How do I?... execute at intallation.

[kingbuzzman]

How do i execute a exe in the installation of XP. Without using methods as to adding folders to the cd with the symbols $$ on it.

-Thanks

KingBuzzMan

[jbm]

When you say you don't want to use $$, does that mean you don't want to use

the $oem$ directory also? Or do you mean you want to run it from the cd

and not have it copied to the hard drive? You could call it from cmdlines.txt using a cmd file. Theres also detachedprogram in winnt.sif.

The big question is what are you trying to do? Why don't you want to use

$$? You could also do a little searching. Reading the guide http://unattended.msfn.org/index.htm might help too.

[kingbuzzman]

Ok, during the normal windows installation before it asks for the name and organization i just want to be able to run an EXE. But i want my exe to be integrated into the i386 folder and to be ran by windows as if my EXE was windows created. Please help.

-Thanks

[Marthax]

I don't even know if there's such a method that allows you to run a program during this time. First you have detachedprogram, then cmdlines, GuiRunOnce and finally RunOnceEx. At least, those are the ones that I know about. None of these methods allows you to run anything at that moment. The closest option would be the GuiRunOnce, but that will execute your program after the "Name and Organisation" wizard at the beginning. Perhaps someone else has a better idea. I would love to hear this too.

Edited June 24, 2005 by Marthax

[jbm]

At what point is the user/organidation screen shown?

Detachedprogram run at T39 right before drivers are installed.

You could copy your program to the i386 dir on your cd and

edit txtsetup.sif so it's copied to your hd during install.

[sourceDisksFiles]

myprogram.exe = 1,,,,,,3_,1,0,0,,1,2

this will copy myprogram.exe to the windows dir.

then call it with detachedprogam or one of the other methods

mentions by Marthax

[GuiUnattended]

DetachedProgram="%windir%\myprogram.exe"

[Vadikan]

before it asks for the name and organization i just want to be able to run an EXE

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I think we're allowed to ask why you need to run a file at exactly this moment.

[kingbuzzman]

I want to create a GUI installation; I’m thinking to do it in VB (GUI) and C++ (backbone) (leave the coding for me). Basically my program will read a regular ini that will instruct my program that it needs to show a number of program (specified by the creator) and will ask the user if it wants them to be installed or not.

-ps I'm already coding, i need a couple of days and also i need to test right now if what “jbm” said is correct and accurate. If anyone else has any ideas please let me know.

-Thanks

[djbe]

I don't think you can install apps at t-39

but what you are trying to do exists in many ways, like wpi or xplode or wait or ...

[jbm]

Please post back if what I said doesn't work for you.

I've only used detachedprogram to run an SFX file

that extracts my drivers to be installed. But I haven't

tried installing any apps at that point.

[Vadikan]

I'm with djbe. http://unattended.msfn.org/advanced/methods/intro.htm