Please help me make setup .inf for CAB

Hi,

I am trying to make a setup cab. I have looked for simple sample, but only
found one for pocket pc.
I tried modifying it for my own use, but when I install it, the phone asks
me all kinds of questions as to where I wish to store this info, on the
phone, or on memory card. Is this possible?

I don't want any of these questions. The cab should just install silently,
using the directories that I specify.
I know that users may want different, but this is something specific and it
needs to be installed on the phone.

I have only 2 files:

MyApp.exe
MyFile.data

I wish to make a CAB file, so both files are copied to:
\Program Files\MyApp

And shortcut is made in the Start Menu with text "Start MyApp".

That is all.. The cab should install silently. No interaction with user.

This is for SmartPhone 2003. Can someone help me write up a simple .inf file
to generate the CAB?

r_z_aret
Tue Jul 19 17:24:27 CDT 2005

I don't think the main issue is Smartphone vs Pocket PC. CAB files are
a bit "chatty" by default. And silencing them is actually tricky. I
just used google () to look up
silent install
in this newsgroup and got 11 hits. One had a clear piece of relevant
info. One thread included a contribution from me with _possible_
leads. The others are discouraging.

I rather like the questions, so I've never tried to eliminate them.



On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:00:57 +0200, "Lisa Pearlson" <no@spam.plz>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I am trying to make a setup cab. I have looked for simple sample, but only
>found one for pocket pc.
>I tried modifying it for my own use, but when I install it, the phone asks
>me all kinds of questions as to where I wish to store this info, on the
>phone, or on memory card. Is this possible?
>
>I don't want any of these questions. The cab should just install silently,
>using the directories that I specify.
>I know that users may want different, but this is something specific and it
>needs to be installed on the phone.
>
>I have only 2 files:
>
>MyApp.exe
>MyFile.data
>
>I wish to make a CAB file, so both files are copied to:
>\Program Files\MyApp
>
>And shortcut is made in the Start Menu with text "Start MyApp".
>
>That is all.. The cab should install silently. No interaction with user.
>
>This is for SmartPhone 2003. Can someone help me write up a simple .inf file
>to generate the CAB?
>

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Boston, MA 02118
www.penfact.com

Lisa
Tue Jul 19 20:27:29 CDT 2005

I figured it out. My cab is actually installed by autorun.exe, so I can call
wceload /noui, according to some documentation I found.


<r_z_aret@pen_fact.com> wrote in message
news:01tqd19i0dbc95fe04jthph5k8jm5vscu6@4ax.com...
>I don't think the main issue is Smartphone vs Pocket PC. CAB files are
> a bit "chatty" by default. And silencing them is actually tricky. I
> just used google () to look up
> silent install
> in this newsgroup and got 11 hits. One had a clear piece of relevant
> info. One thread included a contribution from me with _possible_
> leads. The others are discouraging.
>
> I rather like the questions, so I've never tried to eliminate them.
>
>
>
> On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:00:57 +0200, "Lisa Pearlson" <no@spam.plz>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am trying to make a setup cab. I have looked for simple sample, but only
>>found one for pocket pc.
>>I tried modifying it for my own use, but when I install it, the phone asks
>>me all kinds of questions as to where I wish to store this info, on the
>>phone, or on memory card. Is this possible?
>>
>>I don't want any of these questions. The cab should just install silently,
>>using the directories that I specify.
>>I know that users may want different, but this is something specific and
>>it
>>needs to be installed on the phone.
>>
>>I have only 2 files:
>>
>>MyApp.exe
>>MyFile.data
>>
>>I wish to make a CAB file, so both files are copied to:
>>\Program Files\MyApp
>>
>>And shortcut is made in the Start Menu with text "Start MyApp".
>>
>>That is all.. The cab should install silently. No interaction with user.
>>
>>This is for SmartPhone 2003. Can someone help me write up a simple .inf
>>file
>>to generate the CAB?
>>
>
> -----------------------------------------
> To reply to me, remove the underscores (_) from my email address (and
> please indicate which newsgroup and message).
>
> Robert E. Zaret, eMVP
> PenFact, Inc.
> 500 Harrison Ave., Suite 3R
> Boston, MA 02118
> www.penfact.com