Hello,

I'm new to this board so i'm not sure if anybody already answered this question (By the way i did a search but nothing came up)

Is there always a way to customize the installation directory of an application when you install it silently??

I've been trying all night long to silently install Adobe Reader 7.0 to a custom directory without success. I've even extracted the .MSI but there's just no switch to install it into a custom directory....

I've had problems with almost every apps I was trying to install....

I can do the silent part without a problem... it's just the installation directory that I can't figure out....

Anyways,

Thanks for you time guys

Just like any other switch, its all dependent on the Installer used for the software you want to install.. if you dont know how to find that out I suggest you do a bit more digging as its all over the forum.

As for MSI files, if it is supported in the program, the switch is 'INSTALLDIR'. ie: setup.msi INSTALLDIR=C:\Blah\Acrobat

Again, you may find that the switch isnt supported... and it is different per installer package so youll need to do a bit of research.

Couple other install packages I know off the top of my head (again, you may find that they just dont work with certain software):

Inno Setup: /DIR="Dir Name"

NSIS: /D="Dir Name"

InstallShield: Use the /r switch to 'record' the setup, which will create setup.iss in %WINDIR% and install with /s