Custom Installation Directory

[HomerSimpson]

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

[durex]

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