WPI 5.2 release!

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI for short) is a hypertext application designed for giving users choice. While Windows XP offers many ways of customizing the setup process out of the box, its major drawback is the lack of being able to select which applications an end user may install. In the past, end users and administrators needed to either download the files manually, or create overly complex scripts that could only be used once. WPI allows you to create one image, which can then be custom configured, and optionally, automated, so that end users can install any applications that have been configured into WPI.

Here is the 5.2 changelog:

WPI ChangeLog.  Modifications by Mark Ritter (mritter) & Kelsenellenelvian
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v5.2 Updates
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* Changed and simplied the themes file, wpi.htm.  The change has made 5.1
themes obsolote.  But the changes made were for user submitted ideas and
removal of legacy code no longer used.


* Fixed a bug in the themes dealing with the BgPicture.


* If not playing audio in WPI, then the timer will click as it counts down the
final 10 seconds.


* Dje improved the installer code again to cure the looping problem, added
Pause and Abort buttons, and general code cleaning.  Works much better now.


* Updated themes to hide the timer when user clicks to stop it.  Also updated
the progress bar display.


* Fixed a bug dealing with CheckOnLoad.


* Fixed a potential error when saving the .M3U files.


* Minor Graphical changes to both themes.

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Download

Download Here!

Thank You

Notes, Extras and Manual

Suggested disk folder layout:

With the above folder layout all your config entries should read like:

%wpipath%Install\Blah.exe

I have seperated the tools out from the main archive. You can download the tools here:

Tools archive.

Contents of the tools archive:

cmdow

Universal Silent Switch Finder

PEiD

WPI Config Lister

CDSwitch

autorun.inf <-- Updated and fixed

wpi.ico New icons thanks to WolfX2

Here is a quick start package that will set your windows disk up to use WPI with runonceex all you need is to place this %oem% folder at the root of your windows disk. You MUST have the line "OemPreinstall=Yes" in your winnt.sif file if you want to have the MCE theme if you dont feel the need the cmdlines.txt will still run WPI for you even without a winnt.sif file.

%OEM% Folder.

Contents of the %OEM% archive:

Media Center Style XP Theme (NO uxtheme.dll hack needed!)

cmdlines.txt

regentry to set MCE theme for runonceex window.

runonceex.cmd

Manual:

Download Here.

How to make a winnt.sif file.

Here is a small tutorial on how to add an app to WPI!

Ok this is a sample (Very simple) configuration for Windows Defender Beta 2

This assumes you have all of the WPI files either in the WPI folder at the root of your Windows cd or all of the WPI folders (Common, Graphics, WPIScripts, Tools, Install and Themes) and the file WPI.hta at the root of your cd.

Remember this is just the most basic and required entries for a program!

#1 Place the desired app in the install folder. (In this case WindowsDefender.msi)

#2 Run WPI.hta and choose “Config”

#3 Choose at the very top above the config section “Add”

#4 Enter in the name section “Windows Defender” ßNo quotes! Then click on any other section of the config area to activate the rest of the wizard.

#5 You will notice the Unique ID section gets automatically configured for you.

#6 All apps are selected to be installed by default right from the start so if you don’t want it selected by default you must uncheck this box.

#7 Choose a category for your app to be displayed in. If you want the app to be displayed in a category you don’t see simply chose other and a box will appear that will allow the entry of you choice.

#8 In the Command 1 section browse to the installation package you want to have installed. You will get (%CDROM%\WPI\Install\WindowsDefender.msi) to make this work from either a stand-alone CD or form a windows CD You should change this to “%wpipath%\Install\WindowsDefender.msi” Once again NO quotes!

#9 Add the necessary switches for the program to run silently i.e. %wpipath%\Install\WindowsDefender.msi /qn

#10 Select the Save and then the Exit buttons and you have now configured your first app!

Edited July 31, 2006 by Kelsenellenelvian

[Pliek]

Congratulations with this new 5.2, I will start testing right away.

Hope the themes will be updated soon...

Edited July 31, 2006 by Pliek

[Pliek]

Change

%wpipath%\Install\Blah.exe

To

%wpipath%Install\Blah.exe

So then you don't have the \\ in your wpi-log.txt

%wpipath% already returns a \

Edited July 31, 2006 by Pliek

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Thanks for the correction Pliek

[Houz74]

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v5.2 Updates

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WPI's homepage, it's downloadlink and your signature aren't updated yet.

[lennierv]

Yeah.. download link in WPI's homepage isn't updated to Version 5.2 yet...

Are there any WPI 5.2 themes available???

Or is there a way to make the 5.1 themes compatible with 5.2??

[mritter]

Kels got a little ahead of me on releasing this version. I have some new ones I will be posting soon which will help alleviate some space issues on 1024x768 screens, give some fresh ideas, and new looks.

Stay tuned......................

[Avneet]

how about making the quick fixes on 5.2.. it had sum bugs..like a patch or something

[Kelsenellenelvian]

5.3 will be out very soon. Just wait a day or 2 sorry for the buggy release.

[Avneet]

hey no worries kel.. ur doing a great job.. we all appreciate the hard work u guys put into this..

thx