Software Deployment

Have you logged the install to make sure the transform gets applied?

...and what about if you have a typo in one of the other properties, e.g. the serial number? Maybe the transform *is* being applied but with properties whose names or values are incorrect...

ORIGINAL: conway
I'm sure I will be asking more questions.Ask away. Just remember that you'll get a better response if you can a) outline your EXACT query and document EXACTLY what error(s) you may have got and b) demonstrate that you have researched the problem and tried solution X or Y beforehand.

Welcome to the wonderful world of application packaging, BTW.

I created the following property (as somebody mentioned in the application notes) to remove file associations:

NO_FILEASSOC - NeroPhotoSnapED1EAF52, NeroShowTimeD773A6E2, NeroCoverDesigner7CE8D626 (Stops associations of jpg,gif,wmf,avi etc with nero applications)

It worked well for me. The values (delimited by commas) are all feature names in the package.

For the initial issue on this forum I encountered the 'Complete your installation' when I hadn't installed the prerequisites of VCRedistSetup and Neroxml (I'd decoupled the MSI from the setupx.exe). Hence all of the self reg stuff at the end of the installation didn't complete.
I also found that the NERO_SCOUT property needed to be specified in the MSIEXEC command line as opposed to being specified in the property table. If I recall, this property was evaluated by the package before the package evaluated the property table, and hence only worked via the command line.

As ever, ProcMon will show EXACTLY why you are seeing the error, which is undoubtedly due to file and/or registry access permissioning.

Have you seen the 'Notes' section of the Nero entry in the Package KB? http://itninja.com/link/microsoft-download-center1

when I open application show message error "error side-by-side configuration", some people can help me ?

Thanks,

If you explained WTF? you are talking about maybe someone could, Sounds like you are getting an error, do you want to post the error? Is this postbuild? or during the buil of the MST?

...explained WTF? you are talking about..

this really was not necessary...

Have you read the 'Package KB' on Nero 8? http://itninja.com/link/microsoft-download-center1

Several posts mention a second property 'SERIALNUM_USERVAL' and, rather than 'EULA_AGREEMENT', they have 'EULA_ACCEPTED'.

I haven't logged it, but I know the transform is being applied as the Company name and selected features are installed.

Thought of that, copied & pasted the serial number from the transform to the application and it accepted it.

You can change the install level in your MST to 999 for the features you want to install http://itninja.com/link/microsoft-download-center1 or specify them on the command line..

Hello all. I'm having a little problem getting my custom MSI to work using Zen(console one) to build it. All I basically want is Neroburnrights and Burning Rom installed and thats it. School District so we are tight on what we install. The MSI launches fine but when it looks like it attempts to register the Dll's thats where it bombs out. Granted I am rather new to this so I am sure I am doing something wrong. Just wondering if anyone had success in doing this. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Jesse, reading between the lines, it sounds like you edited the original vendor-supplied MSI. This is a mistake.

Get yourself a proper authoring tool (there are freeware tools around...) or, as a last resort, download the Windows Installer SDK in order to obtain Orca and create a transform for the MSI as supplied by Ahead (you have a backup of the original, right?). Set up the transform to install ONLY the features you want to install, then specify the transform in your installing command line:

. MSIExec /i "[path_to_and_name_of_nero.msi]" TRANSFORMS="[path_to_and_name_of_MST]

Note that the TRANSFORMS property must be in upper-case.

Lastly, there is - as ever - much information in AppDeploy's 'Package KB', http://www.appdeploy.com/packages/browse.asp?cat=alpha&str=n

Thanks VB....We have Admin studio I can use if I can find the install disk. Like I said I am new to build MSI's and stuff so there is alot I am missing I am sure. I'll mess with Admin Studio I guess to see if I can figure it out. I'm sure I will be asking more questions.

Is there a way to get Nero to install without making any file associations but still create the start menu entries?

I can either have it create no shortcuts and no file associations or have it create the shortcuts but associate all the files.

ORIGINAL: captain_planet

I created the following property (as somebody mentioned in the application notes) to remove file associations:

NO_FILEASSOC - NeroPhotoSnapED1EAF52, NeroShowTimeD773A6E2, NeroCoverDesigner7CE8D626 (Stops associations of jpg,gif,wmf,avi etc with nero applications)

It worked well for me. The values (delimited by commas) are all feature names in the package.

For the initial issue on this forum I encountered the 'Complete your installation' when I hadn't installed the prerequisites of VCRedistSetup and Neroxml (I'd decoupled the MSI from the setupx.exe). Hence all of the self reg stuff at the end of the installation didn't complete.
I also found that the NERO_SCOUT property needed to be specified in the MSIEXEC command line as opposed to being specified in the property table. If I recall, this property was evaluated by the package before the package evaluated the property table, and hence only worked via the command line.


Thanks for your help, it seems to work now.

Now I am trying to do an uninstall script but it automatically reboots afterwards. I use msiexec.exe /X {3C5F1B30-B10B-4579-86DD-D00F662E1033} /qb- to uninstall and have tried /norestart REBOOT=REALLYSUPRESS and RebootYesNo=No. They all fail to stop the computer from rebooting.

Anyone have any luck with this?

ORIGINAL: oilernut

ORIGINAL: captain_planet

I created the following property (as somebody mentioned in the application notes) to remove file associations:

NO_FILEASSOC - NeroPhotoSnapED1EAF52, NeroShowTimeD773A6E2, NeroCoverDesigner7CE8D626 (Stops associations of jpg,gif,wmf,avi etc with nero applications)

It worked well for me. The values (delimited by commas) are all feature names in the package.

For the initial issue on this forum I encountered the 'Complete your installation' when I hadn't installed the prerequisites of VCRedistSetup and Neroxml (I'd decoupled the MSI from the setupx.exe). Hence all of the self reg stuff at the end of the installation didn't complete.
I also found that the NERO_SCOUT property needed to be specified in the MSIEXEC command line as opposed to being specified in the property table. If I recall, this property was evaluated by the package before the package evaluated the property table, and hence only worked via the command line.


Thanks for your help, it seems to work now.

Now I am trying to do an uninstall script but it automatically reboots afterwards. I use msiexec.exe /X {3C5F1B30-B10B-4579-86DD-D00F662E1033} /qb- to uninstall and have tried /norestart REBOOT=REALLYSUPRESS and RebootYesNo=No. They all fail to stop the computer from rebooting.

Anyone have any luck with this?


I managed to figure it out, thought I'd post it just in case anyone else was wondering.

This is what my script looks like:
msiexec /X Data\Nero.msi /qb- /norestart DONOTRUNSETUPX="1" STARTPARAM="CallFromExe"
msiexec /X {3921A67A-5AB1-4E48-9444-C71814CF3027} /qb-
msiexec /X {56C049BE-79E9-4502-BEA7-9754A3E60F9B} /qb-

The last 2 lines uninstalls some components that were installed with nero that don't get uninstalled with the main program.

Good work, Collin. For the benefit of others, would you like to post the details in the 'Notes' section for Nero's entry in the 'Package KB'?

ORIGINAL: conway
The MSI launches fine but when it looks like it attempts to register the Dll's thats where it bombs out.


I am having the exact same problem.... I did a MST with all the changes I required. We use ConsoleOne / ZenWorks to push packages. With a power user policy, the install goes fine, everything works. But as a lockdown user the install pops up a bunch of error messages when registering the DLLs. I already tried giving the user rights to Program Files\Nero and Common Files\Nero and HKLM\Software\Nero in a custom action right before NeroAg_RegisterComEx, doesn't work still.

How could I suppress thoses messages and make the registering process work?

*BUMP* nobody can help? How did you manage to fix the problem conway?

OK I managed to find something that helped me fix part of the problem. In my .MST, for the NeroAG_RegisterComEx custom action, I changed the sequence to "Before Install Finalize" and the In-Script Execution to "Deferred Execution in System Context". This has the effect of running the dll registration as the system user which has all the rights to do so. However I still have an error with the "NegoAG_ExecPostInstallTaks", it gives me an error message in lockdown: "shellmanager database corrupt or missing", whereas an admin user will not get this error message for the exact same install. The above trick did not work for this custom action... so I'll keep trying stuff.

Alright So I have been trying to set up a package with Nero 8 and do a silent install on machines using
setup.exe /quiet /qn
However when it finishes the "complete your Nero Installation" shows up on the desktop and if you run that you have to put in the serial and accept the eula, which is in the config file. Note I removed it in this because I didn't want to give you all free liscenses sorry [8|]
The configuration file is located in the subdirectory of data/redist/config/config.txt
Any Ideas without making a mst, I don't have the software to do that and if the config file exists anyways through nero I would like to go that way anyways it's cleaner. It seems to install the options I want and no others as well fine so I don't know what's going on there how it's not seeing the key
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# INCLUDE/EXCLUDE-FEATURES
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This part of config file is used for including/excluding features from GM.
#
# Syntax:
# INCEXCFTR ([UniqueID]) ([ApplicationName]) [FeatureName] INCLUDE
# or
# INCEXCFTR ([UniqueID]) ([ApplicationName]) [FeatureName] EXCLUDE
#
# INCLUDE (or anything other except EXCLUDE) after feature name - feature is included
# EXCLUDE after feature name - feature is excluded
#
# If feature is excluded files will be on GM
# but end-user will not be able to see or select excluded features
#
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# !!!!!!!Please don't change anything except INCLUDE/EXCLUDE flags bellow
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
NeroCoverDesigner_***.chm
NeroCoverDesigner_***.pdf
NeroBurningRom_***.chm
NeroBurningRom_***.pdf
NeroBurningRom_Quickstart_***.pdf
NeroExpress_***.CHM
NeroExpress_***.PDF
Nero***.nls
nero***.txt
nres_***.msg
NeroWaveEditor_***.chm
NeroWaveEditor_***.pdf
vplugins-***.nls
WaveEdit-***.nls
ShowTime-***.nls
NeroShowTime_***.chm
NeroShowTime_***.pdf
Nero6Quickstart_***.pdf
nero***.txt
nres_***.msg
BackItUp-***.nls
NBJ-***.nls
NBR-***.nls
NeroBackItUp_***.pdf
NeroBackItUp_***.chm
AMCUIBase-***.nls
DVDUI-***.nls
ExpressUI-***.nls
GCFX-***.nls
NeroVision-***.nls
NeroVision-***.nls
VCDUI-***.nls
NeroVisionExpress_***.chm
NeroVisionExpress_***.pdf
Recode-***.nls
NeroRecode_***.chm
NeroRecode_***.pdf
Nmp***.nls#
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# SET MSI PROPERTY
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This part of config file is used for changing MSI properties.
#
# Syntax:
# MSIPROPERTY [Property Name] DEFAULT_VAL
# or
# MSIPROPERTY [Property Name] "Your value"
#
# DEFAULT_VAL after property name - Property will be set with default value
# "Your value" after property name - Property will be set with your value
#
# Property explanation:
# SERIALNUM - Serial Number for whole software registration ("1111-2222-3333-4444-5555-6666")
# TARGETDIR - Specifies the root destination directory for the installation
# ARPHELPLINK - Internet address, or URL, for technical support
# ARPHELPTELEPHONE - Technical support phone numbers
#
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# !!!!!!!Please use Quotation to bound your property value!!!!!!!
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# !!!!!!!Please don't change anything except DEFAULT_VAL/"Your value" flags
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#

INCEXCFTR (2FF8B816) (Actions) NeroHome EXCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (B035464E) (Features) NeroStartSmart INCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (BCAFF604) (Features) NeroBurningRom INCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (57D52359) (Features) NeroVision EXCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (CB9D5429) (Actions) NeroBackItUp EXCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (7CE8D626) (Features) NeroCoverDesigner EXCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (FA3A3F7B) (Actions) NeroWaveEditor EXCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (716FE146) (Features) NeroSoundTrax EXCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (D773A6E2) (Features) NeroShowTime EXCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (53BEFA20) (Features) NeroMediaHome EXCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (6035F00C) (Features) NeroRecode EXCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (ED1EAF52) (Features) NeroPhotoSnap EXCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (72CC518F) (Features) NeroBurnRights INCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (E38B9E06) (Features) NeroImageDrive EXCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (82602EE0) (Features) NeroCDDVDSpeed INCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (7DFFCC12) (Features) NeroDriveSpeed INCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (E72D824A) (Features) NeroInfoTool INCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (DE0B9FB0) (Features) NeroRescueAgent INCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (5AD292D8) (Features) NeroBurn EXCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (79061EB3) (Features) NeroMediaStreaming EXCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (ED8C2E75) (Features) NeroCopyGadget EXCLUDE
INCEXCFTR (6231A394) (Features) NeroToolbar EXCLUDE

#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# SET MSI PROPERTY
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This part of config file is used for changing MSI properties.
#
# Syntax:
# MSIPROPERTY [Property Name] DEFAULT_VAL
# or
# MSIPROPERTY [Property Name] "Your value"
#
# DEFAULT_VAL after property name - Property will be set with default value
# "Your value" after property name - Property will be set with your value
#
# Property explanation:
# SERIALNUM - Serial Number for whole software registration ("1111-2222-3333-4444-5555-6666")
# TARGETDIR - Specifies the root destination directory for the installation
# ARPHELPLINK - Internet address, or URL, for technical support
# ARPHELPTELEPHONE - Technical support phone numbers
#
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# !!!!!!!Please use Quotation to bound your property value!!!!!!!
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# !!!!!!!Please don't change anything except DEFAULT_VAL/"Your value" flags
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#

INCEXCLNG CHS USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG CHT USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG DEU USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG ESP USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG FRA USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG ITA USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG JPN USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG KOR USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG NLD USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG PTB USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG PTG USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG SVE USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG NOR USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG PLK USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG RUS USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG SKY USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG SLV USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG THA USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG TRK USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG CSY USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG DAN USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG ELL USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG ESL USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG FIN USER_LANG
INCEXCLNG HUN USER_LANG

#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# SET MSI PROPERTY
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This part of config file is used for changing MSI properties.
#
# Syntax:
# MSIPROPERTY [Property Name] DEFAULT_VAL
# or
# MSIPROPERTY [Property Name] "Your value"
#
# DEFAULT_VAL after property name - Property will be set with default value
# "Your value" after property name - Property will be set with your value
#
# Property explanation:
# SERIALNUM - Serial Number for whole software registration ("1111-2222-3333-4444-5555-6666")
# TARGETDIR - Specifies the root destination directory for the installation
# ARPHELPLINK - Internet address, or URL, for technical support
# ARPHELPTELEPHONE - Technical support phone numbers
#
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# !!!!!!!Please use Quotation to bound your property value!!!!!!!
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# !!!!!!!Please don't change anything except DEFAULT_VAL/"Your value" flags
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
MSIPROPERTY MIN_DIRECTX_VER 9
MSIPROPERTY ROOTDIR "[ProgramFilesFolder]Nero\Nero8"
MSIPROPERTY SERIALNUM "1111-2222-3333-4444-5555-6666"


Have you seen the 'Notes' section of the Nero entry in the Package KB? http://itninja.com/link/microsoft-download-center1
Yes I have the notes have to do with making a mst, has nothing to do with using the built in Nero Configuration that Ahead supplies, I don't have the software to make a mst so I am trying to use the ahead config file like I stating in my post. From the looks of it people have been having problems with the mst anyways.

Hi,

I created a MST and before install without errors when I open application show message error "error side-by-side configuration", some people can help me ?

Thanks,

is this a vista box by any chance? What does the application event log say?

Hi,
I posted the other message, with other error and I found the corrupt archive and I found the solution for the error, replacing the old archives to new archives.
I work with repackage and at moment I repacking a Nero 8.3.6.0, I use Virtual Machine for test the scripts.
I'm doing a MST of Nero.msi and I set the properties for install by MST MSI, but on hour that I go uninstall show message error "This action is only valid for products that are currently installed." but the archives and programs are running right, I open, restart, burn CD, all the options of application are fuction all right because the properties that I selected is apply in MST.
I have the Standard for guide this scripts and after ready the application must install and uninstall whithout any errors and I can use only Wise Package Studio for do this.
Please help me guys because I need send the project to client while before, I out of date send.
I live in Brazil and I'm studing english and It's not god, but I belive with you can understand me.
If help, I post the all lines of properties of MST.
I thought that MST that I created is not good then I edited the MST with remain in nero's folder and show the same as error.
On the log shows
MSI (s) (8C:EC) [08:33:06:281]: Product: Nero 8 Trial -- Installation failed.
This action is only valid for products that are currently installed.
C:\WINDOWS\Installer\4a30d.msi
Regards,
Mazella, José

*Bump* Nero 8.3.13.0[:@]
Alright so nobody has posted on this for ages, I stopped working on the mst due to timing, So When I do install applying the mst, I am still getting Complete your Install when it's done, Serial is correct.

Install String
SetupX.exe NERO_SCOUT="FALSE" /qb! /NORESTART TRANSFORMS="C:\Program Files\******\NERO83\Nero83.mst"
SetupX.exe NERO_SCOUT="FALSE" /NORESTART TRANSFORMS="C:\Program Files\******\NERO83\Nero83.mst" /qb-!
as well as
SetupX.exe NERO_SCOUT="FALSE" /qb! /NORESTART TRANSFORMS="C:\Program Files\******\NERO83\data\Nero83.mst"
SetupX.exe NERO_SCOUT="FALSE" /NORESTART TRANSFORMS="C:\Program Files\******\NERO83\data\Nero83.mst" /qb-!

-MST Changes-
Under Features to remove things from installing I have level 0 whereas the others by default have level 100

Under Properties I have the following:

AGREETO LICENSE Yes
EULA_AGREEMENT 1
Reboot NO
SerialNUM_Correct YES
SERIALNUM *aww you know i want to give it to you but*
INCLANGUAGES ENG (I've done this with Null and ENG)

I originally made the changes in Altiris Wise Package Studio but I have done also in Orca I can't get it Complete your Nero Installation, Where it asks for User Name and Serial, I noticed with Wise that it threw in things like WiseInitLangDefault English1033 etc and that's why i tried a clean slate in orca. Any Ideas.
I have found fourms on ways to install it completely differant w/o a mst but I prefer mst since others have done so, Is it possible someone takes their serial out of their mst with accompanying msi file?
Junoir I don't know if you ever got a reply but if you want to reword it in portuguese I may be able to help you, As I didn't understand your post

Have you read the 'Package KB' on Nero 8? http://itninja.com/link/microsoft-download-center1

Several posts mention a second property 'SERIALNUM_USERVAL' and, rather than 'EULA_AGREEMENT', they have 'EULA_ACCEPTED'.
Yes I have read it thanks for pointing it out though.
I have searched the entire msi tables and cannot find any SERIALNUM_USERVAL or 'EULA_ACCEPTED' anywhere. I have looked everywhere i can think of and I even opened up good ol Orca and used the search function in there to search the tables.
I have found somewhat of a workaround but it still gets screwey with my mst, I can add the regkey under HKLM\Software\Nero\Installation\Familie\Nero 8\Info, Serial8_1232663262 *MYKEY* and EULAAccepted=1
and it installs nero with what features I turned off in the mst file however it has two options one to continue nero installation and then has nero startsmart etc all the settings that i said to install. I have thought to recreate the mst just disabling features i don't want and not editings the serial or eula but have not done so yet. Looking at the log It hows Serial Num Correct=0 so that may be why however eula agreement is 1 under log. So not sure why the Serial is not being accepted as I do have in the mst clearly have tried Serial Num Correct changed from No to Yes and from No to 1. Maybe I should start trying to change it to the German version of Yes however I only know a couple German words and Yes is not one of them I do however know Nine is no :)

Can anyone give me an TRANSFORM file for Nero 8? I am but one IT guy trying to package all our software and NERO has been a pain in the butt so far. I just need the capability to Burn and to use Showtime.

Hi...

hoping somebody could give me a tad help here...

problem: Nero opens after installation with "Please ask your system administrator to install 'Nero BurnRights', Burning Permission can be granted to some or all users with this tool. Nero Buiring rights... bla bla bla"

a note... this is Nero 8.1.1.0 (to be exact)... from doing a few small searches... it said that "nero burnrights" is built into or not needed for 8... only 5 and 6...
another note... I did not create the package... i'm just fixing here...

it's a locked down environment...

i've tried the solution posted saying to give rights to certain reg keys, including the ""allocatecdroms" (REG_SZ) registry entry to value 1 under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon""

same error...

I made the user a local admin, worked perfect...
change back... and back to being a pain...

any suggestions...

Here, as most forums, it's considered bad form to resurrect old threads, especially ones this old.

After you assigned write access permissions to the registry key, did you restart the workstation? If not, do so and re-try. IIRC, the values therein are read at boot-time.

yeah... sorry bout that... didn't notice the date...

yes, i did restart after i made those changes... seems like i might actually have to re package this app... wasn't in the mood for it... but thx...

Nero is installed by MSIs so re-packaging is a definite no-no, unless you want to enter a whole different world of pain.

You can tie down what Nero is actually doing by - as ever - using ProcMon as it starts. I'm pretty sure you'll find that it'seither the absence of or permissions on the registry values mentioned in the Package KB.