Media Player 10 install with svcpack.inf

[macroy]

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....

[Gee]

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.

[macroy]

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?

[boooggy]

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

from my sig.....

[oioldman]

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

[Joelito]

Can we use this method on WMP9 series?

[macroy]

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

[T D]

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

Direct link

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

[Gee]

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, 2006 by Gee

[oioldman]

Are the outside set of quotes really needed?

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

[macroy]

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.

[Gee]

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.

[T D]

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

[Gee]

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.

[T D]

Well someone needs to edit the unattended guide then