I ve just tried to use xplode to make a new unattended cdrom with SP2.

When I launch it after the install, it works fine. When launched by Cmdlines.txt, nothing is installed but a dos screen appears @ T13.

What's the problem ? (I would get something like this : http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?act=At...post&id=168435)

My Post.xlm :

<XPlode>

<config>

<hidewindow>Windows Update</hidewindow>

<hidewindow>CMD.EXe</hidewindow>

<show total='6' after='2' subcount='true' />

<!-- turn antialiasing OFF if you're running GUIinstall mode -->

<font face='Tahoma' 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='8' fixmain='0' />

<windowmode mode='guitransparent' />

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

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

<colours>

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

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

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

<main back='#FF00FF' fore='#FFFFFF' current='#FFFF00' description='#FFFFFF' image='%XPLODE%\main2.png' overlay='#FFFFFF22'/>

</colours>

<strings>

<!-- main XPlode string -->

<title>Post-Install 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='.NET FrameWork'>

<execute display='Installation de .NET FrameWork 1.1...'

program='%systemdrive%\install\apps\net_framework\install.exe'

arguments='/Q' />

<execute display='Installation de la langue FR pour .NET FrameWork 1.1...'

program='%systemdrive%\install\apps\net_framework\fr\inst.exe'

arguments='/Q' />

</item>

<item display='Base de Registre'>

<execute display='Optimisations diverses...'

program='regedit'

arguments='/s %systemdrive%\install\reg\tweaks.reg' />

<execute display='Activation de ConcurrentSessions...'

program='regedit'

arguments='/s %systemdrive%\install\reg\sessions.reg' />

</item>

<item display='Divers'>

<execute display='Installation de ASPI4All 4.60...'

program='%systemdrive%\install\apps\ASPI4ALL.EXE'

arguments='/SILENT' />

</item>

</items>

</XPlode>

Cmdlines.txt

[COMMANDS]

"%systemdrive%\Install\XPLode.exe /xml:#Systemdrive#\Install\Post.xml"

THX

add /log:#systemdrive#\xplode.log

to the command call. Try again, and then post what's in xplode.log

I ve tried to launchu it via GuiRunOnce and it works fine.

I m going to see what the log says

No log is created

I ve tried with GuiRunOnce, the log file is created. I think there 's a probleme with my cmdlines.txt.

Is there anything important about this file that i would have forget ?

here is my cmdlines.txt for xplode

(precision, the xplode.exe and all its plugins are in the $oem$ folder)

[COMMANDS]
.\xplode.exe

hope it helps..

The black screen poping @ t-13 isn't your cmdlines.txt. cmdlines.txt is executed @ t-12. t-13 is the svpack.inf I think. Are you using this technic?

It looks like a cmdlines.txt syntaxt error... post it to be sure.

I'm not using svpack.inf but it seems that the dos popup doesn't appear anymore.

My Cmdlines.txt is in $OEM$

[COMMANDS]

"%systemdrive%\Install\XPLode.exe /xml:#Systemdrive#\Install\Post.xml"

Xplode is in $OEM$\$1\Install\

cmdlines.txt doesn't supports environment variables!

Thats why everybody is using batch files.

What you could do is put XPlode.exe near cmdlines.txt and change the later to:

[COMMANDS]

".\XPLode.exe /xml:#Systemdrive#\Install\Post.xml"

That should make it!

**** ok !!! I didn't know this

I ll try now

YES !

It works, thx all

But I use guitransparent, which one should i use to have it fullscreen ?

I use these values to run xplode in fullscreen 1024x768

 <window 
 	 width='1024' 
 	 position='0' 
 	 fixmain='191' 
  />

alter these values to suit your display