Are there any confirmed ways to install MsgPlus 3 without using a program like AutoIt or snapshotting the system myself? Perhaps someone has already looked into the snapshot?

this is what i use for msgr6 and msgr plus

you're new here but you'll read in many posts "please search until posting a new topic"

Just to add,
I use EXACTLY the same as SiMoNsAyS and all works perfectly.

Hello, i'm new making Unattended XP CD. I'm not familiar with RunOnceEx.cmd, because I'm using the start.cmd (of the example pages).

Could you please put the instructions in ECHO. start.... mode

Thnx a lot,

Annita

Thanks for the answer. That's exactly what I was looking for. That answer was not in the forums. I wanted an easy answer...not in the forums. Now it is.

EOT.

@Annita this is for U



CD.TXT must be in the root folder of your CD and PSKILL.EXE on system32

Thnx for your reply. I´ll try.

It works fine, but it's possible to install it in Spanish??
Thnx,

Annita

dunno how but you still can change it from the main menu

I know, but it would be better to put it in the installation cmdline...
Thnx anyway,

Annita

woot thanks! if all topics could be that simple...

Question : cd.txt is just an empty file right?
and i copy pskill.exe to system32 by this command :

COPY "%systemdrive%\Install\Tools\pskill.exe" "%systemroot%\system32"

?

instead.. put pskill in $OEM$\$$\System32 no need 2 copy it

will it be put there before it is needed?

yep, its done at the end of text mode

or... if you're using Windows XP Pro, do even simpler...
don't copy anything and use the included "taskkill.exe" instead. (not included in Windows XP Home)

I tried it like this but it gives me an error that the file is corrupted or not there
But when i click it on the HD it works fine

@enuffsaid i tried taskill until using pskill but doesn't work good with msgplus and msgr

@Daimao try to use runonceex instead of cmdlines.txt

you can not rename msgplus...it must stay msgplus-3.01.exe (or whatever the version is), so do not change the name of the file, or it breaks the installer.

ah ok,guess i'll rename it again

By the way guys where does one find a copy of "pskill.exe"

PS: Messenger Plus! 3.20 is due to be released today within the next 12 hrs and the installer name change error has been fixed in this new release. Thus you will be able to change the name of the installer to whatever you like.

ok,thx
and pskill :

about the name of the .exe file: i forgot that
if you rename your file to "msgplus.exe" or something like that the installer won't work at it has said before. althought you can search in download.com (i think that's the site), there it's a copy of msgplus latest version named to setup.exe and works.

and about the new version a quote from the main site it appears that the next version will be a great update
main site

My comment was geared towards MCT anyway. It works for me and should work for others.

If pskill makes you happy, be my guest.

3.20 is out

MsgPlus 3.20
Changelog

Silent Installation:


lot of new features (specially nice have your contacts on your desktop) and now you can rename the installer.

"floating contacts" is still a buggy feature. If you come back from a system standby, your contacts may disappear. With a little more work this could turn out to be a nice feature.

Thank heavens he fixed the advertisement banner bug.

to convert this to a start.cmd file do i just make it

yes

Hi,

I installed msn plus with the hereby mentionned runonceex command, I dbl checked, it's similar except I kept the original filename for messenger plus.

The problem: 1 over 3 installations gets an error, and when getting in windows for the first time after runonceex is done and rebooted, well an error occurs, the cpu reboots again, and then when back to windows it says something about repairing msgplus installation... that sucks and is not constant. What is causing this error?

Evening,

Perhaps an stupide question , but what is Pskill and Taskkill, what are they doing?
What is they job?
What do i risk with those progs?

Thanks

Irving

Pskill and Taskkill are used to terminate open processes. so messenger isn't openned after the installation.

ah ok thanks for your replay


@SiMoNsAyS
Can i question something to you, but something different than msg?

@Alpheratz13 of course just PM me or if you don't know how just post it here (a little offtopic doesn't do any damage )

Hi,

It's okay, i found the answer on my question
Thanks.
But if you can help me (still about with Msgplus)
How do i default language in French?
I look at the registre but don't found, do you know it?
Second question, since i put Msgplus like this :


The Msn Messenger 6.2 are running after install.
Commande line before was :


and the messengeroff.reg :


If you can see switch was before yours /qn (i don't know what is the different between /qb and /qn).

What do i wrong?
What i said before, Msg 6 is running after finish the Unattend install.

Thanks for your help.

Irving

for setting your language on msgplus3 as enuffsaid ,
just go to your lang dir and check how it's named the ini file for your language, then replace that string.

now be sure that pskill kills the process until launching this reg file,
this will remove startup entries for msgplus and msgr, you can put together all the tweaks and call the .reg file like

now differences between /qn and /qb. if you launch your .msi with /? switch a little help can point you the difference. /qb (quiet basic display), will display a progress bar while installing. /qn (quiet no display) won't display anything, it's transparent to the user. hope it can helps

Thanks for your help

I will look at it and let you know.

thanks you.

Irving

Evening,
@SiMoNsAyS :
I like to thank you for your help and let you know it's works great , except

It's don't works for me,
perhaps i have do all tree of [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Patchou] with all my preferences and paths

What do you think?
Is possible whole tree of [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Patchou], if yes, i put the same .reg as MsgPlus.reg??

I'll waiting for your answer.

Irving

Hi again,

It's works
Thanks to SiMoNsAyS

It's don't start automatic, cool.
But, they are BUT, i try explain what i mean with (but),

Ok, everythings are fine, it's dont start the progamme, (here come the but),
If you open Messenger 6.2 and go to your preferences/General you don't touch anything, you cancel the preferences and you reboot your computer, after reboot, the messenger go open..do a try and you see what i mean.

Because in the registre you see this :

that's is ok, but if you go to the preferences/General of messenger you see the case "start automatic with Windows" (perhaps in english are different words) enable, you see?
That's way when you open the preferences and even you do nothing at all only seeing, so is more half automatic.

Perhaps i have wrong, but i found that why case in preferences/General is still enable not disable.

So someone has an idee?

Irving

PS, sorry for my bad explain/english
PS, of course i tested in VMware Workstation, so i don't know if is also in the real windows install, i test that too soon.