Thanks to dale5605 for the basis of these instructions


[How To Create Custom Add-ons]

First step will be creating a silent switchless installer for your application. For specific switches check the product's website or look in the Application Installs forum located here.

For help creating a 7-zip installer check out keytotime's excellent tutorial here.

Please note that svcpack.inf does support switches. If you are not wanting to repackage an installer you do have the option of using switches in the ini file.

Suggestion: before creating your add-on, download one of the posted add-ons and extract it. This will give you and indication of the structure of the add-on, and will assist in keeping the naming scheme and layout as uniform as possible.

Here are the steps required to create the add-on:

1: Create a new folder and name it after your application, ie uTorrent1.3
2: Within the above folder, create another folder called SVCPACK
3: Place your switchless installer within the SVCPACK folder
4: Rename the ini file to match the name of you add-on, for example ENTRIES_UTORRENT.ini
5: Open the ini file and edit the appropriate details under the [general] section as required, eg:

6: Navigate to the [AddProgram] section of the ini file and change the name to the exe file that is within the SVCPACK folder, eg utorrent.exe (keep it as simple as possible)

Your ENTRIES_PROGRAM.ini file will look something like this:


You should now have a setup that looks something like this:


within the SVCPACK folder is ur PROGRAM.EXE switchless installer.

7: Ok, the next step is to create the .cab file. Using MakeCab or CabPack, a freeware utility available here (or any method you wish!) create the cab file of the SVCPACK folder and ENTRIES_PROGRAM.ini file. Rename this cab file to something appropriate eg uTorrent_1.3.cab.

THE NEXT STEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT!

Before sharing your new add-on, please TEST IT! It is imperitive you test your add-on before posting to avoid problems.

This post has been edited by ZcWorld: Jul 15 2006, 05:55 AM

Please Help!

I did buy a program. And i have a serial nummer of it
When i make a Addons of my program i must activate it again.

My question is is it posible to include my identity so i don't have to activate it every time agian when i reinstal my windows ??

I hope that i gived enouh information.
(sorry for my bad english)
my email adres is careliyim2@gmail.com

It depends on where the registration information is stored. Some installers allow you to supply the registration information via parameters passed to the installer. If the registration information is stored in the Registry, you could export the corresponding keys and import them during installation. Other applications store their registration information in a file. You could simply have your silent installer copy over this file to the correct folder to register the application. But which application are you on about exactly? It would be easier to be of service if you would create a new topic in which you let us know which application is the culprit. If the English language is problematic for you, you can always send me a personal message in Dutch. Hope this helps.

very useful information indeed

I just want to know how to create a font add-on .. coz I'm integrating a theme that uses a certain font so I need setup to add it to install .. how to do that ?

is making it .cab necessary ? cant we just use .rar extension for our silent install pack ?

nLite support .cab, .zip, .rar, .7z so it's up to you

it gave an error when i compresssed to rar and tried to add :s

im a bit lost with the switches ect what is it

can some1 create an up 2date silent installer guide

This post has been edited by b-man: May 14 2009, 05:29 AM

Also Try SFX Creator & Virtualtek nLite addon Creator

all the best

Cannot cabpack both svcpack folder and entries_.ini file into one .cab file it only copies the entries_.ini file into the .cab file how do I include sub directories with cab pack?

Never mind. I found that you just have to select "recurse subdirectories" which will then add the folder. duh!