hello 1. Copy the Adobe Photoshop Elements folder to the desktop from the Photoshop Elements 5.0 CD. 2. Open the Setup.ini file in a text editor such as Notepad. 3. Modify the Setup.ini file by adding /qn to the CommandLine0. The edited line should appear as below, where (xx_xx) is the placeholder for the Photoshop Elements language (for example (en_us): CommandLine0=msiexec /i "Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 (xx_xx).msi"/qn 4. Save the changes and close Notepad. 5. Create an abcpy.ini file: a. Start Notepad. b. Copy the following lines into Notepad. ;*************************************************************** ;OEM Installation Options ;*************************************************************** [OEM Install] USERNAME= COMPANYNAME= SERIALNUMBER= INSTALLDIR= Note: User name and serial number are required; company name and installation directory are optional. If the INSTALLDIR is left blank the Photoshop Elements 5.0 silent installer will install files and folders to the default location. c. Save the file as a text document and name it abcpy.ini . Note that you must overwrite the .txt extension in the Name field. Note: You must save this file in the same folder location as the Setup.exe file. This should be the Adobe Photoshop Elements folder you copied to your desktop in step 1 above. 6. Start the Photoshop Elements 5.0 installer by double-clicking the Setup.exe file bye