How to silent Intel Always Aware?

**Tripredacus** · July 28, 2011

I've got a doozy here, it is Intel's Always Aware software, packaged by ASI. If you want to check out this software yourself, it is located on their FTP:

ftp://65.106.72.164/Notebook/SP_Series/SP15-DIS(UMA)/ASI_Driver/Win7Vista_32(64-bit)/05_Intel-AA_(DIS)_1.6.0.75.zip

It consists of 5 folders, which each contain a setup.exe and an .msi file. In the root is an Intel-AA.exe which does not use any switches. You can pass them but it always will open in interactve mode. I checked the .exe and can't find any switches in it. The installer has the standard MFC icon and is called "SetupLaunch version 1.0" which Google knows nothing about.

So to another angle, maybe I can just silent each of the setup.exe by themselves. Starting with the Accelerometer, using any of the following results in error:

/S

/S /v/qn

/quiet

/q

/s

/WHYWONTYOUINSTALL

The error is: MSIInstallProduct returned '1639'

So I checked the ResHack on it and there is a 41\SETUPCFG item in it that makes it appear to be a multipackage MSI installer. Check the spoiler for the code from that.

Begin Application
	Name="Accelerometer COM"
	Begin Files
		Begin File
			Name="SetupAccelerometer.msi"
		End File
	End Files
End Application
Begin Package
	Name=".NET Framework 2.0"
	LicenseAgreement="EULA0"
	PackageCode="Microsoft.Net.Framework.2.0.en"
	Begin Commands
		Reboot="Immediate"
		Begin Command
			PackageFile="dotnetfx\instmsia.exe"
			Arguments=" /q /c:"msiinst /delayrebootq""
			EstimatedInstallSeconds="20"
			Begin InstallConditions
				Begin BypassIf
					Property="VersionNT"
					Compare="ValueExists"
				End BypassIf
				Begin BypassIf
					Property="VersionMsi"
					Compare="VersionGreaterThanOrEqualTo"
					Value="2.0"
				End BypassIf
			End InstallConditions
			Begin ExitCodes
				Begin ExitCode
					Value="0"
					Result="SuccessReboot"
				End ExitCode
				Begin ExitCode
					Value="1641"
					Result="SuccessReboot"
				End ExitCode
				Begin ExitCode
					Value="3010"
					Result="SuccessReboot"
				End ExitCode
				Begin DefaultExitCode
					Result="Fail"
					FormatMessageFromSystem="true"
					Text="A failure occurred attempting to install the .NET Framework 2.0."
				End DefaultExitCode
			End ExitCodes
		End Command
		Begin Command
			PackageFile="dotnetfx\WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe"
			Arguments="/quiet /norestart"
			EstimatedInstallSeconds="21"
			Begin InstallConditions
				Begin BypassIf
					Property="Version9x"
					Compare="ValueExists"
				End BypassIf
				Begin BypassIf
					Property="VersionNT"
					Compare="VersionLessThan"
					Value="5.0.3"
				End BypassIf
				Begin BypassIf
					Property="VersionMsi"
					Compare="VersionGreaterThanOrEqualTo"
					Value="3.0"
				End BypassIf
				Begin FailIf
					Property="AdminUser"
					Compare="ValueEqualTo"
					Value="false"
					Text="Administrator permissions are required to install the .NET Framework 2.0. Contact your administrator."
				End FailIf
			End InstallConditions
			Begin ExitCodes
				Begin ExitCode
					Value="0"
					Result="Success"
				End ExitCode
				Begin ExitCode
					Value="1641"
					Result="SuccessReboot"
				End ExitCode
				Begin ExitCode
					Value="3010"
					Result="SuccessReboot"
				End ExitCode
				Begin DefaultExitCode
					Result="Fail"
					FormatMessageFromSystem="true"
					Text="A failure occurred attempting to install the .NET Framework 2.0."
				End DefaultExitCode
			End ExitCodes
		End Command
		Begin Command
			PackageFile="dotnetfx\dotnetfx.exe"
			Arguments=" /q:a /c:"install /q /l""
			EstimatedInstalledBytes="180000000"
			EstimatedTempBytes="110000000"
			EstimatedInstallSeconds="420"
			Begin InstallConditions
				Begin BypassIf
					Property="DotNetInstalled"
					Compare="ValueNotEqualTo"
					Value="0"
				End BypassIf
				Begin FailIf
					Property="AdminUser"
					Compare="ValueEqualTo"
					Value="false"
					Text="Administrator permissions are required to install the .NET Framework 2.0. Contact your administrator."
				End FailIf
				Begin FailIf
					Property="Version9X"
					Compare="VersionLessThan"
					Value="4.10"
					Text="Installation of the .NET Framework 2.0 is not supported on Windows 95. Contact your application vendor."
				End FailIf
				Begin FailIf
					Property="VersionNT"
					Compare="VersionLessThan"
					Value="5.0.3"
					Text="Installation of the .NET Framework 2.0 requires Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or later. Contact your application vendor."
				End FailIf
				Begin FailIf
					Property="IEVersion"
					Compare="ValueNotExists"
					Text="Installation of the .NET Framework 2.0 requires Internet Explorer 5.01 or greater. Contact your application vendor."
				End FailIf
				Begin FailIf
					Property="IEVersion"
					Compare="VersionLessThan"
					Value="5.01"
					Text="Installation of the .NET Framework 2.0 requires Internet Explorer 5.01 or greater. Contact your application vendor."
				End FailIf
				Begin FailIf
					Property="ProcessorArchitecture"
					Compare="ValueNotEqualTo"
					Value="Intel"
					Text="This version of the .NET Framework 2.0 is not supported on a 64-bit operating system. Contact your application vendor."
				End FailIf
			End InstallConditions
			Begin ExitCodes
				Begin ExitCode
					Value="0"
					Result="Success"
				End ExitCode
				Begin ExitCode
					Value="3010"
					Result="SuccessReboot"
				End ExitCode
				Begin ExitCode
					Value="4097"
					Result="Fail"
					Text="Administrator permissions are required to install the .NET Framework 2.0. Contact your administrator."
				End ExitCode
				Begin ExitCode
					Value="4098"
					Result="Fail"
				End ExitCode
				Begin ExitCode
					Value="4099"
					Result="Fail"
					Text="Due to an error with Windows Installer, the installation of the .NET Framework 2.0 cannot proceed."
				End ExitCode
				Begin ExitCode
					Value="4101"
					Result="Fail"
					Text="Another instance of setup is already running. The running instance must complete before this setup can proceed."
				End ExitCode
				Begin ExitCode
					Value="4102"
					Result="Fail"
				End ExitCode
				Begin ExitCode
					Value="4113"
					Result="Fail"
					Text="A beta version of the .NET Framework was detected on the computer. Uninstall any previous beta versions of .NET Framework before continuing."
				End ExitCode
				Begin DefaultExitCode
					Result="Fail"
					FormatMessageFromSystem="true"
					Text="A failure occurred attempting to install the .NET Framework 2.0."
				End DefaultExitCode
			End ExitCodes
		End Command
	End Commands
	Begin InstallChecks
		Begin ExternalCheck
			Property="DotNetInstalled"
			PackageFile="dotnetfx\dotnetchk.exe"
		End ExternalCheck
		Begin RegistryCheck
			Property="IEVersion"
			Key="HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer"
			Value="Version"
		End RegistryCheck
	End InstallChecks
	Begin PackageFiles
		CopyAllPackageFiles="false"
		Begin PackageFile
			Name="dotnetfx\instmsia.exe"
			HomeSite="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=37285"
			PublicKey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
		End PackageFile
		Begin PackageFile
			Name="dotnetfx\WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe"
			HomeSite="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=49256"
			PublicKey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
		End PackageFile
		Begin PackageFile
			Name="dotnetfx\dotnetfx.exe"
			HomeSite="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=37283"
			PublicKey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
		End PackageFile
		Begin PackageFile
			Name="dotnetfx\dotnetchk.exe"
			PublicKey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
		End PackageFile
	End PackageFiles
	Begin RelatedProducts
		Begin IncludesProduct
			Code="Microsoft.Windows.Installer.2.0"
		End IncludesProduct
	End RelatedProducts
End Package

Any idea how to silent this type of installer? I only need silent and no-restart. The app's vendor (ASI) does not know how to do it either, and frankly they told me they've never been asked this question before?

Give it a shot, I'm out of ideas.

**allen2** · July 28, 2011

Here is the switches option:

c:\>AA-Install command
 Syntax: AA-Install.EXE [option]
         [option]:
                 -? or -h  : display command help
                 -i        : silent install mode
                 -v        : visual setting
                 -nhdp     : obmit HDP install
                 -nat      : obmit AT install
                 -nars     : obmit ARS install
                 -ndrv     : obmit driver install
                 -ncom     : obmit Accelerometer COM install
                 -ndrv     : obmit driver install
                 -ncom     : obmit Accelerometer COM install
                 -nvc      : obmit VC++ SP redistributable
.

-i for silent is pretty stupid.

Edited July 28, 2011 by allen2

**Tripredacus** · July 29, 2011

That works! How did you get that list? When I run with 'command' param it just opens the program.

**CoffeeFiend** · July 29, 2011

Why even bother with that ghetto executable? Just start the MSI installers directly with the usual switches in the same order (same thing the installer does anyway). Problem solved...

**allen2** · July 29, 2011

I just opened the exe with 7zip and looked for text in the files. Also as CoffeeFiend said, it would be much easier to launch each msi separately than using this crappy install (that do the same anyway).

**Tripredacus** · August 1, 2011

This switch also works in 64bit, but the first thing it installs is a driver, the ACPIXLR. It is not for a device already existing on the system. This will fail on 64bit because, while this driver is signed, its certificate expired on 01/22/2010.

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