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Exactly! I also needed something a little more generically viable since I will be using this in many environment as part of an install process for a bunch of different diagnostics apps. PSKill works on NT3.5, NT4.0, 2K, and all flavors of XP. Which, in my humble, and very limited knowledge, is a better situation than Taskkill allows for. But thanks for the script info for task

Since so many have been helpful to me, I wanted to give back what I could to the community. After installing ad-aware, the help file and update automatically run. I could not find anywhere the switches to disable these, so I managed a work around. If this can save someone else time, wonderfull!. First, download the utility pskill (freeware) from the following: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pskill.shtml Then put the pskill.exe in whatever folder you are running your install from (for me it was the "TCGDiagnosticsApps" folder. The commands look like this: ECHO. ECHO Installing Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.05 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\TCGDiagnosticsApps\aawsepersonal.exe /SILENT start /wait %systemdrive%\TCGDiagnosticsApps\pskill.exe hh.exe start /wait %systemdrive%\TCGDiagnosticsApps\pskill.exe ad-aware.exe The end result is a completely silent install of ad-aware. Hope this helps someone. :-)

dude, you rock!

Hey, I've made lots of progress on my script. Thanks for the direction there. Below is what I have so far but I have a question. When the script gets to the part to enter the registration information into the registry it prompts me with a question asking "Are you sure want to add this information..." I have been unable to get past that little prompt. Can you help? Here's the script so far. This is my applications part: ECHO. ECHO Installing Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.05 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\TCGDiagnosticsApps\aawsepersonal.exe /SILENT ECHO. ECHO Installing ERUNT 1.1 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\TCGDiagnosticsApps\erunt-setup.exe /silent ECHO. ECHO Installing Google Toolbar ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\TCGDiagnosticsApps\GoogleToolbarInstaller.exe /s /qn ECHO. ECHO Installing Spybot SD 1.3 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\TCGDiagnosticsApps\spybotsd13.exe /VERYSILENT /NOCANCEL /TASKBARHIDE /AUTOCLOSE ECHO. ECHO Installing Tuneup Utilities 2004 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\TCGDiagnosticsApps\TU2004.exe /QN ECHO Registering Tuneup Utilities 2004 start /wait %systemdrive%\TCGDiagnosticsApps\registry.reg /s _________________________________________________________ The file registry.reg looks like this: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TuneUp\Utilities\4.0] "InstallPath"="C:\\Program Files\\TuneUp Utilities 2004\\" "Company"="Texas Computer Guys, Inc." "UserName"="Joseph Orsak" "UseCounter"=dword:00000001 "RegCode"="xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TuneUp\Utilities\4.0\WelcomeScreen] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TuneUp\Utilities\4.0] "InstallPath"="C:\\Program Files\\TuneUp Utilities 2004\\" "Company"="Texas Computer Guys, Inc." "UserName"="Joseph Orsak" "UseCounter"=dword:00000003 "RegCode"="xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TuneUp\Utilities\4.0\WelcomeScreen] ___________________________________________________________ When it gets to the registry.reg part is asks me if I want to add that to the registry. I have to click on yes for it to go and I can't seem to get past that. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks SOOOO much for the great info. I've made a TON of progress today on this nad just have some oddities that I can't get past. Registrering Tuneup Utilities 2004. I finally got the registry keys correct to register the program but I can't find a switch for the "Are you sure you want to add this information into the registry" prompt. How do I enter the registry information without a prompt? Again thanks so much for all your help and info.

Wow. Thanks. A wealth of info. I'm finally starting to get around the site better. "Searching" is of th essence for finding what I need I've discovered. Thanks so much for your help. I'm having trouble entereing a registry key for registration info on Tuneup utilities 2004. You have any thoughts there? Thanks again.

Ok. This sounds great. So it IS possible. But I know nothing about it. I know what .cmd extension are an autorun.inf files for a CD type app, but beyond them am an id*** to this. Could you give me an example of installing ad-aware for instance that way? If I can see the command line info for one, I think I could figure out all the rest. Also, these apps all have ?'s that pop up during the install so I am guessing that the terminology woul dbe a "silent install" using "switches." Thanks so much for your help and time. Joe

Seems that is the case. I'm having a hard time finding such an animal or even where to begin with it. Any help from anyone would be much appreciated.

I finally did find an applications section and am beginning to weed through that. For someone that doesn't write scripts, this is a bit daunting.

That's where I started and it all was addressing unattended installs of XP. I didn't find anything on unattended installs of just applications. THAT's what I'm needing help finding. Thanks for your thoughts, Joe

Hey folks, I'm a complete newb to this site so I might be posting in a completely wrong area. I tried to find one that I thought was appropriate. I'm TRYING to figure out how to create an unattended install from CD of my common utilities that I use (I.E. Ad-aware, spybot, etc.) I frequently run preventative maintenance on systems and regularly have to install 5 or 6 apps and create a folder for them in the startup menu as well as moving shortcuts there, etc. It would be VERY useful to have this process automated. Someone truned me on to this site and... the rest, as they say, is history. :-) Any help would be greatly appreciated. I poste dthis to another area that apprently was the wrong area. Someone told me it was the wrong area but didnt' really tell me where to try an dpost it. Forgive me if this is again the wrong spot.

Hey folks, I'm a complete newb to this site so I might be posting in a completely wrong area. I tried to find one that I thought was appropriate. I'm TRYING to figure out how to create an unattended install from CD of my common utilities that I use (I.E. Ad-aware, spybot, etc.) I frequently run preventative maintenance on systems and regularly have to install 5 or 6 apps and create a folder for them in the startup menu as well as moving shortcuts there, etc. It would be VERY useful to have this process automated. Someone truned me on to this site and... the rest, as they say, is history. :-) Any help would be greatly appreciated.