Calling WPI

[Dynaletik]

Hey guys...I don't know how to call the new WPI...for sure I got the wpi.cmd in my $OEM$\$1\Install folder on the hdd.....and I got WPI at %cdrom%\Install\WPI. So does your script (wpi.cmd) find WPI in that directory or has it to be @ %cdrom%\WPI??

If so, how can I modify the cmd file to start WPI from %cdrom%\Install\WPI?

[bonedaddy]

just a step farther, could someone list and show the various methods of

calling WPI......

[KoppieKoffie]

Bonedaddy just took the words out of my mouth...

I also am finding the ways to call wpi but the site is still about install.cmd en wpi.hta....

Anyone can help with some 'id***' proof installation of wpi?

TIA.

[a06lp]

there's already a post on calling WPI from cd..

[edit]

here's how I do it:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...ndpost&p=246892

Edited January 10, 2005 by a06lp

[Dynaletik]

Yes..a06lp thanks. But we want to know how to call WPI with the new system of 3.3.4.

The batch file from hasi doesn't find my WPI @ %cdrom%\Install\WPI

[a06lp]

my bad, i have to dl the new version and check it out.

but i assume its mostly the same idea...

[hasi001]

Replace the contents of wpi.cmd with the following

@ECHO OFF
REM
REM WPI startup skript.
REM 

REM Example, how to look for CDROM-drive. Must have a file called WIN51 in its root.
for %%i in (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do if exist %%i:\WIN51 set CDROM=%%i:
echo Found CD-Rom as drive %CDROM%

set WPIPATH=%~f0
echo WPI.cmd run from %WPIPATH%

REM pause && exit

REM Hide this command window
REM "%WPIPATH%\common\cmdow.exe" @ /HID

REM Special registry tweak needed
regedit /S "%WPIPATH%\common\wpi.reg"

REM This one installs any theme-supplied fonts and starts WPI
start /wait /min wscript "%WPIPATH%\common\WPI.wsf"

REM call any cleanup code here, or after this script.
exit

this will examine from where the cmd-file is run. (it would set WPIPATH to %systemdrive%\Install), but if you rewrite the WPI-path line to

set WPIPATH=%CDROM%\Install\WPI

it should work.

[bonedaddy]

Now if someone could go into detail (Dennise) about how to use autorun and ohter

methods, like I use cmdlines, call RunOnceEX then it calls hta. And I think that is

my problem with script error for length of time. I think WPI should call RunOex...

But please go into detail, if you have time.........

thanks

BD

[KoppieKoffie]

Am I that of a "id***" that I can't seem to configure to WPI to start???

It's looking for a wpi.wsf in a folder which by his means is a subfolder of wpi.cmd..but that's a file?

I don't want WPI at cmdlines.txt but my options are limiting by the virtual install

Please where to put wpi.cmd / wpi.hta and the rest of the folders???

Big TIA...

KoppieKoffie (CupofCoffee)

[bmn]

this my runoonceEX

cmdow @ /HID

@echo off

FOR %%d IN (D: E: F: G: H: I: J: K: L: M: N: O: P: Q: R: S: T: U: V: W: X: Y: Z:) DO IF EXIST %%d\WIN51IC SET CDROM=%%d

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY%\002 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\install\install.cmd" /f

EXIT

and my install.cmd

mdow @ /HID

@ECHO OFF

%CDROM%

cd \install\wpi

start /wait wpi.hta

start /wait poweroff Reboot -warn -warntime 30 -msg "This System Must now Reboot , This Is necessary for applications to complete installation, shortcuts to update."

exit

and i think wpi will start after 1st boot and when the software installation is over system will reboot again.

am i right?

[a06lp]

this thread is somewhat limited right now, as the future of WPI is in question.

If themes are left out, the method I posted should work.

If themes are put back in, (but font installation is not), the method I posted above will be fine.

If themes are put back in, and font installation is also put back in, then its the method hasi posted.

[hasi001]

Oops - my fault. replace

set WPIPATH=%~f0

with

set WPIPATH=%~dp0

and my script should work too.

[bonedaddy]

your skript should work for what? 3.2.4 or 3.3.4 or both?