DirectUpdate Troubles

[CypherBit]

I've been messing around with this for quite a while now and I just can't make it work.

This is the app that is keeping me up DirectUpdate and it uses this installer Mindvision .

This thread has been quite helpful but I can't seem to get around a screen that pops up during the install. U can c how it looks here.

I'm referring to "Double-click on the decompressed install file to begin installation. Click on the message to begin installation."

Obviously it wants some interaction from the user and that is exactly what I don't want...duh

I tried pskill, taskkill but since it's a rundll32.exe (at least that's what I think...checked by ctrl+alt+del went to applications and used Go To Process) it's not the best method. Might have been because I didn't use sleep but I doubt that's the problem since it wants a click...as far as I can tell.

A long shot but would something like

CMDOW.EXE "Something Here" /CLS

work? Don't know what to put there since the screen has no name.

This is what I have

REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "DirectUpdate 3.6.3.537" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Applications\DirectUpdate\DUSetup363.exe -p: recsettings.ini" /f

I really don't know what else I could try and would appreciate any help any1 has to offer...surely there is a way to install this

[CypherBit]

I'm still stuck here...someone pls help me out

[benners]

try using

DUSetup363.exe /S

[CypherBit]

try using

DUSetup363.exe /S

Thx for the reply but I already tried /S and /s without any luck. I think my original approach is correct, everything would probably go smoothly if it wasn't for that "Click to continue" .

/me awaits other possible solutions

[benners]

I only tested it in windows but the /s switch worked, an explorer window popped up with the shortcuts in it, and error from DUControl.exe saying

No network provider accepted the given network path

I dont use this program just having a play to see I could help, sorry it didn't work

Could you not just copy the directory it is installed to and create a reg file with

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"DUControl"="\\\\DUControl.exe"

to start the program at runtime and

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DirectUpdate]
"Type"=dword:00000110
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):22,00,5c,00,5c,00,44,00,55,00,53,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,69,00,\
  63,00,65,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="DirectUpdate engine"
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DirectUpdate\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
  00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
  00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
  05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
  20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,00,\
  00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,01,01,\
  00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DirectUpdate\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_DIRECTUPDATE\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

to start the service, then import it.As far as I can see the installer just extracted the files and added the reg keys.

[CypherBit]

Yes I get that as well using /s but it's not like the program is installed, some shortcuts do appear but that's it.

oops almost forgot thank you for trying benners

Edited August 26, 2004 by CypherBit

[benners]

Edited previous post

[benners]

Just installed it the correct way and if you check the uninstall log you can see the files it install and the reg keys it creates, it doesn't seem much different to my previous post except it adds

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE||SOFTWARE\Fraggers.net

which has the path to the client and service

[CypherBit]

Thx for your suggestions/solutions benners it got me thinking and then I remembered installrite exists...so I used it to create a kit and it seems to work like it should.