[killerbee]

@Xtreme,

i use different .xml's to keep only one copy of xpinstall on my CD to update xpinstall at ease. i also use them to test xpinstall at all stages of setup that r possible.
If some1 knows another entry point for it - please don't hazzle to post it here i'll thank for it
My best solution would be if i could call xpinstall from %systemdrive%\Install with another .xml-file but i haven't got it to work.

i know that calling it that often in an installation is as necessary as cancer but maybe some1 needs this sometimes....

cya

Killer Bee

[XtremeMaC]

danke schon.
I haven't tried it yet but we used to use moviemk.inf
can this xpinstall be put in there and work?
and so that all the stuff is installed even earlier?

This post has been edited by XtremeMaC: 31 January 2004 - 12:33 AM

[Wraith]

I haven't been able to access MSFN all day

@willpantin:
Don't know what to say. There's absolutely no reason whatsoever that switches wouldn't be working. The only explanation would be that you've stuffed up somewhere.
As for the registry, no idea with that either - mine work fine. Are you sure you are only working with HKLM keys during the install - there's no user set up so HKCU won't work.

@everyone:
I've nearly finished the changes - I've got it set up to copy, move and delete directories, now just adding single files. (Easier task)
I've made my job a hell of a lot easier... adding commands is MUCH simpler

I'll see how things go... v3.0 might be out in half an hour, might be out in 6 hours. I guess it'll be out when the time comes

I've also been fiddling with something special... it probably won't be in the next release, but some BIG changes might be coming ;-)

[-= MD =-]

If you use it on the T13 point, the HKCU Reg tweaks are going to the Default user.
Every user you create, will get those Reg tweaks

[Wraith]

Well there you go, you learn something new every day ;-)

[Wraith]

I've decided to release v3.0 without the single-file copy/move/delete commands.

I've redone a large portion of the XML, and I wasn't exactly keeping track of my changes, so I insist that you use the XML in the archive, and edit how you see fit.

The file installation blocks shouldn't have changed - only the config block had large changes done to it. Only difference for the items would be the addition of command='dirmove' and command='dirdelete'.

Copy/Move/Delete will hopefully be in the next realease (providing I don't get sidetracked )

[Alanoll]

willpantin, on Jan 30 2004, 06:37 PM, said:

Hi, Wraith...!

Since you're back, a couple of pointers...

I have gone back to using the RunOnceEx installation method, even though I really admire your spiffy, awe-inspiring XPinstall program...!

The problems I have had, at least using XPinstall version 2.0 at the T-9 point, are basically three:

1. Cannot seem to get certain programs installed, such as Norton Antivirus 2003, and Macromedia Shockwave (Flash is slipstreamed into I386 folder, so no problems there). It seems the switches don't work, or something? Dunno.

2. It seems my registry tweaks aren't getting implemented, despite using a command batch to achieve this, as in RunOnceEx method.

3. The switches to keep things running silently don't seem to be working well in all cases... Strange, this one...! But this kind of defeats the purpose of using your beautiful Interface, as these ugly grey windows pop up showing many of the program's installs... This happened even with Hotfixes and .Net Framework, using the /Q:A /R:N switches...

Not being able to copy, delete, or move files and folders is not a big problem. For those, I creatively use $1 and $$ off the $OEM$ folder on the install CD. Don't spend much time on that...! Delete function might be nice, but again, not necessary.

Still, count me in as a fan, that will keep trying to get XPinstall to work as I hope. No one beats it as far as looks go...!

at the T-9 stage, consider it as the user is loggin off. If you want settings to take affect with HKCU settings, use CMDLINES.TXT

i don't see why you're going back to RunOnceEX, as thats run at First Logon, unless you're using the line to execute it immediately. If you aren't, why not just have XPInstall run through GUIRunOnce of the like...


as for the copy functions....why don't you just right a simple batch file to accomplish the same thing, and then run the batch from XPInstall...

[DragonPark]

Thanks MD for the info on the reg tweaks. I was wondering if there was a way to do something of the sort.

Great job Wraith. A nice release, but ill still be waiting for the next one. It would just be really nice to have single file commands. You cant please everyone i guess.

Keep up the work though, its going great.

One question: To get XPInstall to run at the T-13 stage, would I put it in winnt.sif under SetupParams or GUIRunOnce?

[shawn26]

I still be waiting for the next release,too.

Because i hope to end my WinXP CD/DVD with these commands.
It worked fine. Really!

Great Work Wraith!

U r my idol! Yeahh!

Shawn26

Could u explain in which situation i need %DIRMOVE% and %DIRDELETE%?

Many ThX!

Shawn26

[-= MD =-]

DragonPark, on Jan 31 2004, 02:33 AM, said:

Thanks MD for the info on the reg tweaks.  I was wondering if there was a way to do something of the sort.

Great job Wraith.  A nice release, but ill still be waiting for the next one.  It would just be really nice to have single file commands.  You cant please everyone i guess. 

Keep up the work though, its going great.

One question:  To get XPInstall to run at the T-13 stage, would I put it in winnt.sif under SetupParams or GUIRunOnce?

I did the folowing to get it on the T13 stage:
svpack.inf in \i386:

[Version] 
Signature="$Windows NT$"
MajorVersion=5
MinorVersion=1
BuildNumber=2600

[SetupData]
CatalogSubDir="\i386\Update"

[ProductCatalogsToInstall]
KB826939.cat

[SetupHotfixesToRun]
update.exe -q -n
XPinstall.exe

XPinstall.exe + XPinstall.xml in \i386\Update

[Wraith]

Okay, I kinda got a LITTLE sidetracked... well, figure it's got the better... at least, if you're in the middle of a GUI install



Still needs a little tweaking, but I figure it'll look like it's linked into the actual installer.

[shawn26]

I have a problem with XPInstall 3.0.

I started XPInstall 3.0 since Windows XP was still running (only to test the XPInstall 3.0 programm) and the user was added, but if it copies my wallpaper it freezed!

Could anybody help? Will XPInstall not run until Windows is still running?

You could see it at my attachment....
and here is my xml file!

Quote

<XPinstall>
<config>
  <!-- if XPinstall finds a window with this name, it will hide it during execution -->
  <hidewindow>Windows Update</hidewindow>
 
  <!-- this tells XPinstall how many items to show at one time (does not include current item description) -->
  <!-- and how many items to show that are coming after the current -->
  <show total='6' after='2'></show>
 
  <!-- these two control the font face and size of XPinstall -->
  <!-- antialias ==> true : false -->
  <font face='Tahoma' antialias='true'></font>
  <font small='8' large='11'></font>
 
  <!-- this controls the window width and position -->
  <!-- position is a grid as follows:
    +-+-+-+
    |0|1|2|
    +-+-+-+
    |3|4|5|
    +-+-+-+
    |6|7|8|
    +-+-+-+
  -->
  <!-- fixmain is to add height to the middle window if changing fonts - some may need modification. (extra pixel count) -->
  <window width='440' position='7' fixmain='0'></window>

  <!-- all colours are in the format #RRGGBBAA - where AA is transparency value. -->
  <!-- FF == fully opaque, 00 == fully invisible. If no AA, it defaults to FF -->
  <colours>
   <!-- the header footer, and progress colours -->
   <!-- image attributes are optional - if not specified, normal background -->
   <header back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFFAA' image='%XPINSTALL%\images\head.png'></header>
   <footer back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFFAA' image='%XPINSTALL%\images\foot.png'></footer>
   <progress border='#FFFFFFAA' back='#00000000' fore='#FFFFFFAA'></progress>
  
   <!-- colours used in main section -->
   <main back='#4A6FD6' fore='#FFFFFFAA' image='%XPINSTALL%\images\main.png'></main>
   <main current='#FF8000' description='#FFFFFF'></main>
  </colours>
 
  <!-- string table -->
  <strings>
    <!-- the heading that gets shown in the dialog -->
    <title>zusätzliche Installationen</title>
   
    <!-- the string to use for "complete" -->
    <complete>fertig</complete>
   
    <!-- string to use when copying, moving, and deleting files -->
    <!-- %1% will be replaced with the filename -->
    <!-- %2% will be replaced with the copied file size (does not work for deleting)-->
    <!-- %3% will be replaced with the total file size -->
    <!-- %4% will be replaced with the copied percentage (does not work for deleting) -->
    <copy>Copying %1% (%2%/%3% - %4%)</copy>
    <move>Moving %1% (%2%/%3% - %4%)</move>
    <delete>Deleting %1% (%3%)</delete>
  </strings>
</config>
<items>
  <!-- item block (multiple allowed per items block) - name is what's shown while installing this item -->
  <item name='Fuege User hinzu'>
   <!-- note the "hide='true'" - this prevents the window from appearing when being executed -->
   <file name='Füge User"WuSch2003"...' command='execute' program='net' arguments='user wusch2003 pass /add' hide='true'></file>
   <file name='Adminrechte fuer"WuSch2003"...' command='execute' program='net' arguments='localgroup Administratoren wusch2003 /add' hide='true'></file>
   <file name='Benutzerrechte weg fuer"WuSch2003"...' command='execute' program='net' arguments='localgroup Benutzer wusch2003 /delete' hide='true'></file>
  </item>
  <item name='Kopiere Wallpaper'>
   <!-- file dircopy block - (multiple allowed per item block) source is source directory, target is target directory -->
   <!-- this command will copy all files inside the source directory to the target directory -->
   <file command='dircopy' diretory='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Wallpaper\' target='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Dokumente und Einstellungen\%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Eigene Dateien\Eigene Bilder\'></file>
   <copy>Kopiere %1% (%2%/%3% - %4%)</copy>
  </item> 
<item name='Systemkomponente'>
   <file name='Installiere DirectX 9b...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\DirectX9b\dxsetup.exe' arguments='/opk'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Windows Media Player 9...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\WMP9\MPSetupXP.exe' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Nvidia Soundstorm...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Drivers\Nvidia\AudioUtl.exe'></file>
   </item>
  <item name='Registrierungs Tweaks'>
   <file name='Fuehre Tweaks aus...' command='execute' program='regedit' arguments='/s "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\RegTweaks.reg"'></file>
  </item>
  <item name='Installiere Hotfixes'>
   <file name='Installiere Q323255...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q323255_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q328310...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q328310_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q329115...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q329115_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q329170...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q329170_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q329390...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q329390_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q329834...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q329834_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q331953...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q331953_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q331953...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q331953_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q810577...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q810577_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q810833...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q810833_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q815021...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q815021_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q817606...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q817606_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q815411...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q815411_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q322011...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q322011_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q814995...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q814995_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q327979...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\Q327979_WXP_SP2_x86_DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB821557...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB821557-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB823182...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB823182-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB823559...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB823559-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB823980...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB823980-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB824141...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB824141-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB824146...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB824146-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB826939...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB826939-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB828035...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB828035-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB822603...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB822603-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB824105...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB824105-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB825119...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB825119-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB826942...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB826942-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB828026...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsMedia-KB828026-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB810243...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB810243-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB817778...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB817778-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB820291...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB820291-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q /M /Z'></file>
   <file name='Installiere KB819639...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsMedia9-KB819639-x86-DEU.exe' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q810030...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\msjavwu.exe' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q824145...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\q824145.exe' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></file>
   <file name='Installiere Q329077...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\vm-sfix3.exe' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></file>
   <file name='Installiere hu1002...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\hu1002_per.exe' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></file>
   <file name='Installiere js56nde...' command='execute' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Hotfixes\js56nde.exe' arguments='/Q:A /R:N'></file>
  </item>
 
</items>
</XPinstall>

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[Wraith]

First things first, you don't put the <copy> block inside the items - it is in the <strings> block for a reason.

Secondly, it should be "directory", not "diretory" as you have it in the XML.

Fix those up and tell me if you're still having problems.

[shawn26]

Thanks Wraith. It worked!
Could you tell us a date until FileCOPY, MOVE and DEL will be in XPInstall 3.x?
Could u also put in the command MAKEDIR?

Many ThX for this great work WRAITH!

You got it man!

Shawn26

[panadol]

The good thing is this software has been upgraded. The bad thing is I still can't use Chinese .


PS: I think it is a bug of xpinstall.exe. Perhaps because C ++ that you use is the English edition. Can you share the code to everybody? Maybe we can find out the reason and fix it.

sorry for my poor english.

[CRock]

Super program but personally my updates is installed from my hard disk.

I use a BOOT.CMD batch which is launched at the end of my WINNT.SIF for research and to assign a volume %XPADD%.

Quote

; WINNT.SIF.
[SetupParams]UserExecute="%SystemDrive%\Drivers\Boot.cmd"

Quote

; BOOT.CMD
CLS
@echo off
mkdir %systemdrive%\Temp
SET XPADD=
IF EXIST C:\XPADD\Info.rtf SET XPADD=C:\XPADD
IF EXIST D:\XPADD\Info.rtf SET XPADD=D:\XPADD
IF EXIST E:\XPADD\Info.rtf SET XPADD=E:\XPADD
IF EXIST F:\XPADD\Info.rtf SET XPADD=F:\XPADD
IF EXIST G:\XPADD\Info.rtf SET XPADD=G:\XPADD
IF EXIST H:\XPADD\Info.rtf SET XPADD=H:\XPADD
IF EXIST I:\XPADD\Info.rtf SET XPADD=I:\XPADD
IF EXIST J:\XPADD\Info.rtf SET XPADD=J:\XPADD
IF EXIST K:\XPADD\Info.rtf SET XPADD=K:\XPADD
%XPADD%\Soft.cmd
ECHO.
EXIT

That functions without problem but with your program i'ts possible ?.

[Alanoll]

Quote

  <item name='Kopiere Wallpaper'>
<!-- file dircopy block - (multiple allowed per item block) source is source directory, target is target directory -->
<!-- this command will copy all files inside the source directory to the target directory -->
<file command='dircopy' diretory='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Wallpaper\' target='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Dokumente und Einstellungen\%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Eigene Dateien\Eigene Bilder\'></file>
<copy>Kopiere %1% (%2%/%3% - %4%)</copy>
  </item> 

you also don't need two variables.....
%systemdrive% equates to the drive windows is installed.
%allusersprofile% equates to %systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\

[shawn26]

I thought %ALLUSERSPROFILE% will copy the files to every Userprofile not only to all users!

i cant use two variables in one syntax? is that right?

Shawn26

[Alanoll]

DragonPark, on Jan 31 2004, 02:33 AM, said:

Thanks MD for the info on the reg tweaks.  I was wondering if there was a way to do something of the sort.

Great job Wraith.  A nice release, but ill still be waiting for the next one.  It would just be really nice to have single file commands.  You cant please everyone i guess. 

Keep up the work though, its going great.

One question:  To get XPInstall to run at the T-13 stage, would I put it in winnt.sif under SetupParams or GUIRunOnce?

geeze..

T-13 is svcpack.inf file in i386. the XPInstall executable needs to be in the same directory and using the default XML name.

T-12 is what is executed by cmdlines.txt in your $OEM$ folder. XPinstall isn't required to be in the same directory, but you might still need to use the defaul XML name as killer bee said awhile back.

T-9 is the SetupParams in the Winnt.Sif file.

GUIRunOnce inside the Winnt.sif file is run once Windows has its first restart after setup, and the user initially logs in the first time.

[shawn26]

I have some new problems during my XPInstall!

I installed Windows Media Player 9 Series!
During the installation a Alert Windows poped up with these lines....

Quote

Windows Media Player 9 Series
------------------------------------
System Restore is turned off or disabled on this computer. If you continue setup, you will be unable to use System Restore to restore Windows Media Player that is part of this version of windows. It is recommended that you click CANCEL, turn on System Restore, and then upgrade tp Windows Media Player 9 Series. For more information about System Restore see HELP and SUPPORT! Do you want to continue?

Whats wrong? i couldnt find anything in HELP and SUPPORT!

I installed Hotfix KB817778 and it poped an new window up with the message that
i used wrong switches.
Could anybody help me? In my Batch Files (Hotfixes.cmd) everything worked fine!

I installed Microsoft Office 2003 and a window poped up again.
It couldnt find the file called...: %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Office2003\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=%SYSTEMDRIVE%\install\Applications\Office2003\unattended.MST

Have i use the TRANSFORMS as an argument?

Many ThX again.

Shawn26