[fillalph]

I have tried playing with the install:

Double clicking on the install (extract to my accounts TEMP folder.
Inno setup file, but /VERYSILENT and /SP- don't work.

I took a look at config.ini and the [General] section and changed the Run Mode to Silent and auto and still no luck.

Any ideas
Thanks
]Bonkers[

[fillalph]

Bump.

Hasn't anyone tried to install Firefox 0.8 silently yet?

Thanks
]Bonkers[

[OooO69]

Hey
I tried myself, and the only proper solution i found, is to run in Normal mode and deactivate all windows.....BUT!! you can't deactivate the installation window, else it won't install, and if you deactivate "Install successfull" window, setup don't close and uninstaller not copied....
So here is my Config.ini, fixed for uninstall copying, all windows deactivated, only progress bar will stay wich one you have to close it with the cross at install end...
You surely can close it with a killtask or anyelse

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OooO69

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•  CONFIG.INI (31.73K)
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[OooO69]

Ok i made this little executable, that will launch setup, and kill the window after a defined time.

HOW TO USE:
once you have extract the FireFox package, put this exe into the same dir as SETUP.exe
use the Config.ini i send in my previous post (it's french language so you can change strings )
FFOX.exe will launch the setup, and kill it after 5s (default when no time specified), if you need more time:
FFOX.exe 20 ........ you have 20s free

start /wait %systemdrive%\install\FireFox\FFOX.exe 10

So the config.ini + FFOX.exe and you can install FireFox 0.8 in unatend mode
Hope this will help

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•  FFOX.exe (7.5K)
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[djallredGA]

Has anybody tried the same switches used for a silent install of Mozilla? For example I have an unattended install of mozilla running by changing the config.ini and then executing setup with the -ira command. See this page for more details.

[OooO69]

None of the swithes are working for firefox (Almost for me)
That's the only way i find, and that's working perfectly

So full unatend install of FireFox, config.ini + FFOX.exe

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OooO69

[killerbee]

hi there,

i just played around a bit with the extracted installer and found out that

FirefoxSetup-0.8.exe -ma

will skip the first screen of setup and show directly the path where to install it.
But it's stucked at this point, u can only cancel it. I think more switches r needed and will try out more.

hope this helps

cya

Killer Bee

[OooO69]

It always stuck on the path selection, even if you set Silent in config.ini

[m4dh0]

why not download the zip file version from them and create your own install for this. I have done this and made an msi based install from it, i can upload it to a website if anybody wants it however it hasnt had any testing

[bombtrack]

m4dh0, on Feb 22 2004, 12:36 PM, said:

why not download the zip file version from them and create your own install for this. I have done this and made an msi based install from it, i can upload it to a website if anybody wants it however it hasnt had any testing

i would realy be interested in the msi

[omghax]

m4dh0, on Feb 22 2004, 12:36 PM, said:

why not download the zip file version from them and create your own install for this. I have done this and made an msi based install from it, i can upload it to a website if anybody wants it however it hasnt had any testing

Because the installer installs reg keys required for plugins?

[m4dh0]

Quote

would realy be interested in the msi

here you go firefox08.msi
please let me know how it goes, probs etc

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Because the installer installs reg keys required for plugins?

fair point however i never had problems with pre 0.8 and plugin installs. According to the config.ini and setup log there isnt many keys required for plugin support either

[LayZeh]

So, what's the situation, does the .MSI work and are the registry keys essential, also does anyone have a registry tweak to set firefox as the default browser so it replaces internet explorer at the peak of the start menu or is this auto-done by firefox during installation?

[XKnoppix]

Has anyone figured this out yet? Does that .msi file work?

Thanks

[Alanoll]

as I've said before: "god forbid you from trying"

[flattspott]

From what I understand, the plugin folder gets scanned each time you start Firefox. Registry setting are not really needed. After all mozilla does distibute it in just a zip package too.

So just put all the plugins, Quicktime, Adobe, FlashGet in the plugins folder and make the whole thing into an sfx

[killerbee]

@m4dh0

i just tested ur firefox08.msi package and noticed an error:

it installed fine with /qb switch, but the icons created to start it on the desktop and in the start menu don't point to the firefox.exe. It points to nothing in the firefox-folder. double clicking on any icon created ends up in an error message.

hope u can fix this

cya

Killer Bee

[pup]

I thought I'd go direct to the source, because this is chapping me off.

So I've logged a bug against FireFox in the BugZilla database thingie.

I wonder how long it'll be before they fix it, hopefully before 0.9, which I don't think is too far off.

I'll keep you posted.

(From the info I've gleened so far, Firefox should work like Mozilla, i.e. using -ma or -ms will give a silent install, but they have added some custom dialog boxes in FireFox and forgot to add the silent install code. Of little consoltsion but it works in Linux )

[Shannon]

Here are all of Firefox's registry entries.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.8.]
"GeckoVer"="1.0.1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.8.\Extensions]
"Components"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\Components"
"Plugins"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\Plugins"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.8.\bin]
"PathToExe"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Desktop]
"haveBeenSet"="1"
"showDialog"="1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\mozilla.org\Mozilla Firefox]
"CurrentVersion"="0.8. (en)"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\mozilla.org\Mozilla Firefox\0.8. (en)\Main]
"Program Folder Path"="C:\\WINDOWS\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Mozilla Firefox\\"
"Install Directory"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\"
"PathToExe"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\mozilla.org\Mozilla]
"CurrentVersion"="1.6"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\firefox.exe]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe"
"Path"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.8.]
"GeckoVer"="1.0.1"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.8.\Extensions]
"Components"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\Components"
"Plugins"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\Plugins"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.8.\bin]
"PathToExe"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\mozilla.org\Mozilla Firefox]
"CurrentVersion"="0.8. (en)"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\mozilla.org\Mozilla Firefox\0.8. (en)\Main]
"Program Folder Path"="C:\\WINDOWS\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Mozilla Firefox\\"
"Install Directory"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\"
"PathToExe"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\mozilla.org\Mozilla]
"CurrentVersion"="1.6"

Put it in a .reg file (for arguement's sake - firefox.reg), install Firefox using the .msi m4dh0 posted and then import the registry settings after. Like so:

echo Installing Firefox 0.8...
start /wait locationtomsi\firefox08.msi /qb

echo.
echo Importing Registry Settings...
REGEDIT /S locationtoreg\firefox.reg

exit

Fairly simple no?

[m4dh0]

killerbee, on Apr 15 2004, 01:08 PM, said:

@m4dh0

i just tested ur firefox08.msi package and noticed an error:

it installed fine with /qb switch, but the icons created to start it on the desktop and in the start menu don't point to the firefox.exe. It points to nothing in the firefox-folder. double clicking on any icon created ends up in an error message.

hope u can fix this

cya

Killer Bee

ive just installed this on a machine which didnt have it on before and it created the shortcuts just like you said, however double clicking them loads it ok. What point of setup do you install it ?

Also shortcuts like you discribe which seem to point to nothing and have target location box empty and the target box just saying firefox are windows installer shortcuts and are meant to look like this.

Shannon: thoose registry entrys should already be created by my installer however when i get home today i will compare yours with mine and add/change as needed.