[A|ex]

Has anyone made an MSI of any acronis utility?

This post has been edited by A|ex: 20 December 2005 - 05:01 PM

[RogueSpear]

Acronis' software does not have a "free" mode in the way that Winamp has. I sort of felt like I was pushing the envelope by making the WinRAR installer, but I rationalized it in thinking that so many people have indeed purchased this software and the registration process is so clear cut, that there would be a demand for it. Plus WinRAR is only downloadable in a "trial" form as far as I know, requiring the user to register it within a certain time. With Acronis, I don't think you can even run their software without a key.

Nothing is black and white and there are a lot of little nuances, but this line of thinking is why I haven't posted installers for AnyDVD, PowerDVD, and others.

EDIT: I'm sure some may have noticed that a new version of Messenger Plus! was released today (figures). I'm aware of it, and after reviewing the changelog, I'm not going to be posting a further update. The changes are minor at best and some of them are aimed at the new Messenger Live product, so they don't even apply to that installer directly anyway.

This post has been edited by RogueSpear: 20 December 2005 - 05:21 PM

[Fr1tz]

Thank you and 'odes' :)
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RogueSpear, thank you for sharing your knowledge and time. I admire your devotion which results in pristine shape switchless installers. By that I mean your extra effort that goes in removing the slack (i.e. non-english languages) and the "Start Menu" / "Program Files" work you do. That's what I've been doing 'manually' in a semi-automatic way for years now. Thank you in advance for answering my questions.

Questions
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1. Might any of your installers have a problem with 'C:\Documents and Settings' being "e:\home"?
2. Can your switchless installers be 'nLitegrated'?

Question explanations
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1. I have a strict policy of separating user data from binaries. Over years, this resulted in 'C:\Documents and Settings' becoming "e:\home". Not all switchless installers take this change into account. I've seen you wisely use variabes (i.e. %programfiles%), so I presume you've taken this into account, but I just wanted to make sure you do.

2. nLitegrated = integrated into a 'nLited' windows release as a hotfix. I use only .cab files so far and am uncertain about wether your .exe or .msi installers can be used the same way.

This post has been edited by Fr1tz: 24 December 2005 - 05:25 AM

[RogueSpear]

Update - 20051224
Added DVDFab Decrypter V2.9.6.5
Added DVD Shrink V3.2.0.15
Updated FreeUndelete to V2.0


@Fr1tz, InstallShield AdminStudio uses system variables whenever possible so there shouldn't be a problem with having your Documents and Settings defined as E:\Home. As far as nLite usage - all of the installers that work from svcpack.inf can made into "hotfix" cab files and used with nLite. I'm currently in the process of putting some together and you will be able to find them where my Addon Pack is posted. Just follow the link in my signature.

[RogueSpear]

Update - 20051225
Updated IrfanView to V3.98


Merry Christmas everyone

[phamine]

muiz, on Dec 15 2005, 06:28 PM, said:

Shockwave player 10

http://rapidshare.de/files/9243588/Shockwave10.exe.html

doesnt run from svcpack ( dont know why )

credits : MUIZ

edit specialy for Tomcat76

Have you been able to decipher why it doesn't run from svcpack?

This post has been edited by phamine: 28 December 2005 - 02:50 PM

[muiz]

phamine, on Dec 28 2005, 09:43 PM, said:

muiz, on Dec 15 2005, 06:28 PM, said:

Shockwave player 10

http://rapidshare.de/files/9243588/Shockwave10.exe.html

doesnt run from svcpack ( dont know why )

credits : MUIZ

edit specialy for Tomcat76

Have you been able to decipher why it doesn't run from svcpack?

no sorry


Merry Christmas RogueSpear

This post has been edited by muiz: 28 December 2005 - 04:56 PM

[5eraph]

Happy holidays, all.

Can anyone post a temporary mirror for the MSN Messenger installer until RapidShare gets their act together? RapidUpload is decent, but anywhere will do.

Thanks!

EDIT:

I wasn't expecting a reply so soon! You're the best. Thanks again!

This post has been edited by 5eraph: 30 December 2005 - 01:14 AM

[RogueSpear]

I'll see if I can chuck it up there now..

EDIT: Here ya go.. http://www8.rapidupload.com/d.php?file=dl&filepath=8902

This post has been edited by RogueSpear: 29 December 2005 - 08:57 PM

[Gedrean]

While I love these installers and I think they "roxor", I'm finding it hard to figure something out...

I'm doing an hfslip'd setup of a Win2000 Pro disc, trying to include QT Alternative. Until now all the SS installers have worked perfectly in the hfsvpk folder (for the svpack.inf i think or is it svcpack...). I see your installer is configured specifically to find the MPC in the folder as set up by your addon pack. While I looked through your addon pack and think most of it rocks, I've been through 5 pages of postings and see no immediate way of setting it up to work with this process.

I must admit I'm rather new and not very familiar with this, and I really haven't been able to experiment. Also, it seems like a number of these are XP specific, is this to mean that I cannot use this addon pack with 2000? I love the setup you've got going here and would love to work with some of these programs.

Thanks for the work you do!

-Gedrean

This post has been edited by Gedrean: 01 January 2006 - 11:57 PM

[ralexand88]

Sorry for being such a newb but can someone tell me how to make an sfx file or where to find a tutorial. Thanks!!

[JoeDorson]

RogueSpear - Thank you, you made updating my Unattended install disk so much easier.

Joe

[RogueSpear]

Update - 20060105
Updated Ethereal to V0.10.14
Updated FileZilla to V2.2.18
Updated KeePass Password Safe to V1.04
Updated SpywareBlaster to V3.5.1
Repacked .NET V1.1 and V2.0 and Visual J# V1.1 and V2.0

The .NET Framework installs are back. If anyone downloaded the .NET V2.0 between January 01 and today, you will need to redownload. I accidentally omitted inserting a reboot suppression. The Visual J# V1.1 package I originally posted back in November was, to my surprise, not an AIP based install. I don't know what I was thinking when I did that, but now the install is based on an AIP and this cut the filesize of the installer in half.

Also it seems a bug must have been resolved with 7-Zip because I can now compress at the maximum setting without receiving an error, so this saved a little space on the .NET and J# installers.

I am now branding my installers. When you look at the comments meta data for the installer, it will read "A RogueSpear Repack". If you see this in a file, then there is a good chance I actually made it. Obviously someone could make their own installer and make the comments read whatever they like, so don't read into this as some form of checksum or authenticity verification, because it is not.


@JoeDorson, any time!

@Gedrean, my Addon Pack needs to be integrated into your Windows XP install source using either nLite or RyanVM's Integrator. The switchless silent installers and the .msi files, for those using group policy, that are in this thread were made on and tested on Windows XP SP2. Some of them may work with earlier versions of Windows, but I suspect some won't. The target audience are those who are installing Windows XP SP2.

This post has been edited by RogueSpear: 05 January 2006 - 08:57 AM

[Gedrean]

RogueSpear, on Jan 5 2006, 09:38 AM, said:

The switchless silent installers and the .msi files, for those using group policy, that are in this thread were made on and tested on Windows XP SP2. Some of them may work with earlier versions of Windows, but I suspect some won't. The target audience are those who are installing Windows XP SP2.

Awww darn. Well, most of them seem to have worked (I tested them by installing through them into my own system before integrating to the hfslip for 2k. So, I guess I'll just have to repackage QTA and RA myself, including it to one integrated group and including only one Media Player Classic. Thanks anyhow!

[muiz]

Mesenger plus is still V3.61.145 , its V3.62.146 now ..

[RogueSpear]

RogueSpear, on Dec 20 2005, 06:18 PM, said:

I'm sure some may have noticed that a new version of Messenger Plus! was released today (figures). I'm aware of it, and after reviewing the changelog, I'm not going to be posting a further update. The changes are minor at best and some of them are aimed at the new Messenger Live product, so they don't even apply to that installer directly anyway.

Unless Microsoft revs MSN Messenger 7.5 again, which isn't a certainty, I won't be updating the installer with the newer Messenger Plus! version. It's a nothing of an upgrade practically.

[Gedrean]

RapidShare seems to have nuked the SharpReader, can you reup?

[war59312]

RogueSpear if your willing, I am up for giving you the space and bandwidth to host these bad boys.

Think 1TB of bandwidth is enough?

This post has been edited by war59312: 08 January 2006 - 12:09 PM

[RogueSpear]

war59312, on Jan 8 2006, 01:06 PM, said:

Think 1TB of bandwidth is enough?

@war59312, It sure should be enough. Holy crap, that's a lot of bandwidth. One of the reasons I have been using RapidShare is so I can kind of sort of keep track of how much traffic there is. Most of the installers don't really see that much traffic, SharpReader being a good example. Others like Microsoft AntiSpyware or MSN Messenger have seen over a hundred downloads in a 2 week period. If you want to send me a PM, we could work on some details.

@Gedrean, I'll get that up tonight and will update the link in the posting.

@All, should have Macromedia Shockwave Player and a new VirtualDub uploaded in the next 24.

[muiz]

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@All, should have Macromedia Shockwave Player and a new VirtualDub uploaded in the next 24.

A shockwave that runs from svcpack?

This post has been edited by muiz: 08 January 2006 - 06:43 PM