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General Category => Software => Topic started by: NoName on August 20, 2002, 04:21:41 PM

Title: Using Cmdlines.txt
Post by: NoName on August 20, 2002, 04:21:41 PM

So far, I have managed to create a fully unattended Windows 2000 setup. Now I am ready to take it one step further. I have noticed you can use Cmdlines.txt to install applications during the GUI setup. I would like for it to install IE6, DX8, WMP8, Detonator Drivers and so on. What switches/commands would I use for this ?

Title: Using Cmdlines.txt
Post by: Fjellu on August 21, 2002, 03:17:58 PM

I don\'t think you can use cmdlines.txt for the Detonator drivers, IE6, WMP7.1 and DX81.b however works well, check http://www.tech-hints.com/ie.html (http://\"http://www.tech-hints.com/ie.html\")

Title: Using Cmdlines.txt
Post by: Space Between on August 21, 2002, 03:20:58 PM

cmd and gui\'s apps don\'t mix. cmd can work as gui but not the other way around. so if you have a gui to install you apps, and there is not switch to bypass bui mode, you will have to write some macros for it and run that. i would sugget goshting if you need all of that out of the gate. would be faster and obviously less interaction.

Title: Using Cmdlines.txt
Post by: NoName on August 21, 2002, 07:36:39 PM

You are correct FJellu. Today I made a fully unattended setup which also installed IE6, WMP8 and DX8.1B. However, I could not get the hotfixes running by themselves. What switches should I use under the [GuiRunOnce] section ?

Title: Using Cmdlines.txt
Post by: Fjellu on August 22, 2002, 05:18:13 AM

Specify hotfixes!
If you mean IE, WMP and DX themselves create separate batch files for each, ex. IE6.bat, put them in the root of $OEM$ folder structure and run from cmdlines.txt
[Commands]
\".IE6.bat\"
This way you can use relative paths which enables to install to other drives than C:

Title: Using Cmdlines.txt
Post by: Anonymous on August 22, 2002, 05:31:08 PM

I mean the Q432423423.exe or whatever the number is. Critical patches for IE, WMP and such.

Title: Using Cmdlines.txt
Post by: Viper_iii on August 23, 2002, 06:36:01 PM

I also am having trouble with my cmdlines.txt working..

I have the bat\'s and then the hotfixes and its not working.

Title: Using Cmdlines.txt
Post by: Fjellu on August 24, 2002, 04:53:59 AM

For W2K updates: Slipstream SP3 into Gold version W2K. Slipstream hotfixes using the method I mention in, (with comments for SP3)

http://www.thetechguide.com/forum/showflat...er=5591&fpart=1 (http://\"http://www.thetechguide.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=software&Number=5591&fpart=1\")

For IE6 patches use IEAK6; read http://www.tech-hints.com/ie.html#1 (http://\"http://www.tech-hints.com/ie.html#1\")

For WMP patches: use the method explained in http://www.tech-hints.com/ie.html#3 (http://\"http://www.tech-hints.com/ie.html#3\")
The first WMP patch can be run from cmdlines.txt (ie wmpup1.bat). The second WMP rollup patch must be run from [GuiRunOnce] (ie wmpup2.bat)

For such: ?????