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Thanks for the reply, I was talking out of my rear! I have got it working now, but the first few times I tried it the install kept insisting it was "downloading" and then "verifying" the file before the install actually statred. Meantime the other software started to install. Not quite sure what was causing it but it's working now so I will leave it well alone and move on to the next app. many thanks for your help, its taking the time to answer queries that has made this forum so useful and worth while. (not many forums that can say that!)

Hi, newbie on the forums, and have found this site to be of excellent assistance. I am setting up my first server (properly anyway!) and have used RIS to automate the install process. With a great deal of reading and digesting information new to me, this site has helped me get up and running very quickly, and I have a resonable understanding of whats going on. BUT (theres always a but) I am having problems autoinstalling Acrobat Reader using the runonce menthod in a registry key. I know in a .cmd file you can use the "start /wait" function but it doesnt appear to work from me when using the runonce system instead. i am finding that Acrobat reader takes so long, the other applications are installing and then the machine rebooting before it is finshed. Is there a way to force windows to wait for the install to finish before carrying on to the next step? Any he;lp would be gratefully recieved. Thanks in advance....a noob