Install Quicktime Silently, With Plugins

[Maelstorm]

NOTES

I have figured out how to install QuickTime silently and install the additional plugins without the need to be online. Quicktime registers components in the registery in two places: Files are registered under HKLM\Software\Apple Computer, Inc.\Installed Files. Plugin names are registered under HKLM\Software\Apple Computer, Inc.\Installed Plugins. Under that key, there is a value called Names. This contains the names of the files used in the browser plugin. The delimiter that separates the names is two pipe symbols ( || ). It seems that registration is optional. What I have found is that even if you don't include the registery entries, it will still find the plugins. The plugin directory is generally %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\QuickTime. There you will find multiple files with the .qtx extension. I say generally because there is 1 plugin that does not go into this directory. That is the Intel Indeo 5 plugin. The files related to this plugin are located %SYSTEMROOT%\System32, the .qtx and three .dll files.

ATTACHMENT

The attachment contains registration entries, the .ini file to the QuickTime installer, and a couple sample installation script which you will need to modify to suit your environment. The install scripts also checks for and installs the updated browser plugin as well for the following browsers: Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox, Sunbird, and Netscape. The difference between the scripts is the way that the browser plugin is installed. The first script extracts the required files from a .cab file into the broswer's plugin directory. The second script just copies the files from the source media into the browser's plugin directory. To obtain all the needed files, follow the procedure below. For system environment variables, open a command window and type SET.

PROCEDURE

Step 1 - Install Quicktime

Step 2 - Update Quicktime, download, and install updates using the Quicktime Updater from the Start Menu\Programs\Quicktime menu.

Step 3 - Get the QuickTime plugin files.

Here is the list of files that you will need:

%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Quicktime\ACTLComponent.qtx

%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Quicktime\BeHereiVideo.qtx

%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Quicktime\IPIXSupport.qtx

%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Quicktime\MicrocosmDecode.qtx

%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Quicktime\On2_VP3.qtx

%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Quicktime\QTFbx.qtx

%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Quicktime\QTPulse.qtx

%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Quicktime\QuickTimeAXEL.qtx

%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Quicktime\ZoomifyHandler.qtx

%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Quicktime\ZyGoVideo.qtx

%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\ir50_32.qtx

%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\ir50_32.dll

%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\ir50_qc.dll

%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\ir50_qcx.dll

Files that are not on the above list are part of the Quicktime installation itself. If you have chosen not to install a certian component, then the associated file(s) will not be available. Also, you will need to modify the .reg files and delete the reference to the missing files as well. Note that this list is for all available plugins and is current as of 02-26-2005.

Step 4 - Get the browser plugin files.

You will also need to copy the browser plugin if you want that functionality as well. I have researched this, and I have found that the plugin files are the same for each browser that I have tested. If you are using a browser that is not listed (such as Opera), then you will need to verify if the plugin files as the same for that browser as well. Navigate to the plugin directory of your browser (Most, if not all browsers use the directory plugin or plugins right below the browser program directory.) and copy the following files:

npqtplugin.dll

npqtplugin2.dll

npqtplugin3.dll

npqtplugin4.dll

npqtplugin5.dll

npqtplugin6.dll

npqtplugin7.dll

QuickTimePlugin.class

This is optional, but what I did was package the browser plugin files into a compressed .cab file using the I-Express packaging utility that comes with Windows XP. If you choose not to compress the files into an archive, then the second install script example shows how to copy the files over.

Step 5 - Finishing Up

Place the QuickTimeInstaller.ini file into the same directory as the file QuickTimeFullInstaller.exe. Place all other files in the attachment and the files obtained in step 3 and 4 into the same directory. When the script runs, the files will be copied to their correct locations and will be registered.

QuickTime.zip