codejunkie Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Does anyone know if it is possable to create an unattended installer for VS.NET 2003?I have it on CDs at the mo so its not as easy as it sounds I would have to make a DVD (Virual) Can i just copy all the files into one folder and install from there or will it still prompt me for the CDs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l33t Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Hi,you can copy all files to a directory. However the name of the directory may not exceed five characters, as otherwise the paths will become to long for the setup to succeed.Unattended install is a bit complex. You need to manually install the prerequisites, then VS.NET and MSDN. I did the setup the following way:Prerequisites:start /wait msiexec.exe /qn /i %systemdrive%\vs71\wcu\bootstrap.msi REBOOT=ReallySuppressstart /wait msiexec.exe /qn /i %systemdrive%\vs71\wcu\weccom.msi REBOOT=ReallySuppressstart /wait %systemdrive%\vs71\wcu\mdac27sp1\mdac_typ.exe /q:a /c:"dasetup.exe /Q /N"start /wait %systemdrive%\vs71\wcu\jsharpredistcore\vjredist.exe /q:a /c:"inst.exe /q /l"VS.NET 2003:start /wait %systemdrive%\vs71\setup\setup.exe /UnattendFile "%systemdrive%\vs71\setup\vs7.ini" /CreatedTemp /NoExclude /InstalledFrom "%systemdrive%\vs71\setup"MSDN:start /wait msiexec.exe /qn /i %systemdrive%\vs71\msdn\msdn.msi SETUP_EXE=yes ADDLOCAL=ALLThis installs MSDN completely and VS.NET according to my administrator setup preparation. Consult the setup document in HTML files on the CD.Regards,l33t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famer Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 will this work with visual basic.net standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famer Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 Hi,you can copy all files to a directory. However the name of the directory may not exceed five characters, as otherwise the paths will become to long for the setup to succeed.Unattended install is a bit complex. You need to manually install the prerequisites, then VS.NET and MSDN. I did the setup the following way:Prerequisites:start /wait msiexec.exe /qn /i %systemdrive%\vs71\wcu\bootstrap.msi REBOOT=ReallySuppressstart /wait msiexec.exe /qn /i %systemdrive%\vs71\wcu\weccom.msi REBOOT=ReallySuppressstart /wait %systemdrive%\vs71\wcu\mdac27sp1\mdac_typ.exe /q:a /c:"dasetup.exe /Q /N"start /wait %systemdrive%\vs71\wcu\jsharpredistcore\vjredist.exe /q:a /c:"inst.exe /q /l"VS.NET 2003:start /wait %systemdrive%\vs71\setup\setup.exe /UnattendFile "%systemdrive%\vs71\setup\vs7.ini" /CreatedTemp /NoExclude /InstalledFrom "%systemdrive%\vs71\setup"MSDN:start /wait msiexec.exe /qn /i %systemdrive%\vs71\msdn\msdn.msi SETUP_EXE=yes ADDLOCAL=ALLThis installs MSDN completely and VS.NET according to my administrator setup preparation. Consult the setup document in HTML files on the CD.Regards,l33tl33t is this the only way and if it's done this way can it be intergreated into the xp unattended dvd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bit_pusher Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 Does anyone know if it is possable to create an unattended installer for VS.NET 2003?I am working on an unattended administrative install fix that will let you install from CD instead of copying 3 gig of files to HD. Will allow shrink of vs.net source to include only what you need for your unattended. I will post it i main as soon as i have tested everything. Is pretty time consuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codejunkie Posted December 18, 2004 Author Share Posted December 18, 2004 Oh well I cant be arsed waiting around on bit_pusher to make a VS71 srinker so I'll make one and I need it TOO NIGHT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codejunkie Posted December 18, 2004 Author Share Posted December 18, 2004 (edited) Well I did it I made the script to keep everyone awake at nightCorrected Error in first release, fully functional codeDownload Shrinker v1.10Shrunk Mine from1.20 GB (1,293,895,604 bytes)to627 MB (657,888,959 bytes)Note bad B) Edited August 10, 2006 by codejunkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codejunkie Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 I know I use to install Visual Studio off my DVD but its started complaining I cant install it of my DVD, Im sure I use tooIts saying Admin deploment is not allowed from a cd/dvd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 I usually install it straight from an ISO myself, as I've found it to fail on me a few times when I try the DVD.BTW, the link to your Shrinker v1.10 is down, is there an alternative link for it?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codejunkie Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 OK, thats one why to fill a DVD!add the MSDN 2005 April to the Unattended DVD, weighs in at 1.54GB compared to 303MB that Visual Studio 2003 takesand there BOTH in SFX created with 7Zip!Hum I can see another shrinking tool on its way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppy Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Can anybody tell me what's in "vs71.ini" filei can't find this file thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdevl Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 are there any other ways..this way is TOO silent (ie, you dont see ANY indication of whats going on, i want atleast equal to a /qb- on a msi.) i read about editing the transforms, but that never worked for me, and capturing to a new msi didnt work either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazkal Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I am working on an unattended administrative install fix that will let you install from CD instead of copying 3 gig of files to HD. Will allow shrink of vs.net source to include only what you need for your unattended. I will post it i main as soon as i have tested everything. Is pretty time consuming.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Anyone seen anything like this for VS.Net unattended install from CD\DVD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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