Software Deployment

Hi Berry,
you need the ORCA MSI-Editor from the Installer SDK to perform the following tasks.
(You can get it from here: http://astebner.sts.winisp.net/Tools/Orca.zip)

Load QickTime.msi
Go to 'Transform : 'New Transform', this opens an empty transform.

Add the following row to the 'Registry table':
RegHKLM1 2 SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime\ActiveX QTTaskRunFlags #2 QuickTime.qts

If you want to integrate the 'Pro-Dialog-Switch-off' also go to the 'Property table' and add the following row:
QTINFO.BISQTPRO 1

Go to 'Transform : 'Generate Transform...', name and save it.

That's it!

Now you can start it from the command line like this:

msiexec /i quicktime.msi TRANSFORMS=<your transform>

Regards, Nick

Hi Berry,
you are right, Apple changed the setup layout totally with version 7.1.3.
to get rid of the system tray entry, you can follow the instructions here: http://www.appdeploy.com/packages/detail.asp?id=520
The info with the 'QTTaskRunFlags' Reg-entry is still adequate.
To get rid of the 'Pro Dialog', set the property 'QTINFO.BISQTPRO' to 1 on the commandline or in a transform.
Hope this helps,
Regards, Nick

Hi Nick,

Thanks for the help. I'm a Mac user who has been dumped in the deep end of packaging and I kind have no idea about.
The entry to get rid of the "ProDiag" worked! Awesome. But I'm still have problems with the adding of the
'QTTaskRunFlags' Entry.

I've followed the instructions to add a "New String" to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Apple Computer, Inc. > QuickTime > ActiveX

Name
QTTaskRunFlags

Data
dword:00000002

Component
QTPlugin.ocx

I'd attach a screenshot of it here but am not allowed to.

Hope someone can help me with this.

Thanks again for your help Nick

Cheers,

Berry

Hi Nick!

Just wanted to thank you for all your help.
What you wrote in the last post worked perfectly!
Now to test the package on a xp machine as well (was developed for win2k)

Thanks a million again.
I guess I have alot to learn :( and will be asking many more questions when I start packaging more applications.

Cheers,

Berry

Hi Berry,
allways like to hear that it worked out.
Keep asking, we are trying to help, if its possible.
BTW: I'm exploring OSX install packages right now. You see, we all have to bring some diversification to our daily business :-)
Regards, Nick

Hi Nick,
I Tried the advise you wrote here for Barry but it does not seem to work for me first the ProDiag" still occurs and as regards to Add the following row to the 'Registry table':
RegHKLM1 2 SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime\ActiveX QTTaskRunFlags #2 QuickTime.qts

I added it plugin.ocx component but I got permission issue during install which says Could not write value QTTaskRunFlags to keySOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime\ActiveX verify you have sufficient access to that key.

Please advise what I am doing wrong

Regards
francis

Hi Francis,
are you using ORCA to create the transform?
If not, please do so.
You don't need to set components and other stuff!

Just add the following row to the 'Registry table':
RegHKLM1 2 SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime\ActiveX QTTaskRunFlags #2 QuickTime.qts

Be aware to put the stuff into the right column. This are the column breaks:
RegHKLM1
2
SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime\ActiveX
QTTaskRunFlags
#2
QuickTime.qts

Regards, Nick

Hi Nick,

Thank you very much as regards the QTTaskTunFlags configuration it merged into the registry with no issues and I added the QTINFO.BISQTPRO = 1 in the property table too;
but when I launch the Quicktime Player it still display the Pro tabs Please is there any way to get rid of this tabs on Quicktime 7.1.3
I wonder i f the reason is because I am trying to run it on Windows XP Operating Sytem.

Regards
Francis