1:) First of all copy all the files from your installation Cd. After you have copied the files to a destination on your harddrive. Head into the directory "Adobe® Photoshop® CS2."

2:) Download the file that i have attached called "Adobe Photoshop CS2.rar." Decompress the "Adobe Photoshop CS2.msi" file and replace the original, with the one in the rar file.

3:) Edit the file "Abcpy.ini" in the same directory.



4:)Excute command

Now this will kill the inistial activation screen upon install. It will not kill it on the first inistial start of Photoshop. You will still have too go through your activation process. This file, and how-to just allows you to install silently withought the overwelmingly naggy activation screen upon successfull install!

http://abadaba.googlepages.com/AdobePhotoshopCS2.rar

Strange, I was never able to do it this way. I had to actually remove the custom action from the install sequence in the .msi file to delay activation until first run.

Thats actually what i did. The file that is avail for download is the edited .msi file =}

@abadaba, dude, thnx a lot! it works like a charm. can u please work on how to bypass Adobe Bridge, Help Center, ExtendedScript toolkit installation. of course, nliter don't want them

D'oh! I didn't read closely enough. I see that now.

Can a MOD add a sticky for this. I keep noticing all over the forums about people trying too figure out how to do this...Well here is a solution Anyone else?

Wow! Great! I've been looking for this. Please, make it sticky!

I see no reason to make this a sticky. Anyone searching, will be able to see this. Also....wrong forum.

the custom action removed works great for me, as posted in other topic.
thanks though.

Hello abadaba, the link is not working for me , did you see your PM

Works for me just fine

http://abadaba.googlepages.com/AdobePhotoshopCS2.rar

This is what it says.

! C:\Documents and Settings\Greg\Desktop\AdobePhotoshopCS2.rar: CRC failed in Adobe Photoshop CS2.msi. The file is corrupt
! C:\Documents and Settings\Greg\Desktop\AdobePhotoshopCS2.rar: Unexpected end of archive

Duud are you replacing the original with mine? Or are you just trying too run it after you download it too where ever? Cuz ive not chanegd the file, and everyone on here has had no probs with it. I jsut tested again on my end and it works just fine.

When I start to download the file It goes alright untill halfway then speeds up to a really quick finish. The file ends up to be 405kbs

OK ababdaba I've got it now, I used IDM & it worked, Thanks dude!

thanx abadaba

works just fine

A question about this silent installtion method. I've done everything as noted, and installation works perfectly. However, I have noticed that only Adobe Photoshop and Adobe ImageReady are installed (there is no AdobeHelp, Adobe Bridge...). Does it have to work that way (or am I doing something wrong here).

Thanks.

i wouldn't mind adfobe bridge either, but that's it apart from PS and IR..

it'd poss work that way if you used the modded msi (thanks loads for that ), and changed the main CS2 abcy.ini.. then ran it from the root setup.exe, with the ini told only to install PS and IR

sorry if that didnt make sense, but it does in my head

i'll go do it, and if it works, see how 'lite' i can get the installer, so that i can fit it on an nlite cd

Adobe CS2\Adobe Creative Suite 2.0\Adobe Bridge Services

the switch for adobe bridge is /qn

sorted.. much easier

i'll just add that as a cab, to install additionally to PS/IR

Thanks for this, not bothered about adobe bridge or help so this is perfect for me. Downloaded and unrared just fine.

Does this will work with Creative Suite 2?
I mean if do this to the Photoshop folder inside Creative Suite will it install silently?

how did you edit the msi file? i am trying to find a solution for my other adobe products.

how to auto register silently?

^^ you could try copying %appdata%\adobe. it didn't work for me in vmware however might work on the computer. it was activated on

IDM = Internet Dowload Manager, also file could be downloaded with Opera browser (when it says error you just click "Resume Transfer")

abcpy.ini is the oldest metthod and sure shot to configure adobe products for silent install.

It worked

Not working. It shows activation data unuseable when i installed to another machine.

activation is computer specific - if you activate on x computer - reinstall xp + adobe copying activated %appdata%\adobe may work. it'll not work on another computer.

Theres also an transfer activation to another computer option in activation popup. you could try that

Is understand upper I do but she is not working. Does this has do formed at the shape wonderfully?

INSTALLDIR= <- do i put this %programfiles%\adobe Dir?? or leave it blank?

also what do i do with this?? were do i use it..

after i modify this photoshop stuff.. how can i compress it to .cab ready for nLite add on??
sorry guys but im new at this.. thnx

To auto activate this is what i did.

1. install photoshop normally
2. create folder on desktop (or where ever you want it to be)
3. copy contents of photoshop disc to this folder
4. replace the .msi as explained earlier in this thread
5. edit the .ini as explained earlier
6. go to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe Systems\Product licenses\
7. copy b2b8600.dat to the root of folder you copied your disc to
8. create a batch file (install.bat) in the folder you created



now if you add this to your unattended install reference the batch file instead of the .msi

i know this works on the same computer I'm not sure if it will work on multiple computers. (that would be a violation of the EULA anyway)

I have no Application Data folder

You need to show hidden folders
Tools>Folder Options>View>Show Hidden files