Drivers Pack Unpacker & Installer by Warm Snow (Page 1 of 9)

Nice to have a "How to" file or a reply to this post.

i.e. Where does the "DP" folder go: c:\   or   c:\windows. Do all your files have to be copied to c: drive etc.

Looks good but tell us how to use it, it would help the forum readers to know these things.

Thanks for your hard work, I look forward to trying it. It will certainly help me out in the future.

Are we to assume this is to be used after a system was installed without DriverPacks slipstreamed?

If so, does your program automatically install drivers for "unknown devices" in device manager? (I assume so, but it doesn't say)

did you read this post  http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=2264   ?
the driverpacks cab compressed take up 500MB instead of the 1.5GB they consume when extracted,
or does your program also cab them? if it doesn't perhaps your program can recomend createing a M1 source as an option.
saveing a gig of space makes the difference of being able to fit on a CD or not.
Even if you are useing a dvd or thumb drive who couldn't use the extra space...

Could you update your first post so that it is clear what it does (or doesn't) and that the packs must be in 'Your' programs subfolder?

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I just tested this with an M1 source

1. Create a DPInst.xml file with the following code...

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
  <dpinst>
    <search>
      <subDirectory>D</subDirectory>
    </search>
   <scanHardware/>
   <legacyMode/>
   <promptIfDriverIsNotBetter/>
  </dpinst>

2. Copy the newly created DPInst.xml to the \$OEM$\$1 folder of your m1 source
3. Copy DPInst.exe to the \$OEM$\$1 folder of your m1 source
4. run DPInst.exe

optional
create a .CMD file with the following line

DPInst.exe /c

/c will enable logging in the command window
/s will enable silent mode (no GUI)
list of all command line switches

(obviously you could use - DPInst.exe /c /s > %SystemDrive%\DPInst.log -)

I just updated the "Can a Drivers Only CD be created with DriverPacks?" thread with my un-bloated version. (158k)
Thread--> http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic. … 806#p17806

Files--> DPInst.exe and above XML only--> http://3rdpartydriverpacks.thesneaky.co … /DPInst.7z

Last edited by Helmi (2008-02-17 21:21:18)

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thanks for your hard work, excellent idea, and the quiet / silent switch input.

you can also use dpinst.exe /s comand line switch instead of the xml entry

thanks for the correction helmi i updated both posts with the new info and corrected my link in the other post.

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Hello, i tried your program but when i try to use it i get a message that my language is not correct and i can not install. I am using a dutch windows xp pro. Please advice, i really would want this to work with the dutch version of xp

best regards
cometoluc

NEW version released

Links are in the first post

Last edited by WsnoW (2008-02-19 18:46:43)

Great.

Sticky for the time being as I deem this as pretty useful (plus, we've had more than enough requests for after-installation driver update capability in the BASE!).

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• If you are a newbie, be sure to check out the DriverPacks tutorial!     • Here's how to create your own DP!

wow - you have a sticky and you dont even have ten posts yet...

You da man!

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Quality before quantity any day

Anyway, I sticky posts/threads that I deem useful for others.
I look at the contents, not so much the user who wrote them.

And seriously, we did have more than enough of these after-install update requests, now didn't we?
I'd put a link in my sig to cut them down but I am already at my max characters...

Anyway, if you feel like any other posts needs/deserves a sticky, just send me a note.
I know we're only a handful of Mods around here so we may miss a great post/thread here and there.
Really great stuff could also be copied to the FAQ forum.

Just because anyone's post did not get stickied doesn't mean we don't like/appreciate it - may just mean we didn't spot it or discover its true value yet

Coming up next - useful links:
• If you like this project, please support it with your donation!      • Grab your HW info (HWIDs) here!     
• If you are a newbie, be sure to check out the DriverPacks tutorial!     • Here's how to create your own DP!

Perfect!

The line limit is fine, I guess (ok, five wouldn't hurt, either), it's just that when you add a long link in url tags it counts every char even if the displayed link is only short.
I bet there isn't an easier solution to this than to up the overall limit.
After all, it's just to prevent some super-duper huge sigs blocking the view

Coming up next - useful links:
• If you like this project, please support it with your donation!      • Grab your HW info (HWIDs) here!     
• If you are a newbie, be sure to check out the DriverPacks tutorial!     • Here's how to create your own DP!

Yeah, well, that was just a thought, not so much a wish ;)

Anyway, yes, you are right, I should restructure my sig to make it closer to being a catchy one-liner.

EDIT: With such posts as our last two, the avatar/info section on the left is much more than the text and a couple of sig lines anyway.
Well, whatever, I do think this forum still looks pretty slick compared to other much more bloated ones :)

Coming up next - useful links:
• If you like this project, please support it with your donation!      • Grab your HW info (HWIDs) here!     
• If you are a newbie, be sure to check out the DriverPacks tutorial!     • Here's how to create your own DP!