD/DVD....whatever??...

So guide me for that also....wht files wud i hv to create n which files wud i hv to place where n how??

thnks..for ur help!!

RAJ

[Alanoll]

mmkay, you're new one has the same paths as the old one. Like I said before change %Systemdrive% to %Sourcepath%

as for guiding you without copying files over.....you XML file should be fine....however....XPlode.exe to not be copied, I would suggest you look at the link in my profile, and READ.

Everythign still pertains to XPlode, but it just has XPInstall in it.

[Alanoll]

Slight error on my part.....

it isn't %SourcePath% , it's %SourceDrive%

[mukeshnuna]

so shud i replace all the variables (%systemdrive%) to %sourcedrive%?? in my xml file??

[Alanoll]

you want everything to stay on the disk right?

if so,

then yes, and deleted these lines....

 <item display='Copying Post-Installation Files'>  <!-- these file system operations have been rewritten - they SHOULD support all files/directories etc. -->  <copy source='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall' target='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\PostInstall' />  </item>  

Then open the XML file in Internet Explorer, if you get an error, fix it. If you see the XML file in the browsers, make sure it's saved as a UNICODE text file. Then try running Xplode again.

[mukeshnuna]

yup...i deleted those lines.....and i was able to open the file in IE also...!

i m running setup......so i wud hv to wait 5-10 min....see if it works..!

[mukeshnuna]

it dint run .......btw..it showed up some command prompt window for a sec ...n then disappeared suddenly..!

n now i think that was my xplode.cmd file...!

by the way,....here are my files ....

xplode.cmd <<<--------resides in $OEM$

cmdow @ /HID

start /wait %SOURCEDRIVE%\PostInstall\XPlode.exe

EXIT

cmdlines.txt <<<--------resides in $OEM$

[COMMANDS]

"Xplode.cmd"

n my CD structure...

-[$OEM$]    ----[$$]

    ----[$1]

            ----[Drivers]

            ----[Xplode-1.1.2]

                        ----Xplode.xml

                        ----Xplode.exe

    ----xplode.cmd

    ----cmdlines.txt

-[DOTNETFX]

-[i386]

-[PostInstall]

    ----Xplode.exe

[Alanoll]

yeah....um.....

%Sourcedrive% is not available EXCEPT THROUGH XPLODE.

change cmdlines.txt as follows

[COMMANDS]"..\PostInstall\XPlode.exe /log:%systemdrive%\xplode.log"

[mukeshnuna]

dint show up ne window.......during setup..!

wht cud be the reason??

[Wraith]

Check the log.

[mukeshnuna]

it dint create ne log in my C:\.............!

wht cud be rong??

[Alanoll]

you're doing something wrong. If XPlode even starts, then it will create the LOG, IF you copied what I sent earlier. And your paths are correct.

[mukeshnuna]

dint show up nething...!

smthg very rong!!

[Wraith]

@mukeshnuna:

Speak english in future.

@everyone else:

Thinking of replying? Don't.

Not until he starts using english.