[gabriel_buc]

Is there any possibility to create "unattended" CD that fits to the next scenario ?

I want to create an unattended XPSP2 cd with lots of applications&drivers.
I also want to use this CD to make installations on different machines, not just mine.

So some applications should be installed unattended such as Acrobat Reader, antivirus, etc (I found explanations on how to do this at http://unattended.msfn.org/)

But here comes the difference. Since I want to use this unattended CD on different machines, some of them might not have CDRw or DVDRW so in the "unattended" when it reaches to the Nero installation I want to stop and ask me if I want to install it or not, not to blindly install it when I don't need it.

The same thing when I install on a computer without an Internet Connection. I want the unattended install to ask me if I want to install the firewall, the download manager, etc (software related to internet)

To make myself clear on what I want here is an example as I would like to be

Installing Flashget 1.4
[Y]es [N]o

If I press Y to go on with the installation, else skip the installation.

So anyone, any suggestions ?
Thanx

[evilvoice]

actually, ive thought about this...why not run a batch in cmdlines.txt that asks you to type the number of which runonceex.cmd to run...thats what im gonna do cuz I want to be able to use this at some friends houses and they dont use all the programs I do, like perl...

[gabriel_buc]

Could you be more specific plz ???

[visaversa]

I use wihu for that, gives me the opportunity to personalise the user, company, ect... to.
And choice of software.
Not fully unattended but very convenient

[evilvoice]

well, you make a batch file that prints a list on the screen...
1. blah runonce
2. blah2 runonce
3. blah 3 runonce
which one do you want to run? (1,2,3)
type 1 it runs blah's runonce
type 2 it runs blah2's runonce
(blah is just a name or computer name or type of install I just use it for lack of anything else)
and have 3 different runonceex.cmd's all named differently...like blah.cmd, blah2.cmd, blah3.cmd

I would actually write more of the code, but right now its only a thought and I dont wanna sit here and create it right now as Im testing my cd...tho I guess I could...I should have one made up later

[BenjaminKalytta]

visaversa said:

I use wihu for that, gives me the opportunity to personalise the user, company, ect... to.
And choice of software.
Not fully unattended but very convenient

Nice to see you here visaversa
No that's not fully true ... it is fully unattended if you start it with /autoinstall=0. No user interaction is needed then.

Benjamin

[visaversa]

BenjaminKalytta, on Aug 10 2004, 01:59 PM, said:

visaversa said:

I use wihu for that, gives me the opportunity to personalise the user, company, ect... to.
And choice of software.
Not fully unattended but very convenient

Nice to see you here visaversa
No that's not fully true ... it is fully unattended if you start it with /autoinstall=0. No user interaction is needed then.

Benjamin

True, i forgot this probably cose i don't use this feature.
Still is a time saver with aproc. 50 pc to install each month...

[gabriel_buc]

@evilvoice:
Your solution isn't quite convinient. I would like to have control over evry program that I install. Your sollution with different "packeges" of software it's not satisfying me completely.

@visaversa:
I'll try the program you told me about to see if it's really what I want.

[evilvoice]

I guess, but then whats the purpose of having an unattended install if youre gonna sit there for every program to type yes or no? Just seems to be defeating the purpose of runonceex

[gabriel_buc]

As I said in the topic name, what I want it's not quite unattended ....

But most of the applications, I want to be installed unattended, but there are a few (let's say 4-5: Nero, Firewall, DownloadManager etc) that I want ot choose myself.

There's no point to install applications u really don't need. And as I said I want to make my unattended CD as general as possible (for comp with/without CD/DVDRW, with/without internet connection)

[visaversa]

ill post my install.ini if you want, you see i have an extra item for myself and/or special cases.
gives you a headstart...

[gabriel_buc]

I would be grateful viceversa

[visaversa]

ill post it in the wihu forum it for everybody that uses wihu a start.

[gabriel_buc]

OK thankx

[visaversa]

gabriel_buc, on Aug 10 2004, 02:11 PM, said:

@evilvoice:
Your solution isn't quite convinient. I would like to have control over evry program that I install. Your sollution with different "packeges" of software it's not satisfying me completely.

@visaversa:
I'll try the program you told me about to see if it's really what I want.

any expirience yet, do you use it now?

[Stuntgp2000]

Hello,
I am thinking these days to make a second cd of windows Xp
the first Cd now is about 667Mb (will all updates + 12 Logons + 18 Themes + 6 Windows Media Player skin + 8 Wallpapers)
the 2nd one will have many softwares and MANY cause to me some problems because.
I don't want to have all softwares installed.

Now i am trying to find a solution.
till now i have 3 suggestions :
1) if you can do some programming try to create a programme that will do this but it must be dynamic not each time recompiling it and in order to do this it may depend of INI file that may guide it.

2) Create a Web page that installs the programmes you want but you have to put in mind that Web page need IE and I think you cannot use IE during installation.

3) is to create a cmd file that ask you everytime about the softs you need

and if find a solution then i will post it as soon as possible.

[prathapml]

Heya there,
Some code from my old batch-files, might help you in your requirement, or give you an idea of what to modify:

@echo off
TITLE Registering Installed Programs
COLOR 85
ECHO.


:LOOP
SET Choice=
SET /P Choice="Do you want to register installed programs ? (Y/N)"

IF NOT '%Choice%'=='' SET Choice=%Choice:~0,1%

ECHO.
IF /I '%Choice%'=='Y' GOTO Auto
IF /I '%Choice%'=='N' GOTO Plain
ECHO Please type Y (for Yes) or N (for No) to proceed!
ECHO.
GOTO Loop


:Plain
ECHO Installed Programs were not registered >> %systemroot%\Temp\instTime.log
ECHO Finished.
GOTO END

:Auto
ECHO Open Opera browser and register it now.....
start /wait %systemroot%\custom\opera7.exe
ECHO Open UltraISO and register it now.....
start /wait %systemroot%\custom\UltraISO.exe
ECHO Finished.

GOTO END

:END
ECHO.
EXIT

Maybe setup a chain of .cmd files. Run a main.cmd which then calls the rest one by one.... You get the drift. Upto you to utilise if it seems good.