Help needed unattended install software

[hoverhead]

Hey guys help please. before I get slammed. I did read, search and just need answer to a simple question for you maybe but I not an IT specialist but like what you do and I try my hand at your awesome stuff.

Ok I have unattened install with customised setupscreen and installs work great. Now I want to ad the system to install some software. I made use of http://unattended.msfn.org/ where I got lost of help. (Thanks Astalivista)

now there is 2 ways. using normal command like Start.cmd and then the RunOnceEx method. Astalivist guided me and he is using RunOnceEx. The RunOnceEx seem to be complicated and I decided to go "old method" where I put under Winnt.sif a reference to my Start.cmd. I put the start.cmd in my install folder under \$OEM$\$1\Install. My Software I put in a separate folder under

\$OEM$\$1\Install. This looks like this now \$OEM$\$1\Install\Applications\TweakUI. My start.cmd file is basically the same as what http://unattended.msfn.org/ used. however I only have ONE program in my file because I first want to get it working before adding other programs.

Now everything work great. It find my program at first logon to install, but I still have to manually click on NEXT button, accept conditions, and finish. Is this the way it is supposed to work. I was under the impression that it will do the click next etc through the swithes so that it is really "UNATTENDED".

If you think I must rather use RunOnceEX method Then I will try and get digged in to be able to understand this method. The coding seems to be very complex but if I need to do it that way then I will have to start learning that code.

By the way, Astalavista, you have been a great help so far and the pointers you gave me was excelent. Thanks for helping us plebs. and i have nothing against your RunOnceEx method. It is just that it seems to be more complicated.. But end of the day i see more ppl using the RunOnceEx method so it must be the better way then.. But I will get there.

Thank you in advance.

[BloodStalker]

Did you add switches in the batch file? Ex TweakUi /quiet

Did you switches like that in the batch file?

If not go to the unattended xp cd link, when you see all the options go to applications, there you will learn how to install applications without user interaction, at the very bottom of the list you will inno setup and other installer programs'

click on those if the application that you want installed is not on the list, this way it will tell you how to install other applications that are not on the list, by telling you how to do a silent install(no user interaction) for the different setup programs.

if this don't exactly make sense, i assure you it will make alot more sense when you check it out on the site.

and just so you know there is a program called runonceex.cmd creator, it is a very good program, that makes it alot easier to install programs using the runonceex.cmd method, and it also helps to understand the process a bit more easily.

to check this program out, got to the runonceex.cmd tutorial on unattended.msfn.org and click on the link for the runonceex.cmd creator

Hope this helps

[hoverhead]

bloodstalker...

Ahh man. thanks so much. I am sure that i missed the lower bottom part last night you talked about. I was doing this very very late at night and maybe thats why. Also did not see the part of the runonceex program that is available. Will definately check that out as I rather would like to go the RunOnceEx route but was abit afraid of all that coding.. Now I cant wait to get home tonight to start of new again.

I am sure that is my mistake, I did not add the part you mentioned and that it is actually working right with user interference becuase i missed that part. Will now check it out quickly and see where I missed it. man Another late night i see comming, but this is so Awesome I cant get enough.. It's like a bloody drug. The more you do the more you want to go and investigate.

[Astalavista]

Hi hoverhead,

once you get the coding down for RunOnceEx.cmd you will never go back to batchfiles. I also went through batch files.

Take a little time to research on RunOnceEx.cmd. If u need help

regarding software you want to install in RunOnceEx.cmd PM i will try to

help out.

post your batch file here. Lets take a look at it. We can give u hints on how

to convert it to RunOnceEx.cmd