how do i?

[hakeem5454]

add WPI onto my unattend cd because in WPI all the original software that comes with WPI say %cdrom% and the programs in my appswitch.dat(using unattend xp cd creator) say %systemdrive% so im confused

[Lost Soul]

ok do you want to run your apps from the cd or have the carried over to instal from the pc ?

examples

if your going to run it off the cd id put the wpi.cmd file in your system32 folder so its carried over to the pc and call to it from inside your winnt.sif file like this

[GuiRunOnce]%windir%\system32\WPI.cmd

now if your going to have your files carried over from the cd to te pc for your instal id say have your files in the instal directory like this $OEM$\$1\Install and then call to your wpi.cmd file like this

%systemdrive%/install/wpi/wpi.cmd

hope those examples help you out

[hakeem5454]

what is the difference

what do u prefer?

[Lost Soul]

i prefer to run my instal off the disk because its faster because files arnt carried over to the pc then installed ,, the progs are installed off the disk,,

if you like that use this method

[GuiRunOnce]%windir%\system32\WPI.cmd

and i think astalivista has a easy thread to run wpi off cd,,

[oioldman]

I do the same,

call wpi from winnt.sif, though it is copied to an install folder on c: first

and install apps from the cd including cleanup command which is the last to remove un-needed shortcuts and files

[hakeem5454]

k so ur saying that my unattended xp will install and then as soon as thats done WPI will run from the same cd?

[Lost Soul]

k so ur saying that my unattended xp will install and then as soon as thats done WPI will run from the same cd?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yes if its set up right

id say put the wpi folder in the root of your cd, place the wpi.cmd in your system32 folder and call it the way i mentioned...

note--- make sure in your wpi to call your progras from the %CDROM% instead of %systemdrive% if you want them to instal off the cd

also to make sure your programs arnt copied over to the pc at the beginning of the setup process, place your programs in the root of your cd,,,

example %CDROM%\Programs

Edited July 1, 2005 by Lost Soul

[hakeem5454]

so if i have programs in C:\XPCD\$OEM$\$1\Install. i should take them out of that and put them in C:\XPCD\%CDROM% ?

[Lost Soul]

so if i have programs in C:\XPCD\$OEM$\$1\Install. i should take them out of that and put them in C:\XPCD\%CDROM%  ?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yea make a folder and call it applications or something in the root of your cd and move your apps into that folder

[hakeem5454]

ok so the root of the directory is where the I386 folder is and the $OEM$ folder is right?

[Lost Soul]

ok so the root of the directory is where the I386 folder is and the $OEM$ folder is right?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yes