sp00f Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 (edited) It's not a Vista bug!PowerDVD 7.3 Ultra installs and removes all icons from Start Menu under XP SP2 too but only if was installed from read-only location (tested from HDD too with and without read-only attributes).Also 7.3 has a lot of troubles with registration...What i did was this :Installed PowerDVD en registered it.I exported the pdvd reg file wich contains the reg info.[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CyberLink\PowerDVD]And copied the pdvd.sim file out of the pdvd folder.C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.simUnpacked power dvd setup with winrar to a folder.Paste the PowerDVD.sim to that folder.And open PDVD7.reg in that folder and ad the content of the exported reg file to this reg.Remove all paths in the reg : c:\........( for when you ever deside to install it on D:\ or whatever)Now open POWERdvd.msi with an editor ( i use installshield premier 12 )And remove all things of : OLRSubmissionSave the msi.I made a 7z switchless installer out of it.How to :http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=39048&hl=switchlessNow it installs silent and is registered after install.And it didnt removed any shortcuts. Edited July 18, 2007 by sp00f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsianin Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 (edited) Can you upload your patched PowerDVD.msi somewhere (rapidshare.com is good)?Packed with WinRAR it will takes 2.7mb.Because I don't have that huge and useless InstallShield (NSIS rulez )... Edited February 19, 2008 by Marsianin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp00f Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 http://rapidshare.com/files/43733787/PowerDVD.rar.htmlMake sure u use the same version PowerDVD 7.3.2911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsianin Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Yeah, I have the same 7.3.2911 version. But your .msi doest works for me. Shows some errors and installs nothing.But when I copied my PowerDVD.sim from registered PowerDVD to installation it installs fine and doesn't wants registration.But still removes all icons from the Start menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremo Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 up - i have the same links problem. Have u solved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radix Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 (edited) up - i have the same links problem. Have u solved?No need to download that msi.This short tut. is inspired by a topic created by midi2k6 CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra Deluxe 7.3.3516.01.Install PowerDVD and activate it with serial number.2.Extract the installer (setup.exe) with WinRAR.3.Copy PowerDVD.sim from installation folder (X;\Program Files\Cyberlink\PowerDVD), paste into folder create in step 2 and overwrite the original file.4.Open Custom.ini file from folder create in step 2 and add Silent=1 at the bottom of the page. Then search for RichVideo=1 (change 1 to 0) and save Custom.ini. Delete RichVideo folder from folder create in step 2.5.Create an administrative installation for file PowerDVD.msi (extract it with Universal Extractor), then delete PowerDVD.msi and Data1.cab files from folder create in step 2 and copy files and folders create during administrative installation into folder create in step 2. (this step is optional but, will decrease the size of final pack (after compresion with WinRAR or 7-Zip with 30 MB).6.Compile the AutoIt script and place the compiled file in folder create in step 2.7.Make the installer with 7zsd.sfx Config.txt must look like this:;!@Install@!UTF-8!RunProgram="PowerDVD_Ultra_Deluxe_7.3.3516.0.exe"GUIMode="2";!@InstallEnd@! Save it as UTF-8!The script:#cs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AutoIt Version: 3.2.10.0 Author: myName CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra Deluxe 7.3.3516.0 Script Function: Template AutoIt script.#ce ----------------------------------------------------------------------------; Script Start - Add your code below hereOpt("TrayIconDebug", 1)Opt("SendKeyDelay", 200); Executable file name$EXECUTABLE = "setup.exe"; Installation folder$INSTALLLOCATION = @ProgramFilesDir & "\CyberLink\PowerDVD"; Serial number$SN = "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"If FileExists($INSTALLLOCATION & "\PowerDVD.exe") Then MsgBox(0x40010, @ScriptName, "Please uninstall previous version of PowerDVD before using this script", 4) ExitEndIf; Run the installerRunWait($EXECUTABLE)Sleep(2000); Suppress online registration window to appearFileDelete(@ProgramsDir & "\CyberLink PowerDVD\Online registration.lnk")FileDelete($INSTALLLOCATION & "\OLRSubmission\OLRStateCheck.exe")FileDelete($INSTALLLOCATION & "\OLRSubmission\OLRSubmission.exe"); RegistrationRegWrite("HKLM\SOFTWARE\CyberLink\PowerDVD", "CDKey", "REG_SZ", $SN)RegWrite("HKLM\SOFTWARE\CyberLink\PowerDVD", "HasCDKEY", "REG_DWORD", 1); Prevent brs.exe, Language.exe and PDVDServ.exe to run at Windows startupRegDelete("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", "BDRegion")RegDelete("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", "LanguageShortcut")RegDelete("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", "RemoteControl")Current version of PowerDVD is displayed in info.ini (e.g. Ver=7.3.3516.0) Edited December 20, 2007 by radix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremo Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Thanks. I'll try this point:5.Create an administrative installation for file PowerDVD.msi (use msiexec /a PowerDVD.msi or Universal Extractor), then delete PowerDVD.msi and Data1.cab files from folder create in step 2 and copy files and folders create during administrative installation into folder create in step 2.I don't use autoit. I would only a workaround for all links in start menu deleted when performing a silent install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremo Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 msiexec /a PowerDVD.msi i get:This installation canno tbe run by directly launching the MSI package. You must run setup.exeideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radix Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 (edited) msiexec /a PowerDVD.msi i get:This installation canno tbe run by directly launching the MSI package. You must run setup.exeideas?Now I remember that I extracted PowerDVD.msi with Universal Extractor becausemsiexec /a don't work. Edited December 19, 2007 by radix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen17 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 For Dell 7x that comes with new systems, do the following.1. Copy the CD to share someplace2. Add "silent=1" to custom.ini3. Modify "EnableLangDlg=N" from "Y" to "N" in setup.iniExecute with setup.exe, no switches.Too easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Frink Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Is there any way to keep it from creating a desktop shortcut? It creates "Cyberlink PowerDVD.lnk" on every new user's desktop. Something in the custom.ini file, or perhaps a registry setting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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