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What is WPI?

Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI for short) is a hypertext application designed for giving users choice. While Windows XP offers many ways of customizing the setup process out of the box, its major drawback is the lack of being able to select which applications an end user may install. In the past, end users and administrators needed to either download the files manually, or create overly complex scripts that could only be used once. WPI allows you to create one image, which can then be custom configured, and optionally, automated, so that end users can install any applications.

WPI is a simple to use automation program for the choice and installation of multiple programs, tweaks and scripts. No longer will you need a dozen CD's or more when doing a fresh Installation. No longer will you need multiple files when you are servicing another PC. With Windows Post-Install Wizard all that you will need is 1 or 2 CD\DVD's to fully install your PC with all of your apps, scripts, registry files or tweaks. Instead of having to re-download those apps like Adobe Reader, Flash or updates to programs, you can have them all on one disk. With WPI you can have all of them all on one disk and then have a nice interface for selecting which apps to install and after configured properly, WPI will install all of them without any input from you. WPI is also commonly added to your windows installation disks. This way you can automate the complete process of Windows and program installations.

With your typical setup of WPI you have your OS and all of the apps, tweaks and such on one disk. After Windows installs, WPI kicks in and you are given a selection of everything you have configured WPI with. Then you can select the ones you want or simply let the timer run out and your default apps will install.

Table of contents

Chapter 1 = WPI Basics and Tutorial
Chapter 2 = Options Wizard overview
Chapter 3 = Config Wizard overview
Chapter 4 = Network Wizard overview
Chapter 5 = Theme Wizard overview
Chapter 6 = Global Variables
Chapter 7 = Advanced options and uses of WPI
Chapter 8 = Links and Credits
Chapter 9 = Changelog
Chapter 10 = How to add WPI to a Windows CD\DVD
Chapter 11 = Placeholder

Known Bugs\Issues!

You cannot minimize the installer window.

You cannot "click 'n drag" to highlight items. Enabling this exposes a bug that can cause instabilities.

The rewind button DOES NOT work on the media player... (Probably never has)

Nero 7 somehow messes with the IE scripting engine and WPI will not work if Nero 7 has been installed or is currently installed.

HOWEVER, This link to the Nero Clean tool --> HERE has been reported to fix this issue. So if you wish to use WPI and have had Nero7 installed you will want to "Clean" your system first.

Windows 2000 is no longer supported out of the box. You HAVE to install IE6 before WPI will run.