OliverMaltby

Juzman, any chance of you uploading that repackaged version of MSN?

Right I've finally figured out where I was going wrong, I still had the WPI.ico file in the WPI directory. Once I figured that if I put it in the root then everything would fall into place I was very happy, thanks for all your help! Oliver.

Newnick, how do you launch the WPI application through Winnit? What code do you use as the only way I can get it to work would be by putting it in the $OEM$ folder, so that it is copied to the hard drive. This means that the applications must also be in that directory, which causes them to also be copied to the hard drive - I would like to avoid this as it helps to reduce the installation time.

I can also test it on XP, when you say "A install without Meda Player in the install" do you mean Media Player 9/10 or both the "modern" media player and the classic 6.4 version?

WPI.cmd: @ECHO OFF REM Example, how to look for CDROM-drive. Must have a file to identify in its root (like WIN51 or WPI.ico). for %%i in (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do if exist %%i:\wpi.ico set CDROM=%%i: echo Found CD-Rom as drive %CDROM% REM Determine the WPI startup path. REM if wpi should run off the cd the replace %~dp0 with %cdrom%. set wpipath=%cdrom% REM Force resolution to needed size for wpi interface. --start %wpipath%\common\VideoChanger.exe 1280x1024x32@85 -q REM Hide this command window. "%wpipath%\common\cmdow.exe" @ /hid REM Font installation - the smooth and customizable way. start /wait %wpipath%\common\fonts\fontinstaller.exe REM Special registry tweak needed. regedit /s "%wpipath%\common\wpi.reg" REM Make WPI directory the current directory. for /f "delims=: tokens=1" %%i in ("%wpipath%") do %%i: cd "%wpipath%" REM Start WPI and wait for its end start /wait WPI.hta REM Cleaning up the desktop. del /s/q "%userprofile%\desktop\*.lnk" REM Rebooting the sytem to finalize the installation process. --shutdown.exe -r -f -t 10 -c "Reboot in 10 sec..." exit Generate.js: var WshShell = new ActiveXObject("wscript.shell"); var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); var WshEnv = WshShell.Environment("PROCESS"); var cddrv = new String(); cddrv=""; var foundCDdrv = false; function SetScriptWaitTimeout(timeout) // max is 4294967295 { position="generate.js"; var val=0; var KeyBase = "HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\Styles\\MaxScriptStatements"; try { if (timeout<0) { WshShell.regDelete(KeyBase); return; } try { val = WshShell.regRead(KeyBase); } catch (exc) { if (timeout==0 || !timeout) timeout = 0x7fffffff; WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase, timeout, "REG_DWORD"); } } catch (ex2) {} } function FileExists(filespec) { position = "generate.js"; return fso.FileExists(filespec); } function GetCDRomDriveLetters() { position = "generate.js"; var li, en; li = new Array(); en = new Enumerator(fso.Drives); for (; !en.atEnd(); en.moveNext()) { ite = en.item(); if (ite.DriveType == 4) { li[li.length++]=(ite.DriveLetter + ":"); } } return li; } function FindCDRom() { position = "generate.js"; var i, li; if (foundCDdrv) return cddrv; li = GetCDRomDriveLetters(); for (i=0; i<li.length; i++) { if (FileExists(li[i]+'\\WPI.ico')) { cddrv = li[i]; debug("Found CDROM as drive " + cddrv,1,2); } } if (cddrv=="") { a = fso.GetAbsolutePathName("."); while (a.length>=3) { //debug("Trying ... " + a, 1); if (FileExists(a+'\\WPI.ico')) { cddrv=a; debug("Found CDROM as folder " + cddrv,1,2); break; } if (a.length==3) break; a = a + "\\.."; a = fso.GetAbsolutePathName(a); } } if (cddrv=="") { cddrv = WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\SourcePath") + "\\"; cddrv = cddrv.substr(0,3); debug("Found CDROM as from registry " + cddrv,1,2); } foundCDdrv = true; return cddrv; } function replpath(u) { position = "generate.js"; cddrv = FindCDRom(); sysdrv = WshEnv("SYSTEMDRIVE") + "\\"; windir = WshEnv("WINDIR") + "\\"; programfiles = WshEnv("PROGRAMFILES") + "\\"; sysdir = WshEnv("WINDIR") + "\\system32\\"; allusersprofile = WshEnv("ALLUSERSPROFILE") + "\\"; userprofile = WshEnv("USERPROFILE") + "\\"; appdata = WshEnv("APPDATA") + "\\"; commonprogramfiles = WshEnv("CommonProgramFiles") + "\\"; rs = new String(); rs = u; rs = rs.replace(/%cdrom%/gi, cddrv); rs = rs.replace(/%systemdrive%/gi,sysdrv); rs = rs.replace(/%windir%/gi, windir); rs = rs.replace(/%programfiles%/gi,programfiles); rs = rs.replace(/%sysdir%/gi, sysdir); rs = rs.replace(/%allusersprofile%/gi, allusersprofile); rs = rs.replace(/%userprofile%/gi,userprofile); rs = rs.replace(/%appdata%/gi, appdata); rs = rs.replace(/%commonprogramfiles%/gi, commonprogramfiles); rs = rs.replace(/\\\\/gi, "\\"); return rs; } function path(u) { position = "generate.js"; if((u[0] == "systemdrive") ||(u[0] == "programfiles") ||(u[0] == "windir") ||(u[0] == "cdrom") ||(u[0] == "")) { pth = new String(); pth = u[0]; u[0] = pth.toLowerCase(); if(u[0] == "systemdrive") return WshEnv("SYSTEMDRIVE") + "\\" + u[1] if(u[0] == "programfiles") return WshEnv("PROGRAMFILES") + "\\" + u[1] if(u[0] == "windir") return WshEnv("WINDIR") + "\\" + u[1] if(u[0] == "cdrom"){ TempSource = new String(); TempSource = WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\SourcePath"); TempSource = TempSource + "\\"; if (discPath == 'root'){ TempSource = TempSource.substr(0,3) + u[1]; // return the drive letter of the CD/DVD drive. eg. D:\ | E:\ | F:\ etc. } else{ TempSource = TempSource + u[1]; } TempSource.replace("\\\\","\\"); return TempSource } if(u[0] == "") return u[1] } else { if (u[1]==null || u[1]=="") return replpath(u[0]); else alert("Drive not found."); } return ""; } function CreateFile(arg) { position = "generate.js"; var KeyBase = "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\RunOnceEx"; var j = 0; var msg; var programs = new Array(); if (arg==null || arg) window.alert(getText(msgStartInstall)); if (arg=='exit'){ // when pressing exit button, removes default checked checkboxes remChecks(); } for ( i = 1; prog[i]!=null; i++ ) { if (forc[i]!=null && forc[i] == "true"){ // check the checkbox for an app if it is forced setChecked(i); } if (document.getElementById("chkbox"+i) && document.getElementById("chkbox"+i).checked) { programs[programs.length++] = new program(i); debug("Selecting: " + programs[programs.length-1].prog + " - " + programs[programs.length-1].ordr,1); } } if (sorting) { debug("Sort",1); if (installByCategory) programs.sort(SortByCat); else programs.sort(SortByOrdr); } for ( i = 0; i<programs.length && programs[i]!=null; i++ ) debug(i+1 + ".: " +programs[i].ordr + " - " + programs[i].prog,1); debug("Installing...",1); for ( i = 0; i<programs.length && programs[i]!=null; i++ ) { j++; if (sorting && !installByCategory) e = programs[i].ordr; else { e = '0' + i; while (e.length<4) e = "0" + e; } WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\", programs[i].prog, "REG_SZ"); if (true) { // set to false, if you want just the display but no real installs if ((programs[i].regb != null)&&(path(programs[i].regb) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\1","REGEDIT /S "+path(programs[i].regb), "REG_SZ"); if ((programs[i].cmd1 != null)&&(path(programs[i].cmd1) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\2",substituteCommand(programs[i].cmd1), "REG_SZ"); if ((programs[i].cmd2 != null)&&(path(programs[i].cmd2) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\3",substituteCommand(programs[i].cmd2), "REG_SZ"); if ((programs[i].cmd3 != null)&&(path(programs[i].cmd3) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\4",substituteCommand(programs[i].cmd3), "REG_SZ"); if ((programs[i].cmd4 != null)&&(path(programs[i].cmd4) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\5",substituteCommand(programs[i].cmd4), "REG_SZ"); if ((programs[i].cmd5 != null)&&(path(programs[i].cmd5) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\6",substituteCommand(programs[i].cmd5), "REG_SZ"); if ((programs[i].cmd6 != null)&&(path(programs[i].cmd6) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\7",substituteCommand(programs[i].cmd6), "REG_SZ"); if ((programs[i].rega != null)&&(path(programs[i].rega) != '')) WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\"+e+"\\8","REGEDIT /S "+path(programs[i].rega), "REG_SZ"); } if (j==appsPerInstallWindow) // call RunOnceEx every 15 apps, so that the window doesn't grow too big { WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\TITLE", getText(txtRunOnceExTitle), "REG_SZ"); window.moveTo(10000,10000); if (!debugOn) WshShell.Run("rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess", 10, true); j=0; } } //Launch the last RunOnceEx process we just wrote keys for and exit WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\TITLE", getText(txtRunOnceExTitle), "REG_SZ"); window.moveTo(10000,10000); if (!debugOn) WshShell.Run("rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess", 10, true); window.moveTo(0,0); SetScriptWaitTimeout(-1); if (!debugOn) window.close(); programs = null; } function substituteCommand(cmd) { var prog = path(cmd); var firstToken = prog.substr(0,prog.indexOf(" ")); switch (firstToken.toUpperCase()) { case 'FILECOPY': prog = ("CMD /C " + prog.replace(/FILECOPY/gi,'copy')); break; case 'DIRCOPY': prog = ("CMD /C " + prog.replace(/DIRCOPY/gi,'xcopy') + "/I /E /Y"); break; case 'RENAME': prog = ("CMD /C " + prog.replace(/RENAME/gi,'ren')); break; } return prog; } Config.js: //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Reference ... prog[0] won't be used. It's just an example // look in program.js to see explanation of these properties //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // pn=0 // start value vor prog numbering // prog[pn]=['ProgramName'] // desc[pn]=['Description'] // regb[pn]=['Registry Key Path'] // cmd1[pn]=['CommandLine 1'] // cmd2[pn]=['CommandLine 2'] // cmd3[pn]=['CommandLine 3'] // cmd4[pn]=['CommandLine 4'] // cmd5[pn]=['CommandLine 5'] // cmd6[pn]=['CommandLine 6'] // rega[pn]=['Registry Key Path'] // dflt[pn]=['no'] // forc[pn]=['false'] // cat[pn]=['Application Category'] // ordr[pn]=[0] // uid[pn]=['APP1'] // cond[pn]=['Javascript Conditional Statement'] // deps[pn]=[] // excl[pn]=[] // pn++ //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Your programs here ... //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pn=1; prog[pn]=['7-Zip 4.24b'] uid[pn]=['7ZIP'] desc[pn]=['7-Zip is a file archiver with high compression ratio.'] ordr[pn]=[10] cmd1[pn]=['%CDROM%\\WPI\\Install\\7-Zip\\7z424.exe /S'] dflt[pn]=['yes'] cat[pn]=['Utilities'] pn++ prog[pn]=['ATI Tool 0.25 Beta 1'] uid[pn]=['ATITOOL'] desc[pn]=['ATITool is an overclocking utility designed for ATI video cards.'] cmd1[pn]=['%CDROM%\\WPI\\Install\\ATITool\\ATITool_0[1].25b1 /S'] cat[pn]=['PowerToys'] pn++ prog[pn]=['Ad-Aware SE Professional 1.06'] uid[pn]=['ADAWARESE'] desc[pn]=['Ad-Aware SE is the latest version of our award winning and industry leading line of antispyware solutions and represents the next generation in Spyware detection and removal. It is quite simply the most advanced solution available to protect your privacy. With the all new Code Sequence Identification (CSI) technology that we have developed, you will not only be protected from known content, but will also have advanced protection against many of their unknown variants.'] cmd1[pn]=['%CDROM%\\WPI\\Install\\AD-Aware\\aawsepro.exe /s'] dflt[pn]=['yes'] cat[pn]=['Utilities'] pn++ prog[pn]=['Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0'] uid[pn]=['ADOBEACROBATREADERV70'] desc[pn]=['Adobe® Reader® 7.0 — free software that lets you view, print, search, and share Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files more securely using a variety of platforms and devices.'] ordr[pn]=[15] cmd1[pn]=['%CDROM%\\WPI\\Install\\AdobeReader\\acroread7s.exe'] dflt[pn]=['yes'] cat[pn]=['Office'] pn++ prog[pn]=['AquaMark3'] uid[pn]=['AQUAMARK3'] desc[pn]=['AquaMark3 is a powerful tool to determine reliable information about the gaming performance of a computer system.'] cmd1[pn]=['%CDROM%\\WPI\\Install\\AquaMark3\\AquaMark3.exe /s'] cat[pn]=['Benchmarking'] pn++ prog[pn]=['BitLord 1.1'] uid[pn]=['BITLORD'] desc[pn]=['BitLord is a p2p file-sharing freeware fully compatible with Bittorrent, which is one of the most popular p2p protocol designed for high-speed distribution of 100MB or GB sized files. BitLord is a powerful, clean, fast, and easy-to-use bittorrent client. It supports simultaneous downloads, download queue, selected downloads in torrent package, fast-resume, chatting, disk cache, speed limits, port mapping, proxy, ip-filter, etc.'] ordr[pn]=[140] cmd1[pn]=['%CDROM%\\WPI\\Install\\BitLord\\BitLord_1.1.exe /S'] cat[pn]=['Internet'] pn++ prog[pn]=['CrapCleaner 1.21'] uid[pn]=['CRAPCLEANER'] desc[pn]=['CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) is a freeware System optimization tool. That removes unused and temporary files from your System - allowing Windows to run faster, more efficiently and giving you more hard disk space. The best part is that it is fast! (normally taking less that a second to run) and Free. :)'] ordr[pn]=[115] cmd1[pn]=['%CDROM%\\WPI\\Install\\CCleaner\\ccsetup121 /S'] dflt[pn]=['yes'] cat[pn]=['Utilities'] pn++ prog[pn]=['DVDDecrypter 3.5.4.0'] uid[pn]=['DVDDECRYPTER'] desc[pn]=['DVD Decrypter is a free tool which enables you decrypt and copy a DVD to your PC\'s hard disk. From there you can choose to watch them with the likes of PowerDVD and WinDVD or you can re-encode them to MPEG1 (VCD) or DivX.'] cmd1[pn]=['%CDROM%\\WPI\\Install\\DVDDecrypter\\SetupDVDDecrypter_3.5.4.0'] cat[pn]=['CD & DVD Tools'] pn++ prog[pn]=['EVEREST Home Edition 2.01'] uid[pn]=['EVEREST'] desc[pn]=['EVEREST Home Edition is a freeware hardware diagnostics and memory benchmarking solution for home PC users, based on the award-winning EVEREST Technology. It offers the world\'s most accurate hardware information and diagnostics capabilities, including online features, memory benchmarks, hardware monitoring, and low-level hardware information.'] ordr[pn]=[90] cmd1[pn]=['%CDROM%\\WPI\\Install\\Everest\\everesthome201.exe /VERYSILENT /SP-'] dflt[pn]=['yes'] cat[pn]=['PowerToys'] pn++ prog[pn]=['MSN Messenger 7'] uid[pn]=['MSNMESSENGER'] desc[pn]=['Instant message in real time, get face-to-face with webcam, send messages to your friends\' cell phones, or get the latest news with MSN Alerts. It is really easy to explore all the ways to stay in touch!'] ordr[pn]=[215] cmd1[pn]=['%CDROM%\\WPI\\Install\\MSN\\MsnMsgs.msi ADDEXPLORERTOOLBAR = "" SETSEARCHENGINE = "" SETHOMEPAGE = "" /QB'] cat[pn]=['Internet'] pn++ prog[pn]=['Media Player Classic 6.4.8.4'] uid[pn]=['MEDIAPLAYERCLASSIC'] desc[pn]=['Window Media Player Classic is an enhanced version of Windows Media Player 6.4. This program can play DVDs with help of external decoders like WinDVD and it can also play Realmedia files, if realplayer one is installed.'] ordr[pn]=[225] cmd1[pn]=['%CDROM%\\WPI\\Install\\WMPC\\Media_Player_Classic.exe /VERYSILENT'] dflt[pn]=['yes'] cat[pn]=['Utilities'] pn++ prog[pn]=['Nero Burning ROM 6.6.0.15'] uid[pn]=['NEROBURNINGROM'] desc[pn]=['Nero burning ROM is the best all-in-one CD-R application on the market. Period. It combines huge amounts of features in a compact and easy to use package. It handles disc duplicating and pre-mastering with ease, supported by a cover designer and even an audio file editor. The excellent GUI desing keeps all the functions handy and guarantees that simple tasks can be done quickly.'] ordr[pn]=[240] cmd1[pn]=['%CDROM%\\WPI\\Install\\Nero\\Nero_Custom_Setup.exe'] dflt[pn]=['yes'] cat[pn]=['CD & DVD Tools'] pn++ prog[pn]=['ZoneAlarm 5.5'] uid[pn]=['ZONEALARM'] desc[pn]=['An easy-to-use firewall that blocks hackers and other unknown threats.'] cmd1[pn]=['%CDROM%\\WPI\\Install\\ZoneAlarm\\zlsSetup_55_094_000.exe /s'] dflt[pn]=['yes'] cat[pn]=['Internet'] pn++ //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // End of program definitions ... //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winnit: ; Generated by nLite 1.0 beta 4 [Data] Autopartition = 0 FloppyLess = 1 MsDosInitiated = 0 UnattendedInstall = Yes [Unattended] UnattendMode = GuiAttended UnattendSwitch = No OemPreinstall = Yes OemSkipEula = Yes FileSystem = * WaitForReboot = No NoWaitAfterTextMode = 1 NoWaitAfterGUIMode = 1 TargetPath = Windows DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore [Display] Xresolution = 1024 Yresolution = 768 BitsPerPel = 32 Vrefresh = 75 [GuiUnattended] TimeZone = 085 OEMSkipRegional = 1 OemSkipWelcome = 1 [Components] [UserData] ProductKey = "" OrgName = "Home" [RegionalSettings] Language = 0809 [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents = Yes [Identification] JoinDomain = "Home" [GuiRunOnce] %CDROM%\WPI\WPI.cmd Folder Layout: D:\I386 \WPI\Common \WPI\Install\7-Zip etc (directory of where my program installations are located) \WPI\Themes \WPI\WpiScripts Cheers mate

Anyone?

Almulder, I did have WPI in that folder originally, however, although WPI could run, my apps would not install from the CDROM. Now, I have the opposite problem, the program doesn't run

%CDROM%\WPI\WPI.cmd Ok, after testing; that code doesn't work either. Can some kind sole give me a helping hand? Thanks, Oliver. (Sorry for the double post).

Just tried it, no such luck WPI still fails to load, it refers to the C:\ drive (C:\Install\) to be exact. Something is obviously telling it to look on the hard drive as apposed to the CD-ROM. EDIT - DOH, just realised my Winnit file didn't contain the correct code: [GuiRunOnce] %systemdrive%\install\wpi\wpi.cmd Should it be: %CDROM%\WPI\WPI.cmd

Ahh, well I put the WPI folder here - $OEM$\$1\Install\WPI\ because I followed the WPI tutorial on the website (I just copied the folder layout). I assume if I just put WPI in the root directory (e.g. D:\WPI) then it should all work correctly? Thanks, Oliver.

Root Directory: $OEM$\$1\Install\WPI\ I386 Install Do you mean from the Winnit file in I386 folder? [GuiRunOnce] %systemdrive%\install\wpi\wpi.cmd It worked before, but since I changed the code to what you suggested it can no longer access WPI, I assume it cannot read it from the CD-ROM.

Thanks, you've been a great help. EDIT- After testing the new code in Virtual PC, WPI doesn't even launch now. I get similar error messages as to before although this time it is about WPI rather than the installation of my programs (e.g. Cannot find WPI, have you renamed the file etc). Any ideas? Thanks, Oliver.

That sounds like a great idea, especially if you have alot of programs to install.

Sorry to sound dumb, but I didn't really get your post I assume your changes are in accordance with the WPI Command Script file located in the root of the WPI directory? This is what the code is as follows: @ECHO OFF REM Example, how to look for CDROM-drive. Must have a file to identify in its root (like WIN51 or WPI.ico). for %%i in (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do if exist %%i:\wpi.ico set CDROM=%%i: echo Found CD-Rom as drive %CDROM% REM Determine the WPI startup path. REM if wpi should run off the cd the replace %~dp0 with %cdrom%. set wpipath=%~dp0 REM Force resolution to needed size for wpi interface. --start %wpipath%\common\VideoChanger.exe 1280x1024x32@85 -q REM Hide this command window. "%wpipath%\common\cmdow.exe" @ /hid REM Font installation - the smooth and customizable way. start /wait %wpipath%\common\fonts\fontinstaller.exe REM Special registry tweak needed. regedit /s "%wpipath%\common\wpi.reg" REM Make WPI directory the current directory. for /f "delims=: tokens=1" %%i in ("%wpipath%") do %%i: cd "%wpipath%" REM Start WPI and wait for its end start /wait WPI.hta REM Cleaning up the desktop. del /s/q "%userprofile%\desktop\*.lnk" REM Rebooting the sytem to finalize the installation process. --shutdown.exe -r -f -t 10 -c "Reboot in 10 sec..." exit :end I haven't changed it from when I extracted WPI into my XP directory, could you possibly change what is needed and re-post it? (sorry to sound a burden). Thanks, Oliver.

First of all I would like to congratulate you on this fine piece of software, I originally used to use a batch file to install all my apps but I stumbled upon WPI and found out (to my sheer delight ) that it allows you to create fairly advanced looking post-installation setup screens without much additional knowledge. Right, I spent about 45 minutes configuring it when I first installed it. I have about 12 apps which are located in a directory named "Install" in the main directory of the CD (e.g. D:\Install\). I will use 7-Zip as an example - my command is as follows: %CDROM%\Install\7-Zip\7z424.exe /S However, when I came to test this in VirtualPC (by mounting the ISO within the program) I recieved errors along the lines of "Cannot locate Zs424.exe at C:\Install\7-Zip", this was the case for all my apps. My question is, have I configured the command wrong, or is it a problem because of the mounted ISO in VirtualPC and infact that WPI would install the apps correctly if installed from a CDROM. Thanks, Oliver.