[Skywalker]

Can someone please help me on this one?

I can't figure out what is wrong with it. I run Xplode from cmdlines.txt

This is what it lookes like:

[COMMANDS]
".\XPLode.exe /xml:#Systemdrive#\Install\Xplode\Xplode.xml"

And it calls Xplode.xml wich lookes like this:

<XPlode>
<config>
<hidewindow>Windows Update</hidewindow>
<hidewindow>CMD.EXe</hidewindow>
<show total='6' after='2' subcount='true' />

<!-- turn antialiasing OFF if you're running GUIinstall mode -->
<font face='Tahoma' 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='1024' position='0' fixmain='191' />

<windowmode mode='guitransparent' />
<!-- can be standalone, guitransparent, or guiredraw -->
<!-- for the latter two, you don't need to specify background colours, or images. -->
<colours>
<header back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFF' image='%XPLODE%\images\head.png' />
<footer back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFF' image='%XPLODE%\images\foot.png' />
<progress border='#FFFFFF' back='#00000000' fore='#FFFFFFAA' fore2='#00000033' /> 
<main back='#FF00FF' fore='#FFFFFF' current='#FFFF00' description='#FFFFFF' image='%XPLODE%\main2.png' overlay='#FFFFFF22'/>
</colours>

<strings>
<!-- main XPlode string -->
<title>Post-Install 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='.NET Framework v1.1'>
  <execute display='Installing .NET Framework v1.1...'
program='%systemdrive%\install\NetFramework\netfx.msi' arguments='/QN'
</item>
 <item display='Irfanview 3.92'>
  <execute display='Installing Irfanview 3.92...'
program='%systemdrive%\install\applications\IrfanView392\IView392.exe' arguments='/silent /desktop=0 /group=1 /allusers=1 /assoc=1'
</item>
 <item display='Irfanview 3.92 Plugins'>
  <execute display='Installing Irfanview 3.92 Plugins...'
program='%systemdrive%\install\applications\IrfanView391\all_plugins.exe' arguments='/silent'
</item>
 <item display='WinRAR 3.30'>
  <execute display='Installing WinRAR 3.30...'
program='%systemdrive%\install\Applications\WinRAR\wrar330.exe' arguments='/s'
</item>
 <item display='Daemon Tools 3.46'>
  <execute display='Installing Daemon Tools 3.46...'
program='%systemdrive%\install\Applications\DaemonTools\daemon.msi' arguments='/qn /norestart'
</item>
 <item display='McAfee 8.0i Enterprise'>
  <execute display='Installing McAfee 8.0i Enterprise...'
program='%systemdrive%\Install\Applications\VSC\vse800.msi' arguments='/QN'
</item>
 <item display='MSN Messenger 6.2.0137 Final'>
  <execute display='Installing MSN Messenger 6.2.0137 Final...'
program='%systemdrive%\install\MSN\MsnMsgs.msi' arguments='/QB' />
 </item>
<item display='Nero Burning ROM v6.3.1.20'>
  <execute display='Nero Burning ROM v6.3.1.20...'
program='%systemdrive%\Install\Applications\Nero\nero63120.exe' arguments='/SN=****-****-****-****-****-**** /WRITE_SN /SILENT /NOREBOOT'
 </item>
<item display='Registry Tweaks'>
<execute display='Applying Registry Tweaks...'
program='regedit'
arguments='/s %systemdrive%\install\RegTweaks.reg' />
</items>
</XPlode>

The individual software can be install with these parameters I did that with a cmd file. But now I'm trying it through Xplode and it doesn't work....

I see something starting very quick at T12 in the setup proces, but it disappears instantly and nothing happens. Can someone please look at my files and tell me what I'm doing wrong? I've looked at the forum posts here but didn't find the solutions yet.

[killerbee]

hi,

try adding a

/log:#SYSTEMDRIVE#\xplode.log

to the parameters to look in the log for further details.
Please post your log to let us see whats wrong.

BTW: have you saved your .xml as unicode?

hope this helps a bit

cya

Killer Bee

[Skywalker]

Thanks for the help. Below is the output of my logfile.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-> XPlode start at: 04/08/25 11:18:14
XPlode {
  Loading Plugins (SDK2.0) {
  }
  Registering commands {
  }
  Commandline Parameter: '/help:', Value: ''
  Commandline Parameter: '/xml:', Value: 'C:\Install\Xplode\Xplode.xml'
  Parsing XML: C:\Install\Xplode\Xplode.xml {
    Configuration Block {
      Window Mode = 'GUIinstall-transparent'
      hidewindow = 'Windows Update'
      hidewindow = 'CMD.EXe'
      font.antialias = 'false'
      font.face = 'Tahoma'
      font.large = '12'
      font.small = '8'
      show.after = '2'
      show.subcount = 'true'
      show.total = '6'
      window.fixmain = '191'
      window.position = '0'
      window.width = '1024'
      colours.header.back = '#003399'
      colours.header.fore = '#FFFFFF'
      colours.header.image = 'D:\$OEM$\images\head.png'
      colours.footer.back = '#003399'
      colours.footer.fore = '#FFFFFF'
      colours.footer.image = 'D:\$OEM$\images\foot.png'
      colours.main.back = '#FF00FF'
      colours.main.current = '#FFFF00'
      colours.main.description = '#FFFFFF'
      colours.main.fore = '#FFFFFF'
      colours.main.image = 'D:\$OEM$\main2.png'
      colours.main.overlay = '#FFFFFF22'
      colours.progress.back = '#00000000'
      colours.progress.border = '#FFFFFF'
      colours.progress.fore = '#FFFFFFAA'
      colours.progress.fore2 = '#00000033'
      strings.addgroup = 'Adding group #1#'
      strings.adduser = 'Adding user #1#'
      strings.addusertogroup = 'Adding user #1# to group #2#'
      strings.complete = 'complete'
      strings.copy = 'Copying #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)'
      strings.delete = 'Deleting #1# (#3#)'
      strings.move = 'Moving #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)'
      strings.shortcut = 'Adding shortcut: #1#'
      strings.title = 'Post-Install Configuration'
    }
    Items Block {
      Item Block: '.NET Framework v1.1' {
        Tag: 'execute' {
          arguments = '/QN'
          display = 'Installing .NET Framework v1.1...'
          program = 'C:\install\NetFramework\netfx.msi'
        }
      }
      Item Block: 'Irfanview 3.92' {
        Tag: 'execute' {
          arguments = '/silent /desktop=0 /group=1 /allusers=1 /assoc=1'
          display = 'Installing Irfanview 3.92...'
          program = 'C:\install\applications\IrfanView392\IView392.exe'
        }
      }
      Item Block: 'Irfanview 3.92 Plugins' {
        Tag: 'execute' {
          arguments = '/silent'
          display = 'Installing Irfanview 3.92 Plugins...'
          program = 'C:\install\applications\IrfanView391\all_plugins.exe'
        }
      }
      Item Block: 'WinRAR 3.30' {
        Tag: 'execute' {
          arguments = '/s'
          display = 'Installing WinRAR 3.30...'
          program = 'C:\install\Applications\WinRAR\wrar330.exe'
        }
      }
      Item Block: 'Daemon Tools 3.46' {
        Tag: 'execute' {
          arguments = '/qn /norestart'
          display = 'Installing Daemon Tools 3.46...'
          program = 'C:\install\Applications\DaemonTools\daemon.msi'
        }
      }
      Item Block: 'McAfee 8.0i Enterprise' {
        Tag: 'execute' {
          arguments = '/QN'
          display = 'Installing McAfee 8.0i Enterprise...'
          program = 'C:\Install\Applications\VSC\vse800.msi'
        }
      }
      Item Block: 'MSN Messenger 6.2.0137 Final' {
        Tag: 'execute' {
          arguments = '/QB'
          display = 'Installing MSN Messenger 6.2.0137 Final...'
          program = 'C:\install\MSN\MsnMsgs.msi'
        }
      }
      Item Block: 'Nero Burning ROM v6.3.1.20' {
        Tag: 'execute' {
          arguments = '/SN=****-****-****-****-****-**** /WRITE_SN /SILENT /NOREBOOT'
          display = 'Nero Burning ROM v6.3.1.20...'
          program = 'C:\Install\Applications\Nero\nero63120.exe'
        }
      }
      Item Block: 'Registry Tweaks' {
        Tag: 'execute' {
          arguments = '/s C:\install\RegTweaks.reg'
          display = 'Applying Registry Tweaks...'
          program = 'regedit'
        }
      }
    }
  }
  Starting dialog {
  }
  Execution thread {
    Running item: '.NET Framework v1.1' {
      Running command: 'execute' {
        Command: execute, (-1,-1)
        Unhandled command: 'execute' - error reported by XPlode (no plugin match)
      }
    }
    Running item: 'Irfanview 3.92' {
      Running command: 'execute' {
        Command: execute, (-1,-1)
        Unhandled command: 'execute' - error reported by XPlode (no plugin match)
      }
    }
    Running item: 'Irfanview 3.92 Plugins' {
      Running command: 'execute' {
        Command: execute, (-1,-1)
        Unhandled command: 'execute' - error reported by XPlode (no plugin match)
      }
    }
    Running item: 'WinRAR 3.30' {
      Running command: 'execute' {
        Command: execute, (-1,-1)
        Unhandled command: 'execute' - error reported by XPlode (no plugin match)
      }
    }
    Running item: 'Daemon Tools 3.46' {
      Running command: 'execute' {
        Command: execute, (-1,-1)
        Unhandled command: 'execute' - error reported by XPlode (no plugin match)
      }
    }
    Running item: 'McAfee 8.0i Enterprise' {
      Running command: 'execute' {
        Command: execute, (-1,-1)
        Unhandled command: 'execute' - error reported by XPlode (no plugin match)
      }
    }
    Running item: 'MSN Messenger 6.2.0137 Final' {
      Running command: 'execute' {
        Command: execute, (-1,-1)
        Unhandled command: 'execute' - error reported by XPlode (no plugin match)
      }
    }
    Running item: 'Nero Burning ROM v6.3.1.20' {
      Running command: 'execute' {
        Command: execute, (-1,-1)
        Unhandled command: 'execute' - error reported by XPlode (no plugin match)
      }
    }
    Running item: 'Registry Tweaks' {
      Running command: 'execute' {
        Command: execute, (-1,-1)
        Unhandled command: 'execute' - error reported by XPlode (no plugin match)
      }
    }
  }
-=-=-=-=-=-=-> XPlode end at: 04/08/25 11:18:16

I don't get it........looks like an plugin error. I have the plugins in the same directory as the Xplode.xml file. Maybe they must be in the same dir as Xplode.exe?

[Skywalker]

Ok it is working, I put the plugins where Xplode.exe is.

But know I like to know how can I get it like this?

[Skywalker]

Thanks for the help!!!

Everything works great now!

[big_gie]

I posted my xml file on this thread

Since it is for XPlode v1.0, I'm pretty sure some feature will not work the same.

At least you can see what you should do or adapt...

[Skywalker]

Big_Gie, it sure works with the new Xplode! Thanks I used you're settings.

I still have one question at the end I would like to run a .cmd file. How can I run a .cmd silent from xml?

Is it something like hide="true'

And I install Nero with the /silent parameter (see my xplode.xml) but I still see the setup window. The same thing happens when I install MSN Messenger 6.2

Is there a way to hide these windows as well?

And I don't see the progress bars for each individual application, only the one at the bottom. Where can I set this?

[BAM]

Hi Skywalker,

When you want to hide those windows, then look below at the changes i made for you in the arguments.
Also when you want that progressbar you asked for then look at how i grouped them together under: 'Applications setup'
This way you see the progressbar going for the 3 apps i put there for you!
(2 changed + WinRAR added allready)
You can revise your XML and group them as much as you like instead of start a complete new item everytime!
Just sort them out under different item displays.. and gruop them under it.

<item display='Applications setup'>
<execute display='Installing MSN Messenger6.2.0137...' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Install\MSN\MsnMsgs.msi' arguments='/QN' />
<execute display='Installing Nero Burning ROM 6.3.1.20...' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Install\Applications\Nero\nero63120.exe' arguments='/SN=****-****-****-****-****-**** /WRITE_SN /SILENT /NO_UI /NOCANCEL /NOREBOOT' />
<execute display='Installing WinRAR 3.30...' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Install\Applications\WinRAR\wrar330.exe' arguments='/s' />
</item>

Later on i will post my complete file here for others to use it as they like, or bark at it..if they don't like it
and i promised big_gie to do so, because he had usefull stuff for me.. )

Let us know how it turned out!
massel.

[Skywalker]

Hi BAM,

Works like a charm really looks very professional now.

But still see the Nero extraction process and I would like to hide my cleanup.cmd

Any suggestions?

Thnx!

This is what I have now:

<XPlode>
	<config>
  <hidewindow>Windows Update</hidewindow>
  <hidewindow>CMD.EXe</hidewindow>
  <show total='18' after='10' subcount='true' />
  <!-- turn antialiasing OFF if you're running GUIinstall mode -->
  <font face='Tahoma' antialias='true' small='9' large='14' />
  <!-- note the position attribute - it is listed in 'x,y' positions. -->
  <!-- 0..8 still may be used. -->
  <window width='461' position='2' fixmain='0' />
  <windowmode>GUIinstall</windowmode>
  <colours>
 	 <header back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFFAA' image='' />
 	 <footer back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFFAA' image='' />
 	 <progress border='#000000FF' back='#FFFFFFFF' fore='#079E05FF' />
 	 <main back='#4A6FD6' fore='#FFFFFFAA' current='#FF8000' description='#FFFFFF' image='' overlay='#FFFFFF22'/>
  </colours>
  <strings>
 	 <!-- main XPlode string -->
 	 <title>Installation and 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='Installing Applications'>
  <execute display='Installing .NET Framework v1.1 ...' program='%systemdrive%\install\NetFramework\netfx.msi' arguments='/QN'/>
  <execute display='Installing Irfanview 3.92 ...' program='%systemdrive%\install\applications\IrfanView392\IView392.exe' arguments='/silent /desktop=0 /group=1 /allusers=1 /assoc=1'/>
  <execute display='Installing Irfanview 3.92 Plugins ...' program='%systemdrive%\install\applications\IrfanView391\all_plugins.exe' arguments='/silent'/>
  <execute display='Installing WinRAR 3.30 ...' program='%systemdrive%\install\Applications\WinRAR\wrar330.exe' arguments='/s'/>
  <execute display='Installing Daemon Tools 3.46 ...' program='%systemdrive%\install\Applications\DaemonTools\daemon.msi' arguments='/qn /norestart'/>
  <execute display='Installing McAfee 8.0i Enterprise ...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\Applications\VSC\vse800.msi' arguments='/QN'/>
  <execute display='Installing MSN Messenger 6.2.0137 Final ...' program='%systemdrive%\install\MSN\MsnMsgs.msi' arguments='/QN'/>
  <execute display='Nero Burning ROM v6.3.1.20...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\Applications\Nero\nero63120.exe' arguments='/SN=****-****-****-****-****-**** /WRITE_SN /SILENT /NO_UI /NOCANCEL /NOREBOOT'/>
 </item>
 <item display='Running Registry tweaks'>
  <execute display='Applying Registry Tweaks I ...' program='regedit' arguments='/s %systemdrive%\install\QuickLaunch.reg'/>
  <execute display='Applying Registry Tweaks II ...' program='regedit' arguments='/s %systemdrive%\install\RegTweaks.reg'/>
 </item>
 <item display='Running system cleanup'>
  <execute display='Performing cleanup ...' program='%systemdrive%\cleanup.cmd'/>
 </item>
</items>
</XPlode>

[prathapml]

This thread has been discussing exactly that - http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...view=getnewpost

[Skywalker]

Great help! It worked for me by making the SFX archive silent. Now I face another challenge. I try to install Office 2000 incl. SP1 and in this setup also a box is visible. is there a way to hide this?

The string I use is this:

<execute display='Office 2003 Pro incl. SP1 ...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\Applications\Office2003\setup.exe' arguments='TRANSFORMS=%systemdrive%\Install\Applications\Office2003\Unattended.MST /qb-'/>

The setup works, but I don't want to see it.

[BAM]

Try this one, used to work for me, so should be working for you 2!

<execute display='Office 2003 Pro incl. SP1 ...' program='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Install\Applications\Office2003\setup.exe' arguments='/QB- /noreboot /TRANSFORMS=%systemdrive%\Install\Applications\Office2003\Unattended.MST' />

Soooo.. what's the next challenge!?

[Skywalker]

Is the no reboot thing making the installation windows disapear?

[BAM]

eeehh..
But i never had any probs!

[Skywalker]

I'll try and let you know!

Thnx!

[prathapml]

@skywalker
What you want is the "/QN" switch. That's what will give no graphical output on screen. And just like "/QB-" (which you have been using successfully), "/QN" too will fail silently (no dialogs) if any error occurs.

You want to just not see anything on screen while the setup is going on, right?
So just replace the "/QB-" switch in your command below, with "/QN" instead.
The "/QB-" switch shows just a progress bar on-screen, whereas "/QN" shows nothing on screen - and both will do a silent install, so they are similar in all other ways (excluding the screen display of what's happening, which is what that switch controls). Also remember, the above standard switches are for all other MSI packages as well (acrobat, .NET, Diskeeper, Sun Java, etc.).

[BAM]

@prathapml
Okay then, in my case: do i also need the

/noreboot

with the code?

To be honest...dunno were it came from..

[prathapml]

Well, that switch is self-explanatory. If you want to instruct setup to not reboot (which will dis-orient your Windows setup) after installing the Nero package, then use that switch. I do use that switch where applicable - I want to be sure that the only time windows re-starts is when I ask it to, or when windows setup restarts.

[Skywalker]

Works like a charm!! Thanks to you're support my install looks like this now:



Thanks again everyone!

[Skywalker]

There is a Servicepack 1 for .Net Framework 1.1 are there any special switches for this one?