The switch needed to make it silent, for ex VLC.EXE /S

Here are some modified 7zs.sfx i made for several apps see image below.

7zs.sfx w/ icons +upx = 245KB

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FL7WA4XA

Edited December 8, 200520 yr by tempuser

why we still need switches? then why this is called SWITCHLESS INSTALLER??????

I guess after everything is said and done, all you'd have to do is double click (or call the .exe) and it'll install without switches.

why we still need switches? then why this is called SWITCHLESS INSTALLER??????

The prog switches need to be prepackaged into the 7zip installer, very handy to automate your installation in ua etc.

The prog switches need to be prepackaged into the 7zip installer, very handy to automate your installation in ua etc.

i mean to say....after making switchless installer of any application....will i need to use any switch for silent installation??? or still have to put command as below

"%systemdrive%\install\xxx.exe" ( there is no switches )

or still i have to use switches as below...

"%systemdrive%\install\xxx.exe /s /qn"

Edited December 13, 200520 yr by amit_talkin

The prog switches need to be prepackaged into the 7zip installer, very handy to automate your installation in ua etc.

i mean to say....after making switchless installer of any application....will i need to use any switch for silent installation??? or should pust command as below

"%systemdrive%\install\xxx.exe" ( there is no switches )

or still i have to use switches as below...

"%systemdrive%\install\xxx.exe /s /qn"

Thats right once you build the 7zip or winrar installer you simply call the the exe it produces no switches as you showed here.

"%systemdrive%\install\xxx.exe" ( there is no switches )

Cheers

MC.

cool!!!! thanks then....i was really confused with this one!!! now prob solved!!!!

I can't make switchless instaler

I do:

1)ICreate new folder(my_program) and pasate totaluninstall.exe

2)I click right mouse button to totaluninstall and click 7-zip, add to archive. I select compression level ultra and hit OK.

3)ICopy 7zs.sfx to the folder(my_program)

4)I Open Notepad and I write:

;!@Install@!UTF-8!
RunProgram="totaluninstall.exe –switch"
;!@InstallEnd@!

I save as config.txt with UTF-8 encoding

5)I Open a command promp and write:

c:\my_program>copy /b 7zs.sfx + config.txt + totaluninstall.7z totaluninstall.exe

To install totaluninstall.exe i must cliking next

Help

What i do wrong?

It sounds like a bad switch.

Is there any way to use switches other than "/qb-!"" and "/qn" when using an MSI Installer?

so what am I do?

I get this error The system cannot find the file specified.

In the notepad this is in it:

;!@Install@!UTF-8!

RunProgram="firefox.exe –switch"

;!@InstallEnd@!

The .7z is called firefox.7z and the .exe in it is called firefox.exe

So I seemed to do everything right, 7zS.sfx is in the same folder as all the other 2 files.

I get this error when I try to manually open the .7z to see if it will install.

Edited February 5, 200620 yr by Dwayne

Hi, getting to do my TotalCommander installer, in fact this will be a Launcher-driven-startup of the program, with no actual installation, only copying in its folder (I thinkg the utility is called TotalCommander Loader - can be used as a USB started TC).

The only thing I would like to know is how to make the links on desktop and in Start Menu?

Is there difference between putting it under all users (to START) and only one of them, if yes how is it done?

For example, I will unpack all files to c:\totalcmd

How to add the shortcuts then?

Joe Yeti

Hi, getting to do my TotalCommander installer, in fact this will be a Launcher-driven-startup of the program, with no actual installation, only copying in its folder (I thinkg the utility is called TotalCommander Loader - can be used as a USB started TC).

The only thing I would like to know is how to make the links on desktop and in Start Menu?

Is there difference between putting it under all users (to START) and only one of them, if yes how is it done?

For example, I will unpack all files to c:\totalcmd

How to add the shortcuts then?

Joe Yeti

sorry, already searched through WinRAR and found the options