A thread with some common answers.

[Pezzie]

Hello

I know the title don't say all that much, but i wanna create a thread of solutions to whatever problem you might have encournter during your proces of making an unattended cd.

Let me start of this thread by giving some of my problems and how i found a solution to them. Let me point out from the start - many of the solutions here is not mine, but solutions i found during my endless searching in this forum.

Problem 1:

I wanted to copy over some files, but it never seemed to work.

Solution:

I found a little guide explaining how to make a selfextracting RAR file.

Great little guide - read it here - thx to mazin.

Problem 2:

I have made a list of applications to be install and wrote a bat file to install it. For me no problem - except the switches sometimes - but when I wanted to use my unattended CD on my wifes computer, I had to remove many programs manually after installing. I needed something where i could select which applications to install.

Solution:

I found many programs that was great - all collected in thie thread here thx to nOBeLium - but my favorite is defently WPI 2.7 Final. This is - in my mind - the best tool ever made when it comes to unattended install. Find it here.

Now I know - what was your problem here mate ?

Well actually with WPI i never had any problems that wasn't my fault and all of them came when i tried to customize the program. But let me give you an example of my WPI installer:

Problem 3:

Making a custom setup screen. This i think has been where i spend most time troubleshooting. I have had problems with the new image instead of the old blue, text color problems, wouldn't copy over my file during install - you name it I had it.

Solution:

When it looked the worst in came a man whos name is well known by most ppl on this borad - Astalavista.

For me it was his help that made my little project work - thx for your help and time Astalavista. Find the wise words and excellent guides here.

This is not by far all the problems I have meet on my way - but I'll be back later on to continue this thread.

I would like if YOU would write whatever problem you have meet and how you solved it.

Thx in advance

Pezzie

[MCT]

I know the title don't say all that much, but i wanna create a thread of solutions to whatever problem you might have encournter during your proces of making an unattended cd.

dunno if u noticed, but we have a whole forum for that not just a thread

[Astalavista]

its nice u are trying to compile a list but there is a sticky already on the topics and more.

wirar 101 graphic guide to SFX

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...ndpost&p=221627

sorry if i sound rude...

[Pezzie]

I know there is a whole forum for it.

I have read the whole sticky or whatever.

I have spend many hours looking for these solutions in this forum and i have had many different problems - the whole idea was to gather all those in just one thread.

That way you wouldn't have to spend hours looking, but you could go though this thread to see if there was a solution here.

Thats all - and ifs that a bad idea - please someone: Delete this thread

[Astalavista]

Pezzie

why dont u do this for me... hehehe

can u outline in detail how you were able to make your wpi work and post your files here. So I can take a look at it.

[Pezzie]

Sure Astalavista

I'll even post my files for you to see.

A guide will take a while to make - but hey i'll do it.

And no you didn't sound rude - just thought i'd a good idea.

[Pezzie]

A small guide on customizing WPI 2.7 FINAL.

( WPI kan be found using links previously post here )

You'll need to change values in the following files:

- WPI.hta

- common\wpi.css

- wpiscripts\boxes.html

- wpiscripts\config.js

Everything can be done in Notepad.

Lets start with wpi.css:

In this file you'll need to change

background-color: #5A7EDC;

to

background:url(1.bmp); <-- or whatever you call your image.

Thats all.

Now copy wpi.css and paste in the the same dir. Call it wpi1.css.

You should now have the following files in wpi\common\

- wpi.css

- wpi1.css

- 1.bmp <-- the big image

- 2.bmp <-- the small image behind the check boxes

- main.js

- style.js

In WPI.hta change the following:

This line controls the top of the screen ( in graphics called title )

<img src="./graphics/title.gif" border=0 align="center"></p>

I changed this to "tweak" the counter:

<input name=display size="4" class="txtboxshow" style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFF00; vertical-align: baseline; width:100; height:37">

to

<input name=display size="4" class="txtboxshow" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; color: #3300FF; vertical-align: middle; width:55; height:23">

To change the message displayed when WPI starts to install find and change these lines:

name="continuebutton"
onClick="window.alert( HERE stands the text you should edit ... STOP before the ! --> !.');

Now go to the bottom and find the <IFRAME>:

<IFRAME

	SRC="./wpiscripts/boxes.html"
	name="inner"
	WIDTH="100%"
	HEIGHT="100%"
	APPLICATION="YES">

</IFRAME>

I changed the WiDTH and HEIGHT to

WIDTH="70%"
	HEIGHT="80%"

Now you are done with the WPI.hta

Read the rest in the next post !

[Pezzie]

Lets go on with boxes.html:

You need to point the stylesheet to common\wpi1.css

Change:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../common/wpi.css" />

to

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../common/wpi1.css" />

Now below find and delete this

<DIV
	id="TipLayer"
	style="visibility:hidden;position:absolute;z-index:1000;top:-100;">
</DIV>

Thats pretty much it in boxes.html

Finally lets have a look at config.js:

At the bottom of the file I removed this:

*/

Which is placed after the last of your programs.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Last notice from me should be that it took me long time to get the window

to fit.

Before you begin to change these values - be sure that you have ALL the programs

you'd want on the CD listed in the config.js the right way.

If your frame is to small or to big - simply change it in WPI.hta.

But wait with the pictures until you have settle the programs.

Hope I haven't missed something - been quite the while since i change it.

Cheers

Pezzie

[Astalavista]

Fantastic... once i figure out how to do it.

I will make a graphical guide for everyone. Love Pictures...

[Alanoll]

@Pezzie

Sometimes, it's people like you taht get on my nerve. I've had a thread open now for almsot 3 weeks, for people to suggest additions to the Unattended website. But do you? no. You make a thread in the forum adjacent to mine. Now here's why I'm gonna say it's a waste of time here...

Problem 2, I plan on addressing with a page dedicated to descriptions and screenshots of the user created apps. That would have solved this problem.

Problem 3, I plan on an entire SECTION devoted to customizing the Windows install, from Setup up to Themes and such. Well well, that pretty much solves that.

Now....

last I saw, there was a THREADS OF INTEREST in the sticky section. It is meant to be the "problem solving" thread, as it links to threads that answers many questions. I would suggest you add to that instead of opening a new thread.

[willpantin]

@Alanoll,

Please don't take what I am going to say the wrong way, as I value your contributions to the board, and your wonderful attempts to keep some order. You have also helped me a lot with many of your great posts.

However, I think you need to relax sometimes regarding what may seem to you as redundant posts. Pezzie's post was quite helpful to quite a few people, I am sure, simply because the "Search" function at MSFN, in my opinion, leaves a lot to be desired, despite all the pearls of wisdom hidden within.

The problem is that when you do a "Search" for something, and you are searching beyond just the title of the posts (which is more often than not quite necessary to get any results), you get some results with posts with hundreds of replies, and you have to wade through these pages and pages of replies just in the hopes you find the exact page with the reply you needed. It is extremely time consuming.

So, if Pezzie found that to be case, I am sure those trying to find the same info in the future will be grateful for his time-saving post, as they would otherwise also have to wade through the baloney to get to the important, hidden, msfn filet-mignons...!

[bonedaddy]

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[Astalavista]

Pezzie

please upload your files to ezshare.de i want to take a closer look

[Pezzie]

Sure will do later on today Astalavista

[Astalavista]

http://img1.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc...ee049_Snap1.jpg

I got it! hehehehe