IconPackager 3.00a - Silent Installation Guide !

[cipher982]

NOTE: This guide is for the REGISTERED ENHANCED VERSION ONLY !

Okay here's the deal...

I noticed some of you are having trouble installing IconPackager V3 silent so I came up with a sollution.

1. Get WinRAR if you don't already have it, here.
   
2. Install IconPackager like normal and enter your serial number. Wait till it finishes.
   
3. Open Windows Explorer and browse to C:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\IconPackager
   
4. We need all of these files so select them all and add them to a new archive...
   • Go to File > Add to archive..., the WinRAR dialog will apear.
     
   • In "archiving options" check "Create SFX archive" (this will create a stand-alone application).
     
   • Choose your compression method. I recommend "Best" (I get 13.6/56.7MB, 25% ratio ).
     
   • No need to setup SFX options... just go to "Comment" tab and add the following:
     

     ;The comment below contains SFX script commands
     
     Path=Stardock\Object Desktop\IconPackager
     SavePath
     Silent=1
     Overwrite=1
     Shortcut=P, "IconPackager.exe", "Object Desktop", "", "IconPackager"
     Shortcut=P, "IconExplorer.exe", "Object Desktop", "", "IconPackager Explorer"
     Shortcut=P, "TweakShell.exe", "Object Desktop", "", "TweakShell"

     
     The above comment tells the installer to hide all dialog boxes and to create the necessary shortcuts in the start menu.
     
     

   • Now click "OK" and WinRAR will do the rest.
     
   • You should now have a file called IconPackager.sfx.exe.
     

[*]Okay we're halfway there . Now we need to setup our install folder...

• Go to your applications install folder, or wherever you store your software (mine is C:\install) and create a new folder called IconPackager. Place your IconPackager.sfx.exe in this folder.
  
• Create a new file called settings.reg and plug in the following code:
  

  Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
  
  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Stardock]
  
  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Stardock\ObjectDesktop]
  "ODZip"="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Stardock\\ODZip.dll"
  
  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Stardock\ObjectDesktop\IconPackager]
  "Type"="enhanced"
  "Version"="3.00a"
  "Revision"="3.00a"
  "Updated"="12/09/2005 5:46:53"
  "Path"="C:\\Program Files\\Stardock\\Object Desktop\\IconPackager"
  "Startup"="0"
  "EXE"="IconPackager.exe"

  
  Nothing real major here so there's no need to modify these settings further.
  
  

• We're gonna need to register this program with Windows in case it needs to be uninstalled in the future (e.g., using "Add/Remove Programs" from control panel). So create another registry file and call it uninstaller.reg. Use this code:
  

  Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
  
  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IconPackager]
  "DisplayName"="IconPackager"
  "UninstallString"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\Stardock\\OBJECT~1\\ICONPA~1\\iconpackager.exe /uninstallwise"

  
  

• Now we have the necessary registry files. We also need to copy one more file. I'm not sure what this file is for. All I know is that it's created during IconPackager installation. So browse to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Stardock and copy odzip.dll to your "IconPackager" folder.
  
• Finally, create an installation script called install.cmd and plug in this code:
  

  cmdow @ /HID
  @echo off
  SET dir=%systemdrive%\install\IconPackager
  
  start /wait %dir%\IconPackager.sfx.exe
  XCOPY /Y %dir%\odzip.dll "%programfiles%\Common Files\Stardock\"
  
  regedit /S %dir%\settings.reg
  regedit /S %dir%\uninstaller.reg
  
  EXIT

  
  NOTE: If you haven't allready done so, download and install cmdow command-line utility from here. Otherwise, the install script window will show during installation. Simply download this file and unzip to your Windows system32 folder (e.g., C:\WINDOWS\System32).
  

All done! All you have to do now is double-click install.cmd and it does the rest.

Edited December 9, 2005 by cipher982

[muiz]

awesome thx , will try

could this be done with windowblinds also?

Edited December 9, 2005 by muiz

[keytotime]

Nicely Done.

[cipher982]

WindowsBlinds will be my next victim B) . I'll let you know muiz.

[Powerhouse]

Has anyone figured out a way to add a Theme silently? I tried using the following Registry entries, but it didn't work...

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\IconPackager]
"Include1"="1"
"Change Left"="287"
"Change Top"="749"
"Change Width"="325"
"Change Height"="355"
"Change State"="1"
"Browse Size"="1"
"Theme"="C:\\Program Files\\Stardock\\Object Desktop\\IconPackager\\Themes\\Abracadabra\\Abracadabra_ip.iptheme"
"Window Left"="250"
"Window Top"="614"
"Window Width"="641"
"Window Height"="424"
"Sort"="0"
"Preview"="0"
"File Sort"="0"
"Open Path"="C:\\Program Files\\Stardock\\Object Desktop\\IconPackager\\Themes\\Abracadabra"
"Builder Left"="310"
"Builder Top"="658"
"Builder Width"="520"
"Builder Height"="337"
"Builder Groups"="1"
"InternetShortcut"="C:\\Program Files\\Stardock\\Object Desktop\\IconPackager\\Themes\\Abracadabra\\Abracadabra_ip.icl,52"
"Recent Documents"="C:\\Program Files\\Stardock\\Object Desktop\\IconPackager\\Themes\\Abracadabra\\Abracadabra_ip.icl,30"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\IconPackager\Recent]
"Icon0"="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\mydocs.dll"
"Package1"="C:\\Program Files\\Stardock\\Object Desktop\\IconPackager\\Themes\\Abracadabra\\Abracadabra_ip.iptheme"

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1606980848-1532298954-839522115-1003\Software\Stardock\IconPackager]
"Include1"="1"
"Change Left"="287"
"Change Top"="749"
"Change Width"="325"
"Change Height"="355"
"Change State"="1"
"Browse Size"="1"
"Theme"="C:\\Program Files\\Stardock\\Object Desktop\\IconPackager\\Themes\\Abracadabra\\Abracadabra_ip.iptheme"
"Window Left"="250"
"Window Top"="614"
"Window Width"="641"
"Window Height"="424"
"Sort"="0"
"Preview"="0"
"File Sort"="0"
"Open Path"="C:\\Program Files\\Stardock\\Object Desktop\\IconPackager\\Themes\\Abracadabra"
"Builder Left"="310"
"Builder Top"="658"
"Builder Width"="520"
"Builder Height"="337"
"Builder Groups"="1"
"InternetShortcut"="C:\\Program Files\\Stardock\\Object Desktop\\IconPackager\\Themes\\Abracadabra\\Abracadabra_ip.icl,52"
"Recent Documents"="C:\\Program Files\\Stardock\\Object Desktop\\IconPackager\\Themes\\Abracadabra\\Abracadabra_ip.icl,30"

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1606980848-1532298954-839522115-1003\Software\Stardock\IconPackager\Recent]
"Icon0"="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\mydocs.dll"
"Package1"="C:\\Program Files\\Stardock\\Object Desktop\\IconPackager\\Themes\\Abracadabra\\Abracadabra_ip.iptheme"

[matthewk]

That's very slick; I like the approach. Thanks! Now, I need to figure out how to change to my icon theme silently.

[DigeratiPrime]

You could also have all the files inside the sfx as follows:

Put odzip.dll, install.cmd, and settings.reg inside the IconPackager folder.

Use the following as the SFX Comment:

;The comment below contains SFX script commands

Path=IconPackager
SavePath
Setup=install.cmd
Silent=1
Overwrite=1
Shortcut=P, "IconPackager.exe", "Object Desktop", "", "IconPackager"
Shortcut=P, "IconExplorer.exe", "Object Desktop", "", "IconPackager Explorer"
Shortcut=P, "TweakShell.exe", "Object Desktop", "", "TweakShell"

And for the cmd file:

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off
XCOPY /Y odzip.dll "%programfiles%\Common Files\Stardock\"
regedit /S settings.reg
EXIT

Thats it!

Edited January 18, 2006 by DigeratiPrime