Myrmex Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 The last version of the setup.exe and setuprsc.dll provided by Firefox 1.01 helps installing other mozilla products silently:- Get Firefox 1.01- Decompress it with WinRAR.- Edit the config.ini file and set the first uncommented line: Run Mode=Silent- By running setup.exe, Firefox will install now silently but you already know it ...The good news here is that we can do the same with Thunderbird 1.0 and Sunbird 0.2.Following the same extraction way, just overwrite the setup.exe and setuprsc.dll with the ones from Firefox 1.01 - and after modifying the config.ini, you will get a silent install of Thunderbird and Sunbird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bâshrat the Sneaky Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 That's even better than the -ms switch I think SiMoNsAyS could adapt his guide to this method. Not, SiMoNsAyS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astalavista Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Is there an option not to install the agent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimming_Bird Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 where can you grab these files? the default installer cannot be opened with winrar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilweirddude Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 i think they get extracted to your temp directory even though you cant open it in winrar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keytotime Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Edit the config.ini. Btw what the agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 (edited) "Quality Feedback Agent" or in the config.ini "QFA"btw it opens in WinRAR fine over here.This is a much more useful method, because you can edit the config.ini file, now we just need a good understanding of how to manipulate this file I assume that when using "Run Mode=Silent" the setup type is Standard. I would guess that to NOT install QFA, you would just remove/remark the QFA Component Line.Firefox[Setup Type0]Description Short=&StandardDescription Long=Browser will be installed with the most common options.; List of components to install/enable for this Setup Type.; All other components not listed here will be disabled if; this Setup Type is selected.C0=Component XPCOMC1=Component BrowserC2=Component UninstallerC3=Component LangpackC4=Component Help; Make sure Component QFA is LAST so 3rd party developers who might not want; this component can easily remove it.C5=Component QFAThunderbird[Setup Type0];*** LOCALIZE ME BABY ***Description Short=&Standard;*** LOCALIZE ME BABY ***Description Long=Thunderbird will be installed with the most common options.; List of components to install/enable for this Setup Type.; All other components not listed here will be disabled if; this Setup Type is selected.C0=Component XPCOMC1=Component MailC2=Component UninstallerC3=Component US English Profile DefaultsC4=Component En US lang packC5=Component OfflineC6=Component RSS; Make sure Component QFA is LAST so 3rd party developers who might not want; this component can easily remove it.C7=Component QFA Edited March 1, 2005 by DigeratiPrime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMoNsAyS Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 stupid question but, why don't just use -ms switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartoonite Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 stupid question but, why don't just use -ms switch?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Does that mean that they have finally fixed that with the release of 1.01? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 yes the -ms switch is working with Firefox 1.0.1, you get a silent install. I dont think this applies to Thunderbird, although I am sure they will address that too.stupid question but, why don't just use -ms switch?The point of this thread is to show a New and Very Simple way to 'really customize' and make a silent install for Thunderbird and Firefox.I think the -ms switch will do a 'Standard' Install, meaning the QFA gets installed. So this method also can fix that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMoNsAyS Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 (edited) @Cartoonite, that's why changing run mode to silent works now and not before.anyway there are still several customizations possible. wrote about it on the thread i started[edit]@DigeratiPrime, i know about removing qfa and editing config.ini, it is just that if you want to show an easy way, i don't see the point of mess more than necessary with files, there's just a switch embeded for it.btw, i've seen many, many, many, many, many! threads with the same content.[/edit] Edited March 1, 2005 by SiMoNsAyS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 pardon my laziness, i hadnt gotten around to checking to see if those posts had been updated. Guide: Mozilla Firefox Unattended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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