GUI based software installation

[webmedic]

it's not and Since i have not seen it I cant say one way oir the other but after the teime spent converting my install over to inf files which does the same thing I dont hink I'll go for it. Like iasaid though I have not seen it yet so I cant really say for sure.

[b0r3d]

If you dont know much about XML, than it probably is easier to edit a batch file and do it that way.

This little program just provides a nice user interface instead of a deadly looking command window. it uses XML to do that. There's really nothing (so far) that this program can do, that you can do in a batch file.

@Webmedic

Let me load up an XPInstall on VirtualPC, and ill fiddle around with it, and post a few screenshots.

[kryon]

Forgive my ignorance (know nothing of xml files, .net, and the like,) but what exactly does this accomplish and why is it easier to "just edit the xml" than to just edit a batch file?

Using XML means using well defined and completely structured data. So it is possible to generate XML prgramatically. In one of the next versions an editor for generating and editing XML files will be included in the software - so doing software installs will be point and click. Furthermore it is possible do perform action other than just installing software or copying files using this solution - think for example of automatic user handling or link creation....

[webmedic]

so still the problem is getting .net installed to begin with on the system before you can use this thing.

For now my inf installers can do all this although not as automatic. I would still like to se this running and it may be a good solution for the final install part but during the guimode install I will still have to use the inf method since well there is no .net to use.

I will have it like it is now installing the user stuff, .net, dx9, and a few other bits then after reboot when it goes to gui runonce this would be helpfull for not having to use so many scripts to get things done.

I would still like to see it though.

For the editor will it be able to laoded from the command line with a xml file as an argument?

[kryon]

so still the problem is getting .net installed to begin with on the system before you can use this thing.

For now my inf installers can do all this although not as automatic. I would still like to se this running and it may be a good solution for the final install part but during the guimode install I will still have to use the inf method since well there is no .net to use.

I will have it like it is now installing the user stuff, .net, dx9, and a few other bits then after reboot when it goes to gui runonce this would be helpfull for not having to use so many scripts to get things done.

I would still like to see it though.

For the editor will it be able to laoded from the command line with a xml file as an argument?

Please feel free to point your browser to http://sw.ad2.de and enter all your requests in the feature forum - I will add it to the software ...

[webmedic]

you know you have a problem with your forum. It is sending duplicate headers. so you get errors. And did you happen to know I'm one of the core devs for postnuke? You just had to use phpnuke didn't ya. Ok back on topic now.