[BoardBabe]

How can it be done?

[Dynaletik]

I made an WinRAR sfx archive that contains the "Themes" folder (located in %programfiles%\WinRAR) and extracts it to %programfiles%\WinRAR when its executed.
SFX comment is the following:

Path=%programfiles%\WinRAR
SavePath
Silent=1
Overwrite=1

Then I execute the reg file with the following content:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes]
"ShellExtBMP"="C:\\Programme\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_XP_32x32\\RarSmall.bmp"
"ActivePath"="C:\\Programme\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_XP_32x32"

Once you have WinRAR installed with theme you can grab these keys. These are the keys for XPero's WinRAR Theme.

This post has been edited by Dynaletik: 21 October 2005 - 02:41 AM

[glent]

Yes thats how i do it

[BoardBabe]

I found that out too, but check it out! Im guessing your WinRAR shortcut (start-menu + recent programs) is still the old WinRAR icon...

If you manually change theme even that Icon (shortcut to winrar) changes, I want that to change also....




PS, here is the reg entries I have so far

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\Interface\Themes]
"ShellExtBMP"="C:\\Programfiler\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_XP_48x48\\RarSmall.bmp"
"ActivePath"="C:\\Programfiler\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_XP_48x48"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WinRAR\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Programfiler\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_XP_48x48\\RAR.ico"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WinRAR.REV\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Programfiler\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_XP_48x48\\REV.ico"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WinRAR.ZIP\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Programfiler\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_XP_48x48\\RAR.ico"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinRAR\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Programfiler\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_XP_48x48\\RAR.ico"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinRAR.REV\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Programfiler\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_XP_48x48\\REV.ico"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinRAR.ZIP\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Programfiler\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_XP_48x48\\RAR.ico"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinRAR archiver]
"DisplayIcon"="C:\\Programfiler\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_XP_48x48\\Setup.ico"

This post has been edited by BoardBabe: 21 October 2005 - 04:28 AM

[Dynaletik]

BoardBabe, on Oct 21 2005, 11:25 AM, said:

I found that out too, but check it out! Im guessing your WinRAR shortcut (start-menu + recent programs) is still the old WinRAR icon...

If you manually change theme even that Icon (shortcut to winrar) changes, I want that to change also....

Yes, you are right. I never thought about that, but it isn't that important for me.

[BoardBabe]

Yep.

But HOW can the icon change also be applied please?

[Shark007]

Use a resource hacker to change the icon in the
1st position within the main executable file before
packaging it.

shark.

[BoardBabe]

Hmmm, well I don't think that's the proper way to do it. (The same way as it's done wen you manually change theme). Because its not the .exe that changes icon, just the .lnk. So im guessing some reg key?

But I haven't successfully found a reg key using regshot or any other method, for that particular "change".

[headroom]

[quote name='Dynaletik' date='Oct 21 2005, 07:18 AM' post='407992']
I made an WinRAR sfx archive that contains the "Themes" folder (located in %programfiles%\WinRAR) and extracts it to %programfiles%\WinRAR when its executed.
SFX comment is the following:

Path=%programfiles%\WinRAR
SavePath
Silent=1
Overwrite=1

Don't work for me.
I change to:

Path=c:\programmi\WinRAR
SavePath
Silent=1
Overwrite=1

Now work.

[muiz]

[quote name='headroom' date='Nov 17 2005, 10:33 AM' post='421644']
[quote name='Dynaletik' date='Oct 21 2005, 07:18 AM' post='407992']
I made an WinRAR sfx archive that contains the "Themes" folder (located in %programfiles%\WinRAR) and extracts it to %programfiles%\WinRAR when its executed.
SFX comment is the following:


Don't work for me.
I change to:

Path=c:\programmi\WinRAR
SavePath
Silent=1
Overwrite=1

Now work.
[/quote]
in windows this will work , but not unattended

[oioldman]

having a quick look, you'll notice the shortcut can have a different icon, so right click | Properties | Change Icon
Notice your location, it is in the theme folder
It may be that this needs to be updated in your sfx, or reg key

[sk8er_boi]

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run app & "%Cdrom%\Applications\Winrar\WinRAR_Smile_d_48x48.1_00.theme.rar"
WScript.Sleep 2000
WshShell.SendKeys "{ENTER}"
WScript.Sleep 1500
WshShell.SendKeys "{ENTER}"

i'm using this vbscript.

just change the theme path and click it! But u must use original theme zip file.

[fly2279]

You could also run a batch file and create a new shortcut to winrar in your start menu. To do that you can use xxmklink, you can search google for it to get the exe and a list of commands. With this you can specify which icon is used for the shortcut.

[owikh84]

any idea on how to create silent installer for WinRAR 3.51 with registration info? step by step please. i'm a newbie... thx in advanced.
P/S: if can please post also a sample of ur creation. thx.

[owikh84]

any idea on how to create silent installer for WinRAR 3.51 using WinRAR?

[Mikka]

owikh84, on Feb 9 2006, 10:51 AM, said:

any idea on how to create silent installer for WinRAR 3.51 using WinRAR?

Do you happen to understand German?
If so you could make use of this tutorial.

[Mikka]

BoardBabe, on Oct 21 2005, 11:14 PM, said:

But HOW can the icon change also be applied please?

I'm doing it like this:

On Error Resume Next

' Our variables here
Dim fs  : set fs = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FilesystemObject")
Dim WSH : set WSH= WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim AUProgs: AUProgs= WSH.SpecialFolders("AllUsersPrograms")

' Create shortcut within %ProgramFiles%\Packer\WinRAR (existing folder)
LinkIt AUProgs & "\Packer\WinRAR 3.51.lnk", "", "", _
   "%ProgramFiles%\Packer\WinRAR\Themes\WinRAR_Gorilla_32x32\RAR.ico,0", _
   "%ProgramFiles%\Packer\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe", ""
WScript.Quit

Sub LinkIt(lnkObj, strArgs, strDscr, strIcon, strProg, strWDir)
   Dim oLnk : set oLnk = WSH.CreateShortcut(lnkObj)
	 oLnk.Arguments   = strArgs
	 oLnk.Description = strDscr
	 oLnk.IconLocation= strIcon
	 oLnk.TargetPath  = strProg
	 oLnk.WorkingDirectory= strWDir
   oLnk.Save
End Sub

Just replace "\Packer" with nothing (i.e. delete it) or kompressorer or however compression progs are called in Norwegian.

HTH

This post has been edited by Mikka: 10 April 2006 - 02:18 AM

[Scubar]

i do mine the old fashioned 3.42 way and hex edit the .exe to use 48x48 icons and then i resource hack and replace the default ones with my own. then i just repackage the sfx installer and its all done.

[mickmack]

i just opened original WinRar installation, included the key, themes and run it with /S . works perfect. normally you can't edit original WinRar installation file, but with patch you can.

[muiz]

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes]
"ShellExtBMP"="C:\\Program Files\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_Jr_48x48\\RarSmall.bmp"
"ActivePath"="C:\\Program Files\\WinRAR\\Themes\\WinRAR_Jr_48x48"

I just use a reg file to do this.