DrDelphi
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installling an INF programatically?
Here's my situation. I have a third party driver which I need to install prior to my application. I
am trying to make this as user friendly as possible, meaning that I would like to eliminate any user
intervention for the driver install. How to I programatically simulate a right click/Install of the
INF file? Points for working example.
Thanks!!
am trying to make this as user friendly as possible, meaning that I would like to eliminate any user
intervention for the driver install. How to I programatically simulate a right click/Install of the
INF file? Points for working example.
Thanks!!
jkr
ShellExecute ( NULL, "install", "c:\\path\\myfile.inf", NULL, NULL, SW_HIDE);
BTW, to elaborate: Check the entries in the registry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\
In the Windows Platform SDK docs, there is a step-by-step example titled:
Steps of an Installation Program
If you have the MSDN library, it's there. Otherwise, see:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/setupapi/setupapiovr_02p9.asp
Steps of an Installation Program
If you have the MSDN library, it's there. Otherwise, see:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/setupapi/setupapiovr_02p9.asp
ASKER
jkr,
No joy. I neglected to mention that ShellExecute was my first line of attack. It doesn't raise any exceptions, but it doesn't install either.
jhance,
I have seen this, too. I am just not convinced that I should have to go through all of those steps to install this. And if so, I am not sure if I know what keys to use and which to ignore from the INF file.
Thanks!
No joy. I neglected to mention that ShellExecute was my first line of attack. It doesn't raise any exceptions, but it doesn't install either.
jhance,
I have seen this, too. I am just not convinced that I should have to go through all of those steps to install this. And if so, I am not sure if I know what keys to use and which to ignore from the INF file.
Thanks!
I've done this and I can assure you that all these steps are needed for a proper installation via API calls. It's not as complicated as it looks.
ASKER
Jhance,
You wouldn't happen to have a template that I could follow , would you?
Thanks!
You wouldn't happen to have a template that I could follow , would you?
Thanks!
I think I have one somewhere. Let me see if I can dig it up.....
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If you right-click the INF file in the Windows Explorer, doesn't it present to option to Install? Or if you double-click it, doesn't it run?
If it does, then just use ShellExecute("open"...)
-- Dan
If it does, then just use ShellExecute("open"...)
-- Dan
ASKER
ambience,
I have been able to verify that what you say is in fact right...but it still keeps insisting on prompting for the file, despite the fact that the file has been copied into the Winnt\System32\Drivers folder. Have you seen anything similar and if so, do you know a workaround? I ned my users to be completely removed from ANY installation processes.
DanRollins,
See my above comments re:ShellExecute. Thanks!!
I have been able to verify that what you say is in fact right...but it still keeps insisting on prompting for the file, despite the fact that the file has been copied into the Winnt\System32\Drivers folder. Have you seen anything similar and if so, do you know a workaround? I ned my users to be completely removed from ANY installation processes.
DanRollins,
See my above comments re:ShellExecute. Thanks!!
>>See my above comments re:ShellExecute.
I Did see this:
>>I neglected to mention that ShellExecute was my first line of attack. It doesn't
>> raise any exceptions, but it doesn't install either.
You neglected to mention what parameters you used and what happened when you tried it. And you did not answer my queries. ShellExecute is the best method. If it does not work, it will be most productive to figure out why it failed and then correct *that* problem.
-- Dan
I Did see this:
>>I neglected to mention that ShellExecute was my first line of attack. It doesn't
>> raise any exceptions, but it doesn't install either.
You neglected to mention what parameters you used and what happened when you tried it. And you did not answer my queries. ShellExecute is the best method. If it does not work, it will be most productive to figure out why it failed and then correct *that* problem.
-- Dan
>> but it still keeps insisting on prompting for the file
have you specified the complete path to the file, possibly you can try changing the current directory to that folder as a workaround.
have you specified the complete path to the file, possibly you can try changing the current directory to that folder as a workaround.
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