[mukeshnuna]

Hi......
first of all i wanted to knoiw.....which version is latest......XPinstall OR XPlode???

and then.....i m now using XPinstall....and can't work to get that GUI mode-window
i dunno.....!
can neone help me out plzz??
thnks..!

[Alanoll]

latest version is XPlode 1.1.2 i think. It's in the sticky. XPinstall was the old name, till it was brought there already was a program called XPinstall.

what do you mean by GUI mode-window?

[mukeshnuna]

The small window which is shown on this page doesnt show up in my setup.....duno why??!

I dunno wht am i doing wrong??
any help?
thnks

[Alanoll]

helps to know what you're doing.

Files, how you saved your XML, what version. Little tiny details like that.

Also try to use /log so a log is created. You need to specify the full path.

[mukeshnuna]

OK....this is my XPInstall.xml file.......

Quote

<XPinstall>
<config>
  <hidewindow>Windows Update</hidewindow>
  <show total='-1' after='0' />
  <font face='Georgia' antialias='true' small='8' large='11' />
  <window width='580' position='5' fixmain='30' />
  <windowmode>Standalone</windowmode>
  <colours>
   <header back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFFAA' image='#XPINSTALL#\images\head.png' />
   <footer back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFFAA' image='#XPINSTALL#\images\foot.png' />
   <progress border='#FFFFFFAA' back='#00000000' fore='#FFFFFFAA' />
   <main back='#4A6FD6' fore='#FFFFFF' current='#FFFFFF' description='#FFFFFF' image='#XPINSTALL#\images\main.png' />
  </colours>
  <strings>
    <title>Post-Install Unattended Configuration</title>
    <complete>Complete</complete>
    <copy>Copying #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)</copy>
    <move>Moving #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)</move>
    <delete>Deleting #1# (#3#)</delete>
  </strings>
</config>
<items>
 


            <item name='Copying Post-Installation Files'>
   <file command='dircopy' directory='#SOURCEPATH#\PostInstall' target='#SYSTEMDRIVE#' />
  </item>


  <item name='Adobe Photoshop 8 CS'>
   <file name='Installing Adobe Photoshop 8 CS...' command='execute' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\PostInstall\Adobe Photoshop 8 CS\setup.exe' arguments='/S' />
  </item>


  <item name='Adobe Reader 6.0'>
   <file name='Installing Adobe Reader 6.0...' command='execute' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\PostInstall\Adobe Reader 6.0\Setup.exe' arguments='-p"-s /v\"/qn\' />
  </item>


  <item name='AutoPatch'>
   <file name='Installing Autopatcher (All hotfixes up-to-date and personal settings)...' command='execute' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\PostInstall\AutoPatch\AutoPatcher_Menu.exe' arguments='/noeula/unattend/screenlog/noreboot/noregchecks' />
  </item>


  <item name='Google Toolbar 2.0'>
   <file name='Installing Google Toolbar 2.0...' command='execute' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\PostInstall\Google Toolbar 2.0\GoogleToolbarInstaller.exe' arguments='/s /qn' />
  </item>


  <item name='SiSoftware Sandra Professional 2004 SP1'>
   <file name='Installing SiSoftware Sandra Professional 2004 SP1...' command='execute' program='#SYSTEMDRIVE#\PostInstall\SiSoftware Sandra Professional 2004 SP1\SiSoftware Sandra Professional 2004 SP1 Setup.exe' arguments='/verysilent' />
  </item>


</items>
</XPinstall>

and this is my winnt.sif file....

Quote

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
    AutoPartition="0"
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    Repartition=No
    DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
    Hibernation = No
    WaitForReboot="No"

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=keshee
    EncryptedAdminPassword=No
    AutoLogon=Yes
    AutoLogonCount=2 
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=035
    OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
    ProductID=""
    Fullname="Mukesh Nuna"
    Orgname="Personal"
    ComputerName=Personal-NUNA

[Display]
    BitsPerPel=32
    Xresolution=1280
    YResolution=1024
    Vrefresh = 60

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup=1
    Language=00000809

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=MSHOME

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Homenet]
    EnableICS = Yes
    ShowTrayIcon = Yes

[Components]
    Dialer=Off
    chat=Off
    AccessOpt = Off
    Fax=Off
    Fp_extensions = Off
    Fp_vdir_deploy = Off
    Hypertrm = Off
    Indexsrv_system = Off
    Media_clips = Off
    Media_utopia = Off
    Minesweeper = Off
    Msnexplr = Off
    Pinball = Off
    Rec = Off
    Zonegames = Off

[GuiRunOnce]
"%systemdrive%\PostInstall\XPinstall.exe"

and my PostInstall directory in which all the softwares resides is in root .....!
plzz help??
thnks!

[Alanoll]

you have PostInstall in your $OEM$\$1 directory on your CD right?

[mukeshnuna]

Alanoll, on May 12 2004, 07:57 AM, said:

you have PostInstall in your $OEM$\$1 directory on your CD right?

No ....its like.....

C:\XPCD\PostInstall\ <<------some programs in this dir.

and then my main xml file is in

C:\XPCD\$OEM$\$1\XPInstall-4.3\XPInstall.xml

....??

[Alanoll]

well, there's your problems. I take it you burn XPCD to a CD?

if so, then ALL your paths ARE WRONG in your XML file, so it errors out. You're PostInstall folder is not on #SYSTEMDRIVE# as it's at the root of your CD not your harddrive.

[mukeshnuna]

so how shud i resolve it Alanoll????
thnks!

[Wraith]

Ummm. remove your XP cdkey please.

[Alanoll]

mukeshnuna, on May 12 2004, 03:14 PM, said:

so how shud i resolve it Alanoll????
thnks!

fix your paths?

i mean seriously, what does logic suggest? My paths are wrong, so the program doesn't work. What should I do?

But wait, I won't know what to use instead of #Systemdrive#, maybe I should read the documentation?

I like the Sourcedrive variable myself, but I don't know if that was put in in XPInstall or XPlode. Which is yet another reason you shouldn't use outdated software (by outdated, i mean by more then 3 versions)

and once again, use common logic, and RTFM

Key remove

[mukeshnuna]

i think my paths r correct....and i m not too sure abt that....
but still wud there be ne other links to other files or somewht...!

or wud we hv to create ne other batch file....or to modify ne other file..!
??

[Alanoll]

i understood about this much of what you just said...


yup, that's about it.
UPDATE to the latest XPlode. Do this first. recreate your XML for the new version. READ, it's pretty simple.

Also, is PostInstall going to be at the root of your CD? Take THIS into consideration, since if it is, it won't get copied over so SYSTEMDRIVE ISN"T THE APPROPRIATE VARIABLE.

When running XPlode, add this line at the end of your execution string

/log:%systemdrive%\xplode.log

see what errors come up.

[mukeshnuna]

ok...i downloaded latest version of xplode 1.1.2 and i edited my xml file also......!

and for my PostInstall dir.....yes its going to be on the root of my cd......so wht command or wht type of path shud i use it in my xml file...??

n for the Xplode log file...how do i add n where to add it in my xml file??
thnks!

[Alanoll]

Quote

When running XPlode, add this line at the end of your execution string

CODE 

/log:%systemdrive%\xplode.log




see what errors come up.

I refering to line when you actually call XPlode. not in the xml.

Xplode.exe /log:%systemdrive%\xplode.log

as for the variable, use SourcePath
If your new XML has the same paths as the old one, just replace SYSTEMDRIVE with SourcePath

[mukeshnuna]

OK Alanoll....here is my .xml file...

Quote

<XPlode>
<config>
  <hidewindow>Windows Update</hidewindow>
  <hidewindow>CMD.EXe</hidewindow>
  <show  total='-1'  after='0'  subcount='true'  />
 

  <!-- make antialiasing false if you're running GUIinstall mode -->
  <font  face='Georgia'  antialias='false'  small='8'  large='12' />
 

  <!-- note the position attribute - it is listed in 'x,y' positions. -->
  <!-- 0..8 still may be used. -->
  <window  width='440'  position='200,64'  fixmain='0'  />
 

  <!-- can be standalone, guitransparent, or guiredraw -->
  <!-- for the latter two, you don't need to specify background colours, or images. -->
  <windowmode  mode='GUIinstall' />
 

  <colours>
<header back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFFAA' image='%XPLODE%\images\head.png'  />
<footer back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFFAA' image='%XPLODE%\images\foot.png' />
<progress  border='#FFFFFFAA' back='#00000000' fore='#FFFFFFAA' fore2='#00000033'  />
<main  back='#4A6FD6'  fore='#FFFFFF'  current='#FFFF00'  description='#FFFFFF'  image='%XPLODE%\images\main.png' />
  </colours>

  <strings>
<!-- main XPlode string -->
<title>Post-Install Unattended Configuration</title>
<complete>complete</complete>
<!-- adduser plugin strings -->
<adduser>Adding user #1#</adduser>
<addusertogroup>Adding user #1# to group #2#</addusertogroup>
<addgroup>Adding group #1#</addgroup>   
<!-- file/dir ops plugin strings -->
<copy>Copying #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)</copy>
<move>Moving #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)</move>
<delete>Deleting #1# (#3#)</delete>
<!-- shortcut plugin -->
<shortcut>Adding shortcut: #1#</shortcut>
  </strings>
</config>


<items>
  <item display='Copying Post-Installation Files'>
<!-- these file system operations have been rewritten - they SHOULD support all files/directories etc. -->
<copy source='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall' target='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\PostInstall' />
  </item> 

  <item display='Adobe Photoshop 8.0 CS'>
<execute
    display='Installing Adobe Photoshop 8.0 CS'
    program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\PostInstall\Adobe Photoshop 8.0 CS\Setup.exe'
    arguments='/s'
/>
  </item>

  <item display='Registry Tweaks'>
<execute   
    display='Applying tweaks...'   
    program='regedit'   
    arguments='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\PostInstall\RegTweak.reg'
/>
  </item>

  <item display='Google Toolbar 2.0'>
<execute
    display='Installing Google Toolbar 2.0'
    program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\PostInstall\Google Toolbar 2.0\Setup.exe'
    arguments='/qn'
/>
  </item>

  <item display='Adobe Reader 6.0'>
<execute
    display='Installing Adobe Reader 6.0'
    program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\PostInstall\Adobe Reader 6.0\Setup.exe'
    arguments='-p"-s /v\"/qn\'
/>
  </item>

  <item display='SiSoftware Sandra Professional 2004 SP1'>
<execute
    display='Installing SiSoftware Sandra Professional 2004 SP1'
    program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\PostInstall\SiSoftware Sandra Professional 2004 SP1\Setup.exe'
    arguments='/verysilent'
/>
  </item>



</items>
</XPlode>

[mukeshnuna]

And yeah Alanoll I also want to install all my apps and hotfixes and reg settings from the CD......i do not want to copy everything and then executes from the HDD.......instead i want everything to run from the CD/DVD....whatever??...

So guide me for that also....wht files wud i hv to create n which files wud i hv to place where n how??

thnks..for ur help!!
RAJ

[Alanoll]

mmkay, you're new one has the same paths as the old one. Like I said before change %Systemdrive% to %Sourcepath%

as for guiding you without copying files over.....you XML file should be fine....however....XPlode.exe to not be copied, I would suggest you look at the link in my profile, and READ.

Everythign still pertains to XPlode, but it just has XPInstall in it.

[Alanoll]

Slight error on my part.....

it isn't %SourcePath% , it's %SourceDrive%

[mukeshnuna]

so shud i replace all the variables (%systemdrive%) to %sourcedrive%?? in my xml file??