Dear Gosh Or Vbs Guru...

[IcemanND]

screenshot for those interested. sample with 6 applications.

[Wicked187]

996: You have nested doubled quotes... When you use the double quote in your HTML, the VBScript thinks it is closing out the double quote for it. Use single quotes for your HTML and double quotes for your VBScript.

[b0r3d]

Paul385 and Nephilim have already created a program that does exactly what you're asking for. I personally use it myself. Its called XPES, and im sure if you search the forums, you'll find a download link.

The best thing about it is, its fully customizable. You dont need to know any programing code to customize it to the programs you want. Just edit the ini file associated with it, and Bob's your monkey.

[996]

Paul385 and Nephilim have already created a program that does exactly what you're asking for. I personally use it myself. Its called XPES, and im sure if you search the forums, you'll find a download link.

The best thing about it is, its fully customizable. You dont need to know any programing code to customize it to the programs you want. Just edit the ini file associated with it, and Bob's your monkey.

Sounds interesting but unfortunately one cannot search for XPES because the search term is too short.

[visaversa]

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[IcemanND]

Except that XPES is for creating the setup batch files.

This script gives you the ability to create a single image to install a custom selection of applications. So you put INSTALL.VBS in the runonce and after the rest of your install is done you can select what apps you want installed.

If you do more than one machine for many different people that want different applications then you don't have to redo the cd for each, you just select and go.

No programming is requireed either. Just set up the INSTALLS.INI with your setup options and run the script. The rest is done for you.

[GeckoPJ]

When I try to run install.vb script: D:\install.vbs

Line: 32

Char: 1

Error: File not found

Code: 800A0035

Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error

Anyone know what the problem is?

GeckoPJ

[996]

Does that happen when you START the vbs or when you run the installations?

1.) Is installs.ini in the same folder as installs.vbs?

2.) a similar error show up when you have a typo in your commands. check for that.

[Geckotek]

Can we use variables such as %systemdrive%?

Oh, and since I don't know VB, can someone kindly show me how to enter text? I'd like to add a brief description of each item below it.

THX

[IcemanND]

1. Yes you can use environment variables in the INI file.

2. What exactly are you after knowing or doing as far as a description and where?

[GeckoPJ]

The .vbs must of got corrupt when I downloaded it, cause I just redownloaded it and now it works just fine.

[Geckotek]

2.  What exactly are you after knowing or doing as far as a description and where?

For example, I'm looking to put a description under the line for Diskkeeper or some of the power toys. Just in case the person using the DVD to install doesn't know what they are and attempts to not install them out of ingnorance as opposed to not really wanting them.

Also, I've been killing the gtaod.exe process right after AOL installs. I'm assuming trying to do that would put a big kink in things?

Edit: I guess I could just make %windir%\pskill.exe gtaod.exe a hidden item....make sense?

[IcemanND]

give me a day and I'll add a comment field to the INI.

As far as killing a process I haven't had to do it with any of the installers I normally use, but if you were to macke a CMD file that launched your installed and then the kill process. It should owrk just fine.

I.e. (I don't know the exect command just an example CMD file)

aol.cmd:

start /wait aol.exe /s

killps gtoad.exe

Then in the INI

[AOL]

install=%systemdrive%\install\aol\aol.cmd

The same could be done for programs were you want to put registration info in the registry before install, etc.

I was considering adding an option to install registry file with an application, but dropped it when there seemed to be a lack of interest. If there is interest I will revive the project.

[Geckotek]

Thank you very much. I really appreciate this, this tool is exactly what I was looking for.

Yeah, I'll be kicking off a process that runs all my registry tweaks anyway. I'll be throwing my registration keys in there as well.

[IcemanND]

Here are the options I have considered adding (plus Geckoteck's request)

For Main App:

1. Restart - option to restart after installsare complete

2. autostart - automatically starts installations upon launch.

3. delay - seconds to delay before painting IE window.

For application Installs:

1. registry/(before/after) - install a registry file either before or afer install.

2. display order - instead of having them displayed in the order you put them in the INI file they display in the order specified, that way you don't have to move things around to diply in the order you want.

3. postreboot - add to runonce and install after reboot, 0 install now (default)

4. saveinstall - delete installation folder after install, deletes contents of folder and removes folder containing installer listed in INSTALL.

5. processname,wait - Process to kill at end of install, wait in seconds before killing

6. Description - a description line under name or pop up description on mouse over

If anyone has any other suggestions let me know. I'll add the ones above as I have time and post the updates here.

I have also create a VB6 executable that runs without the constraints of IE. Since the current version you can only run after a user profile has been created. I had the need to install some applications during the windows install but wanted some of them to be selectable. If anyone would be interested I'll also post it, it already has some of the above features included.