3rd party app install post FBA

[darren]

is there a way to automate third party software
installation after FBA runs.

When I try to install software during config, the OS
won't automatically find certain files needed to
complete. I can browse to the files, and then complete.
I also have a \Windows\Driver Cache\driver.cab file that
I sometimes have to manually extract from to get certain
files.

Is there a component that will automatically extract or
locate these files during 3rd party software install?

Also, is there a problem with copying the entire \Windows
and \Windows\System32 directory from an XP Pro system
into my embedded SDI?

Thanks,
-Darren

 

[KM]

darren,

is there a way to automate third party software
installation after FBA runs.

Batch file? (Run/RunOnce, Generic FBA Command with very late FBA phase,
Startup items, etc.)

When I try to install software during config, the OS
won't automatically find certain files needed to
complete. I can browse to the files, and then complete.
I also have a \Windows\Driver Cache\driver.cab file that
I sometimes have to manually extract from to get certain
files.

Seeks like a problem with your thrird party software install package. You
will first need to poke around the installation on your runtime and then
automate it.

Is there a component that will automatically extract or
locate these files during 3rd party software install?

3rd party software installations could be distributed in thousand different
formats (from an exe to zip). I don't there is a component that may know all
the formats possible.
Why don't you just componentize your 3rd party software? Check this link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnxpembed/html/customxpecomp.asp

Also, is there a problem with copying the entire \Windows
and \Windows\System32 directory from an XP Pro system
into my embedded SDI?

Don't know why would you need such thing but I guess there will be legal
issue with distrubutin XP Pro bits, first of all. Also, you SDI file may be
too big (there is 500Mb limit for SDI, check XPe docs).

Thanks,
-Darren

KM,
BSquare Corporation