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There is a newer hotfixe replacing this one...

First page updated for Windows 2000 SP4. Windows XP SP1 has been moved at post #3 on the first page... it is no longer supported, Sorry Windows XP SP2 has been moved in the top section of the page also.

Here is the Results for Windows 2000 SP4 *** NEW *** KB893086 KB893066 KB890923 KB890859 KB893803 (Windows Installer 3.1) KB842773 Take note that KB867282, KB890047 & 891711 are no longer necessary I'll update the first page soon...

Is there a way to do this automatically? *EDIT* and I suppose I have to reboot to make it work?

Hello again, I am trying to install some unattended application over the network but I get this annoying warning message: Is there a way to bypass this? Regtweak, workaround, anything else...

The first page has been updated for Windows XP SP2... I'll be updating for Win2000 SP4 soon!

Fresh new updates availables! Here is the Results for Windows XP SP2 *** NEW *** KB893086 KB893066 KB890923 KB890859 KB893803 (Windows Installer 3.1) Take note that KB890047 & KB867282 are no longer necessary and that KB890830 (removal tool) has evolved to version 1.3 (April Edition)... I'll update the first page soon...

Thanks you for your reply, but all your example are pointing to another external file... is it possible to do something like this: ws.RegWrite strKeyPath & "TITLE", "Installing Software", "REG_SZ" ws.RegWrite strKeyPath & "001\", "MS Office Pro 2003", "REG_SZ" ws.RegWrite strKeyPath & "001\1", "\\Source\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=Unattended.mst /qb-", "REG_SZ"

I am wondering if it is an "easy" process to convert this batch file to a vb script: FOR %%i IN (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%i:\CD.bin SET CDROM=%%i: if not exist %windir%\system32\reg.exe copy "%CDROM%\CD\W2K\reg.exe" %windir%\system32 SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Test" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "MS Office Pro 2003 Fr." /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "\\Source\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=Unattended.mst /qb-" /f rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess Any input appreciated!

I tried the same way as usual and it works fine for me too The only thing is that if I am silently installing over MSN 6.2, I get an automatic reboot! Is there a way to supress this action? ***EDIT*** Nevermind, It looks like any other .msi installer so I added: REBOOT=Suppress and it seems to be Ok now

The workaround I found for this matter is the following: Go for 2 i386 folders! one at the root of your CD without the $OEM$ folder and another one inside a folder: SYSTEM\XP for example where you can put a $OEM$ folder... Using the "optimise" feature of CDIMAGE will prevent your CD from using more space...

I recommend EasyBoot. This is one of those little program not too expensive making our life easier. The thing I really like is the graphic interface resolution going up to 1024x768... fantastic!

I recommend Acronis Disk Director v9 for Hard Disk Partitionning. This one is far better that Partition Magic...

Go for Notepad. This one is the best tool you can use. Seriously, I don't know which one is the best to save time but sooner or later you should take time to understand what is happening in your Unattended installation so you'll master every aspect of it.

Nlite is not an Unattended Maker... it is a tool to remove and integrate some component in your distribution.

is there a way to check with the variable %ProgramFiles% because I know that even if it is located on the D:\ drive, on a system with a lot of software there will also be a C:\Program Files because older software aren't checking for the registry value and always point to C:\Program files. So in those case your script would return the C:\ drive even if there is only 1 program at that location... Also, it should be a condition statement like I described in my first post... <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm currently working with the InstallShield installer of various Adobe programs and I a facing a problem with the %programfiles% variable which I cannot use in the setup.iss answer file: szDir=D:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS I decided that the best way to get around this issue is to have 2 answer file. One for the case of %ProgramFiles% being located on the D:\ drive and another one for the C:\ drive... This is my current working RunOnceEx.cmd: FOR %%i IN (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%i:\CD.bin SET CDROM=%%i: SET ANSWERFILE=setupd.iss SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Stupid InstallShield Installer" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "Adobe© Photoshop© CS" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "\"%CDROM%\Adobe Photoshop CS\setup.exe\" -s -f1\"%CDROM%\Adobe Photoshop CS\%ANSWERFILE%\" -f2\"%systemdrive%\test.log\"" /f BUT I would like to put a condition to check IF %ProgramFiles%="D:\Program Files" SET ANSWERFILE=setupd.iss ELSE SET ANSWERFILE=setupc.iss well, ahem, something like that... Can someone help me with this condition in my RunOnceEx.cmd Here is the original topic: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=42541

There is an alternative I have been exploring. You can use a setup.iss answer file with the InstallShield installer. BUT there is one big issue in my case: it doesn't support the use of a system variable such as %programfiles% (and it doesn't support the omition of this entry). In the setup.iss file, I have to specify a full path for the installation directory: [{EFB21DE7-8C19-4A88-BB28-A766E16493BC}-SdAskDestPath-0] szDir=D:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS Result=1 And the problem is that in some case the Program File is located on the D:\ drive and sometimes on the C:\ drives. So I have done 2 setup.iss files; one for each drive and I am using the following command to install with RunOnceEx: REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "\"%CDROM%\Adobe Photoshop CS\setup.exe\" -s -f1\"%CDROM%\Adobe Photoshop CS\setupd.iss\" -f2\"%systemdrive%\test.log\"" /f This command works perfectly but I would like to put a condition to check IF %ProgramFiles%="D:\Program Files" GOTO line X ELSE GOTO line Y Can someone help me with this condition in my RunOnceEx Batch file

Ah hA!

So, I've been reading a lot of topics about Creative Suite. If there is one thing I really find annoying is having to go thru a lot of topic to finally get some informations so here is my contribution: 1- It doesn't seems possible to install the whole suite from one single point. Even if I could, I prefer having control over each application individually. 2- All you have to do, is to provide the following information under the OEM Section in the Abcpy.ini file located in the folder of each applications (not for Acrobat): ;*************************************************;OEM Section ;************************************************* [OEM Install] DisableOnlineReg=YES DisplayWelcomeDlg=NO DisplayEULA=NO DisplayXPDialog=NO DisplayTypeOfInstallDlg=NO DisplaySelectDestDirDlg=NO DisplayCustomDlg=NO DisplayUserInfoDlg=NO DisplayConfirmRegDlg=NO DisplayStartCopyDlg=NO DisplayFinishDlg=NO DisplayFinalMessage=NO DisplayRebootDlg=NO AllowMaintenanceMode=YES ProgGroupName= DefaultDestDir= FName=Celine LName=Dion MI= UserCompanyName=Tasteless Music Co. UserSerialNumber=111122223333444455556666 DisplayBackGround=NO DisplayProgressBar=NO ProgressBarStart=NO ProgressBarEnd=NO REMAINING BUGS: Photoshop CS -none Indesign CS 1- Halt message at the beginning of installation (Close all Adobe Applications Bla Bla Bla...): Illustrator CS 1- Halt Message at the beginning of installation (Close all Adobe Applications Bla Bla Bla...): GoLive CS 1- Halt at the beginning of installation (Close all Adobe Applications Bla Bla Bla...): 2- Halt for QuickTime installation at the end Acrobat Follow this thread here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=35147 Please share your solutions to resolve the remaining issues BTW, thank's to ADOBE for such a mess

Yep! it is working now! Thank you for all your help!

Sorry to report I still get the same error...

Theses are non-critical updates and they are already listed at the end of the list for Windows XP SP2 on the first page...

I used version 6.53 but I didn't integrate them in my Unattended Installation. I have a Multi-Boot CD were I have a winnt.sif with the OemPreinstall turned off in case I have trouble with drivers, programs or updates... (remember that portclr.sys?) so I am able to do F6 during the installation process

I appreciate but my point was that I wanted to use the %ProgramFiles% variable so the script could work on a variety of computers and also I would be able to run the .VBS script from anywhere...