Launch advpack.dll through Optional Components

[Kal]

Hi,

I've tried to launch advpack.dll through Optional Components, like this:

[Version]
Signature=$Windows NT$

[Optional Components]
Unix

[DefaultInstall]
CopyFiles	 = InfFile.Files
RegisterDLLs  = LaunchAdvancedInstall

[Unix]
RegisterDLLs  = LaunchAdvancedInstall

[LaunchAdvancedInstall]
11,,rundll32.exe,,,"advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %1%\%MAIN_INF%,Install"

[Install]
OptionDesc			   = %UnixDisplayName%
Tip					  = "Gnu Unix Utilities AddOn By Kal"
Modes					= 0,1,2,3
RunPostSetupCommands	 = Unix.Add.Path:1
CopyFiles				= InfFile.Files
CopyFiles				= Unix.Files,Wgetrc.Files
AddReg				   = Unix.AddReg

But it doesn't seem to work when it's installed with SYSOC. On a running windows, it works. Have I made a mistake ?

Cheers,

Kal

Edited August 8, 2008 by Kal

[LUZR4LIFE]

The default install should be the same as the install, also you have 2 CopyFiles in the install.

Try this.

[Version]
Signature=$Windows NT$

[Optional Components]
Unix

[DefaultInstall]
CopyFiles                = Unix.Files,Wgetrc.Files
AddReg                   = Unix.AddReg
RegisterDLLs  = LaunchAdvancedInstall

[Install]
OptionDesc               = %UnixDisplayName%
Tip                      = "Gnu Unix Utilities AddOn By Kal"
Modes                    = 0,1,2,3
RunPostSetupCommands     = Unix.Add.Path:1
CopyFiles                = Unix.Files,Wgetrc.Files
AddReg                   = Unix.AddReg
RegisterDLLs  = LaunchAdvancedInstall
[Unix]
RegisterDLLs  = LaunchAdvancedInstall

[LaunchAdvancedInstall]
11,,rundll32.exe,,,"advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %1%\%MAIN_INF%,Install"

It's been awhile for me but, give it a try.

Edited August 8, 2008 by LUZR4LIFE

[ricktendo]

[Optional Components]
OCSection

[OCSection]
OptionDesc=""
Tip=""
Run=Launch.PostInstall

[Launch.PostInstall]
CommandLine="rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection INF_FILE.INF,NameOfSection"
TickCount=500

To fix yours just remove the %1%\ its not needed...only use that for manual installers not during setup, leave it with no path it will assume that INF is the default dir

BTW what do you want to launch a installer during windows setup for?

[Kal]

Thanks Rick, your help is still appreciated

I need to launch a program that I've just coded, to change path keeping %SystemDrive% value in it. It can also remove a directory from path.

; after installation
[Unix.Add.Path]
%11%\%UNIXPATH%\chgpath.exe add %%SystemRoot%%\System32\%UNIXPATH%

; before uninstallation
[Unix.Remove.Path]
%11%\%UNIXPATH%\chgpath.exe remove %%SystemRoot%%\System32\%UNIXPATH%

Thanks LUZR4LIFE for pointing my double CopyFiles

Kal

[Kal]

I just realised some things keeping me from succesfully installing this inf with advpack.dll.

If I run CopyFiles in the section executed by advpack.dll, like this :

[Version]

Signature=$Windows NT$

[Optional Components]

Unix

[DefaultInstall]

CopyFiles = InfFile.Files

RegisterDLLs = AdvancedInstall

[unix]

OptionDesc = %UnixDisplayName%

Tip = "Gnu Unix Utilities AddOn By Kal"

Modes = 0,1,2,3

RegisterDLLs = AdvancedInstallOC

[AdvancedInstall]

11,,rundll32.exe,,,"advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %1%\%MAIN_INF%,Install"

[AdvancedInstallOC]

11,,rundll32.exe,,,"advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %MAIN_INF%,Install"

[install]

RunPostSetupCommands = Run.Add.Path:1

CopyFiles = Unix.Files,Wgetrc.Files

AddReg = Unix.AddReg

[sourceDisksNames.x86]

1="Unix Files",%MAIN_CAB%,,"i386"

That won't work during Windows installation. Indeed, it will look for cab file in %SystemRoot\Inf\i386 (from where INF is launched).

So that's how it needs to be writted :

[Version]

Signature=$Windows NT$

[Optional Components]

Unix

[DefaultInstall]

CopyFiles = InfFile.Files

CopyFiles = Unix.Files,Wgetrc.Files

AddReg = Unix.AddReg

RegisterDLLs = AdvancedInstall

[unix]

OptionDesc = %UnixDisplayName%

Tip = "Gnu Unix Utilities AddOn By Kal"

Modes = 0,1,2,3

CopyFiles = Unix.Files,Wgetrc.Files

AddReg = Unix.AddReg

RegisterDLLs = AdvancedInstallOC

[AdvancedInstall]

11,,rundll32.exe,,,"advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %1%\%MAIN_INF%,Install"

[AdvancedInstallOC]

11,,rundll32.exe,,,"advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %MAIN_INF%,Install"

[install]

RunPostSetupCommands = Run.Add.Path:1

[sourceDisksNames.x86]

1="Unix Files",%MAIN_CAB%,,"i386"

Moreover, I just discovered that OptionDesc, Tip and Modes directives are only used by Option Components. So no need to put them in DefaultInstall.

Edited August 8, 2008 by Kal