[av8tor]

I am sad to see this happen, but I can understand. I am still trying to figure out how your making them.

Thanks for all your time and hard work!!!!!!!!!!!

[RogueSpear]

I posted a GUIDE here not that long ago. It could have been better, could have been more detailed, but again we have this time issue. It's funny though because I had no less than two dozen people send me PM's requesting such a guide. So I posted the guide and figured that something with that amount of room for error would surely generate tons of questions, suggestions, and so forth. But it completely bombed. I don't know if that's because people figured they could just wait for me or someone else to release something or if the guide truly sucked.

Hopefully we can get a few people on board to start making these things. Shark007 has made some nice installers which he keeps right up to date. Maybe godan has a flare for these too.. Now seeing that I did post a guide, if you can figure things out and work through problems, you should be able to make your own installers. If anybody runs into problems making one, just send me a PM. Don't send me a PM asking how to make one from scratch - that's what the guide is for

[Jedi82]

Rogue i'm so sorry that you will not continue release this amazing silent installer, so serious, so impecable...sigh...

But now it's time to ask!!!!!:)

What is the link to the cab addon? i don't understand why this file, what can i do with this?

[RogueSpear]

Just to let all of you know, QuickTime Alternative 1.69 sucks just as bad 1.68. It's also based on QuickTime 7.0.4. The older 1.67 still works just fine. The installer I made is fine, it's the actual release that is terrible.

@Jedi82, the .cab addon downloads are for use with either RyanVM's Integrator or nLite. The cab file actually contains the exact same switchless silent installer that is available as a download. The cab file just contains instructions so that RVM/nLite know to place the installer in the svcpack directory and make the appropriate entry in svcpack.inf.

This post has been edited by RogueSpear: 14 March 2006 - 02:17 PM

[Aserone]

Hello! I just wanna say I really love your addons!

To have all these great programs install nicely and orderly in set folders. I'm gonna miss that when different people make addons with other standards. I must always change them myself, and that is work enough for me. You have been my God and teacher.

[av8tor]

A guide, great I must have missed it. Thanks!!! I have no formal training on computer programs. Everything I know I've learned from You, Ryan, Kel and all the great people in the forums. I guess I could take some classes, but my schedule won't allow it. I guess I continue to plink around.

Thanks again

[kof94]

@RogueSpear

I have a request.

Could you make a switchless uninstaller for SPTD please. I wish to add it to WPI for future proofing. Just in case I don't want it installed by default at a later date (T-12 install->WPI Uninstall).

Thanks

[GiaPostie]

Did Anyone test Desktop Sidebar 1.05.111. I receive an error when i try to integrate the cab with NLite or RVMIntegrator.

Product: Desktop Sidebar 1.05.111 -- Error 1904. Module C:\Program Files\Utilities\Desktop Sidebar\basicpanels.dll failed to register. HRESULT - 2147010895. Contact your support personnel.

[RogueSpear]

The Desktop Sidebar issue is something that was also brought to my attention over at RyanVM's forums. Personally, I am only able to duplicate the problem on a computer that has an nVidia video adapter I don't quite get that. Just a little background for those interested: the Desktop Sidebar installer is not a repack like most of my installers. It's the original .msi file with plugins and skins injected into it. In due course of troubleshooting the issue I made an installer with the original .msi file and got the same error (on a laptop with an nVidia Go).

So it seems to work for some and not others. My suggestion is that if you want to be on the safe side, install it from RunOnceEx.

[GiaPostie]

RogueSpear, on Mar 15 2006, 02:10 PM, said:

The Desktop Sidebar issue is something that was also brought to my attention over at RyanVM's forums. Personally, I am only able to duplicate the problem on a computer that has an nVidia video adapter I don't quite get that. Just a little background for those interested: the Desktop Sidebar installer is not a repack like most of my installers. It's the original .msi file with plugins and skins injected into it. In due course of troubleshooting the issue I made an installer with the original .msi file and got the same error (on a laptop with an nVidia Go).

So it seems to work for some and not others. My suggestion is that if you want to be on the safe side, install it from RunOnceEx.

Allright,'ll try to install it from the RunOnex.

Thnks

[RogueSpear]

Update - 20060303
Updated AutoGordianKnot to V2.27

kof94, on Mar 14 2006, 06:36 PM, said:

Could you make a switchless uninstaller for SPTD please. I wish to add it to WPI for future proofing. Just in case I don't want it installed by default at a later date (T-12 install->WPI Uninstall).

My installer for SPTD puts the genuine SPTD installer executable inside %SystemRoot% just for the purpose of uninstalling it. I forget what the command line argument is, but it's easy enough to get with a /? switch. So to answer your question, there really is no need for a switchless uninstaller.

[natan770]

Hi;
on my configuration, I've had to add 2 merge modules for Desktop Sidebar to install correctly.
The modified package can be found here: http://repository.windowsdream.com/Applica...1.05.111-EN.exe
(unzip with 7-zip if you want to get the MSI directly).

MS C Runtime Library 7.1
MS C++ Runtime Library 7.1

Regards,
Natan

http://www.windowsdream.com

[RogueSpear]

Like I said, I used the original .msi file. I wonder why the author didn't do this himself (especially since he's about to be a Microsoft developer).

[muiz]

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winrar installers run also better

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What exactly are you basing that statement on? I've made installers using both and really fail to see any difference in their execution.

Your installers install they way you made them.
For example daemontools , in the CDR folder

I like my apps to be installed in the default directory.
With winrar everyone can make his own installers much quicker , and default.

This makes you installers no longer nessesary , atleast for me.
Nice job you did dont get me wrong here, i realy admire your work.
But , with winrar enybody can do this with few clicks.....

[maniaq]

@RogueSpear

can yu please make an msi installer for mass downloader homepage

[RogueSpear]

muiz, on Mar 16 2006, 02:36 PM, said:

I like my apps to be installed in the default directory.
With winrar everyone can make his own installers much quicker , and default.

Indeed, I often have applications install to somewhere other than default. I just don't see the need for a couple hundred individual directories inside of %programfiles%. More importantly, I often repackage applications in order to get the settings the way I want them. Whether it's for enhanced security or privacy, or to just get rid something annoying like ads.

The other benefit of course is file size. Whichever compression product gives me the smaller size is what I use for any given installer. I'm definately not loyal to one or the other, but if you can figure out how to make an installer with WinRAR, then you certainly shouldn't have a problem making one with 7-Zip. Yea it tends to go quicker making them with WinRAR. Sheer laziness and having no pride in your work is what would lead someone to never investigate all possibilities.

[Aserone]

muiz, on Mar 16 2006, 08:36 PM, said:

I like my apps to be installed in the default directory.
With winrar everyone can make his own installers much quicker , and default.

This makes you installers no longer nessesary , atleast for me.
Nice job you did dont get me wrong here, i realy admire your work.
But , with winrar enybody can do this with few clicks.....

It's real easy to make 7-zip installers to. I think this command will come in handy to you because it doesn't seem like you know how to check 7-zip installers and that's what your basing your opinion on.

find /I "Runprogram=" *.exe

Run this in cmd to see install switches. *.exe path to 7-zip sfx.

[kof94]

Thanks for that, have added to WPI.

This post has been edited by kof94: 17 March 2006 - 01:45 PM

[cancerface]

Nice one RogueSpear

I think your VB script for checking the Bios for VMware strings is faster than the wmic implementation that I was using

Well just for the record, in a batch script this one also works for me (after declaring %cdrom% somewhere):

FOR /F "tokens=1 delims=-" %%i IN ('%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe BIOS GET SerialNumber ^| FINDSTR /c:"VMware"') DO (IF "%%i" == "VMware" start /wait %cdrom%\oem\VMwareTools.exe)

CF

[x243]

I made a silent ICQ Lite (v5.04) installation that:

1.) Removes & deletes the toolbar that is normally installed during an /S install

2.) Removes the ad banners in the program and message windows

3.) Deletes the extra unneeded shortcuts that are created on the desktop and on top of the start menu

4.) Deletes the default sounds. I did this because I hate the foghorn sound and "uh-oh" sounds. If you want the sounds, you can edit icq.bat in the archive, remove the line that deletes the sounds and then re-add the batch file to the archive.

I haven't seen a package like this on MSFN, so if someone already created one then ignore my post. For all 5 of you, including me, that still use ICQ here it is:

http://rapidshare.de...36/ICQ.exe.html

It could probably shrink another 1MB if it were made into a 7zip package, but I prefer WinRAR.

This post has been edited by x243: 19 March 2006 - 02:44 PM