devil270975 Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 at present i am looking into using windows update to silently install all my programs and tweaks, if anyone is interested, here is how to do it1. create a reg file like thissetup.regn.b i compiled all my .bat files to exe for easeWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz110]"1"="C:\\Install\\Copy.exe"@="Copying Files Needed For Setup"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz120]"1"="C:\\Install\\User.exe"@="Creating Lisa's User Account"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz130]"1"="C:\\Install\\DLL.exe"@="Registering Dll's"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz140]"1"="C:\\Install\\MSN\\MsnMsgs.msi /QN"@="MSN Messenger 6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz150]"1"="C:\\Install\\MovieMaker2\\mm20.msi /QN"@="Movie Maker 2"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz160]"1"="C:\\Install\\DirectX9b\\dxsetup.exe /opk"@="DirectX 9b"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz170]"1"="C:\\Install\\WMP9\\MPSetupXP.exe /Q:A /R:N"@="Media Player 9"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz180]"1"="C:\\Install\\PowerToys\\TaskswitchPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn"@="Task Switch PowerToy"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz190]"1"="C:\\Install\\PowerToys\\TimershotPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn"@="TimerShot PowerToy"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz200]"1"="C:\\Install\\PowerToys\\TaskswitchPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn"@="Task Switch PowerToy"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz210]"1"="C:\\Install\\PowerToys\\ImageResizerPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn"@="Image Resizer PowerToy"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz220]"1"="C:\\Install\\PowerToys\\TaskswitchPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn"@="Task Switch PowerToy"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz230]"1"="C:\\Install\\NetFramework\\netfx.msi /QN"@=".NET Framework v1.1"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz240]"1"="C:\\Install\\Java\\Java3809.exe /Q:A /R:N"@="Microsoft Virtual Machine"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz250]"1"="C:\\Install\\Java\\Java3810Update.exe"@="Updating Microsoft VM"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz260]"1"="C:\\Install\\hotfixes.exe"@="HotFixes"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz270]"1"="C:\\Install\\Modem\\Setup.exe /silent"@="BT Voyager ADSL Modem"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz280]"1"="C:\\Install\\Yahoo\\yahoo.exe /s"@="Yahoo Messenger 5.6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz290]"1"="C:\\Install\\KillY.exe"@="Killing Ypager"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz300]"1"="C:\\Install\\FlashPlayer\\FlashPlayer.exe /s"@="Flash Player 6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz310]"1"="C:\\Install\\Nero\\Setup.exe /silent /noreboot"@="Nero Burning Rom 6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz320]"1"="C:\\Install\\killie.exe"@="Killing Internet Explorer"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz330]"1"="C:\\Install\\SETREG.exe"@="Applying Program Registry Settings"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz340]"1"="C:\\Install\\AdobeReader6\\AR6.msi /QN"@="Adobe Reader 6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz350]"1"="\"c:\\program files\\winzip\\winzip32.exe\" /noqp /autoinstall"@="WinZip 8.1"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz360]"1"="C:\\Install\\SetDun\\SETDUN.exe"@="Configuring Internet Connections"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz370]"1"="regedit.exe /s C:\\Install\\RegTweak.reg"@="Applying Registry Tweaks"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz380]"1"="regedit.exe /s C:\\Install\\Services.reg"@="Setting System Services"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz390]"1"="C:\\Install\\cleanup.exe"@="Removing Unneeded Files"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz400]"1"="C:\\winnt\\reboot.exe"@="Restarting The Computer"save it in your install directory2. in your cmdlines.cmd file add this lineREGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\Setup.regnow instead of looking at an ugly command screen you can look at a nice windows update screenn.b not tried a full install yet, but i have installed software using this metod and it does work.here is where i got my source http://www.willowhayes.co.uk/windows2000/will let you know tomorrow how it all wentLee.... 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Aaron Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 What does the Windows Update screen look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil270975 Posted September 2, 2003 Author Share Posted September 2, 2003 if i knew how to put a pic on here i would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 email it and I'll put it on (aaronxp at MSFN dot org) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmedic Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 well I cant speak for him but I have a way to do this that is a little different. It laods it all through an inf file. But it looks perty and is somewhat customizable for the way it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil270975 Posted September 2, 2003 Author Share Posted September 2, 2003 Well i have tested it, and, it works, a few tweaks needed to be made, namely .com instead of .exe for my batches (what a plum i am...lol...) so here is the new codeWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz110]"1"="C:\\Install\\Copy.com"@="Copying Files Needed For Setup"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz120]"1"="C:\\Install\\User.com"@="Creating Lisa's User Account"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz130]"1"="C:\\Install\\DLL.com"@="Registering Dll's"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz140]"1"="C:\\Install\\MSN\\MsnMsgs.msi /QN"@="MSN Messenger 6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz150]"1"="C:\\Install\\MovieMaker2\\mm20.msi /QN"@="Movie Maker 2"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz160]"1"="C:\\Install\\DirectX9b\\dxsetup.exe /opk"@="DirectX 9b"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz170]"1"="C:\\Install\\WMP9\\MPSetupXP.exe /Q:A /R:N"@="Media Player 9"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz180]"1"="C:\\Install\\PowerToys\\TaskswitchPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn"@="Task Switch PowerToy"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz190]"1"="C:\\Install\\PowerToys\\TimershotPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn"@="TimerShot PowerToy"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz200]"1"="C:\\Install\\PowerToys\\ImageResizerPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn"@="Image Resizer PowerToy"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz210]"1"="C:\\Install\\NetFramework\\netfx.msi /QN"@=".NET Framework v1.1"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz220]"1"="C:\\Install\\Java\\Java3809.exe /Q:A /R:N"@="Microsoft Virtual Machine"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz230]"1"="C:\\Install\\Java\\Java3810Update.exe /Q:A /R:N"@="Updating Microsoft VM"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz240]"1"="C:\\Install\\hotfixes.com"@="HotFixes"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz250]"1"="C:\\Install\\Modem\\Setup.exe /silent"@="BT Voyager ADSL Modem"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz260]"1"="C:\\Install\\Yahoo\\yahoo.exe /s"@="Yahoo Messenger 5.6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz270]"1"="C:\\Install\\KillY.com"@="Killing Ypager"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz280]"1"="C:\\Install\\FlashPlayer\\FlashPlayer.exe /s"@="Flash Player 6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz290]"1"="C:\\Install\\Nero\\Setup.exe /silent /noreboot"@="Nero Burning Rom 6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz300]"1"="C:\\Install\\killie.com"@="Killing Internet Explorer"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz310]"1"="C:\\Install\\SETREG.com"@="Applying Program Registry Settings"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz320]"1"="C:\\Install\\AdobeReader6\\AR6.msi /QN"@="Adobe Reader 6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz330]"1"="\"c:\\program files\\winzip\\winzip32.exe\" /noqp /autoinstall"@="WinZip 8.1"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz340]"1"="C:\\Install\\SetDun\\SETDUN.exe"@="Configuring Internet Connections"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz350]"1"="regedit.exe /s C:\\Install\\RegTweak.reg"@="Applying Registry Tweaks"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz360]"1"="regedit.exe /s C:\\Install\\Services.reg"@="Setting System Services"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz370]"1"="C:\\Install\\cleanup.com"@="Cleaning Up After Setup"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz380]"1"="C:\\winnt\\reboot.com"@="Restarting The Computer"Aarronxp's gonna post the pic for me so you can see what it looks like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0r3d Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Gimme a link to the pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil270975 Posted September 2, 2003 Author Share Posted September 2, 2003 oooppsss forget compiling the bat files, more hassle than it is worth, i will try with a standard cmd script to see if it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0r3d Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 I need a screenshot before i have any idea what you're talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil270975 Posted September 2, 2003 Author Share Posted September 2, 2003 i emailed aarronxp with the image, gimme your email addy and i will send to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0r3d Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 okies Ill pm you with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0r3d Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Well i have tested it, and, it works, a few tweaks needed to be made, namely .com instead of .exe for my batches (what a plum i am...lol...) so here is the new codeWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz110]"1"="C:\\Install\\Copy.com"@="Copying Files Needed For Setup"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz120]"1"="C:\\Install\\User.com"@="Creating Lisa's User Account"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz130]"1"="C:\\Install\\DLL.com"@="Registering Dll's"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz140]"1"="C:\\Install\\MSN\\MsnMsgs.msi /QN"@="MSN Messenger 6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz150]"1"="C:\\Install\\MovieMaker2\\mm20.msi /QN"@="Movie Maker 2"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz160]"1"="C:\\Install\\DirectX9b\\dxsetup.exe /opk"@="DirectX 9b"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz170]"1"="C:\\Install\\WMP9\\MPSetupXP.exe /Q:A /R:N"@="Media Player 9"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz180]"1"="C:\\Install\\PowerToys\\TaskswitchPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn"@="Task Switch PowerToy"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz190]"1"="C:\\Install\\PowerToys\\TimershotPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn"@="TimerShot PowerToy"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz200]"1"="C:\\Install\\PowerToys\\ImageResizerPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn"@="Image Resizer PowerToy"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz210]"1"="C:\\Install\\NetFramework\\netfx.msi /QN"@=".NET Framework v1.1"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz220]"1"="C:\\Install\\Java\\Java3809.exe /Q:A /R:N"@="Microsoft Virtual Machine"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz230]"1"="C:\\Install\\Java\\Java3810Update.exe /Q:A /R:N"@="Updating Microsoft VM"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz240]"1"="C:\\Install\\hotfixes.com"@="HotFixes"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz250]"1"="C:\\Install\\Modem\\Setup.exe /silent"@="BT Voyager ADSL Modem"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz260]"1"="C:\\Install\\Yahoo\\yahoo.exe /s"@="Yahoo Messenger 5.6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz270]"1"="C:\\Install\\KillY.com"@="Killing Ypager"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz280]"1"="C:\\Install\\FlashPlayer\\FlashPlayer.exe /s"@="Flash Player 6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz290]"1"="C:\\Install\\Nero\\Setup.exe /silent /noreboot"@="Nero Burning Rom 6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz300]"1"="C:\\Install\\killie.com"@="Killing Internet Explorer"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz310]"1"="C:\\Install\\SETREG.com"@="Applying Program Registry Settings"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz320]"1"="C:\\Install\\AdobeReader6\\AR6.msi /QN"@="Adobe Reader 6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz330]"1"="\"c:\\program files\\winzip\\winzip32.exe\" /noqp /autoinstall"@="WinZip 8.1"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz340]"1"="C:\\Install\\SetDun\\SETDUN.exe"@="Configuring Internet Connections"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz350]"1"="regedit.exe /s C:\\Install\\RegTweak.reg"@="Applying Registry Tweaks"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz360]"1"="regedit.exe /s C:\\Install\\Services.reg"@="Setting System Services"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz370]"1"="C:\\Install\\cleanup.com"@="Cleaning Up After Setup"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\zz380]"1"="C:\\winnt\\reboot.com"@="Restarting The Computer"Aarronxp's gonna post the pic for me so you can see what it looks likeDo you think that you could possibly give us all a little rundown of how this works?I noticed that the registry keys are incrimented at a value of 10 per key. Any perticular reason for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil270975 Posted September 2, 2003 Author Share Posted September 2, 2003 i am a little unsure of it all myself, to be perfectly honest i more or less copied someone elses work, however i didnt really understand what it was doing, so i thought i would give it a go with a couple of program's and it seemed to work so i thought i would rewrite my setup.cmd to setup.reg, it is a lot more work and you still need to have cmd scripts to do certain things but looks a lot better. here is where i got my source from http://www.willowhayes.co.uk/windows2000/Leep.s. did you get the pic ok??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sTe Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Anychance I could have a look too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Screenie from devil270975: Windows Update ScreenLooks very professional, good job! I guess everyone who did the batch files is going to switch to this instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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