Now i have tried it. But it doesnt run. It starts the second line after the driver install but.... The file (*.hta) is looking for a linked program (... Select a program from the list) and in the list i have only Notepad.....whats going wrong ?

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I tried this, but it doesnt run. Have put some "pause" in the detached.cmd to see how it runs....no function, no error message...im going creazy...
Have canceled deteched.cmd (STRG+C) and start the slideshow manually at the prompt...the same problem....

...but if i start slideshow.hta after the installation it runs fine...

Neither for me.

The same problem

i really do not know what is wrong, but i read the forums a bit, and there are really a lot people complaining about detachedprogran not working. i do not know what could be the reason for it. i cannot imagine, that it depends on different xp-cds, and unfortunately ref.chm does not say anything about it. sorry, but i cannot say what to do, it works for me and i do not have any xp-installation that is not working to test it.

before you try to configure the slideshow you should make sure detachedprogram works for you.

Hi,
I would realy appriciate someone to post slideshow.hta file.
How should it look like?
I looked at wpi.hta and there is no filelist.js file.
Or even better if a link to the complete files for the slideshow would be provided...
Thanks,
Kmosh.

have you tryed looking at the very first post? you didn? the you should...
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=40484
there is an attachment in my very first post containing all needed slideshow files and my original instructions.

Sorry, missed it first time. thanks websee

..it doesnt run. Habe tried some configurations, load pictures from harddisk, dvd - no function. But now im play a little animation film on detached.cmd and mp3 files with cmdlines.txt .... "multimedia setup"....

Great Idea. Looks like most of the problems people are having are User Error. So, I think I can simplify things. I have changed one of Websee's files (hope you don't mind) in order to simplify things. Currently he runs the slide show from the CD or DVD. It is better to copy the files onto the hard drive and just run it from the install directory.

First, open your winnt.sif file and add



Create a folder called Slide in your Install folder. Now download the attached file, unZIP it and copy all the files into

$OEM$\$\Install\Slide\

After that is done. Select all your slideshow images and copy them into the same folder.

$OEM$\$\Install\Slide\

Name them image01.jpg, image02.jpg, image03.jpg etc. Be sure to edit filelist.js to reflect all your images.

Burn the CD. Post your results.

no, i have no problem with that, you are free to change and post changed versions as long as you know what you are doing and give me a credit



i have thought of another thing: did u use nlite to remove any windows components? perhaps this could be the case

Your method does not work either. I've try everything I can think of but, it just does not work. ARghhh!

Did yours work?

men that whas cool i am gonna try this one. Thanks

@websee - You say "did u use nlite to remove any windows components? perhaps this could be the case". Do you know wich components from Windows are perhaps responsible for not working this slideshow ?

nice work both websee and Gee, thnx for this what about making this topic sticky?

doesnt work also

hi this is a great app
but ive read throug every page of this thread and i cant get it to run nothing runs under the
unattended gui
tryed a cmd window that wont run.
must be somthing missing from my windows cd will try with another when i can borrow one from my son
shame this is just what i wanted as for the people wanting animations how about sevral screens ran quickly as you can set the rate to what ever you like

my test
w2k = true
xp sp 1 = true
xp sp 1a = true
xp sp 2 oem = true
xp sp 2 ce = fals
for xp corporat edition not work

but THX for this work

i think the biggest problem is "image location"..

caz suppose u have images inj your "$OEM$\$1\Images\" folder....then how will u define your path???? we cant set path as "x:\$OEM$\$1\Images\" ( where "x" is your CD rom) because setup.hta will not identify path of CD rom...because for all users ...CD rom path is not same as "x" ...it may be "y" or "z" etc!!!

for example....i have cd drive as "H"...so my "images" folder will in "H:\$OEM$\$1\images\" ..ok

so my path of images in "filelist.js" is

"H:\$OEM$\$1\images\images1.jpg",
"H:\$OEM$\$1\images\images2.jpg",
"H:\$OEM$\$1\images\images3.jpg",
.............

etc..

but when i will put the cd into another CD drive " I" ...then this path will be useless...caz now CD drive path is "I"......so it wont work like this way...we have to use variables like "%systemdrive%" OR "%CDROM%"...etc...but i think this type of variables are not supported by JAVA SCRIPTS!!!

m i right??

Wouldn't there be a way to get video to work if you used a small player that ran almost independantly, like say media player classic? you could copy media player classic to the hard drive then run a batchfile, call it playvideo.cmd, to start media player classic from DetachedProgram?

This sounds like it would work and I plan on trying it out but let me know what you guys think.

Of course the video file will have to be something windows can play without needing codecs.

well..it is nice idea...but have u tried it???

@nickishappy:

you cant run a video with Media Player Classic at detached command (T39) It doesnt run. Maybe it runs at T33/32. But you can bink a video file to a self running exe. This will work at T39, but without sound. Look at here http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=59510. Hope you understand, what i mean.

hmmm..but how to use bink player to start the video??

you dont need the bink player. You must bink the wmv or avi and then convert to a self running exe-file. This file can you start direct in detachedprogram or with a cmd file in detachedprogram. ..but without sound at T39....sound starts at T33/32. I run such a "binked" - exe at t39 and after that, at T33 i play some mp3s during setup

I will have to try running mpc at t32 and let you know how it goes. Binking video files would be nice unless you would like a playlist, but i guess you could just combine your vids then bink. thanks for letting me know.

EDIT : I found how to do this with an easier way ( winntbbued )

webroot nice one

can you help me cause i'm not sure if i have done this write

i want to make a cd only with the background billboard but with no text and no image slideshow

i have added all the files from your zip in $OEM$\$1\Install

i have edited the filelist.js like this :



and i added in winnt.sif this line on the GuiUnattended section :



and i edited slideshow.cmd like this :



and finally i edited the text.js like this :



do i have to do anything else or not?
and did i made everything corrrect or not?

thanks in advance

@mediapla
How to force to play binked .exe at T33/T32?

I run my binked exe at T39 (runs without sound) and start at T32 (sound driver is activ at this point) a mp3-to-exe file. So i need no players ! I start with detachedprogram (winnt.sif) - an cmd file. This cmd starts some programs, like driverpacks, the binked exe and a autoit script, which starts at T32 the soundfile.

@ mediapla
What exactly should be done? How make autoit script to play mp3-to-exe file at T32 or have you example of it to edit?

Another question having nothing with slideshow or may be having.
What could be executed in WINNT.SIF:

[SetupParams]
UserExecute="WScript.exe %systemroot%\xxxxx.js" ?

wish there was an EXE way for this, but i havn't found one without IE recuiremants..

look : http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=59510

This was my way. You need the radGame Toolkit to make a selfrunning exe file ( i had a wmv file, converted to bink and then make exe from it.) http://www.radgametools.com
Also you need thew AutoIt Files and the exe2mp3 proggy. (search the net,some chinese sites have it)

Do you have a slideshow script for the corporate edition?

Estimated Websee:
I want to say thanks for posting this program.It has served much to me, but I have taken the dare to do some modifications to the file Slideshow.hta,I only canged the screen size and position since don´t wish to fullscreen.Attached the modified file and a pic of the final result, if somebody served him.I request excuses to you it to have modified without your permission.

P:D:Sorry my poor and bad english, I hope understood.

My respect.