goga Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Hi GuysUsing MSFN's excellent guides I've created a working Unattended disc and have no problems with driver installation and creating my user account with the following 3 files: autologon.reg, cmdlines.txt and useraccounts.cmd which I've placed in the $OEM$ file. I've been reading up but it escapes me: How do I install my applications?I would like to stick to using the same type of file as above as I'm comfortable with this - what I am asking for is an id***'s guide to installing say Acrobat Reader.I guess that is what the $Progs file is for, but what EXACTLY do I put in that folder?I'm hoping I can then do the same with other programs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prathapml Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 goga, welcome to MSFN.The official unattended guide - http://unattended.msfn.orgThat one has all the info you need. If you have any problems, read it once again, and eventually it will all fall into place for you (yeah, that's how it worked out for me as well). Put the things described (including the applications section) there into action, and then you'll eventually understand it.I'd recommend using a Re-Writable CD for your testings, so that CD-media doesn't go waste. All the best. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanoll Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 EVERYTHING in $Prog will be copied over to %ProgramFiles% , and that's not where to put things that need to be installed.As prathapml, read the guide. That IS the "newbie" guide. Just AVOID ANY MENTION OF RUNONCEEX, and stick with the simple start /wait stuff in a command prompt.You basic files should be , install.cmd and cleanup.cmd. Both of which are in $OEM$\$1\Install. Then add this to your WINNT.SIF file[GUIRUNONCE]"%systemdrive%\install\install.cmdWork from there. Read the guide, and any thing you want installed, enter the lines into install.cmd. don't worry about cleanup.cmd till your done. All it does is basically removes all the setup files from the things you've installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buletov Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 you could try this in your cmd file:ofcourse, adapt "Bin\AdobeReader6\AR6.msi" to your path...echo.Installing Adobe Reader 6.01 with speed optimization...start /wait Bin\AdobeReader6\AR6.msi /QN >nulif exist "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\Optional" rmdir /S /Q "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\Optional"ren "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins" "Optional"md "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins"move /Y "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\Optional\Search.api" "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins\Search.api"move /Y "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\Optional\Search5.api" "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins\Search5.api"move /Y "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\Optional\EWH32.api" "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins\EWH32.api"move /Y "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\Optional\IA32.api" "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins\IA32.api"move /Y "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\Optional\HLS.api" "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins\HLS.api"copy /Y "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\Optional\AcroSign.prc" "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins\AcroSign.prc"upper method will accelerate your acrobat reader's startup enormously... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goga Posted September 26, 2004 Author Share Posted September 26, 2004 Thank you Guyshave read and re-read but untill your reply has'nt made much sense to meAlanoll, your input is great - I think thats exactly what I'm after:I've created a folder in $1\Install called AcrobatReader and exctracted this file to it: AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exeThen should I create this file - AcrobatReader.cmd with the following text in it ?START /wait %systemdrive%\install\AcrobatReader\AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe /quiet /passive /qn /norestart REBOOT=ReallySuppressEXITand place it in the Install folder?Must I also have a AcrobatReader.txt file with the following in it?[COMMANDS]"AcrobatReader.cmd"Then make this change to my .SIF file:[GUIRUNONCE]"%systemdrive%\install\AcrobatReader.cmd?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buletov Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 it's not required on two places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prathapml Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 @gogaWhy do you want to suffer this much just to install Acrobat reader unattended? Steps given below:1. Download RyanVM's silent installing pack from here - http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/acroread602.exe2. Have this folder on your CD (make them if not already there) - "$OEM$\$1\install\Applications\"3. Put the file you just downloaded, into that folder.4. So now, confirm you have this on the CD - "$OEM$\$1\install\Applications\acroread602.exe"5. Now, you have to put this line in your winnt.sif:[GuiRunOnce] %systemdrive%\install\Applications\acroread602.exe6. That's all - a 2 minutes job!7. Do the rest of your unattended CD, in the way you normally did, and make the CD.Follow it exactly, and you'll have Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.02 English version, installed silently.Enjoy! Do post back on how it goes for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goga Posted September 26, 2004 Author Share Posted September 26, 2004 hi buletovok so i tried the stuff i put in my previous post and it didn't work - so i checked out the guide for Acrobat Reader but it doesn't tell me where to put the batch file, and now i'm trying the following:in the $1\Install folder ive added a folder called AcrobatReader in which I have the executable : AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exealso in $1\install i have the file: AcrobatReader.cmd with following text :ECHO.ECHO Installing Adobe Reader 6ECHO Please waitstart /wait %systemdrive%\install\AcrobatReader\AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe -p"-s /v\"/qn\""and in $1\Install i have the file: AcrobatReader.txt with the following text :[COMMANDS]"AcrobatReader.cmd"and in the .SIF file i've added :[GuiRunOnce] "%systemdrive%\install\AcrobatReader.cmd"Do you mean i dont need the AcrobatReader.txt file?ja really - I've got three coffee coasters already with trying to do this acrobat thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goga Posted September 26, 2004 Author Share Posted September 26, 2004 hi prathapmlthanks for that really this will be the first application that i include in my unattended which otherwise works great with drivers and user infoand i'd really like to get to grips with this so that i can include other appsmy other PC has just finished with the install as per the 2.40 pm post and its done it! just for interest sake and for future reference, if I add the [GuiRunOnce]"%systemdrive%\install\AcrobatReader.cmd"then obviously i need the AcrobatReader.cmd but it seems I dont need the AcrobatReader.txt with the following text: [COMMANDS]"AcrobatReader.cmd"?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanoll Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 the ONLY txt file should be CMDLINES.TXT, atlest that you're concerned with. The others are NEVER even SEEN by setup. ALl that's neccesary is the GUIRunOnce line and the CMD line right below it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buletov Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 @goga yes, you don't need the AcrobatReader.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goga Posted September 26, 2004 Author Share Posted September 26, 2004 hi alanollOk so now i'm confused againit installed ok with those three thingsthe .SIF including the following:[GuiRunOnce]"%systemdrive%\install\AcrobatReader.cmd"and AcrobatReader.cmd sitting in the $1\Install folderECHO.ECHO Installing Adobe Reader 6ECHO Please waitstart /wait %systemdrive%\install\AcrobatReader\AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe -p"-s /v\"/qn\""and AcrobatReader.txt with the following text: [COMMANDS]"AcrobatReader.cmd"which of these don't I need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goga Posted September 26, 2004 Author Share Posted September 26, 2004 brilliant thank you buletov, alanoll and prathapml you guys have been great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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