Hi.

Have tried to find faq, how to do, forums...about Installing media player 10 with the svcpack.inf file. But all that I have tried have failed so far.

Have anyone succesfully installed the MP10 with a unattended ris installation. And if so how did you do...

plz help starting to getting very frustrated about this....

The standard syntax seems to be like this:

MP10Setup.exe /q:A /c:setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N /DisallowSystemRestore

MP10Setup.exe /Q:A /R:N /C:"setup_wm.exe /DisallowSystemRestore /Q:A /R:N"

MP10Setup.exe /q:A /c:"setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N /DisallowSystemRestore"

etc.....

but all stop with the dialog window that complains about System Restore....

I spent a good few days and many CDs trying to get it to work. In the end, I just installed it and the updates to Media Player in RunOnceEx.

It was the only way around it.

Can you show me how you wrote in RunOnceEx to get the installation to work.

Where do you write this RuneOnce... is it the same as [GuiRunOnce] in the sif file?

u can try my wmp 10 addon ......

from my sig.....

i install via svcpack.inf in both RIS and standalaone using the same command of:

"MP10Setup.exe /c:""setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N /DisallowSystemRestore"" /q:A"

and not had any issues

and apply the updates after it also via svcpack.inf

Can we use this method on WMP9 series?

This worked just fine tnx.

Seems that the quotes did the work.

"MP10Setup.exe /c:""setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N /DisallowSystemRestore"" /q:A"

Just put this row in before all the kb in the svcpack.inf file.

Tnx once more for the help. You made my day

On the unattended guide, there is a switchless installer for svcpack.inf.

Direct link

http://unattended.msfn.org/files/beginner/MP10Setup.exe

Can you show me how you wrote in RunOnceEx to get the installation to work.

Where do you write this RuneOnce... is it the same as [GuiRunOnce] in the sif file?

Not that it matters any more, but this is how I did mine

RunOnceEx.cmd

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off
REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\GdiDetectionTool" /v "GDITool" /t REG_DWORD /d "00000001" /f
REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\RegTweaks.reg

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Applications" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\010 /VE /D "Adobe Reader 7.0.8" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\010 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\reader708.exe" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\020 /VE /D "Avast! AntiVirus Home Edition" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\020 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Avast.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /SP-" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\030 /VE /D "CoDec Pack 2.5" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\030 /V 1 /D "rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %SystemDrive%\install\codecs\codec.inf, DefaultInstall,3" /F

REG ADD %KEY%\060 /VE /D "Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\060 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\dotNET20.exe" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\070 /VE /D "WGA Notification" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\070 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\KB905474.exe /q /n /z" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\080 /VE /D "Windows Media Player 10" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\080 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\MP10.exe /q" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\080 /V 2 /D "%systemdrive%\install\KB891122.exe /q /n /z" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\080 /V 3 /D "%systemdrive%\install\KB917734.exe /q /n /z" /f

EXIT

I am going to try Oioldman's way and see if I can get it installed via SVCPack.inf instead. Hopefully the two updates will work also.

Are the outside set of quotes really needed?

Edited June 30, 200620 yr by Gee

Are the outside set of quotes really needed?

i believe so, because it works with them. try without and see what happens

It didn't worked for me without the ouside quotes.

Tnx Gee for the RunOnceEx.cmd info also. May need it to install the NET Framework 2.0.

Well, I don't know how you guys managed to get it to work. I tried with the quotes and still no go.

I cannot install it at T13 or T12 (using cmdlines.txt), I can only managed to get it to work after a reboot using RunOnceEx.

So, I am back where I started. Ah, well, I am glad it worked for you.

How-to install .net 2.0 from svcpack.inf

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/200.../06/591694.aspx

Media Player 10 silent switchless compatible w/svcpack.inf

http://unattended.msfn.org/files/beginner/MP10Setup.exe

How-to install .net 2.0 from svcpack.inf

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/200.../06/591694.aspx

Media Player 10 silent switchless compatible w/svcpack.inf

http://unattended.msfn.org/files/beginner/MP10Setup.exe

I tried the version of Media Player from the link you posted. Same results. The version that Microsoft currently posted on their site is slightly bigger.

The .Net 2.0 is interesting. I am going to give it a try and see how it works. However, I am going to use a switchless version that has all the extra languages removed. The redistribute from Microsoft is 24 Megs, remove all the languages and recompress with 7zip, you can save 8 Megs (33%). Big difference.

Well someone needs to edit the unattended guide then