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#1 valter

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Posted 15 June 2004 - 02:17 AM

Hi,

I'm kinda new to all this advanced Windows installation, and of course would like to learn as much as possible .... I'm already through unattended installation from MSFN, but I'm very interested in XPlode project ... download it already, looked into it, but can't really figure out what do I have to do ... anyway I would like for example to install few aplications (ie. Adobe Reader, MSN Messenger, Media Player, Java VM), post SP1 hotfixes (Q's ...) and add 1 user.

Can someone please help me or guide me through procedure how to make this installed through XPlode? Thanks in advance

#2 hevnbnd

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Posted 15 June 2004 - 03:00 AM

Here guy this should help. I use xpcreate for all my hotfixes and xplode for all my app installs. I start xplode using this command in my winnt.sif file
[GuiRunOnce]
"%systemdrive%\install\xplode\XPlode.exe /log:#SYSTEMDRIVE#\xplode.log"

Attached is my xml code.

Hope it helps.

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#3 valter

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Posted 16 June 2004 - 02:15 AM

Hey hevnbnd,

thanks for fast reply ... I was looking into your code and here are some I believe simple questions ...

1. In the add user string

<adduser>Adding user #1#</adduser>
           <addusertogroup>Adding user #1# to group #2#</addusertogroup>
           <addgroup>Adding group #1#</addgroup>

is the user name to be added between # or it shluld be added somwhere else? Same for user group. How about password?

2. Can these strings be safely removed? Or is it just enough if they're left empty?

<copy>Copying #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)</copy>
           <move>Moving #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)</move>
           <delete>Deleting #1# (#3#)</delete>
           <shortcut>Adding shortcut: #1#</shortcut>

3. For installing hotfixes (like Q's ... and KB's) can I use same switches as in batch files?

4. If I want to copy i386 folder from CD as well as $OEM$ sould I use this string?

<copy source='%SOURCEPATH%\i386\*.*' target='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Windows\Options\i386' />
<copy source='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Install\*.*' target='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Windows\Options\Install' />

5. If I run Sysprep (Mini Setup mode) will all extra post-installation procedures be intiated again, onace Windows is restarted?

I hope I don't ask too much

#4 hevnbnd

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Posted 16 June 2004 - 02:56 AM

1. I don't create my user account using xplode, but if i were to i would need this under items:

- <item display="Adding users and groups...">
- 
<addgroup groupname="Cowboy Bebop" comment="It's them bounty hunters!" />
<adduser username="Spike" password="swordfish" groups="Administrators "Cowboy Bebop"" fullname="Spike Spiegel" comment="Don't mess with the best!" />
<adduser username="Jet" password="hammerhead" groups=""Cowboy Bebop"" fullname="Jet Black" comment="When the Black Dog bites, he don't let go!" />
</item>

2. I am not sure about that one.

3. YES. Just put the switches in the arguments lines

4. YES that should work however with the correct directory structure $OEM$ should copy over automaticly.

5. yes, unless you have xplode delete $winnt$.inf as in my xplode.xml.

Hope this helps.

#5 valter

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Posted 16 June 2004 - 05:25 AM

Hey hevnbnd,

thanks man, I'm making a test run on VM Ware right now, let see how will it end up