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websee

Mar 2 2005, 12:08 PM

well, i didnt know exactly into which forum to put this, but i wasnt satisfiyed with the ability to edit the Setup Billboard.

so i decided to do it better.
i wanted to have a picture slideshow instead of the windows text, which can be edited, but it remains text.

so i made a small script that can be launched from DetachedProgram and replaces the windows text messages with your custom picture slideshow.

this should adjust itself to any setup resolution. even to widescreen ones.

look config.js to adjust the tiomeout (how often the images should be changed.)
unfortunately you have to make an imagelist and put it into filelist.js

CODE

var images = new Array(
"image1.jpg",
"image2.jpg"

);

you can also add your own text that is displayed above the images (any HTML tag can be used there), otherwise leave it empty. then no text is displayed. (you dont have to make an empty text entry for each image)

last but not least edit slideshow.cmd to enter the prper path to the slideshow and start slideshow.cmd form DetachedProgram in winnt.sif.

did i miss something?
any comments?
plz some feedback

ml20

Mar 2 2005, 09:28 PM

nice. i will have to give this a run some day

SaintLaur

Apr 3 2005, 03:57 PM

Interesting, but can be aplied some gifs or can be changed with slideshow just some parts of entire picture ?

websee

Apr 5 2005, 04:15 AM

you can add any image that can be viewed by internet explorer.
jpg, gif (even animated), bmp, png, ....

QUOTE (SaintLaur @ Apr 3 2005, 03:57 PM)

or can be changed with slideshow just some parts of entire picture ?

you can edit your images in photoshop first and then add them to the slideshow.
i do not exactly understand what you mean.

mikoinlove

Apr 13 2005, 06:50 AM

nice nice nice

that was one of my problems i was trying to solve
but can you explain "what should i do to preview the photos of the windows" in steps pleeeze.
and nice work

websee

Apr 13 2005, 11:10 AM

i dont exactly understand what you mean, but if you want to preview the slideshow, then you can simply do this by executing slideshow.hta (simply doubleclick on it)

stasys44

Apr 13 2005, 12:26 PM

@ websee
start slideshow.cmd form DetachedProgram in winnt.sif.

Should I write section in winnt.sif:
[DetachedProgram]
???

websee

Apr 13 2005, 12:36 PM

ok this should help

open up slideshow.cmd and replace %PATHTOSLIDESHOW% by the path where your slideshow folder will be located on the cdrom
eg if your slideshow resides in D:\slideshow\slideshow.hta your last line should look like:

CODE

start %CDROM%\slideshow\slideshow.hta

remember not to have any spaces in your folder names.
open up your winnt.sif and under [GuiUnattended] add the line

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DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\install\slideshow.cmd"

last but not least put slideshow.cmd into $OEM$\$1\install in your windows cd.

burn, enjoy

Bâshrat the Sneaky

Apr 13 2005, 12:37 PM

Magnificent

I will definetely include this! I hadn't even thought of this

Thanks!

Bâshrat the Sneaky has added a bookmark

mikoinlove

Apr 14 2005, 09:54 AM

now i do understand you

but can i do this without useing winnt.sif file and use the file TXTSETUP.SIF ?????????????????

websee

Apr 14 2005, 11:32 AM

no because TXTSETUP.SIF is not responsible for this kind of launches. as far as i can remember TXTSETUP.SIF is responsible for device drivers. only winnt.sif can launch a program at the very beginning of the installation througth detachedprogram
see http://unattended.msfn.org/global/timeline.htm for details

stasys44

Apr 14 2005, 12:17 PM

@ websee
Thanks!

DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\install\slideshow.cmd"
It's like to launch WPI; the difference - WPI comes in first reboot after Windows installation.

SaintLaur

Apr 25 2005, 10:35 AM

Can be replaced this images with flash movies ? (like .swf for example)

websee

Apr 27 2005, 04:42 AM

no, actually you can't

but this is a good idea, ill make file extra for u where you can embed flash, but it'll take some time, due to i am unfamiliar with embedding flash in html

Martijn

Apr 29 2005, 08:39 AM

This reminds me of the good old ME days, during that setup there whas a sort of slide show too. Great idea to do this in xp!!

zzzz

May 5 2005, 02:28 PM

Hi websee,

I haven't tried yet but I see in the picture you posted it's just a part of the screen. What variable do I need to change to make it expand to the whole screen? Like in this picture:

Do the pictures in the slideshow has to be in the same format as described in the section about WINNTBBU.DL_?

Thanks in advance.

websee

May 5 2005, 02:38 PM

there is no variable to expand it to the whole screen, because then you wont be able to see the text on the left. the one u have is made with editing winntbbu.dl_

QUOTE (websee @ Apr 5 2005, 04:15 AM)

you can add any image that can be viewed by internet explorer.
jpg, gif (even animated), bmp, png, ....

zzzz

May 5 2005, 02:51 PM

OK, thanks.

I'm still waiting for someone to come up with a slideshow of winntbbu

websee

May 11 2005, 04:39 AM

hmm, a flash movie does not seem to work, because you must have flash installed in order to play flash movies, and u dont at the beginning of a windows installation. the only thing that should work is outputting ur flash mivie as .exe and then loading it directly into detachedprogram

laza

May 13 2005, 10:29 PM

Tried this but no work, winntbbu loaded instead.
must have done something wrong.

muiz

May 15 2005, 02:33 PM

it wont start

websee

May 16 2005, 04:31 AM

what is the error u get? and what did u do or not do?

muiz

May 16 2005, 05:04 AM

i tried many things to start it, but ...no way

websee

May 16 2005, 08:05 AM

if u dun tell me what u did i cannot tell what u did wrong

muiz

May 16 2005, 03:30 PM

all u can imagine, to much to post here.

no matter what

it just dont work.....

CODE

start %CDROM%\slideshow\slideshow.hta
remember not to have any spaces in your folder names.
open up your winnt.sif and under [GuiUnattended] add the line
DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\install\slideshow.cmd"

Siginet

May 18 2005, 10:27 AM

Works like a charm.

Thanks a lot!

nodor

May 18 2005, 01:23 PM

When I run slideshow.hta on the cd I get
error in the script on this page
line: 5
Char 1
Error Expected ')'
Code 0
URL file//D:\software\Slideshow\slideshow.hta
any thoughts on this?
nodor

websee

May 19 2005, 04:08 AM

if you did not modify slideshow.hta then there must be an error in filelist.js
check it for errors. did you close the quotation marks? make sure you do not have a

CODE

after the last entry. make sure you have a

CODE

);

at the end of your filelist.
if you think that everything is all right then plz post your filelist.js and config.js here and ill look into it

nodor

May 19 2005, 10:21 PM

Thanks websee

My mistake was really stupid.

I added a bunch of pics but forgot to add a comma to the end of the second one. works fine now. I appreciate your help.
-=Nodor=-

123321

Jun 3 2005, 11:08 AM

Nice!!!

Please help!

you only mentined to put slideshow.cmd into the $oem$\$1\install folder,
but what about the other files and the images where do they go to?

Do they have to be in the $oem$\$1\install folder?
can they be input into another location because for me it does not work at all.

would you kindly give a step by step tutorial.

Pleeeeaasseeee!

Thank you so much!

websee

Jun 3 2005, 01:04 PM

they can be put anywhere on the cd. thats why you have to put the path to slideshow.hta into slideshow.cmd

CODE

start %CDROM%%PATHTOSLIDESHOW%slideshow.hta

you simply replace this with your path e.g.

CODE

start %CDROM%\Software\Slideshow\slideshow.hta

filelist.js, config.js text.js and defaultback.jpg must be in the same folder like slideshow.hta
your images can theoretically be anywhere, but i prefere to put them in a seperate imgaes folder inside the slideshow folder. then you will have to write the paths to the images into filellist.js like this:

CODE

var images = new Array(
"images/image1.jpg",
"images/image2.jpg"

);

remember: slideshow.cmd uses windows file paths (use \ 'backslash' for folder seperations), but filelist.js uses web format for paths (use / 'normal slach' for folder seperations)

i hope this helps. if not feel free to ask questions

123321

Jun 3 2005, 09:56 PM

Thank you for your info, but I am still having difficulities.

This is what I did, please tell me if I have made any mistakes.

- I copy all the slideshow files including the images I want for the slideshow
into the path: $OEM$\$1\install.
-Inside the filelist.js_ I input the image's name such as you have it in your example
Image1, Image2, Image3, etc...(my images names are Image1, Image2, Image3, etc...) In the end I imput the code...

CODE

);

.
-Then I edit slideshow.cmd and the code for that is:

CODE

start %CDROM%\slideshow\slideshow.hta

-Inside the Winnt.sif file, I imput the code under [guiunattend]:

CODE

DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\install\slideshow.cmd"

-I also change the "defaultback" image from the original pixel size to
739x637 because I want all the images to be the same size when the slide show starts.
-I also created a directory label "slideshow" and copy that into my XP folder (not into the I386 folder), with all the slideshow commands, as well as the images because
since the code:

CODE

start %CDROM%\slideshow\slideshow.hta

was mentions in one of your post, I thought I have to create a directory label "slideshow" into my XP folder.

when I burn it and test it, the slideshow does not work.

It would be nice to say provide steps on what is it exactly you made this work.
Please, please, please!

If I happen to have successfully made it work, how long will it take for that slideshow to appear? (In your image post, I saw that your slideshow started working even before windows setup starts installing.)

I also got some other commands under: [guiunattended]
does

CODE

DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\install\slideshow.cmd"

must be at the end of the command or can it be anywhere else.

This is how my [guiunattended] looks like:

CODE

[GuiUnattended]
DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\install\slideshow.cmd"
AdminPassword=*
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=35
OemSkipWelcome=1

websee

Jun 4 2005, 04:57 AM

to test your slideshow simply doubleclick slideshow.hta to see if it works the way you want it to look. and yes it should appear directly at the beginning of the setup.

QUOTE (123321 @ Jun 3 2005, 09:56 PM)

- I copy all the slideshow files including the images I want for the slideshow
into the path: $OEM$\$1\install.

only slideshow.hta is required in $OEM$\$1\install

QUOTE (123321 @ Jun 3 2005, 09:56 PM)

-Inside the filelist.js_ I input the image's name such as you have it in your example
Image1, Image2, Image3, etc...(my images names are Image1, Image2, Image3, etc...)

it must be named "filelist.js" not "filelist.js_". and could you plz post your filelist.js?

QUOTE (123321 @ Jun 3 2005, 09:56 PM)

-I also change the "defaultback" image from the original pixel size to
739x637 because I want all the images to be the same size when the slide show starts.

this is not required at all because the program automatically changes the size of all your images including defaultback.jpg to the appropriate size to fit your monitor resolution.

remember: do not make any changes to slideshow.hta

if nothing helps, mail me your files (slideshow.hta, slideshow.cmd, filelist.js, config,js and text.js) without the images to websee@gmx.net and ill look into what you could have done wrong

123321

Jun 4 2005, 06:41 AM

Sorry, the file is name filelist.js not filelist.js_.

The thing is that I've been testing out that CD in my 2nd partition because I do
not want to format my C:\. Does this have any problems as to preventing my
slideshow from working?

Oh and here are my files.

Filelist.js

CODE

var images = new Array(
"image1.jpg",
"image2.jpg",
"image3.jpg",
"image4.jpg",
"image5.jpg",
"image6.jpg",
"image7.jpg",
"image8.jpg",
"image9.jpg",
"image10.jpg",
"image11.jpg",
"image12.jpg",
"image13.jpg",
"image14.jpg",
"image15.jpg",
"image16.jpg",
"image17.jpg",
"image18.jpg",
"image19.jpg",
"image20.jpg",
"image21.jpg",
"image22.jpg",
"image23.jpg",
"image24.jpg",
"image25.jpg",
"image26.jpg",
"image27.jpg",
"image28.jpg",
"image29.jpg",
"image30.jpg"

);

websee

Jun 4 2005, 10:58 AM

well this looks good. perhaps you made a misteke in the path to slideshow.hta

test your slideshow in a native windows by running slideshow.hta and tell me if you get any errors

123321

Jun 4 2005, 11:52 AM

When i click on slideshow.hta there are no errors and it runs perfectly.

Well here are my files for the slideshow

This is slide show.cmd

CODE

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off

IF EXIST C:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=C:
IF EXIST D:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=D:
IF EXIST E:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=E:
IF EXIST F:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=F:
IF EXIST G:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=G:
IF EXIST H:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=H:
IF EXIST I:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=I:
IF EXIST J:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=J:
IF EXIST K:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=K:
IF EXIST L:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=L:
IF EXIST M:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=M:
IF EXIST N:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=N:
IF EXIST O:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=O:
IF EXIST P:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=P:
IF EXIST Q:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=Q:
IF EXIST R:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=R:
IF EXIST S:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=S:
IF EXIST T:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=T:
IF EXIST U:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=U:
IF EXIST V:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=V:
IF EXIST W:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=W:
IF EXIST X:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=X:
IF EXIST Y:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=Y:
IF EXIST Z:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=Z:

start %CDROM%\Install\slideshow.hta

i also created a folder label "install" and put it into my xp CD.
inside the "install" folder are my images and the files for slideshow, except
for slideshow.cmd, since you mentioned that it can be in %oem%\$1\install

could there be something wrong with my winnt.sif?

here is my winnt.sif

CODE

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]
AutoPartition=0
MsDosInitiated="0"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended

[GuiUnattended]
DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\Install\slideshow.cmd"

[Shell]
CustomDefaultThemeFile="%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\FairySugar.theme"

I created a folder label "install" and put all the images including the slideshow files except slideshow.cmd, and burn it into my XP CD, but it still does not work, i just do not get it!

Also i am using a DVD disc, does that have anything to do with it?

btw: thank you so much for your help and patience.

websee

Jun 4 2005, 12:51 PM

well, this should work if you put all your slideshow files except slideshow.cmd (which goes into $oem$\$1\install) into the install folder on your cd.

123321

Jun 4 2005, 06:19 PM

QUOTE (websee @ Jun 5 2005, 04:51 AM)

well, this should work if you put all your slideshow files except slideshow.cmd (which goes into $oem$\$1\install) into the install folder on your cd.

Heh, actually I did do that, but some how it does not work.

I wonder is my PC have anything against me?

Oh well, would you please tell me if there is any mistake with my winnt.sif.
could there be a error on it, to make it not work properly?

The thing is that all I want it the slideshow to work and that is it. No other automated stuff.

Here is my winnt.sif

CODE

Never mind, I think i'll just take a closer look at my mistakes and
maybe some day it will work.
As for now i have other important things to do.

Thanks for your help!

123321

Jun 7 2005, 08:23 AM

Okay it seems that I really want this thing to work, but somehow it just not work for me
and it is really p***ing me off!

I've tried everything!

Would any of you please tell me what is it your guys and gals did to make it work?

In the ref.chm file, does the detachedprogram command line, does it need any
arguments such as /n/s because in the ref.chm they did not say a god ****. thing about what does those aruguments do or what they meant!

Anyone who have successfully made this thing work, please help/

Thanks in advanced

websee

Jun 7 2005, 10:42 AM

do you do this on a windows xp sp2 cd? or on any other windows installation. it was designed for windows xp sp2. if not create an empty text file, name it win51ip.SP2 and put it in the root of ur cd. this coluld also be the case.

try entering %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cmd.exe into detached program and see if you get a command prompt at the start of the installation just to test detachedprogram
look into ur windows installation and check if there is a file slideshow.cmd in a directory called install. perhaps it did not copy properly?

123321

Jun 7 2005, 02:14 PM

I am using a xp with sp2 cd.

And nope the detachedprogram just does not run even with the
command prompt command option.

Is there any other way to make this work?

edit: When I check out my drive, I do see the directory install with
the command "slideshow.cmd" copy successfully during the text-mode
part of the xp setup.

laza

Jun 7 2005, 10:23 PM

I'm having the same trouble as you 123321.

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
MsDosInitiated = "No"
AutoPartition=0
UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
OemPreinstall = "Yes"
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
Repartition=No
FileSystem=NTFS
UnattendSwitch=Yes
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
WaitForReboot=No
KeyboardLayout="US"

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=*
EncryptedAdminPassword=No
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=260
OemSkipWelcome=1
DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\install\slideshow.cmd"

C:\Install\slideshow.cmd is there

winntbbu.dll just cuts in as per normal install.

I cannot think of any thing else to try.
All the other commands in the answer file work fine.

laza

websee

Jun 7 2005, 11:46 PM

well, if it helps here is my winnt.sif and it does work

CODE

;
; Generated by websee
;

[Data]
    AutoPartition=0
    MsDosInitiated = 0
    UnattendedInstall = Yes
    AutomaticUpdates=no

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode = FullUnattended
    UnattendSwitch = Yes
    OemPreinstall = Yes
    OemSkipEula = Yes
    Repartition=No
    FileSystem = *
    WaitForReboot = No
    TargetPath = "\WINNT"
    DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
    NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
    Hibernation = No
    KeyboardLayout="German"
OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\66.93_win2kxp_english;Drivers\dvb217g;Drivers\logitechmw961enu;Drivers\logitechit215enu;Drivers\hpt3xx"

[SystemFileProtection]
    SFCQuota = 0

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=""
    AutoLogon = Yes
    DetachedProgram = "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\slideshow.cmd"
    TimeZone = 110
    OEMSkipRegional = 1
    OemSkipWelcome = 1

[Display]
    BitsPerPel=32
    Xresolution=1024
    Yresolution=768
    Vrefresh=85

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
    Deskpaper = off
    Templates = off
    Zonegames = off
    Hearts = off
    Freecell = off
    Games = off
    Minesweeper = off
    solitaire = off
    spider = off
    iis_common = on
    iis_ftp = on
    iis_inetmgr = on
    iis_www = on
    msmsgs=off
    msnexplr=off
    upnp = on
    IAS = on
    OEAccess = off

[UserData]
    FullName="YourName"
    OrgName=""
    ComputerName="MyComputer"
    ProductKey = *

[WindowsFirewall]
Profiles = WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall

[WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall]
Mode = 0

[Shell]
CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\Default.theme"

[GuiRunOnce]
Command0=%systemdrive%\install\GuiRunOnce.cmd

[SetupParams]
UserExecute = "%systemdrive%\install\t9setup.cmd"

123321

Jun 8 2005, 12:42 PM

okay, I'll try your winnt.sif
and see if it works, but your and my are almost exactly the same, except
for the keyboard, timezone, and custom theme layout.

Weird, that yours work any my does not.

While searching on the web for some additional help
by typing "detachedprogram" in Google web search.
A link to the "MSFN" forum section discussing the command
"DetachedProgram": most people have difficulities with "detachedprogram"
Also it does not support "cmd" commands. Only about 2 or 3 people have manage
to make it work while most of the others can not.

Is there something special with your CD?

websee

Jun 8 2005, 02:35 PM

i do not know, i have a regular windows xp cd that i patched myself to sp2, well actually i now use a dvd, but thats not the point. i never really had problems using detached program, but i install most of my drivers and programs from [setup params] as you can see from my winnt.sif

if you try my winnt.sif, you should delete the [components] part, cuz then you wont have some programs you could be missing later, like paint and games, but u will have instead iis installed. and of couse enter a valid cd-key

welard

Jun 12 2005, 07:56 AM

Could u edit the code to run a vidio clip in sted of a slideshow?

websee

Jun 12 2005, 01:05 PM

unfortunately this wont work, because i need to use windows media fpr this and wm is installed later in the setup process.

welard

Jun 12 2005, 03:27 PM

@websee
ok ty i can not get the slide show to work not sure y

mediapla

Jun 15 2005, 01:01 PM

i allways use a program under detachdedprograms to install my compressed driver archiv. Is it possible to run a second cmd-file at this time or can i use the start /wait parameter to run the slideshow after the driver installation ?

websee

Jun 16 2005, 01:50 AM

yes, simply run the slideshow after your driver installation

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