Multiboot WPI possible?

[Nakatomi2010]

Essentially what I'm doing is creating a multiboot DVD which will allow me to install several flavors of Windows in different ways, for example, I've got one which will install Windows without asking for anything but a CD-Key, even uses the driver packs, and another one which will ask for input but uses the driver pac, and a third option which is just vanilla XP which you can use to perform a repair install if need be..

Well ideally what I'm after is a complete unattended, which I've already accomplish, a mostly unattended, which is what this post is inquiring about, and a fully attended one...

What I'm trying to do mis see if it's possible to have WPI run independantly from other stuff, so for example...

Unattended will install all the software and drivers automatically, without asking, hence I use the RunOnceEx method.

The Mostly unattended install I want to popup and ask "What software do you want mee to install?" and use the driver packs...

Thing is, is that since they both run out of the RunOnceEx method, I was wondering if ther's anyway to trigger different RunOnceEx from the same source directoy...

Assuming the above makes any sense what so ever...

Is it possible, or should I just use one method or the other?

[Kelsenellenelvian]

That is fairly easy to do all you need to do is use a single common directory for the install files and then configure as many wpi setups as you want and place them on the disk as WPI1, WPI2, WPI3 and so on and then you just call each WPI with whatever method you want. To save space you can delete all of the unnecessary files WPI doesn't need after setup and config (like the manual folder, ussf and pied, the theme you wont be using) ad with cdimage several WPI's will only take up like 2-3 megs at the most.

Edited September 26, 2005 by kelsenellenelvian

[Nakatomi2010]

I'm technically trying to use the RunOnceEx method for one seup, where essentially the RunOnceEx is used to install software, not WPI.

On a second install it would call up WPI and not he predetermined software list on the RunOnceEx that the other method uses...

Assuming that cleasr it up abit...

[Kelsenellenelvian]

ooooo tough one maybe someone elss has an idea??

[Nakatomi2010]

Let's take a different approach then...

One which may be slightly more convenient...

I'm running under the assumption that the WPI environment is directly related to the set of scripts within the WPI directory, meaning that theoretically I can have different instances called up by different commands within different WINNT.sif files, and that the applications they trigger are a result of said scripts, and they're installed from a unified directory in one location on the CD..

That being said, it may actual be wiser to use the above method since the programs would only need to be on the CD in one spot, and never referenced to again by the CDImage software while it indexes things...

That being said, if it possible to have WPI automatically trigger a predetermined set of files without having to have it open, or would it still have to open for a split second?

Again, assuming what I've said makes sense...