Re: [wpkg-users] Having difficulty with PSPad silent install on WPKG
Hi Bill, Bill Prentice wrote: > Uninstall is unfortunately not the issue - the issue is that running the > install via WPKG does not put the desktop and quick launch icons out the > way running the same command via the workstation does. I.E. : > > > pspad454inst_en.exe /SILENT /loadinf="\\server\Packages\Custom\PSPad > 4.5.4.2365\pspad454.inf" > > -or- > > pspad454inst_en.exe /SILENT /TASKS=multiuser,icons,contextmenu > > > works fine via the command line on a PC (software installs, add/remove > programs entry created, desktop icon, quick launch icon, program group). > > But running that same command via WPKG gets everything BUT the desktop > and quick launch icons. It's almost as if when it tries to place the > files in All Users (like it does when installed manually) and can't I think the PSPad installer is partially broken regarding installation using the SYSTEM user account. Personally I do not care at all about desktop icons - even better, then I don't have to remove them by script after installation. However you might use "shortcut.exe" or another tool to create the missing icons wherever you want. It's possible too that the PSPad installer installs the icons to the installing user start menu instead of the global "all users" start menu. In case of "quick launch" icons I think there is even no "all users" counterpart to push these icons to all users on the system. So the icons will always only appear in the profile which was used to launch the installer. Since this is the SYSTEM profile in case of WPKG nobody will ever see these icons. Regarding the desktop icon you might be able to move it to the all users profile by using a script with the contents @echo off move "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\PSPad**" "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop" or on Vista/7 move "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\PSPad**" "%PUBLIC%\Desktop" This should move the profile put on desktop of the SYSTEM user to the "all users profile". However I personally recommend not to bug users by placing icons on the "all users" desktop since they cannot remove them and you enforce them to see all these ugly icons the probably never use. Regarding the quick launch icon - I don't think you can directly push quick launch icons to the profile of another user. The quick launch bar is a "personal" toolbar and therefore should not be enforced by administrators. PSPad showed another "glitch" in my tests. Log in using a new user account on the machine. You will see the PSPad context menu entries on files but if you click on it you get an error that PSPad could not be launched. To fix this the user has to open PSPad once from the start menu and open Settings => Program Settings... Then exit PSPad and the context menu works. I think this is due to some HKCU registry entries required by PSPad. It creates them when you launch PSPad but it fails to do so if you use the context menu. Definitely a bug... br, Rainer - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
Re: [wpkg-users] Having difficulty with PSPad silent install on WPKG
Uninstall is unfortunately not the issue - the issue is that running the install via WPKG does not put the desktop and quick launch icons out the way running the same command via the workstation does. I.E. : pspad454inst_en.exe /SILENT /loadinf="\\server\Packages\Custom\PSPad 4.5.4.2365\pspad454.inf" -or- pspad454inst_en.exe /SILENT /TASKS=multiuser,icons,contextmenu works fine via the command line on a PC (software installs, add/remove programs entry created, desktop icon, quick launch icon, program group). But running that same command via WPKG gets everything BUT the desktop and quick launch icons. It's almost as if when it tries to place the files in All Users (like it does when installed manually) and can't Kind regards, Bill Prentice -Original Message- From: wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org [mailto:wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Pendl Stefan Sent: Tuesday, 01 December, 2009 11:33 To: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Having difficulty with PSPad silent install on WPKG > > Using the latest on both. The install does execute via WPKG but the problem is that the desktop icon and the quick launch icon are not created. > Running the exact same comment from an admin user on the machine correctly installs everything. > As this is an Inno Setup installer I have tried using the documented /TASKS and /MERGETASKS switches plus also tried using the /LOADINF switch. > The package does install - just without the desktop and quick launch icons when run through wpkg. Anybody have any ideas? > I'm not sure if this is a WPKG/Inno issue or solely an Inno issue > Install the program manually, after the installation is finished, open the registry and examine the uninstall entry for the program. Inno will write the switches you need to use into the uninstall information. --- Stefan - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
Re: [wpkg-users] Having difficulty with PSPad silent install on WPKG
> > Using the latest on both. The install does execute via WPKG but the problem > is that the desktop icon and the quick launch icon are not created. > Running the exact same comment from an admin user on the machine correctly > installs everything. > As this is an Inno Setup installer I have tried using the documented /TASKS > and /MERGETASKS switches plus also tried using the /LOADINF switch. > The package does install - just without the desktop and quick launch icons > when run through wpkg. Anybody have any ideas? > I'm not sure if this is a WPKG/Inno issue or solely an Inno issue > Install the program manually, after the installation is finished, open the registry and examine the uninstall entry for the program. Inno will write the switches you need to use into the uninstall information. --- Stefan - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
[wpkg-users] Having difficulty with PSPad silent install on WPKG
Using the latest on both. The install does execute via WPKG but the problem is that the desktop icon and the quick launch icon are not created. Running the exact same comment from an admin user on the machine correctly installs everything. As this is an Inno Setup installer I have tried using the documented /TASKS and /MERGETASKS switches plus also tried using the /LOADINF switch. The package does install - just without the desktop and quick launch icons when run through wpkg. Anybody have any ideas? I'm not sure if this is a WPKG/Inno issue or solely an Inno issue Kind regards, Bill Prentice <>- wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
