One click: automatic installation programs. Automatic installation of programs online and for free: myth or reality. Let's figure it out

On the agenda is the question of how to forget about routine, manual installation of programs and take a closer look at more modern technologies for automatically installing applications. First of all, I decided to do a little monitoring of the topic. I went to old man Google for advice. “Poke” on the very first link and “rested his horns” on . Fate is a villain, the program turned out to be paid. Therefore, there will not be a full review, although if expressed in the language of the TV show “Play Harmony,” MultiSet “has a very good repertoire.”

Automatic installation of programs, while it is absolutely not necessary to be a programmer and you do not need to write a single line of code/script. Create a bootable external drive for installing software after reinstalling the operating system.
Creating a boot disk, flash drive, external hard drive for automatic installation of Windows without user intervention or Windows with a package of your programs.
Remote automatic installation over a local network.

First of all, download the program and install it. You can use the trial version for a month if you like to buy it or ask in the comments “When will the end of the world.” Our super “brainbreakers” robot Dashka and her friend Andryushka will definitely answer you. Don't forget about system requirements. The program currently works in such operating systems as Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Server, Vista, 7.

In fact, the developers have reduced the entire process of working with the program to a minimum. Moreover, if you open MultiSet and press the F1 button, detailed instructions and help will open. Each item and detail is described in detail and it is not entirely clear what can be added.

Now about the main thing. For me, this is creating my own boot disk (CD/DVD) or flash drive with a package of frequently used programs. Reinstalled the system. I inserted the disc into the drive and forgot what it was like to “move” the cursor over numerous buttons and checkboxes. In the “All packages” section, right-click, select the desired category and click “New package...”.

In the window that pops up, click on the button with the image of the folder (the empty “Executable file” field).

In Explorer, indicate the full path to .exe program file. In my case, the subject is Setup_Volume2_1_1_3_247.exe (very convenient), click the “OK” button.

A warning window will appear. Close your antivirus and firewall and install the application as usual. Otherwise, errors are possible that will lead to the program not working.

After which the recording of your actions will begin. That is, you install the program as usual. During installation, be sure to uncheck all unnecessary checkboxes so that “useless, unnecessary software” is not installed, if the installer imposes one. As soon as the program window for further configuration appears and you see that the installation process has been successfully completed, click the “Stop” button.

A warning appears where you need to click the “OK” button and rejoice that you have completed the initial stage of learning the MultiSet program. So with each program until you create a complete application package that satisfies you.

All that remains is to create a boot disk (my case) with a software package for automatic installation on any computer. Click on the disk.

Select the folder where the installation kit will be saved.

Using the prompts in the Installation Wizard window, we create a complex, which we later copy to any storage medium (CD, DVD, Flash, Hard Drive). We hide the disk or flash drive in a secluded place and wait for a new system reinstallation. More complete information, as always, is in the video clip.

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Batch download of programs- this is something that until recently only a select few advanced users knew about.

Previously, it was possible to download software from different developers using English-language services, known mainly to system administrators and geeks.

Now we have InstallPack - a Russian-language application for batch downloading of programs, designed for users of any level.

Questions:

How to install several programs at once?

How to install all the necessary programs on several computers at once?

Recommend software for installing free programs

Step 1

Download the InstallPack application. You can do this from the official website: https://installpack.net/.

Step 2

Let's launch the application and get acquainted with the interface. In the main window there is a list of programs available for download. They can be sorted alphabetically by clicking on the “Name” tab, or by category by clicking on the “Category” tab. The last option will certainly help when you know what the program is for, but don't remember what it's called. Opposite each application you can also see its rating, price, size and brief description.

Step 3

Let’s look at the ready-made sets of programs by going to the dropdown, where “TOP-100” is selected by default. Here it is worth paying attention to the “Must have” package - it will be especially useful after reinstalling Windows. In the Patriot package you will find software from Russian developers. As for the rest, their names speak for themselves.

Step 4

For convenience and to save time, we will use the search bar located in the upper left corner of the interface. Just start typing the first letters of the program, and you will immediately see it at the very top of the list. For example, if you set out to find the Opera browser, type the Latin “op” on your keyboard - this will be enough.

Step 5

We mark the programs we need with a tick. You can also check the box next to “Silent installation” - this way we will save ourselves from notifications that usually come from the installation wizard during installation. Programs will begin to be installed one at a time to minimize the impact on the processor load

Step 6

Finally, close InstallPack and make sure that the application shortcut is saved on the Desktop. Just in case, we recommend saving InstallPack to a USB flash drive as well - since the application runs without installation, it can also be used as a portable version. We will be able to quickly and conveniently install several programs at once in various situations, be it reinstalling the system, buying a new computer or working on a new project.

Finally, we note that all programs downloaded via InstallPack are supplied in the latest versions. Since they are checked for viruses and other harmful components, their installation is completely safe.

And also other programs:

AllMyApps

AllMyApps has a huge database of both free and paid applications. You can create a free account on the site and then select the programs that interest you. After this, you must install a special AllMyApps client, which, in turn, will independently download and install all the programs you have chosen. In addition, the client can detect all the software you have installed and update it as needed.

My personal favorite in this review. You don't even need to register to use Ninite's services. You just need to mark the programs to be installed on the website, and then download an installer specially generated for you, which will automatically and quickly install all the programs you need in batch mode. There are not many of them in the service database, but everything necessary and popular is available here. And the most important thing about Ninite is its reliability and speed.

This small program allows you to automatically install in “quiet mode,” that is, without user intervention, a fairly wide range of programs. You will need to install Speed Install on your computer, mark the programs you need and click the button Install. An interesting feature of the program is the ability to create “offline installers,” which may be useful if you need to maintain a computer that does not have access to the network.

This program attempts to replicate the functionality of the Linux package manager. With its help, you can quickly install any of the programs available in the database, update or delete existing software. A special feature of Npackd is the ability to install older versions of programs, so if you don’t like the update of an application, you can roll back to the previous version. Currently, Npacd is aware of the existence of more than 300 software products.

Another great package manager for Windows, iPhone and Android. With it, you can easily download, install, update and delete applications from your device. All programs, and there are about 150 of them for PCs, are conveniently divided into categories with the ability to quickly search. Once you have checked the boxes for the programs you need, all you have to do is press the button Install, after which you can drink coffee - FreeApps will perform all further operations independently.

Although Windows operating systems do not provide a single interface for managing software, like Linux does, there are still quite decent third-party solutions. With their help, you can significantly simplify and speed up the process of installing, updating or uninstalling programs on your computer.

The time that a user spends searching and installing the necessary programs, for example, when changing the operating system, can be counted in hours. And if this is a local network with a dozen computers, then these procedures can take all day. Fortunately, there are programs in nature that can significantly reduce the duration of this process.

Such software is divided into two categories: programs for automatic installation of ready-made distributions and catalogs of applications downloaded from the Internet.

MultiSet falls into the first category. The program creates an application installation script using step-by-step recording of user actions. Then, on demand or automatically, it installs it on the computer.

The software's arsenal also includes functions for creating bootable media with assemblies recorded on them, including those containing the operating system.

Maestro AutoInstaller

The software is very similar to the previous representative. Maestro AutoInstaller also records the installation and then plays it back, but has a friendlier and clearer interface, as well as a smaller set of additional functions. The program can create distributions with application packages, but is not able to write them to disks and flash drives.

Npackd

Npackd is a powerful catalog program. With its help, you can download and install applications presented in the list, update and delete already installed ones, and add your own programs. Software added to the Npackd repository has every chance of becoming popular, since it ends up in a common directory and can be used by all its users.

DDownloads

DDownloads is another representative of application directories, but with slightly different functions. The operating principle of the program is based on the use of a database containing a huge list of software with a detailed description of its properties and features.

Essentially, DDownloads is an information platform with the ability to download installers from official sites. True, here it is also possible to add your own applications to the database, but they will not end up in the general directory, but will only be contained in a local database file.

A large number of functions and settings allow you to use the program as a repository of information and links and as a general directory for users of your local network.

We looked at several programs that allow you to find, download and automatically install a large number of applications. You should not neglect this knowledge, since at any time you may need to reinstall the system, and with it all the necessary software. To do this, it is not at all necessary to collect a collection of installers: using MultiSet, you can write them to a boot disk along with Windows or create a DDownloads information database in the local area to quickly find the necessary links.

Currently, the installation procedure for programs is as simplified as possible; the user only needs to select an installation mode, enter registration data and read the license agreement. But when you need to install dozens of programs, the time taken from the user increases significantly; he is forced to stay at the computer all this time just to answer the next question from the installation wizard and click the “Next” button. And if the user is a system administrator whose responsibilities include installing programs for employees of the organization, this, without a doubt, greatly distracts him from his main activity. Is it possible to somehow automate this process? Can! Using the MultiSet program from Almeza.

Once you show MultiSet how to install the software, you will be spared this procedure in the future. All user actions are recorded in a batch file (MST), and future program installations will repeat the events of this file. MultiSet itself will launch the installation wizard, select the necessary modes, enter registration data, and click the “Next” and “Finish” buttons. All necessary programs will be installed one after another, freeing the person from the need to constantly be present at the computer.

Program interface

The program window is divided into three areas. The first is a tree of categories into which programs will be grouped. The second is a table with a list of packages of the current category. The third is a log table with the results of installing programs from packages.

When adding a new package, the user is prompted to enter its name, description and select a program installation file. After which a window for recording user actions will appear, and the selected distribution file will begin to be executed. All operations performed by the user - pressing buttons, entering serial numbers, selecting installation modes - will be recorded in the package.

The recording applies to absolutely all events, even those not related to the program being installed. Therefore, if you need to switch to another task during the application installation process, you need to press the pause button in the recording window. The recording will be stopped, and the installation of the program will continue until the first dialog requiring user intervention. The recording window provides one interesting feature - entering text information in the installation dialogs through its own text field. Let's give an example. During installation, the program asks you to enter your last name, initials, and organization name. If you enter all this data without pausing recording, then the next time you install a program from the created package, the same information will be entered, even if you are installing the program for a completely different user. To avoid this, when entering data, you need to click the "Pause" button, enter the required data in the text field that appears and click the Paste button. The following figure shows an example of entering registration data through the text field of the record window. After clicking the Paste button, the word "Pupkin" will be inserted into the Last (Family) Name field.

All text information entered in this way will be available for editing in the created package, and during the next installation you will simply need to replace it in advance.

Next time, to install one or more programs, all you need to do is check the boxes in the packages table and run the installation - all programs from the marked packages will be installed.

Now let's look at the properties of the created package. The first "General" tab of the properties window specifies the package name and installation executable file.

The "System" tab contains such uninteresting information as the operating system in which the package was created, theme and screen resolution.

And the “Inserts” tab stores text data entered through the text field of the recording window. Here they can be edited for the next installation.

The fourth tab, “Scenario,” contains a list of all actions performed by the user. The list is marked - for each event there is a check mark. A checked box means that the action will be performed automatically. If the checkbox is unchecked, the action will not be performed. In this case, the installation program will simply skip it or wait for the user's reaction (for example, to click the "Next" button).

Creation of a universal database

When packages have been created to install all the necessary programs, you can use them to create a universal distribution database on separate media. The first step is that the universal database creation wizard will ask you to select the directory in which it will be located. Next, you should select the installation program packages that will be included in this database. It often happens that a program distribution consists of a whole set of files. In this case, you can configure not only the installation file to be copied to the database, but also the entire directory in which it is located. And the last step of the wizard is to simply click the "Start" button. All necessary files will be copied to the directory of the created database.

In addition to software distributions, you can add a Windows XP distribution to the database. In the processing intended for this, the directory with the Windows XP distribution kit, the universal database directory and registration data are indicated: user name, organization name, computer name (by default these are already filled in) and registration number. All that remains is to click the Create button.

When the program database is ready, it can be written to a separate medium: CD, DVD or flash drive. The next time this media is inserted into the computer's reading device, the database will automatically offer to install all the software packages included in it, and will not require your participation during installation.

Summary

The advantage of this software solution cannot be overestimated. MultiSet automates such a seemingly automatic process as installing programs. Now the need to reinstall the system will not frighten the user; absolutely all installation work can be transferred to the computer itself.

Recently, interesting discs with software have begun to appear on Moscow markets. It seems that the disk is like a disk - programs, articles, links - everything is as it should be, but their distinctive feature is that programs from the disk can be installed automatically.
What does it mean? Can you imagine a regular installer for some program? Lots of questions about installation paths, shortcuts, license agreements, etc. But all questions can be answered with the proposed default values. This is what most users do. Auto-installation means installing the program with all default values. The user does not have to press buttons, place switches and checkboxes. You don’t even have to manually enter the serial number (legally purchased, of course). All this will be done automatically - the user is resting.

How are discs with such a unique feature created? We will look at two programs from Russian developers specifically designed for creating such discs. These are competing programs.
LazySetupCD and MultiSet.

Now let's decide on our disk. What can almost no modern user do without? No MicroSoft Office products! Let's now try to create a disk for auto-installing MS Office 2003 using each of the programs.

LazySetupCD

Following the program prompts, let's create a new MS Office 2003 disk project.

Let's start creating an automatic installation. It turns out that you need to create a sequence of so-called actions that will be performed during installation. Examples of actions - click the “Next” button, check the “I agree with the license agreement” checkbox, enter a text fragment (for serials). There is a convenient action editor to specify the sequence of actions.

I was interested in the "Record" button in the action editor.
By clicking it, you can start the process of automatically recording user actions. That is, you simply install the program as usual, and all your actions are accurately recorded and can be easily reproduced in the future. It is very comfortable. And if you suddenly make a mistake, or press an extra button, then you can always
edit the installation algorithm in the action editor.

The only thing that cannot be automatically recorded is entering the serial number. It must be explicitly specified in the action editor.

After doing all these steps, I ended up with the following installation algorithm consisting of 12 steps:

Now we have a fully compiled auto-installation algorithm. Before using it, it is advisable to check its correctness. To do this, LazySetupCD has a “Checking task installation”. That is, LazySetupCD will launch the MS Office installer and apply this algorithm to it. If the installation has reached its end, then the algorithm is compiled correctly.

Now you can proceed directly to recording the disc. Click “Record”, select the folder in which you want to record and
the disk is ready.

A primitive autorun is supplied with the LazySetupCD program.

However, this autorun can easily be replaced with your own. You can develop a disk shell through third-party programs, and assign a special one to the Autoinstall button
LazySetupCD command, which will immediately start the auto-installation process.

MultiSet

The principle of creating an auto-installation turns out to be the same as in LazySetupCD - you need to install the application, and all user actions will be recorded and then played back.

As a result, the MS OFFICE 2003 installation package will be created. Unfortunately, MultiSet does not have an action editor and it is impossible to somehow correct the created algorithm. If the auto-installation does not work for some reason, the author advises removing the package and recording from the beginning.
Also in MultiSet there is a slight subtlety when entering the serial number. You need to pause the recording of actions and manually enter each text fragment of the serial.

As a result, it will be possible to burn a disc with MS OFFICE auto-installation.

In MultiSet, as well as in LazySetupCD, you can start auto-installation using a special command, which allows you to use it in autoruns of your own design.

Thus, we have auto-installation disks created by LazySetupCD and MultiSet programs. In field testing, it was determined that MultiSet performed actions faster, but at the same time completely took over control of the mouse and keyboard, without allowing anything to the user.

Comparative characteristics of programs

Supports loading ready-made scripts - i.e. no need to install the program to create an installation algorithm
Supports installer autoinstall keys
The action editor makes the process of creating auto-installation algorithms transparent

Classic user interface
Multi-language support
Faster autoinstall speed

Both programs can create discs with automatic software installation, saving the user from routine actions. Thanks to them, you will always have a unique disk at hand, from which you can always quickly and efficiently install the necessary program.