WinRAR 3.51 theme

[Mikka]

any idea on how to create silent installer for WinRAR 3.51 using WinRAR?

Do you happen to understand German?

If so you could make use of this tutorial.

[Mikka]

But HOW can the icon change also be applied please?

I'm doing it like this:

On Error Resume Next

' Our variables here
Dim fs  : set fs = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FilesystemObject")
Dim WSH : set WSH= WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim AUProgs: AUProgs= WSH.SpecialFolders("AllUsersPrograms")

' Create shortcut within %ProgramFiles%\Packer\WinRAR (existing folder)
LinkIt AUProgs & "\Packer\WinRAR 3.51.lnk", "", "", _
   "%ProgramFiles%\Packer\WinRAR\Themes\WinRAR_Gorilla_32x32\RAR.ico,0", _
   "%ProgramFiles%\Packer\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe", ""
WScript.Quit

Sub LinkIt(lnkObj, strArgs, strDscr, strIcon, strProg, strWDir)
   Dim oLnk : set oLnk = WSH.CreateShortcut(lnkObj)
	 oLnk.Arguments   = strArgs
	 oLnk.Description = strDscr
	 oLnk.IconLocation= strIcon
	 oLnk.TargetPath  = strProg
	 oLnk.WorkingDirectory= strWDir
   oLnk.Save
End Sub

Just replace "\Packer" with nothing (i.e. delete it) or kompressorer or however compression progs are called in Norwegian.

HTH

Edited April 10, 2006 by Mikka

[Scubar]

i do mine the old fashioned 3.42 way and hex edit the .exe to use 48x48 icons and then i resource hack and replace the default ones with my own. then i just repackage the sfx installer and its all done.

[mickmack]

i just opened original WinRar installation, included the key, themes and run it with /S . works perfect. normally you can't edit original WinRar installation file, but with patch you can.

[muiz]

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes]
"ShellExtBMP"="C:\\Program Files\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_Jr_48x48\\RarSmall.bmp"
"ActivePath"="C:\\Program Files\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_Jr_48x48"

I just use a reg file to do this.