$Progs folder in Win2000

[paddy100]

Hi all - This is my first post on a fantastic website that has saved me loads of time and effort installing Windows.

Most things can be draged straight from the guides into a win2k install with the exception of the $Progs folder. Is it just me that cant get it to work? Does anyone know a work around for it? The only program I tend to use it for is Winzip 9. Could it be the use of a different switch?

Any help on this is appreciated

Paddy100

[prathapml]

Hi Paddy100,

Welcome to MSFN

No, its not you committing any mistakes. The $Progs folder is itself not present in the win2k OEM folder lists - only on XP.

How can you work-around?

Make an SFX archive that extracts silently to %ProgramFiles%, and have it run from some other folder through your scripts.

[paddy100]

Cheers fella,

I thought I was on top of all this unattended stuff but, by your answer I have a whole lot of reading to do!!

I might need to get back to you!!!!

[paddy100]

Hi all, Found a work around. As I dont know yet about SFX archives and stuff like that this is the way I installed WinZip without the use of a $Progs folder.

1) Download the Corporate Ed of Winzip 9

2) Extract the exe

3) Move the files to 2kcd\$OEM$\$1\Install\Applications\Winzip\*.*

Add this code to your start.cmd file.

ECHO.
echo Installing WinZip 9
MD %systemdrive%\"Program Files"\WinZip
Copy %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Winzip\*.* %systemdrive%\"Program Files"\WinZip\*.*
start /wait %systemdrive%\"Program Files"\winzip\winzip32.exe /noqp /autoinstall

This might seem a bit long winded but it Worked a treat for me.