Can't get it to work - Application Install

[DaDarkDevil]

Hello

I want to make a Windows XP Unattended install,

My problem is, that i can't find switchess and commands to get al off my programma's to install:

My question, how would make me a batch file, to install and register my programms?

For Nero, is this okay?

ECHO.
ECHO Registering Nero Burning ROM...
REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\Programmas\Nero\register.reg
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Nero Burning ROM 6.6.0.18
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Nero\Nero.exe /silent /noreboot
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Nero Burning ROM Nederlandse Taal
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Nero\NL Taal.exe /silent /noreboot

For MSN is this okay?

ECHO.
ECHO Installing MSN Messenger 7.5
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\MSN\MSN.exe /QB

For WinRAR is this okay, i inserted the rarreg.key already in de SFX thnx to a topic in this forum

ECHO.
ECHO Installing WinRAR 3.5
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\WinRAR\WinRAR 3.5 NL /s

Now what i want is,

Install and register Alcohol 120% 1.9.5 build 4212

Install Quickpar

Install GrabIt

Install LimeWire Pro

Install and register PowerDVD 6

And how can i copy things to my Documents And Settings Folder with a batch file??

Can anyone help me??

Edited October 30, 2006 by DaDarkDevil

[oioldman]

the best thing that may help you unattended.msfn.org

if you have already looked, i would recommend that you follow the application install section. it can seem tough and difficult but after a dew goes you'll be singing.

most switches can be found in the application install topic area and i know that nero and msn and winrar are there.

for winrar you need use " around the path and file name as it has spaces in it, but you could just delete those

[DaDarkDevil]

the best thing that may help you unattended.msfn.org

if you have already looked, i would recommend that you follow the application install section. it can seem tough and difficult but after a dew goes you'll be singing.

most switches can be found in the application install topic area and i know that nero and msn and winrar are there.

for winrar you need use " around the path and file name as it has spaces in it, but you could just delete those

How do you mean " put them around Winrar 3.5 NL.exe like so? "WinRAR 3.5 NL.exe" or around "%system drive .... .exe"?

Edited October 30, 2006 by DaDarkDevil

[Ctrl-X]

How do you mean " put them around Winrar 3.5 NL.exe like so? "WinRAR 3.5 NL.exe" or around "%system drive .... .exe"?

Either of those will work. So you can for instance use

start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Nero\"NL Taal.exe" /silent /noreboot

or

start /wait "%systemdrive%\install\Applications\Nero\NL Taal.exe" /silent /noreboot

As long as the part of the full path that contains spaces is enclosed in quotation marks, you're OK.

[mazin]

I'm used to remove spacing from such strings plus

I'm used to use 8.3 format for file names.

This alwyas kept me in the safe side.

However, I followed the same rules (removing spacing & 8.3 format)

last time I installed some apps right from CD at T-13 (SVCPACK).

Although I follow those rules, when I add quotes around the full path,

the command prompt opens and the app isn't run!

To solve this problem I just added double quotes between Start and /Wait

like this: Start "" /Wait

So, even if you have spacing in your path and even if you wrap it with quotes, it's much safer

to put double quotes between Start and /Wait.

These are some examples from my latest CD:

Echo Universal Extractor 1.3.1
Start "" /Wait "%CDROM%\$OEM$\CDSVCPAK\UniXtrct\UniXtrct.exe" /SP- /VERYSILENT /LANG=English
MD "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Universal Extractor"
move "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Universal Extractor.lnk" "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Universal Extractor" >NUL

Echo FlashGet 1.73
Start "" /Wait "%CDROM%\$OEM$\CDSVCPAK\FGet173\FGet173.exe" /S
Start /Wait %SystemRoot%\regedit.exe /s "%CDROM%\$OEM$\CDSVCPAK\FGet173\FGet173.reg"

echo HardCopy Pro 2.3.0
Start "" /Wait "%CDROM%\$OEM$\CDSVCPAK\HardCopy\HCSetup.exe" "%SystemDrive%\Program Files\HardCopy Pro"
copy "%CDROM%\$OEM$\CDSVCPAK\HardCopy\*.d??" "%UserProfile%\Application Data\DeskSoft\HardCopy Pro\*.*" >NUL

In the last example I copied some files from my CD to %UserProfile%.

Under SVCPACK, "%UserProfile%\Application Data\DeskSoft\HardCopy Pro" resolves to "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\DeskSoft\HardCopy Pro".

But if I use the same line (via a batch file) any time after the first logon, then

"%UserProfile%\Application Data\DeskSoft\HardCopy Pro" resolves to "C:\Documents and Settings\mazin\Application Data\DeskSoft\HardCopy Pro", where mazin is assumed to be my account (profile).

HTH

[DaDarkDevil]

I'm used to remove spacing from such strings plus

I'm used to use 8.3 format for file names.

This alwyas kept me in the safe side.

However, I followed the same rules (removing spacing & 8.3 format)

last time I installed some apps right from CD at T-13 (SVCPACK).

Although I follow those rules, when I add quotes around the full path,

the command prompt opens and the app isn't run!

To solve this problem I just added double quotes between Start and /Wait

like this: Start "" /Wait

So, even if you have spacing in your path and even if you wrap it with quotes, it's much safer

to put double quotes between Start and /Wait.

These are some examples from my latest CD:

Echo Universal Extractor 1.3.1
Start "" /Wait "%CDROM%\$OEM$\CDSVCPAK\UniXtrct\UniXtrct.exe" /SP- /VERYSILENT /LANG=English
MD "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Universal Extractor"
move "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Universal Extractor.lnk" "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Universal Extractor" >NUL

Echo FlashGet 1.73
Start "" /Wait "%CDROM%\$OEM$\CDSVCPAK\FGet173\FGet173.exe" /S
Start /Wait %SystemRoot%\regedit.exe /s "%CDROM%\$OEM$\CDSVCPAK\FGet173\FGet173.reg"

echo HardCopy Pro 2.3.0
Start "" /Wait "%CDROM%\$OEM$\CDSVCPAK\HardCopy\HCSetup.exe" "%SystemDrive%\Program Files\HardCopy Pro"
copy "%CDROM%\$OEM$\CDSVCPAK\HardCopy\*.d??" "%UserProfile%\Application Data\DeskSoft\HardCopy Pro\*.*" >NUL

In the last example I copied some files from my CD to %UserProfile%.

Under SVCPACK, "%UserProfile%\Application Data\DeskSoft\HardCopy Pro" resolves to "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\DeskSoft\HardCopy Pro".

But if I use the same line (via a batch file) any time after the first logon, then

"%UserProfile%\Application Data\DeskSoft\HardCopy Pro" resolves to "C:\Documents and Settings\mazin\Application Data\DeskSoft\HardCopy Pro", where mazin is assumed to be my account (profile).

HTH

Thats a lot of information, hihi, but i still dont get everything, i just delete the spaces, thats better i guess And cant anyone add me on MSN, and make me a batch file i just want that programma's to be installed unattended, but i cant find all of the right switches.. and i see that my know-how isnt good enough

[mazin]

For MSN Messenger, I extract the downloaded EXE with WinRAR to get the MSI file.

You ONLY need the MSI file to install MSN Messenger and with the same switch you posted: MSN.msi /QB (OR) MSN.msi /QN

Your switch for NERO is correct. I don't know about nero lang packs.

For WinRAR, I use capital S; like this: WinRAR.exe /S