Watching an application install

MSFN Forum: Watching an application install - MSFN Forum

Unattended CD/DVD Guide Homepage · MSFN Forum Rules

Welcome to the Applications Installs forum. Make sure you read the forum rules before you start posting.

Links/Requests to warez and/or any illegal material (porn, cracks, serials, etc..) will not be tolerated. Discussion of circumventing WGA/activation/timebombs/keygens or any other illegal activity will also not be tolerated.

We try our best to keep this forum clean of illegal content. If you see any illegal activity use the "report" button you find in every post to report the specific post to the moderators. If you ignore any of the rules you will be banned without notice.

Read Forum Rules

Page 1 of 1

You cannot start a new topic
You cannot reply to this topic

Watching an application install Rate Topic:

#1 Spanky55

Group: Members
Posts: 2
Joined: 21-October 05

Posted 15 November 2005 - 08:51 AM

Hey,

I am trying to slim down the installation of Visual Studio since I don't need a lot of it. I have it installing properly using an AutoIt script and I was wondering if there is a way that I can watch what files it access's off the CD-Rom when I install it so I can delete all the other ones.

My current method is install -> try deleting a bunch of files that I don't think it needs -> reinstall and test. It works but I'd rather get it straight down to nothingness if I can.

Thanks
Shawn

#2 Crash&Burn

Advanced Member

Group: Members
Posts: 364
Joined: 11-March 05
OS:2000
Country:

Posted 15 November 2005 - 09:02 AM

Sysinternals Filemon would be able to give you that kind of feedback, once you set a few filters to trim down its output.

#3 gosherm

Newbie

Group: Members
Posts: 42
Joined: 01-June 04

Posted 15 November 2005 - 09:04 AM

Here's the link to Filemon

This post has been edited by gosherm: 15 November 2005 - 09:04 AM

#4 Spanky55

Group: Members
Posts: 2
Joined: 21-October 05

Posted 15 November 2005 - 09:20 AM

Perfect guys. Thanks a lot. I remember using the MemMonitor a long time ago but I totally forgot. This gave me exactly what I needed. I haven't trimmed it yet but I have all the information I need.

Thanks
Shawn

#5 gosherm

Newbie

Group: Members
Posts: 42
Joined: 01-June 04

Posted 15 November 2005 - 09:25 AM

Don't forget to post your results for those of us who might be interested as well

MSFN Forum: Watching an application install - MSFN Forum

Unattended CD/DVD Guide Homepage · MSFN Forum Rules