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Play The Web 2008SE

Custom automated installation

Installation of Play The Web produces different operations. Many of these operations need parameters that the user inputs when the standard installation is ran. You can also produce a custom installation with global parameters. Doing this, you can automate the installation for a quick deployment on several computers.

Steps for installation:

• Create directory,
• Copy files,
• Update Windows registry,
• Create shortcuts.

Create directory

First, the program directory is created:

	C:\Program Files\Vaugouin\Play The Web

The program file playweb.exe is copied in the program directory. This directory is created also to hold the uninstall file created by the installation procedure.

Copy files

File	Destination
playweb.exe	Program directory
msvbvm50.dll	System or System32 directory
comdlg32.ocx	System or System32 directory
playweb.wss	Configuration file, if stored locally

Update Windows registry

Windows registry is updated. Download the attached playweb.reg registry file and save it to disk.

Open the playweb.reg file using a text editor and update it depending on your configuration.

First, change program file path.
Find "C:\\PROGRAM FILES\\VAUGOUIN\\PLAY THE WEB\\" string and replace it with correct value, for instance: "C:\\PLAY THE WEB\\" if you want to install it in a different directory.
Remark: Double every backslash in the program file path.

Edit values in the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Vaugouin\Play The Web] registry key according to your needs.

The current user should have write access to the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Vaugouin\Play The Web] registry key.

Value	Content
BrowserHeight	Additional height of the browser window in the Play The Web main window (pixels). Default value is 4, so the Internet Explorer window bottom border is out of the screen.
BrowserLeft	Left position of the browser window in the Play The Web main window (pixels). Default value is -2, so the Internet Explorer window left border is out of the screen.
BrowserTop	Top position of the browser window in the Play The Web main window (pixels). Default value is -2, so the Internet Explorer window top border is out of the screen.
BrowserWidth	Additional width of the browser window in the Play The Web main window (pixels). Default value is 4, so the Internet Explorer window right border is out of the screen.
AlternateSS	Shall the software use an alternate screensaver, versus the internal Play The Web screen save mode? Default value is False.
AlternateSSPath	Path to the alternate screensaver.
CachedFileMinSize	Minimum size for a cached file (in characters) to be really stored to a local drive. Use this setting is case you are behind a proxy that could catch HTTP queries and return a content different than expected, for instance a .PPS file. Then, set a minimum size larger to error page size returned by your proxy. Default value is 0 (no minimum size).
CachePath	Local path where cached files should be stored. CachePath can include any environment variable (%USERPROFILE% for instance). Default value is "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Vaugouin\Play The Web".
CachePathIsWindowsTemp	Should the Windows temp path be used as the the cache path for local copy of remote files? Default value is False.
ClosedWindowClasses	List of window classes that should be closed when these windows go behind Play The Web main window. Default value is "IEFrame,CabinetWClass," which are classes for Internet Explorer windows.
ClosedWindowTitles	List of window titles that should be closed when these windows go behind Play The Web main window. There is no default value.
CompanyName	Company name. This information is used with UserName and SerialNumber to get status of this copy (trial or registered version).
ConfigLeft	Left position of the Configuration window (in twips).
ConfigTop	Top position of the Configuration window (in twips).
ContentValidation	Should content validation be performed for a value file or RSS feed read through HTTP? Default value is Yes. This setting is useful to ensure a valid content was get from the web site.
DefaultFile	Address of the WSS configuration file. It should be a local address (x:\directory\file.wss) or a remote address (http://www.vaugouin.com/php/ s.php?f=webss.wss).
DefaultMonitor	Index of the monitor where the main window of the software should be displayed in every .WSS configuration file. If your computer has a multiple monitor configuration, you can display on the second monitor with the value 2 set here. Default value is 1.
DontUseEMail	Should be set to True if the e-mail address would not have to be registered on the Play The Web web site.
EMail	User e-mail as typed in the About tab of the Configuration dialog box.
EMailRegistered	Did Play The Web registered user e-mail?
IEWindowClasses	List of Internet Explorer window classes. Values are comma separated. Default value is "Internet Explorer_Server,".
IEWindowTitles	List of Internet Explorer window titles. Values are comma separated. Default value is "".
LastUpdateOccuredDate	Date of last update of all the pages used as a screensaver.
LastUpdateOccuredTime	Time of last update of all the pages used as a screensaver.
MainBackColor	Back color of the Play The Web main Window. Default value is Black.
MessagesParams	List of message box dialogs that should not be displayed anymore. Default value is empty. Every time a message box is closed with the "Don't display this message again" option checked, a "1" value is set for this dialog in the string of all dialog boxes.
PageListHeight	Height of the "Edit page list" and "Display page list" windows (in twips).
PageListWidth	Width of the "Edit page list" and "Display page list" windows (in twips).
ParamsLocation	Internal use. Value is 1.
Password	Encrypted password for the Configuration dialog box. This value can be created by typing the password in the Password entry dialog and by retrieving the value stored in registry.
ProxyLogin	Identifier that is used to connect to the proxy server.
ProxyPassword	Password that is used to connect to the proxy server. That password is not encrypted. This parameter is not used anymore.
ProxyPasswordEncrypted	Password that is used to connect to the proxy server. This parameter is not used anymore.
ProxyPasswordEncryptedNew	Password that is used to connect to the proxy server. That password is encrypted. This new parameter was created due to a new encryption algorithm.
RegKey	This value is either HKLM (default) or HKCU. If value is HKLM, registry parameters apply to all users of the local machine. If value is HKCU, parameters apply only to the current user and registry parameters are stored in the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Vaugouin\Play The Web] registry key. Default value is HKLM.
ScreenSaveActive	Is screensaver mode active? Default value is Yes.
ScreenSaveMinTime	Minimum duration of screensaver mode in seconds, when the user quits the navigation mode. Default value is 2. During this delay, the software can not switch back to navigation mode because the mouse is still moved.
ScreenSaveTimeOut	Screen Save delay (in seconds).
SerialNumber	Value provided by the ordering process.
SetupInfo	Internal use.
SetupPath	Path under Program Files where the software is installed. This path holds Play The Web executable file, web shortcuts, channels directory and uninstall information.
SpecialURL	List of addresses that should not switch the software to Navigation mode and stay in screensaver mode. Items in the list should be comma delimited. Default value is "about:NavigationCanceled,".
TestURL	Address of a reliable URL to detect connection to the network. If this address is unreachable, the computer tries to reconnect or switches the bowser to off-line state. Default value is "http://www.play-the-web.com".
TestURLIsHomePage	Should the home page address be used as the test URL? Default value is No. This parameter should not be used. It is now replaced by the "TestURLLocation" setting from the .WSS Configuration file.
TimerInterval	Delay in milliseconds for the main window timer. Default value is 200 milliseconds.
ToolNavLeft	Left position of the Navigation tool bar (in twips).
ToolNavTop	Top position of the Navigation tool bar (in twips).
ToolNavWidth	Width of the Navigation tool bar (in twips).
ToolRunLeft	Left position of the Screen saver tool bar (in twips).
ToolRunTop	Top position of the Screen saver tool bar (in twips).
UnwantedWindowClasses	List of window classes that should be closed when these windows go in front of Play The Web main window. There is no default value.
UnwantedWindowTitles	List of window titles that should be closed when these windows go in front of Play The Web main window. There is no default value.
UpdateASAPDate	Date asked for update when UpdateScheme is off-line.
UpdateASAPTime	Time asked for update when UpdateScheme is off-line.
UserName	Generic user name.
UserTempFolder	Temporary folder that can be specific to the current user. If this setting is defined, Play The Web will automatically clean the temporary files from this folder. This path name can contain some Windows environment variables. For instance: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp.
UserTempMask	File mask for the temporary files that should be automatically deleted in the directory set by the UserTempFolder setting. For instance: *.tmp.
WindowHeight	Height of the main window (in twips) if not full screen.
WindowLeft	Left position of the main window (in twips) if not full screen.
WindowTop	Top position of the main window (in twips) if not full screen.
WindowWidth	Width of the main window (in twips) if not full screen.
WSSPath	If the default path for .WSS Configuration files is not the "My Documents" folder, this value defines which path should be actually used to store all created or downloaded .WSS files.
WSSPathIsMyDocuments	Should the software use the "My Documents" folder to store .WSS Configuration files? Default value is Yes.

Playweb.wss parameters

The following parameters are stored in the [WebSS] section:

Value	Content
AutoHome	Is the home page displayed when entering navigation mode? Default value is No.
AutoLogin	Should the computer automatically open a session under Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT when the system is starting? Default value is No.
AutoReboot	Should the software automatically reboot the computer at a given time? Default value is No. This setting is now replaced by the "RebootScheme" new parameter and it should not be used anymore.
AutoRestart	Should the software automatically close and restart at the end of the page loop? Default value is No.
AutoScrollComplete	Should the web page be fully scrolled and displayed before the navigation to the next page or file could occur? Default value is No. This value is used when auto scroll of web pages is enabled.
AutoScrollDelay	Delay in seconds before the auto scroll actually begin on a page when the triggering event (page started or completed) occurs. Default value is 0 (no delay). This value is used when auto scroll of web pages is enabled.
AutoScrollMode	Should the software automatically scroll web pages? Default value is No.
AutoScrollSpeedHorz	Speed in pixels for horizontal scroll when auto scroll of web pages is enabled. Default value is 0 (no horizontal scroll).
AutoScrollSpeedVert	Speed in pixels for vertical scroll when auto scroll of web pages is enabled. Default value is 2.
BackOnSeparateProc	Should the main window be sent to back when a separate process is launched? Default value is Yes.
BlankMonitors	In a dual monitor configuration, check this option to blank the unused monitor. Default value is No.
CachedFileMinSize	Minimum size for a cached file (in characters) to be really stored to a local drive. Use this setting is case you are behind a proxy that could catch HTTP queries and return a content different than expected, for instance a .PPS file. Then, set a minimum size larger to error page size returned by your proxy. Default value is 0 (no minimum size).
ClearTempFilesOnExit	Should the temp files created by separate processes be removed the the software ends? Default value is Yes.
CloseBehind	Should windows that go behind Play The Web be closed? These windows are described by ClosedWindowClasses and ClosedWindowTitles settings stored in the Windows registry. Default value is No.
CloseBehindDelay	Delay in seconds when a window goes behind Play The Web before it is closed. Default value is 0 (no delay).
CloseOnExit	Should Internet Explorer windows be closed when Play The Web ends? These windows are described by ClosedWindowClasses and ClosedWindowTitles settings stored in the Windows registry. Default value is No.
DefaultTime	Default display time for each page. Default value is 10.
FileName	Name of the current file with no extension. Default value is webss.
FirstPage	Index of the first page that will be displayed in screensaver mode. Default value is 1.
FirstPageIsLastPage	Should the software continue the previous presentation at launch time? Default value is Yes.
ForceReboot	Should Windows be forced to reboot even if applications refuse to close? If True, unsaved document are lost at reboot time. Default value is No.
ForceReconnect	Should the software try to restore connection to the network if the test URL becomes unreachable? Default value is No.
ForceReloadWhenInBrowserHistory	Should a web page be reloaded when it was already browsed by Play The Web? This option ensures that every page is always displayed with its latest content. Default value is No.
HelpEnabled	Is the help feature available through tool bars? Default value is Yes.
HelpRestricted	Should help pages be displayed when navigation is restricted? Default value is No. See also RestrictedURL and NoPopUpURL settings.
HelpURL	Address of the help page. Default value is "documentation.html".
HideOnSeparateProc	Should Web Screen Saver main window be hidden when a separate application is ran? A separate application is PowerPoint Viewer, for instance. Default value is Yes.
HomeAsBack	Should the home page be used as the back window which is displayed behind any separate process, like a PowerPoint presentation. If registered version, default value is Yes.
HomeAsSplash	Should the home page be used as splash window. If registered version, default value is Yes.
HomeURL	Home page address. This address is used when the user clicks on the Home page button.
MaxTime	Maximum update time for every page (in seconds).
MouseNavAutoHide	Should the mouse cursor be hidden if the mouse does not move while in navigation mode? Default value is No.
MouseRunAutoHide	Should the mouse cursor be hidden if the mouse does not move while in screensaver mode? Default value is No.
Monitor	Index of the monitor where the main window will be displayed. Default value is 1.
NoPopUpURL	Address of the help page displayed instead of a pop-up window. This error page is displayed if pop-up windows are disabled in the software.
NTDomain	Windows NT domain that should be used to automatically open a session when the system starts.
NTLogin	Windows NT login that should be used to automatically open a session when the system starts.
NTPassword	Windows NT password that should be used to automatically open a session when the system starts. This parameter is not used anymore.
NTPasswordEncrypted	Windows NT encrypted password that should be used to automatically open a session when the system starts. This parameter is not used anymore.
NTPasswordEncryptedNew	Windows NT encrypted password that should be used to automatically open a session when the system starts. This new parameter was created due to a new encryption algorithm.
OnKeyboardEvent	What to do on keyboard event? Default value is 0 (Do nothing).
OnMouseClick	What to do on a mouse click? Default value is 0 (Do nothing).
OnMouseMove	What to do if the mouse moves? Default value is 0 (Do nothing).
OnNewWindow	How to handle a new window event in screensaver mode from Play The Web main window? Default value is 2 (No pop-up window).
OnNewWindowNav	How to handle a new window event in browse mode from Play The Web main window? Default value is 0 (Open Internet Explorer).
PageOrder	Which order should be used to display the pages included in the page list. Default value is 0 (default order). Other value is 1 (random order).
PrintDialog	Should the Print dialog be displayed when the user clicks on the Print button? If Yes, the user can select a printer for the print operation. Default value is No (Print is sent to the default printer).
RandomMode	Is random display of screensaver pages enabled? Default value is No. This setting is now deprecated. It is replaced by the PageOrder setting.
RebootIdleTime	When RebootScheme value is 2 (Reboot after a given idle time), this setting defines the delay in second before an automatic reboot.
RebootScheme	This value defines the reboot option. Default value is 0 (no reboot).
RebootTime	At what time should the computer be rebooted, if automatic reboot is enabled. Format: hh:mm.
RebootWaitHours	Time to wait after a reboot before trying to reboot the computer (in hours).
RemoveVertScroll	Should the vertical scroll bar be removed in the main window? Default value is 0 (Never). Other values are 1 (Always) and 2 (Auto detect).
ReplaceDefaultFile	When this value is True, The current .WSS file is set as the default file name (DefaultFile registry value). So, this file will be loaded by Play The Web the next time this software is launched.
RestrictedURL	Address of the help page displayed instead of a restricted page. A page is restricted if its URL matches a rule in an [Exclude...] section.
ScreenSaveActive	Is screen save mode active? Default value is Yes.
ScreenSaveMinTime	Minimum duration of screensaver mode in seconds, when the user quits the navigation mode. Default value is 2. During this delay, the software can not switch back to navigation mode because the mouse is still moved.
ScreenSaveTimeOut	Delay in seconds before the screensaver mode is turned on. Default value is 300 (5 minutes).
SeparateProcMinTimeBeforeExit	Exit of Play The Web is enabled only after this delay when an external process is run. So if the external program does not run, maybe if the file does not exists, Play The Web is not finished because end of separate process occurred within this delay (in seconds).
SmartFindSeparateProcess	Should the actual process displaying the PowerPoint slideshow to be found among processes running on the desktop? Default value is No.
TestURL	Address of a reliable URL to detect connection to the network. If this address is unreachable, the computer tries to reconnect or switches the bowser to off-line state. Default value is "http://www.play-the-web.com".
TestURLLocation	Location of the test URL. Default value is 0 (Use test URL stored in the Windows registry). Other values are 1 (Use home page for test URL) and 2 (Use test URL stored in the .WSS Configuration file).
ToolBarsSize	Size of the buttons on both tool bars. Default value is 2: Medium size. Other value is 1: Small size.
ToolNavAutoHide	Is the browse tool bar automatically hidden when the mouse is not over it? Default value is No.
ToolNavKeysDisplayed	Should function keys be displayed in navigation tool bar help tips? Default value is Yes.
ToolNavKeysEnabled	Are function keys enabled to use navigation tool bar features? Default value is Yes.
ToolNavLocked	If value is Yes, the title bar of the tool bar is removed. So, the tool bar can not be moved or resized by the user. Default value is No. In this case, the tool bar can be moved and resized with no restriction.
ToolRunAutoHide	Is the screensaver tool bar automatically hidden when the mouse is not over it? Default value is Yes.
ToolRunKeysDisplayed	Should function keys be displayed in screensaver tool bar help tips? Default value is Yes.
ToolRunKeysEnabled	Are function keys enabled to use screensaver tool bar features? Default value is Yes.
ToolRunLocked	If value is Yes, the title bar of the tool bar is removed. So, the tool bar can not be moved by the user. Default value is No. In this case, the tool bar can be moved with no restriction.
TopMost	Top most state of the main window. Default value is No. When this value is True, the main window is above all other windows and hides them.
UpdateDelay	Maximum update time for all the scenario (in seconds). Default value is 300.
UpdateFileNameURL	Address of the file that should be read at the end of the page loop.
UpdateScheme	Update type of the local page cache. Default value is 6: Always online (never check the connection to the network). Other values are 0 (Online), 1 (Offline), 2 (Update every day), 3 (Update when launched), 4 (Update every day for a fixed time) and 5 (Update when launched for a fixed time).
UpdateTime	Time of update. Use "hh:mm" format for this value.
UseTestURL	Should the test URL be used to check the network connection? Default value is 1 (always). Other values are 0 (never) and 2 (auto detect).
VarSubst	Should the software handle variable substitution ($$) in page addresses? Default value is Yes.
WindowState	State of the main window (full screen). Values are 2 for full screen mode and 0 for windowed mode. Default value is 2.

The following parameters are stored in the [Page...] sections describing pages that are displayed in screensaver mode:

Value	Content
URL	Address of the web page, PowerPoint presentation, video or Flash file to display. This parameter can also hold a base address in case of page list generation in conjonction with the Var1Type parameter.
DefaultTime	Should the display time of a page be the default time? Default time is set by the DefaultTime parameter in the [WebSS] section. Default value is 10.
Time	Display time (in seconds) for a page if not default time. Default value is 10.
Cached	Is a local copy of the URL stored in a temp file? Default value is No.
SeparateProc	Should the cached URL be displayed in another application than Internet Explorer? Default value is No.
SeparateProcDefaultApp	Should the default Windows application associated with the file extension be used to open the cached file? Default value is Yes.
SeparateProcCmdLine	If not opened by the default application, this setting contains the command line to launch the separate process.
SeparateProcWaitEnd	Will the software wait for the separate process to end? Default value is No. If No, the software will close the separate process at the end of the display time. If Yes, the software will wait for the separate process to end, unless its running time exceeds the display time. When the separate process running time exceeds the display time, this separate process is closed.
SeparateProcTimeAfter	Wait time (in seconds) after the separate process ends before displaying the next page in the page loop. Default value is 0 for immediate display of the next page.
Var1Type	Variable type for generation of URLs. It is either a regular page or file (0), a range of values from a start to an end value (1), a list of values (2), a value file (3), list of Windows favorites (4), main window invisible (5) or a RSS feed (8).
Var1Source	From value if variable type is range (1), list of values if variable type is list (1) or value file URL if variable type is value file (3) or RSS feed (8).
Var1Param	To value if variable type is range (1) or list of search patterns inside the value file is variable type is value file (3) or RSS feed (8). Patterns are pipe (|) delimited.
Var1CaseSensitive	Is pattern matching case sensitive? If variable type is value file. Default value is No.
Var1SubDirectories	If variable type is Windows favorites, should favorites stored in sub-directories be also used for URL generation?
UpdateDays	Update delay in days if variable type is value file (3) or RSS feed (8). Default value is 0.
UpdateHours	Update delay in hours if variable type is value file (3) or RSS feed (8). Default value is 2.
UpdateMinutes	Update delay in minutes if variable type is value file (3) or RSS feed (8). Default value is 0.

The following parameters are stored in the [Include...] sections describing addresses that are allowed:

Value	Content
URL	Left part of an allowed URL or mask containing star (*) character(s) defining an allowed URL.
ApplyRunMode	Does this setting apply to screensaver mode?
ApplyNavMode	Does this setting apply to browse mode?

The following parameters are stored in the [Exclude...] sections describing addresses that are restricted:

Value	Content
URL	Left part of a restricted URL or mask containing star (*) character(s) defining a restricted URL.
ApplyRunMode	Does this setting apply to screensaver mode?
ApplyNavMode	Does this setting apply to browse mode?

The following parameters are stored in the [ToolRun...] and [ToolNav...] sections describing buttons on screensaver and browse tool bars:

Value	Content
Visible	Is this button visible or not in the specified tool bar?
Position	Position in the tool bar from the left.
Icon	Picture of the button when it is not pressed.
IconDown	Picture of the button when it is pressed.
IconRollOver	Picture of the button when the mouse is over the button.
HelpTip	Text of the help tip when the mouse rolls over the button.

Create shorcuts

Shortcuts are created on the desktop, in the Quick launch part of the task bar and in the Start menu:

• A shortcut to the program file created on the desktop, in the Quick launch part of the task bar and in the Play The Web folder of the Start menu,
• A shortcut to the Configuration dialog is added to the program folder,
• A link to the Play The Web web site is added to the program folder,
• A shortcut to the uninstall process is also created in the program folder.

Upgrade Play The Web

After the installation of Play The Web, it is easy to upgrade the software to a newer version.

When a newer version is released, retrieve the newer playweb.exe executable file. Then, you can copy this file on every computer installed, to the installation folder. This copy operation will replace the existing program.

Make sure that the user performing the copy operation has the write access in the program folder so the executable file can be replaced.