I found that trillian doesnt use any registry keys except to uninstall

What i'm trying to do is copy The trillian driectory i put in $OEM$\$1\install\applications to my program files directory then make a shortcut to put on

all users desktop. Hasnt worked so far

@ECHO OFF
IF EXIST C:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=C:
IF EXIST D:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=D:
IF EXIST E:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=E:
IF EXIST F:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=F:
IF EXIST G:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=G:
IF EXIST H:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=H:
IF EXIST I:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=I:
IF EXIST J:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=J:
IF EXIST K:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=K:
IF EXIST L:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=L:
IF EXIST M:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=M:
IF EXIST N:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=N:
IF EXIST O:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=O:
IF EXIST P:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=P:
IF EXIST Q:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=Q:
IF EXIST R:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=R:
IF EXIST S:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=S:
IF EXIST T:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=T:
IF EXIST U:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=U:
IF EXIST V:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=V:
IF EXIST W:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=W:
IF EXIST X:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=X:
IF EXIST Y:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=Y:
IF EXIST Z:\WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=Z:
ECHO Copying Trillian files
ECHO Pease wait...
MD %systemdrive%\progra~1\trillian 
xcopy /Y /e %CDROM%\install\Applications\trillian\*.* %programfiles%\trillian\

I tried

MD %systemdrive%\program files\trillian

That doesnt seem to work either

Any ideas how to accomplish that? Nothing in there for making a shortcut yet, just trying to get the directory copied over.

xcopy "%CDROM%\install\Applications\trillian" "%programfiles%\trillian" /E /Y

try that, u need quotes, and i believe your switches were backwards

u can also have a zip or rar actually an executable archive and have it extract its contents...

what do you need to do differently to have it automatically extract?

u can also have a zip or rar actually an executable archive and have it extract its contents...

never even though of that..

What would the syntax be to extract once its place in $OEM$\$1\install\applications

or would i set up the extraction location from with in winrar?

IE: %programfiles%\trillian

Thanks

yes- have WinRAR do the extraction to the designated location.

ALso you can set it to be completely hidden and also overwrite an existing files.

thanks WwTIPPYwW worked geat never used winrar to do that beofre. I will from now on though

Why couldn't you just copy the trillian files to $oem$\$prog\trillian

???

OK - I've not tested this - but to silently install Trillian - I just need to copy the files to the appropriate directory?

I'm thinking InstallRite might make this easier!

to silently install Trillian - I just need to copy the files to the appropriate directory?

Yup!

And that's because it simply runs directly off the executable - no other files to be put anywhere else and no registry entries.

I'm thinking InstallRite might make this easier!

Not really, 'coz there's nothing that needs such a tool here.

As for having the shortcut, put the trillian shortcut wherever you want (compare the file locations in your existing windows installation).

Within the "$OEM$\$Docs\All Users" folder on your CD (which maps to "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users" after windows setup finishes).

In the above given location, you may want to put your (make a new one or copy existing) trillian shortcut in either "Start Menu\Programs" or "Desktop" within that folder.

with the addition of the shortcuts, the registry settings for uninstall and stuff - InstallRite might make it easier to do. Especially if using the $OEM$ folders requires manually adding the links/files.

I'll mess with it. Once it is setup, it is good to go, no real manipulation after the first go around.

I'll see which is faster.

Soon I intend to convert my XP cd into a DVD, so I've got a lot more space for additional apps.