Howto Install FFChooser

Small howto written by the creator of FFChooser
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This howto should show how to create CD-Images or Packages on a Harddisk which are the base to install FFChooser on a Windows-Computer.
After installing FFChooser on a PC, FFChooser will be startet only the first time after installing it directly after starting the computer. Then FFChooser asks the user if he wants to use internet-explorer (as "normal") or install Firefox. To get the user to install Firefox the program shows the user the advantages of Firefox. Beneath the user can choose the language in which he wants to get the information and wants to install Firefox.

More info can be found here.

Files needed

The following files are needed for installing FFChooser: Put all these files together in a directory of your wish and follow the steps written at the method you choose.

Method 1: Create a CD which launches FFChooser

Follow these steps:
  1. Create a autorun.inf file with the following content:
    [autorun] open=ffchooser.exe
  2. Burn autorun.inf toghether with the other files to a CD
  3. Insert this CD into a running ("preinstalled") system, FFChooser should start
  4. Press the "i"-key for installing FFChooser
  5. After installing is finished (CD-ROM-LED is going off), remove the CD

Method 2: Create a CD which installs FFChooser

Follow these steps:
  1. Create a autorun.inf file with the following content:
    [autorun] open=ffchooser.exe install
  2. Burn autorun.inf toghether with the other files to a CD
  3. Insert this CD into a running ("preinstalled") system, FFChooser should install, no message is shown
  4. After installing is finished (CD-ROM-LED is going off), remove the CD

Method 3: Install FFChooser from a Drive (USB-Stick, Network-Share,...)

Follow these steps:
  1. Create a install.cmd file with the following content:
    ffchooser.exe install
  2. Copy install.cmd toghether with the other files to the Drive/Network-Share/USB-Stick,...
  3. On the preinstalled system just start "install.cmd" - This should install FFChooser, no message is shown if finished, but installing just takes secounds

What does installation do?

Please read here


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