[Solved + Merged] Silent Installer Issues

[compstuff]

I know this thread has been marked and solved but all my testing says the general issue of SFX/Silent Installers is not. I have done about 8 integrations and I have not been able to get one single one to complete without errors. Basically I have about 20 silent installers and I can't them to all install properly. I just did one with v10 again and it worked the 1st time I tried.

[RicaNeaga]

I can confirm that in version 17 unless the installers are already made silent, with other software like SFXMaker 1.3, the installers won't run during first logon. Fortunately for me I made all the installers switchless, however the .msu's weren't, so those .msu's weren't installed.

[Legolash2o]

Can you please use Registry Hive Editor on the image with the silent installers and export HKLM\\WinKit, HKLM\\W7T, HKLM\\WinToolkit or whatever it's called.

[compstuff]

Do you want the hive from a working image done with v10 or a failed image created with v17 or both?

Is it possible for me to go into the registry of the image and make a change to a particular entry like adding/deleting a switch, correcting a type or even adding an entire new entry? Will the image and the toolkit still work?

[RicaNeaga]

Sorry I missed your request earlier Legolash. Do you want me to do this on the already done image, or you want me to repeat the process again? I do have now an image made with version 17, with the bugs mentioned above...

[Legolash2o]

Whatever is issue for you, but since you said you have an image with the issue already then you might as well do that

[RicaNeaga]

Attached. I found two directories named WinToolkit in the hives mounted, I've loaded them both (they're the same regarding silent installers however). Still awaiting your confirmation that this is what you wanted, I think 99% it is.

LE: Once again, my problem is that only the first .msu (no. 13 from that list) is installed, the other four (14-17) are not. As you can see all my silent installers are already made silent before adding them to WinToolkit, however from what I've read here other are having issues with installers that are made silent with switches in your app.

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Edited May 28, 2012 by RicaNeaga

[Legolash2o]

Thanks, ill have a look now. Just to confirm... silent installers work fine but anything else doesn't? Or is the problem just with MSU files?

Also no one has described what actually happens, does it skip the install? is the install not silent? any error messages?

EDIT: After the install there should be a '"WinKit_RunOnceLog.txt' in the System32 folder.

Edited May 28, 2012 by Legolash2o

[RicaNeaga]

Uploaded that one also.

The thing that happens is that all those .msu pathes are showing up in the RunOnce interface, but on fastforward - in a matter of 1-2 seconds all. So clearly they're not beeing installed. It's a weird issue, hope you'll figure it out soon

LE: And yes, silent installers are installing just fine, but keep in mind I made them silent BEFORE adding them in WinToolkit, and NOT by switches through WinToolkit.

WinKit_RunOnceLog.txt

Edited May 28, 2012 by RicaNeaga

[compstuff]

Welcome back :-)

At this point it's been awhile because I have been using v10 for all the SFX and v16 for most everything else so to give you good details I will need to run new a integration with 17. I will try and get to it today or would you prefer me to try it with v18?

Thanks, ill have a look now. Just to confirm... silent installers work fine but anything else doesn't? Or is the problem just with MSU files?

Also no one has described what actually happens, does it skip the install? is the install not silent? any error messages?

EDIT: After the install there should be a '"WinKit_RunOnceLog.txt' in the System32 folder.

[Legolash2o]

Might as well try 18 if you haven't started the process yet, however when it comes to SFX it won't make a difference. Thanks

[RicaNeaga]

Hope you haven't missed my previous reply. Hope it helps a little...

And thanks for stating that about version 18, I was ready to try again with v18... that's ok, v19 FTW

[compstuff]

OK I am finishing tests with my other items and once I can confirm all is OK I will use v18 and give you some results

Might as well try 18 if you haven't started the process yet, however when it comes to SFX it won't make a difference. Thanks

[Legolash2o]

Just saw your last post but it only mentions .msu files and no other files (which aren't already silent).

[RicaNeaga]

Yes, I also added that WinKit_RunOnceLog.txt file you wanted, but I don't think it helps much. Sorry.

[compstuff]

It's late and I just finished testing v18 and it didn't install many of my msu files and other errors... here is my list and log

WinKit_RunOnceLog.txt

Edited May 29, 2012 by compstuff

[compstuff]

These are not correct based on my SFX/installers

[compstuff]

KUC shows missing files that were all added in v10

[RicaNeaga]

Just out of curiosity: those installers made silent by switches through WinToolkit... were they installed, or skipped? Thanks

[compstuff]

Rica... I think your right... I just looked at the list and failures and I think the MSU's that WinToolKIt handled all failed but the installers I or others created ran

Just out of curiosity: those installers made silent by switches through WinToolkit... were they installed, or skipped? Thanks

[Legolash2o]

Thanks for the test 3 questions

1. Do your silent installers work?

2. Do your msu files work? Seems like a no

3. Do your other installers work (none silent with syntax/switches)?

[RicaNeaga]

@compstuff Think you've got me wrong - I didn't mean those installers that were made silent (with let's say SFXMaker) prior to adding them to WinToolkit, I meant those that needed a silent switch / syntax, and you have to introduce that switch manually in WinToolkit, as Lego mentioned at no. 3. For me, the answers are:

1. YES;

2. NO;

3. Don't know, don't have any. But compstuff does, as I see from that list posted (mscodecpack, mbam etc). Curious for the answer

LE: For oguz the answer to 3 is NO, as I can see here.

Edited May 29, 2012 by RicaNeaga

[compstuff]

1) YES

2) NO

3) YES

[compstuff]

I thought I attached this last night but I was so tired I skipped it... it is actually the first error I see during the install timing and I do not have this with v10... every item in my list runs perfectly in v10

[Legolash2o]

compstuff does it fly through ALL of the installations? I'm testing the RunOnce issue now and it only seems to affect MSU files for me, although i have made some changes.