Media Connect

[mdes]

I got the following error message while running Greenachine's WMC.CMD:

Invalid SED file format for this version of Windows.  Use the wizard to generate a valid SED file.

My SED version is GNU sed version 3.02.80

And I'm using IExpress Wizard 2.0

EDIT 14-Dec-2004: I found why: there are missing quotes in WMC.CMD

Lines 79 & 89 should have been written as:

FOR /F "USEBACKQ DELIMS==" %%J IN (`DIR /B "%XDIR%\*.*"`) DO (

instead of

FOR /F "USEBACKQ DELIMS==" %%J IN (`DIR /B %XDIR%\*.*`) DO (

Edited December 14, 2004 by mdes

[michel123]

Hello everyone. First of all, I'm new here and... sorry for my bad english ! ( I'm french )

So, I have some problem : I used the method described by GreenMachine, and everything is ok. But when I use "WMC.exe /q:a /r:n", there is one more time that neg ! Can someone help me ?

Edit : I précise that the wmcsetup.exe is french, maybe there is some imcompatibility between french and english ?

Edited January 25, 2005 by michel123

[michel123]

Has someone an idea ?

[mc134]

Download the media connect installer (wmcsetup.exe) place it in a folder:

$OEM$\$1\Install\MediaConnect

and add this to your batch file:

ECHO Installing Windows Media Connect Software Update

ECHO Please wait...

start /wait %systemdrive%\install\MediaConnect\wmcsetup.exe /Q

ECHO.

This must be done after .Net framework and Windows Media Player 10. Works everytime.

[michel123]

Thanks mc134 for answering.

But there is this problem : it will still ask for system restore ( maybe you doesnt turned off the system restore in the installation, but I do ).

[mc134]

I do not turn off system restore in my unattended xp. I was wondering why so many people were having problems with such a simple application. Learn something new everyday!

[michel123]

Maybe if I write what I"ve done, that will help better.

First, I've downloaded WMC.BAT, WMCSETUP.EXE ( FRENCH ), use CABARC.EXE from my CD XP.

I click in WMC.BAT, and everything seem to be ok. When I look at the size, it is about 6 MO, like the original. But when I click in WMC.EXE, or when I use WMC.EXE /q:a /r:n, it show always the neg. Can someone help me ? Or can someone send me WMC.EXE without the neg, and try to do the same with french (download in Windows Center, search for Windows Media Connect and click for french ) ?

[visvogel]

Finally..... Just use nimfred's method, then unpack the created file (wmcsetup7.exe) and use winrar to make a SFX file. Use this comments:

Setup=StartX.exe /WAIT "msiexec /i WinRMSrv.msi /qb"
TempMode
Silent=1
Overwrite=1
Title=Windows Media Connect

I only got a Dutch version.... DOWNLOAD IT HERE: http://www.visvogel.nl/tmp/wmcsetup7.exe

[michel123]

Yes, now it works ! ( I used a other method, now with Nilfred's method all works fine ). Oh I have just one precision to say : when copy just files that he has specified (wmcsetup.exe; 7za.exe; 7zS.sfx; upx.exe; StartX.exe; wmc.bat), there is an error ( file not found ) I just extracted and keep everythink in the same directory and everythink is ok.

[Nilfred]

Oh I have just one precision to say : when copy just files that he has specified (wmcsetup.exe; 7za.exe; 7zS.sfx; upx.exe; StartX.exe; wmc.bat), there is an error ( file not found )

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Could you precisely note which file did not found?

[Garyth]

I used the iexpress program to create a promptless install for .NET Framework, Journal Viewer, and Media Connect update ... as described here:

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009...icle.asp?ID=365