Windows Resource Kit Tools

[durex]

Dont suppose anyone knows how to redirect the install path for Windows Resource Kit Tools?

I tried INSTALLDIR and no dice....

Thanks!

[totoymola]

I just installed it to my system, and copied the files to my system32.

The installers are msi's, right?

[jfmartel]

From the Resource Kit from W2K3

rktools.msi

rktools_p.cab

rktools_s.cab

[durex]

I just installed it to my system, and copied the files to my system32.

The installers are msi's, right?

Correct... So does it actually need to even be 'installed'? Or can you simply zip up the files it installs and copy them into place on another machine?

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Try this extract the msi &:

REG ADD %KEY%\170 /VE /D "Windows Resource Kit" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\170 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Software\XPResource\rktools.msi /q" /f

Alter your paths of course.

[durex]

Im well aware how to silently install msi packages.. the silent install works fine... its the redirection of the install path that I need to do.

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Well use a sfx rarred exe to copy the files where you require them?

[totoymola]

Correct... So does it actually need to even be 'installed'? Or can you simply zip up the files it installs and copy them into place on another machine?

I think you don't need to install them. Because if you open the msi, you will see that the files are just installed in the [iNSTALLDIR]. You have to move the files to the system32 folder anyway so you can run it from cmd.

[durex]

@toto and Maverick

I originally thought you could simply copy them until I uninstalled it and saw something along the lines of 'unregistering components' (that wasnt the exact wordage, but something similiar). I didnt get a chance to do a regsnap before and after and wasnt sure if perhaps there are some dlls that are registered during the installation process. But if you guys are pretty confident that all it does is extract those components, than Ill take your word on it.

THanks again!

[Martin Zugec]

I created ExePath directory in systemdrive and add it to Path variable. I store there utilities I would like to use (including RK)

[totoymola]

I originally thought you could simply copy them until I uninstalled it and saw something along the lines of 'unregistering components'

MSI's always do that. But sometimes, those aren't important. Especially for DLLs that are installed with the msi. In most cases, you don't need those registry entries to run the program. They are just automatically genrated by the msi. For example, the registry entries in the HKCR\CLSID. I'm not sure and I don't know the real explanation for this. Maybe someone more knowledgeable can teach us.

Let me check one of the packages again.

[totoymola]

Ok. I checked the one of the packages. It is the Extract.exe: Extract Cabinet from http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techi...g/extract-o.asp. There is no registry entry required, and you only need the EXE.

[durex]

Cool... thanks again everyone.