I'm having trouble with Dreamweaver silent install, using WPI, when installing from DVD. I had no trouble when I made my UXPCD using the %systemdrive% format but, using the %cdrom% format , I get nothing. When I mark Dreamweaver for installation, I get a burst of activity from the hard drive and then nothing.....no folders or anything else is installed for dreamweaver.

here is my relevent entries - start.cmd :

cmdow @ /HID
@ECHO OFF
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:\WIN51 set 

CDROM=%%i:
echo Found CD-Rom as drive %CDROM%

Regedit /S %cdrom%\install\hacked_files.reg

Regedit /S %cdrom%\install\regtweaks.reg

start /wait %cdrom%\software999\WPI\WPI.exe

EXIT

config.js:

prog[pn]=['Macromedia Dreamweaver MX']
uid[pn]=['MACROMEDIADREAMWEAVERMX']
desc[pn]=['Web page design']
cmd1[pn]=['%cdrom%\\Install\\Application\\dreamweaver\\setup.exe -S']
cmd2[pn]=['taskill /F /IM iexplore.exe']
cat[pn]=['Office']
pn++

I have the setup.iss in the installation folder.

Had the same prblem , look here http://unattended.msfn.org/intermediate/ap...stallshield.htm

I use A sfx to extract to the Hd then run the -s command as the above didnt work for me

If you still want to install it like you wanted first, try THIS:

You only have to change the command that you start the install with, because dreamweaver tries to create a log file that can't be created on CD, of course.

prog[pn]=['Macromedia Dreamweaver MX']
uid[pn]=['MACROMEDIADREAMWEAVERMX']
desc[pn]=['Web page design']
cmd1[pn]=['%cdrom%\\Install\\Application\\dreamweaver\\setup.exe -S -f2\"%systemdrive%\\weaver.log"']
cmd2[pn]=['taskill /F /IM iexplore.exe']
cat[pn]=['Office']
pn++

Then the log file will be at %systemdrive%\weaver.log

Be sure that the folder where the log is creted exists, and think on the \\ in WPI. the code I posted should work.

Thank you very much, Dyna...I'll try it today....

for some reason the iss file i make doesnt have my serial and name in it. Anyone know how to get that to work? here's my current setup.iss file.

setup.iss

The serial is stored here

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\Dreamweaver\7\Registration]

export the key add it to your Ua

the install still prompts for a name/serial when i /s

Here is my exported registry key - it works great if you import it first and then run the install....

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\Dreamweaver\6\Registration]"First Name"="xxx"

"Last Name"="xxxxxxxxx"

"Organization"=""

"Serial Number"="deleted"

"Validation"="deleted"

"Register"="1"

names and numbers deleted, of course.

Here is my exported registry key - it works great if you import it first and then run the install....

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\Dreamweaver\6\Registration]

"First Name"="xxx"

"Last Name"="xxxxxxxxx"

"Organization"=""

"Serial Number"="deleted"

"Validation"="deleted"

"Register"="1"

names and numbers deleted, of course.

whats the validation?

When you install it to get your setup.iss, go to the registry and export the key "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia " and save it as Dream.reg.....When you open it in note pad you can scroll down and you'll see the section I have above. Copy and paste it, intact, with all the info that is there, into your dreamweaver install folder as a "whatever.reg" file and use regedit /S to import it before you install Dreamweaver and your good to go!