Guide: Mozilla Firefox Unattended

[fluid]

Simonsays: Will you be making a 1.0.2 release? I really like your 1.0.1 release. I do hope you release a 1.0.2 version.

[anandus]

Simonsays: Will you be making a 1.0.2 release? I really like your 1.0.1 release. I do hope you release a 1.0.2 version.

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As I found out, it's really easy to do this yourself.

Use this guide to make a default profile with all extensions and settings included.

Install Firefox 1.0.2 with the -ms switch and put your default profile in your Firefox folder (as explained in the guide) and it'll work.

It's quite easy, I can assure you. B)

And the same goes for Thunderbird 1.0.2

[fluid]

Thanks mate I'll do that now.

[fluid]

Is it the same as with custom builds? An example of a custom build I am talking about is http://moox.ws/tech/mozilla/firefox_m3.htm and the 3rd party builds in forums.mozilla.org

[SiMoNsAyS]

@nujackk, first, you don't need to unrar anything, just drag&drop.

second, since this was written about 6 months ago (for 1.0), line numbers can change but you can just search for those lines.

third, you don't need cleanup, the batch file will delete itself and the contents of the dir.

last, if your profile is placed with exactly the same path as before you don't need to reinstall extensions, if not, yes you need it

@durex, this night or tomorrow a new version of the installer will come out without version and language independant

@fluid, same as before

moox needs a bit more work since it is mostly a zip file

here is the changelog:

(+) Feature Added

(-) Feature Removed

(*) Feature Remaining

(†) Note

Features List:

    * Silent by default! No switches needed!

    + Optionally invisible †1   

    + Language independant and version independant! †2

    + ADT (Advanced Developer Tools) Component is now optionally installed as QFA (Quality Feedback Agent)

    * Icon sizes boosted up to 128x128 †3

    + Prefetch tweak added to shortcuts. Optional shortcuts to default profile and profiles admin †4

    * Removed certain searchplugins by default: Amazon, eBay and Creative

    * Added certain searchplugins: MSFN, Filemirrors, Google (images), IMDB, Microsoft

    * Added certain plugins: Adobe Acrobat 7, RealPlayer™ (Live Connect included), QuickTime, Shockwave Flash, Shockwave for Director

    * Preferences Tweak †5

    * MSFN Forum Thread Bookmark

    + Custom Extensions, Themes, Defaults\Profile, Plugins, Searchplugins and Language Pack support! †6

    * Powered by RarLabs †7

   

†1 CMDOW needs to be placed on System32 or Setup.cmd folder in order to hide the command prompt window

†2 From now on there's no Firefox Setup included on the installer, that results on a smaller download, language and version independant.

†3 New icons with sizes up to 128x128

†4 Now using shortcut.exe. Optional shortcuts are available once you remove "REM" from some lines at the bottom of Setup\setup.cmd. Only for english and spanish systems

†5 Navigation speedup improvements included on the MSFN profile

†6 Open the setup file with WinRAR, place on Setup\XPI your extensions and on Setup\JAR your themes

Files present on Setup\DefaultsProfile will be copied to \defaults\profile on Mozilla's Firefox directory

Setup\Profile is where you can place your custom profile. Profiles.ini and Profiles\ folder goes there (originally they can be found on %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox)

Setup\Plugins and Setup\Searchplugins folders can also be used, just drop the necessary files there

Finally if you place the spanish langpack on Setup\XPI it will be automatically detected, that means you can take a look at the code (Setup\setup.cmd) and add your own language

Further info on http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=26240

†7 Setup no longer uses the mozilla's installer, silent switch implemented since 1.0.1

[fluid]

Is the changelog for 1.0.2? In the first post it still says 1.0.1.

[SiMoNsAyS]

Is the changelog for 1.0.2? In the first post it still says 1.0.1.

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1.0.2 changelog but i haven't uploaded it yet, i'm just testing that propper shortcuts are created depending on the folders you fill on the installer

[nujackk]

@simonsays

Thanx. got it done now. Appreciate the help, and all the work you put in to this.

[fluid]

Simonsays: Is your build optimized? I dont know how to tell if a build is optimized or not.

[totoymola]

What do you mean by optimized? Do you mean compressed to make the files smaller?

[fluid]

Optimized like these builds

http://moox.ws/tech/mozilla/firefox_m3.htm

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=54487

[sleepnmojo]

Optimized like these builds

http://moox.ws/tech/mozilla/firefox_m3.htm

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=54487

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Simon's build is not optimized. He just repacked the installer essentially, not rebuilt the program.

The easiest way for you to tell if it is optimized is if it is using the "official" graphics or not. All the optimized builds use one they created or the unoffical graphics.

[durex]

@durex, this night or tomorrow a new version of the installer will come out without version and language independant

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But is it easy to create an installer similar to yours?

[fluid]

Optimized like these builds

http://moox.ws/tech/mozilla/firefox_m3.htm

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=54487

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Simon's build is not optimized. He just repacked the installer essentially, not rebuilt the program.

The easiest way for you to tell if it is optimized is if it is using the "official" graphics or not. All the optimized builds use one they created or the unoffical graphics.

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Thanks man. I'll make an optimized version.

[buletov]

...patiently waiting for simonsays to finish 1.0.2...