WinRaR 3.42

February 3, 200521 yr

Hello,

I have read the forum and i have found a method to do unattended install winrar 3.42, but when i install it, it isn´t registered neither copied my setting.reg, the batch file is:

RunOnceEx.cmd:

cmdow @ /HID

@echo off

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

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing application" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\030 /VE /D "WinRar" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\030 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\WinRAR3.42\wrar342.exe /s" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\030 /V 2 /D "%systemdrive%\WinRAR3.42\rar.cmd" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\030 /V 3 /D "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\WinRAR3.42\Setting.reg" /f

Exit

and RaR.cmd:

cmdow @ /HID

@echo off

copy %systemdrive%\WinRAR3.42\RARREG.KEY %systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\WinRAR\RARREG.KEY

copy %systemdrive%\WinRAR3.42\winrar.exe %systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\WinRAR\winrar.exe

Exit

Any suggestions please

Thanks

February 3, 200521 yr

copy %systemdrive%\WinRAR3.42\RARREG.KEY %systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\WinRAR\RARREG.KEY
copy %systemdrive%\WinRAR3.42\winrar.exe %systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\WinRAR\winrar.exe

Just curious, why do you have to copy winrar.exe again?

And I think the problem is you missed the quotes. It should be

copy "%systemdrive%\WinRAR3.42\RARREG.KEY" "%systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\WinRAR\RARREG.KEY"

Or just use

"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\RARREG.KEY"

I'm not sure if the %programfiles% environment variable will work on your version of windows..

February 3, 200521 yr

Author

I copie it again because i have read that in order to register it, i must copie rarreg.key and the program again, and to get my preferences i must copie the setting.reg.

I have tried putting the quotes, but without results

copy "%systemdrive%\WinRAR3.42\RARREG.KEY %systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\WinRAR\RARREG.KEY"

copy "%systemdrive%\WinRAR3.42\winrar.exe %systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\WinRAR\winrar.exe"

February 3, 200521 yr

Author

Sorry, now it works partially, i have forgotten to put more quotes:

copy "%systemdrive%\WinRAR3.42\RARREG.KEY" "%systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\WinRAR\RARREG.KEY"

copy "%systemdrive%\WinRAR3.42\winrar.exe" "%systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\WinRAR\winrar.exe"

it has been registered but it hasn´t copied my setting.reg

Thanks you Totoymola

February 3, 200521 yr

Author

Thank you very much Totoymola.

Now it works completely with my setting. i have put the name of the setting diferent (without "S", that is why it didn´t recognize it

Thank you again.

February 3, 200521 yr

incorrect your regkey must be inside the winrar.exe

use winrar to open winrar.exe and just add your key. simple

u can also add the /S to winrar.exe so u dont need a switch anymore.

http://img1.imagevenue.com/loc154/183_snap1.jpg

February 3, 200521 yr

Author

Okay, i will try it astalavista, it seems better.

Thank you man :lol:

February 3, 200521 yr

the path to least resistance is always best.

in other words why do it the hard way when u can do it the easy way?

February 3, 200521 yr

Author

I have the idea to make unattended installation of the windows xp and my applications in the future and also for my friends. but first i am trying to install the applications silently to try if it works or not.

February 3, 200521 yr

Astalavista's suggestion is the easiest solution for your problem. Just repack your WinRAR installer. That is what we do.

Here is how to do it, just in case you are interested.

1. I assume you have WinRAR installed on your system. Download the original installer of WinRAR here.

2. Using WinRAR, extract the files of the SFX to an empty folder.

3. Copy your rarreg.key to that folder.

4. Select all files in that folder and select "Add to archive..".

5. In the "General" tab, select Best Compression, Create SFX, Create Solid Archive, Put Authenticity Verification, Put Recovery Record, and Lock Archive.

6. Click the comment tab, and paste this comment.

Title=WinRAR 3.42
Text
{
  <html>
  <body bgcolor="#ececec">
  <style>
   body {
    color: #000000;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    font-family: "MS Sans Serif";
    font-size: 12;
    scrollbar-3dlight-color:#f0f0f0;
    scrollbar-arrow-color:#f0f0f0;
    scrollbar-darkshadow-color:#909090;
    scrollbar-face-color:#909090;
    scrollbar-highlight-color:#f0f0f0;
    scrollbar-shadow-color:#f0f0f0
   }
   em {color: navy;  font-style: normal}
  </style>
     <b>WinRAR is a powerful archiver</b>. It
   provides complete support of <em><b>RAR</b></em> and
   <em><b>ZIP</b></em> files, unpacks <em>7Z</em>, <em>ACE</em>,
   <em>ARJ</em>, <em>BZ2</em>, <em>CAB</em>, <em>GZ</em>, 
   <em>ISO</em>, <em>JAR</em>, <em>LZH</em>, <em>TAR</em>,
   <em>UUE</em>, <em>Z</em>. Among WinRAR features are strong compression,
   volumes, encryption, self-extracting modules, backup
   facilities.<br><br>
     <b>WinRAR is shareware</b>. Anyone may use
   it during a test period of 40 days. Following this test
   period or less, if you wish to continue to use WinRAR,
   you must register.<br><br>
     <b>There are no additional license fees</b>, apart from
   the cost of registration, associated with the creation
   and distribution of RAR archives or self-extracting
   archives. Legally registered owners may use their copies
   of WinRAR to produce and distribute those archives free of
   any additional RAR royalties.<br><br>
     <b>WinRAR archiver is distributed as is</b>.
No warranty of any kind is expressed or implied. You use at your
own risk. Neither the author nor the agents of the author will be
liable for data loss, damages, loss of profits or any other kind
of loss while using or misusing this software.
  </body>
  </html>
}
Path=WinRAR
SavePath
Overwrite=1
Delete=*.lng
Delete=rarlng.dll
Delete=rarext.dll
Delete=register.frm
Delete=rar_site.txt
Delete=register.txt
Delete=order.txt
Delete=Dos.sfx
Delete=os2.sfx
Delete=Formats\ace.fmt
Delete=Formats\arj.fmt
Delete=Formats\cab.fmt
Delete=Formats\gz.fmt
Delete=Formats\lzh.fmt
Delete=Formats\tar.fmt
Delete=Formats\uue.fmt
Delete=Formats\bz2.fmt
Delete=Formats\iso.fmt
Delete=Formats\unacev2.dll
Delete=Formats\7z.fmt
Delete=Formats\7za.dll
Delete=Formats\z.fmt
Presetup=uninstall.exe /clean
Setup=uninstall.exe /setup

7. And the most important part, click "OK". :lol:

Now, for your registry settings, just run it after installing WinRAR. Your code should be similar to this.

REG ADD %KEY%\030 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\WinRAR3.42\wrar342.exe /s" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\030 /V 3 /D "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\WinRAR3.42\Setting.reg" /f

Note: You don't have to copy another WinRAR.exe to the installation directory. You only need the rarreg.key.

February 3, 200521 yr

totoymola

i repacked with 7zip sfx so much smaller! LOL

February 3, 200521 yr

Yeah, but where's the coolness of "hacking" the WinRar installation, using WinRar!?

BTW how much smaller did the 7zip make it?

February 3, 200521 yr

i just tested it, i got

Winrar - Best compression 1.81MB

7-Zip SFX - Best Compression - 1.59MB

of course it depends on the size of your files , but, IMO its not worth the hassel in making it with 7zip

February 3, 200521 yr

Yeah, but where's the coolness of "hacking" the WinRar installation, using WinRar!?

You can hack 7Zip too. But personaly, I still prefer WinRAR. I find it much easier.

February 3, 200521 yr

Anyone knows,a code for registering extensions of winrar ? ... to make a reg key or something like that... 10x :)

I have make an SFX from my already installed winrar, it works fine... i just wannt to know how can i register extensions ...

WinRaR 3.42

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