I just tested it 'Firefox Setup 1.0.1.exe' will install silently with JUST the -ms switch.

Much Nicer

Now we need a way to Auto install extensions.

that would be really nice, i'll still preffer to edit the installer to add my settings, place custom plugins and so on

In SiMoNsAys FF thread I have some code that will install extensions and themes post FF install.

I still haven't looked at the 1.01 update...maybe they have fixed the issue that I'm having of adding extensions and themes directly to the installer with out me needing to automate the repackaging of the extensions...maybe I'll get around to it....tho the rough in code for this is also listed in simons thread.

So any one that wonts to get thier hands dirty go a head, but be sure to post your results when done.

I just completed an uninstall of Firefox 1.0 and an install of 1.0.1, keeping all my plugins and search plugins by doing this:

First, I downloaded FFDeploy.exe from Bob Templeton's site.

Next, I ran FFDeploy, selected the Firefox directory, did not import favorites, and did not create .exe file. Then, in the Firefox_Deployment directory created on the desktop, I deleted all but the GlobalProfiles, Plugins, and Searchplugins folders and the CreateProfile.vbs file. (CreateProfile.vbs is placed in the directory by FFDeploy.)

(Why not just use FFDeploy to make the entire installation? Because Firefox isn't technically "installed" then, it doesn't appear in the Add/Remove Programs dialog, and this allows you to use your same settings with a compatible version of Firefox, not just reinstall your original installation.)

After that, I made a WinRAR SFX file of the remaining file and folders, using the following comment:

;The comment below contains SFX script commands

Path=C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\
SavePath
Setup="C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\CreateProfile.vbs"
Silent=2
Overwrite=1
Title=Firefox Unattended Customization Setup

Then, I uninstalled Firefox 1.0, and manually deleted the following folder: C:\Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Mozilla.

I then renamed the 1.0.1 installation "Firefox.exe", for simplicity, and ran the following using RunOnceEx:

REG ADD %KEY%\260 /VE /D "Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\260 /V 1 /D "D:\Install\Firefox\Firefox.exe -ms" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\260 /V 2 /D "D:\Install\Firefox\Custom.exe" /f

(No, that doesn't mean I have 259 other programs installing before Firefox... )

All settings are intact. It's like I never uninstalled it at all. Windows even still recognized Firefox as the default browser.

I don't have a very complex installation of Firefox, so this works for me...just thought I'd share my way of doing it, in case somebody happens to find it useful.

EDIT: I've never tried doing it this way with extensions, but there is an extensions folder in the Firefox_Deployment folder after FFDeploy runs - if somebody is willing to try it, let us know how it works.

Also, when Firefox runs for the first time on a new machine, it will ask you if you want to set it as the default browser. To prevent IE 6.0 from nagging you about being the default browser, put the following registry key into your registry tweaks:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Check_Associations"="no"

I haven't verified this is the only registry tweak needed to prevent IE from nagging you - there may be, and are probably, other tweaks which do the same thing, and I will update as I find them.

Overall - this allows for somebody with intermediate skills, who isn't a programmer, to easily create a custom Firefox installation.

seems easy enough... will have to include it in my next build... very nice

thanks for the switch

the other methods of intregrating custom profiles still works right?

@echo off
cmdow @ /HID

for %%e in ("%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Firefox\XPI\*.xpi") do "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -install-global-extension "%%e"

this still works for installing extensions for 1.0.1

@hmaster10, yes it works, tested here too...

i'm working on something... my firefox thread will be updated soon with nice features...

maybe start a new thread, for v1.0.1 (the other thread is kind of cluttered anyways)

@echo off
cmdow @ /HID

for %%e in ("%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Firefox\XPI\*.xpi") do "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -install-global-extension "%%e"

can i use ("%cdrom%\Firefox\XPI\*.xpi") here

yes, but it should be executed after firefox first run, beacuse it would conflict

**first run -> refers to, after running firefox once which is the "Import Settings" and "Browser Check Default"

how to suppress the asking of firefox "import settings" during first run ?

@echo off
cmdow @ /HID

for %%e in ("%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Firefox\XPI\*.xpi") do "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -install-global-extension "%%e"

can i use ("%cdrom%\Firefox\XPI\*.xpi") here

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I believe you can so long as you define the variable as you do in your other cmd files for yoru install...

but you will get the import settings problem as well...

Where is the CreateProfiles.vbs file I looked through my hard disk and couldn't find it can I download it somewhere? John

how to suppress the asking of firefox "import settings" during first run ?

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Need that one too, same for Thunderbird.

And I would like to set both as 'default'. (Guess the answer to this question can be found in the forum someware...)