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I have created an CAB file to be used with a users web page. If the vlc ActiveX has not been previously installed it should install it from the CAB I created.

The problem is, when I run the installation program "silently" using the /S option, the activeX control is not installed. Can anyone tell me how to turn on the option to install the activeX control from the command line when running the vlc installation program?

I am running the installation program like this: vlc-0.9.8a-win32.exe /S

Thanks,

Dexter

can't help but quite interested by such 'auto' install from the page ...

when you get things together okay, can you please detail here?

the same for installing the plugin for FF (from the page) would be just super too

I think you need to repack your VLC install executable to have ActiveX installed as default and then use the /S.

You can find the windows zipped folder on ftp download.videolan.org/pub, you need to modify the .nsi file (text) and recompile it with NSIS (nullsoft script installer program). It is quite easy.

NB: at the begining of the section dedicated to activex, there is an instruction saying "present in install mode 1 or 2 or 3 or none. those modes are descibes earlier in the same file. Then right-click>Compile after having installed nsis.