[muiz]

it wont start

[websee]

what is the error u get? and what did u do or not do?

[muiz]

i tried many things to start it, but ...no way

[websee]

if u dun tell me what u did i cannot tell what u did wrong

[muiz]

all u can imagine, to much to post here.

no matter what

it just dont work.....

start %CDROM%\slideshow\slideshow.hta
remember not to have any spaces in your folder names.
open up your winnt.sif and under [GuiUnattended] add the line
DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\install\slideshow.cmd"

[Siginet]

Works like a charm. Thanks a lot!

[nodor]

When I run slideshow.hta on the cd I get
error in the script on this page
line: 5
Char 1
Error Expected ')'
Code 0
URL file//D:\software\Slideshow\slideshow.hta
any thoughts on this?
nodor

[websee]

if you did not modify slideshow.hta then there must be an error in filelist.js
check it for errors. did you close the quotation marks? make sure you do not have a

,

after the last entry. make sure you have a

);

at the end of your filelist.
if you think that everything is all right then plz post your filelist.js and config.js here and ill look into it

[nodor]

Thanks websee

My mistake was really stupid.

I added a bunch of pics but forgot to add a comma to the end of the second one. works fine now. I appreciate your help.
-=Nodor=-

[123321]

Nice!!!

Please help!

you only mentined to put slideshow.cmd into the $oem$\$1\install folder,
but what about the other files and the images where do they go to?


Do they have to be in the $oem$\$1\install folder?
can they be input into another location because for me it does not work at all.

would you kindly give a step by step tutorial.

Pleeeeaasseeee!



Thank you so much!

[websee]

they can be put anywhere on the cd. thats why you have to put the path to slideshow.hta into slideshow.cmd

start %CDROM%%PATHTOSLIDESHOW%slideshow.hta

you simply replace this with your path e.g.

start %CDROM%\Software\Slideshow\slideshow.hta

filelist.js, config.js text.js and defaultback.jpg must be in the same folder like slideshow.hta
your images can theoretically be anywhere, but i prefere to put them in a seperate imgaes folder inside the slideshow folder. then you will have to write the paths to the images into filellist.js like this:

var images = new Array(
"images/image1.jpg",
"images/image2.jpg"

);

remember: slideshow.cmd uses windows file paths (use \ 'backslash' for folder seperations), but filelist.js uses web format for paths (use / 'normal slach' for folder seperations)

i hope this helps. if not feel free to ask questions

[123321]

Thank you for your info, but I am still having difficulities.

This is what I did, please tell me if I have made any mistakes.

- I copy all the slideshow files including the images I want for the slideshow
into the path: $OEM$\$1\install.
-Inside the filelist.js_ I input the image's name such as you have it in your example
Image1, Image2, Image3, etc...(my images names are Image1, Image2, Image3, etc...) In the end I imput the code...

);

.
-Then I edit slideshow.cmd and the code for that is:

start %CDROM%\slideshow\slideshow.hta

-Inside the Winnt.sif file, I imput the code under [guiunattend]:

DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\install\slideshow.cmd"

-I also change the "defaultback" image from the original pixel size to
739x637 because I want all the images to be the same size when the slide show starts.
-I also created a directory label "slideshow" and copy that into my XP folder (not into the I386 folder), with all the slideshow commands, as well as the images because
since the code:

start %CDROM%\slideshow\slideshow.hta

was mentions in one of your post, I thought I have to create a directory label "slideshow" into my XP folder.

when I burn it and test it, the slideshow does not work.

It would be nice to say provide steps on what is it exactly you made this work.
Please, please, please!

If I happen to have successfully made it work, how long will it take for that slideshow to appear? (In your image post, I saw that your slideshow started working even before windows setup starts installing.)

I also got some other commands under: [guiunattended]
does

 DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\install\slideshow.cmd"

must be at the end of the command or can it be anywhere else.

This is how my [guiunattended] looks like:

[GuiUnattended]
    DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\install\slideshow.cmd"    
    AdminPassword=*
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=35
    OemSkipWelcome=1

[websee]

to test your slideshow simply doubleclick slideshow.hta to see if it works the way you want it to look. and yes it should appear directly at the beginning of the setup.

123321, on Jun 3 2005, 09:56 PM, said:

- I copy all the slideshow files including the images I want for the slideshow
into the path: $OEM$\$1\install.

only slideshow.hta is required in $OEM$\$1\install

123321, on Jun 3 2005, 09:56 PM, said:

-Inside the  filelist.js_ I input the image's name such as you have it in your example
Image1, Image2, Image3, etc...(my images names are Image1, Image2, Image3, etc...)

it must be named "filelist.js" not "filelist.js_". and could you plz post your filelist.js?

123321, on Jun 3 2005, 09:56 PM, said:

-I also change the "defaultback" image from the original pixel size to
739x637 because I want all the images to be the same size when the slide show starts.

this is not required at all because the program automatically changes the size of all your images including defaultback.jpg to the appropriate size to fit your monitor resolution.

remember: do not make any changes to slideshow.hta

if nothing helps, mail me your files (slideshow.hta, slideshow.cmd, filelist.js, config,js and text.js) without the images to websee@gmx.net and ill look into what you could have done wrong

[123321]

Sorry, the file is name filelist.js not filelist.js_.

The thing is that I've been testing out that CD in my 2nd partition because I do
not want to format my C:\. Does this have any problems as to preventing my
slideshow from working?

Oh and here are my files.

Filelist.js

var images = new Array(
"image1.jpg",
"image2.jpg",
"image3.jpg",
"image4.jpg",
"image5.jpg",
"image6.jpg",
"image7.jpg",
"image8.jpg",
"image9.jpg",
"image10.jpg",
"image11.jpg",
"image12.jpg",
"image13.jpg",
"image14.jpg",
"image15.jpg",
"image16.jpg",
"image17.jpg",
"image18.jpg",
"image19.jpg",
"image20.jpg",
"image21.jpg",
"image22.jpg",
"image23.jpg",
"image24.jpg",
"image25.jpg",
"image26.jpg",
"image27.jpg",
"image28.jpg",
"image29.jpg",
"image30.jpg"

);

[websee]

well this looks good. perhaps you made a misteke in the path to slideshow.hta

test your slideshow in a native windows by running slideshow.hta and tell me if you get any errors

[123321]

When i click on slideshow.hta there are no errors and it runs perfectly.

Well here are my files for the slideshow

This is slide show.cmd

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off

IF EXIST C:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=C:
IF EXIST D:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=D:
IF EXIST E:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=E:
IF EXIST F:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=F:
IF EXIST G:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=G:
IF EXIST H:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=H:
IF EXIST I:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=I:
IF EXIST J:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=J:
IF EXIST K:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=K:
IF EXIST L:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=L:
IF EXIST M:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=M:
IF EXIST N:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=N:
IF EXIST O:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=O:
IF EXIST P:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=P:
IF EXIST Q:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=Q:
IF EXIST R:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=R:
IF EXIST S:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=S:
IF EXIST T:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=T:
IF EXIST U:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=U:
IF EXIST V:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=V:
IF EXIST W:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=W:
IF EXIST X:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=X:
IF EXIST Y:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=Y:
IF EXIST Z:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=Z:

start %CDROM%\Install\slideshow.hta

i also created a folder label "install" and put it into my xp CD.
inside the "install" folder are my images and the files for slideshow, except
for slideshow.cmd, since you mentioned that it can be in %oem%\$1\install

could there be something wrong with my winnt.sif?

here is my winnt.sif

;SetupMgrTag

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

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended

[GuiUnattended]
  DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\Install\slideshow.cmd" 

[Shell]
CustomDefaultThemeFile="%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\FairySugar.theme"

I created a folder label "install" and put all the images including the slideshow files except slideshow.cmd, and burn it into my XP CD, but it still does not work, i just do not get it!

Also i am using a DVD disc, does that have anything to do with it?

btw: thank you so much for your help and patience.

[websee]

well, this should work if you put all your slideshow files except slideshow.cmd (which goes into $oem$\$1\install) into the install folder on your cd.

[123321]

websee, on Jun 5 2005, 04:51 AM, said:

well, this should work if you put all your slideshow files except slideshow.cmd (which goes into $oem$\$1\install) into the install folder on your cd.
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Heh, actually I did do that, but some how it does not work.

I wonder is my PC have anything against me?

Oh well, would you please tell me if there is any mistake with my winnt.sif.
could there be a error on it, to make it not work properly?

The thing is that all I want it the slideshow to work and that is it. No other automated stuff.

Here is my winnt.sif

;SetupMgrTag

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

[Unattended]
   UnattendMode=FullUnattended

[GuiUnattended]
 DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\Install\slideshow.cmd"

[Shell]
CustomDefaultThemeFile="%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\FairySugar.theme"

Never mind, I think i'll just take a closer look at my mistakes and
maybe some day it will work.
As for now i have other important things to do.

Thanks for your help!

[123321]

Okay it seems that I really want this thing to work, but somehow it just not work for me
and it is really p***ing me off!

I've tried everything!

Would any of you please tell me what is it your guys and gals did to make it work?

In the ref.chm file, does the detachedprogram command line, does it need any
arguments such as /n/s because in the ref.chm they did not say a god ****. thing about what does those aruguments do or what they meant!


Anyone who have successfully made this thing work, please help/

Thanks in advanced

[websee]

do you do this on a windows xp sp2 cd? or on any other windows installation. it was designed for windows xp sp2. if not create an empty text file, name it win51ip.SP2 and put it in the root of ur cd. this coluld also be the case.


try entering %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cmd.exe into detached program and see if you get a command prompt at the start of the installation just to test detachedprogram
look into ur windows installation and check if there is a file slideshow.cmd in a directory called install. perhaps it did not copy properly?