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Make your own customized WindowsXP. Preinstall ANY software. Have u ever wondered to have a WindowsXP that'll have all of your necessary softwares/hotfixes/drivers pre-installed? So that u wont have to install them again and again everytime you install XP?? Here is a way to do it.. we're gonna need three tools for that- 1. InstallRite 2. nLite 3. nLite Addon Maker Now first we're gonna make our necessary softwares look like an windows addon.. For that, you'll need to uninstall the software from your system if its already installed. And we're gonna install them again using InstallRite. Follow this tutorial to make the InstallKit of the software u need with Install rite .. http://www.netopia.com/support/software ... lrite.html Repackaging applications with InstallRite for use with Execute PC Installer This document is provided as a courtesy to Netopia's customers. Be aware that there is no support from Netopia for this document. The use of InstallRite is not condoned by Netopia nor is it supported. Do not use this document unless you are willing to accept full responsibility, without recourse to Netopia, for any consequences incurred from its use. Do not contact Netopia Technical Support with any questions regarding InstallRite or this document. This document also assumes that you have a high familiarity with netOctopus' Execute PC Installer command. If this is not the case take some time to review pages 157-159 of the netOctopus User's Guide or the followingExecute PC Installer How-to Guide before proceeding.

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Make your own customized WindowsXP. Preinstall ANY software.

Have u ever wondered to have a WindowsXP that'll have all of your necessary

softwares/hotfixes/drivers pre-installed? So that u wont have to install them again

and again everytime you install XP??

Here is a way to do it..

we're gonna need three tools for that-

1. InstallRite

2. nLite

3. nLite Addon Maker

Now first we're gonna make our necessary softwares look like an windows addon.. 

For that, you'll need to uninstall the software from your system if its already installed.

And we're gonna install them again using InstallRite.

Follow this tutorial to make the InstallKit of the software u need with Install rite..

http://www.netopia.com/support/software ... lrite.html

Repackaging applications with InstallRite for use with Execute PC Installer

This document is provided as a courtesy to Netopia's customers. Be aware that there is no support from Netopia for this document. The use of InstallRite is not condoned by Netopia nor is it supported. Do not use this document unless you are willing to accept full responsibility, without recourse to Netopia, for any consequences incurred from its use. Do not contact Netopia Technical Support with any questions regarding InstallRite or this document.

This document also assumes that you have a high familiarity with netOctopus' Execute PC Installer command. If this is not the case take some time to review pages 157-159 of the netOctopus User's Guide or the followingExecute PC Installer How-to Guide before proceeding.

Unlike the Mac version of netOctopus, the Windows version does not include a PC version of FileScripter. However, there are many third party applications from various software vendors that do provide this functionality, the ability to take "before" and "after" snapshots of your system. One of these repackaging applications is InstallRite from Epsilon Squared Inc. From these snapshots InstallRite is able to generate a software package installer in .EXE format that can be used in conjunction with netOctopus' Execute PC Installer to remotely deploy software to Agent machines. The

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best part about InstallRite is that is currently free (as of 2/8/01) from Epsilon Squared:

http://www.epsilonsquared.com/

1. Install InstallRite on a Windows 9X/ME/NT/2000 machine and launch it to bring up the InstallRite interface.

2. A wizard screen will appear asking if you want to 'Use the Install Wizard'. Uncheck the 'Show every time on startup' box and click 'No'.

3. From the InstallRite Control Panel select 'Install new software and create an InstallKit'.

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4. Click the 'Next' button to continue.

5. Click the 'Next' button to take a "before" snapshot of your system.

6. After InstallRite is finished taking the "before" snapshot of your system it will prompt you to supply the name of the setup program for the application that you want to install.

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7. Install your application as you normally would. After the application has finished installing, InstallRite will present you with the following screen. Click the 'Next' button for InstallRite to take the "after" snapshot and record the changes since the "before" snapshot.

8. After InstallRite is done recording the changes between the "before" and "after" snapshot, it will ask you for the name of the application that you just installed. In most cases you can accept the default that InstallRite provides and click 'OK'.

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9. Click the 'Finish' button to get back to the InstallRite Control Panel.

10. Select 'Review Installations' from the InstallRite Control Panel.

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11. In the InstallRite Review window, make any changes to the snapshot that you want. Remove any extraneous file, .INI, and registry changes that you know are not part of the installation for the application that you just installed. Often some files and registry changes occur as part of the normal functioning of the Windows OS and has nothing to do with the installation of your application.

12. Highlight the name of your application package in the left hand panel and click the 'Kit' button to generate an installation package in .EXE format.

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13. Choose a path and file name for the resulting installation package.

14. A dialog box specifying options for the installation package will appear. Check the 'Quiet installation mode' checkbox and click the 'OK' button.

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15. When the installation package has been successfully generated you will get the following message.

16. Place this installation package on a file server and grant the Everyone group Read access to this share. Be sure to also remove any spaces in the file name of the installation package. This will prevent any problems with UNC naming path conventions (Netscape Navigator 4.08.exe ==> netscape408.exe ).

17. Use netOctopus' Execute PC Installer command to remotely deploy this software installation package silently to Agent machines. By default the software installation package created with InstallRite using the procedure outlined in this document will run silently. As a result there is no need to use a /s or -s switch in the 'Options' field of the Execute PC Installer dialog box. If you are unfamiliar with the Execute PC Installer command take some time to review pages 157-159 of the netOctopus User's Guide or the following Execute PC Installer How to Guide.

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p.s.-Follow this tutorial upto step 14.

now we've got the InstallKit of the software we need. We need to make an Addon

from it.. Lets use nLite Addon Maker.

follow this tutorial.

update 1.2.4

Selecting the archive executable it already fills the fields of information 

Suported language:

3r4n0415

Arabic (Q8)

Bulgarian

Dansk

English 

French

German

Hungarian

Polish

Português (Brasil)

Slovak

Spanish

Svenska

Turkish (Turkey)

Translations can send for the email [email protected]

Thankz to all

Add-on Maker for Nlite 1.24

Features:

Easy create add-on programs to nlite

Hide 100% windows  extract setup files in windows instalation

Hide 100% Prompt windows from batch files .cmd .bat in windows instalation

More speedy in create cab files

Compression Level System

Template Silent Install programs

Selecting the archive executable it already fills the fields of information

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Small utility to help in the creation of add-ons to use with nLite via the 7-zip method.

Download new version 06/17/2006

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New Beta version (09/31/2007)

http://rapidshare.com/files/64023107/setup.rar

Homepage - VirtuallTek

http://virtualltek.mgbr.net

Using Add-on Maker for Nlite:

1° - Create a folder.

2° - Put the archives of the installation on that same floder.

3° - In Files of Program select the folder where the archives of installation are.

4° - In Instalation file select the archive that you want to be executed by the system.

5º - If the installation uses switches, type them.

6° - In the descripition field, type information about the program.

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7° - Click on 'Make File' and select a folder to save the archive .CAB you just created.

Example .exe file

Example .bat file

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Example .cmd file

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Example .msi file

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 Reduced: 90% of original size [ 640 x 500 ] - Click to view full image

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Features:

1° Create silent install to bach files .cmd .bat

not show windows of prompt in the installation of windows

2° Easy to use.

3° It visualizes in the folder only selects installation archives, .exe, .com, .cmd, .bat e .msi

Thankz Gouki

========================= // ====================

killprocesswait by Virtualltek

Excellent to be used in Bacth Files

http://virtualltek.mgbr.net/

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Usage:

killprocesswait process seconds

Example:

killprocesswait.exe winamp.exe

killprocesswait stays in the Memory waiting the winamp.exe process to end automatically.

killprocesswait.exe winamp.exe 15

killprocesswait stays in the Memory waiting the winamp.exe process to end automatically,

if the process not apperars in 15 seconds killprocesswait close automatically

Download:

killprocesswait.exe ( console )

killprocesswait32.exe ( Full Hide )

Readme.txt 

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QUOTE (gdogg @ Apr 24 2006, 11:05 PM) 

sounds great, cant wait to get it.

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English Version

Patch download.

Replace original file: 236kb

http://www.mytempdir.com/622488

Mirror

http://www.badongo.net/file/536408 

Mirror

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QMJO1F7D

 

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Scubar Apr 25 2006, 08:53 PM

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truly great work, this will help so many ppl out there that arent familiar with the addon pack way of installing things.

Maybe Nuhi might even consider putting it on the Nlite webpage as its certainly going to be a very valuable tool.

 

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QUOTE (ronmanp @ Apr 27 2006, 07:03 AM) 

could someone explain me or give me a site to learn how using switches coz I want to make my addons but I dont know what /qn- means etc ....

And if im right for this app to work you need a switchless setup ?

It installs first the version in Portuguese later places the version in English in the installed folder.

Portuguese Version

http://virtualltek.mgbr.net/download/xpaom11-setup.exe

Patch English

http://www.mytempdir.com/622488

Mirror

http://www.badongo.net/file/536408 

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Mirror

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QMJO1F7D

Example messenger.msi

well simple è the use places the installation of the program in a folder.

later in instalation files you select the archive that goes to use 

the quiet command Now in Silent Install you types the command necessary

 

minigun Apr 28 2006, 11:36 AM

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QUOTE ({_carnificina_} @ Apr 28 2006, 10:28 AM) 

You it created a folder and it inside placed the archives of installation of it?

Later it selects the folder that You will see the archives.

umm.. i dont understand... something is lost in translation

 

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download english full version

http://virtualltek.mgbr.net/download/xpaom11-setup-en.exe

you need to select the folder first with the installation archives

 

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QUOTE (DiO @ Apr 28 2006, 02:15 PM) 

I want to make a PowerDVD5 addon but I don't know where can i put my license key.

Can you help me? 

License Key in .reg file ???

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QUOTE (minigun @ Apr 28 2006, 03:26 PM) 

ok i attach a screenshot it should make it clear what i mean 

My os Windows XP sp2

 

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One picture is my PowerDVD 5 and there i must put the key.

The other one is what I had in mind about the key. I want to use the key before the making of the PDVD5 addon so after the OS installation i have no problems with the program.

 powerdvd5.JPG ( 33.76K ) Number of downloads: 1316

  nero.JPG ( 20.14K ) Number of downloads: 2235

 

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QUOTE (DiO @ Apr 29 2006, 02:25 AM) 

 

One picture is my PowerDVD 5 and there i must put the key.

The other one is what I had in mind about the key. I want to use the key before the making of the PDVD5 addon so after the OS installation i have no problems with the program.

 powerdvd5.JPG ( 33.76K ) Number of downloads: 1316

  nero.JPG ( 20.14K ) Number of downloads: 2235

each program has its swistchs.

makes a search in the forum for Power Dvd 5

it is possible that the serial one is found in the register of windows.

regedit.exe search power dvd

 

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i just done one for nero 7.0.2.3b and it seems to work fine i used /SN=****-****-****-****-****-****-****/WRITE_SN/PASSIVE /norestart i used passive so i could choose what parts i wanted to

install but i think you can change it for quiet if you dont want to choose

 

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QUOTE (teapleasebob @ Apr 30 2006, 10:33 AM) 

i just done one for nero 7.0.2.3b and it seems to work fine i used /SN=****-****-****-****-****-****-****/WRITE_SN/PASSIVE /norestart i used passive so i could choose what parts i wanted to

install but i think you can change it for quiet if you dont want to choose

Use Nero 7 Lite Installer v7.2.0.3b = 41MB

Nero Burning Rom

Nero Express

Nero CoverDesigner

Nero WaveEditor

Nero Toolkit

Vesions:

Dutch

English

French

German

Hungarian

Norwegian

Polish

Portuguese

Russian

Turkish

Download:

http://nerolite.lieblingsbesuch.de/

Create reg file in notepad save nero.reg

QUOTE

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ahead\Installation\Families\Nero 7\Info]"User"="YourUserNameHere"

"Company"="YourCompanyNameHere"

"Serial"="XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX"

Make Batch File:

Nero-7.2.0.3b_eng_lite.exe /S

regedit /s nero.reg

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Download new version of program on 1st post.

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I had a few issues with the program, one i got an I/O error 145, i had to close the program. At the time i didnt know it left old traces of past projects if it didnt complete. So when i tried to make a

new .CAB it was a 4mb program and the cab came out to 252mb, the way i fixed this was to delete the dir and reinstall the program.

Thanks. 

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QUOTE (Mikep7779 @ May 1 2006, 07:00 AM) 

I had a few issues with the program, one i got an I/O error 145, i had to close the program. At the time i didnt know it left old traces of past projects if it didnt complete. So when i tried to make a

new .CAB it was a 4mb program and the cab came out to 252mb, the way i fixed this was to delete the dir and reinstall the program.

Thanks.

It always places 1 program for folder. 

It never places more than 1 program in the same folder alone will be to make a Batch File.

 

redfive19 May 5 2006, 12:02 PM

QUOTE (minigun @ Apr 28 2006, 04:26 PM) 

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ok i attach a screenshot it should make it clear what i mean 

I have the SAME exact problem. It doesn't populate any EXE's. WEIRD!

 

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QUOTE (m1ck @ May 5 2006, 02:49 AM) 

This is great thanks for this, very easy and quick to use. 

 

QUOTE (magicfly @ May 5 2006, 03:09 AM) 

italian translation? PM me

next version will have system of language for text, being easy the translation.

QUOTE (redfive19 @ May 5 2006, 12:02 PM) 

QUOTE (minigun @ Apr 28 2006, 04:26 PM) 

ok i attach a screenshot it should make it clear what i mean 

I have the SAME exact problem. It doesn't populate any EXE's. WEIRD!

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download new version: N-lite Add-on maker.

http://virtualltek.mgbr.net/download/nlaom-setup-en.exe

Mirror

http://msfn.cppm.org/nlaom-setup-en.exe

 

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Download New version.

Download Nlite Add-on Maker 1.2

 

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Ok, 1.1 doesn't crash, it was only because of a 1.7gb file, files.7z in the program files folder 

Like the new UI in 1.2, but when selecting English (USA) some words are still Brazilian. 

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I will go to verify the translation

More if somebody to want to help translating into other languages. to I finish it of the translation can safe it in the folder language it N-lite Add-on Maker with extension .itc

Example:

English (USA).itc

QUOTE

[Strings]iProgFiles = Select folder with instalation Files:

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iSelectProg = Installation File:

iZipCompress = Compress 7-Zip

iSilenceComm = Command for Silent Installation:

iEdit = Edit

iProgData = Description of program:

iDescription = Description:

iLanguage = Language:

iTitle = Tittle:

iVersion = Version

iHomePage = Website:

iBuildDate = Date of Compilation:

iCreateFile = Make File

iAbout = About ...

iEditSilComm = Edit commands to Silent Installation

iName = Name:

iCommand = Command:

iChangeSel = Modify Selected

iAdd = Add

iDelete = Delete

iClose = Close

iMessage1 = No folder was selected or files in the chosen folder do not exist. 

iMessage2 = No program was selected in the list .

iMessage3 = The folder does not contain only one executable one! 

iMessage4 = File created sucessful! 

iOK = OK

iInfo = Informations:

iAtualAction = Current action:

iCompactZip = Compressing with 7-Zip ...

iCompileSFX = Compiling auto-executable SFX ...

iProcessInfo = Processing informations ...

iCompactCAB = Compressing CAB ...

iInitProcess = Initializing process ...

iDelTemp = Deleting temporary files ...

sorry my english is poor   

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Few very minor mistakes:

QUOTE

iTitle = Title:

iProgFiles = Select folder with installation Files:

iMessage3 = The folder does not contain only one executable! 

iMessage4 = File has been created sucessfully!

http://www.msfn.org/board/Add-On-Maker- ... 73008.html

Voila.. We've got the Addons required..

Now its time to use nLite to customize our copy of XP..

See this tutorial for that..

http://www.winaddons.com/nlite-14-tutorial/

If u've followed everything right, U'll get Your own Customized Windows XP.. !!

P.S.- Sorry for so much redirections. Am in a bit hurry..   And all those screenshots

would have made it difficult for this page to load..

-- Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:46 pm --

I forgot to mention. with nLive, you can also pre-apply any theme you like, or any

tweaks that are available, like removing SHORTCUT TO from shortcuts etc.. you can

also pre-apply regional settings, time zones etc. and you can remove default windows

applications like windows messengers or outlook express. Enjoy