shawn26 Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 I tried to install Acrobat Reader 7 unattended by using the switch /qn and /qb like Dr. Galvany said.But i couldnt extract it before!I have this file "AdbeRdr7.exe"My RunOnceEx.cmd line looks like this...:"REG ADD %KEY%\015 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\AcroReader\AdbeRdr7.exe /qb or /qn"but during the installation there comes a pop-up with the message that it coulndt find the installation package!Whats that!Could anybody hekp?Many ThX!Shawn26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn26 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 I find a really good way to install Adobe Reader 7 full unattended.The result is ... Install Shield Tuner AR 7.0!You can produce a MST File like Outlook and install Acrobat Reader 7.0 full unattended!This is an excelent way i think!Hope could help other people with this problem!Shawn26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0mE0nesMiNd1 Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 By Far the easiest solution - RyanVM's Switchless installer.....it doesnt even need a switch! - http://ryanvm.msfn.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn26 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 But its English not German! Shawn26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0mE0nesMiNd1 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Yeah ummmm funny how you failed to mention that. That keyword could have helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itanium Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 @S0mE0nesMiNd1is RyanVM's switchless installer silent?as far as i know is not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickmack Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Itanium: of course it is silent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itanium Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Itanium: of course it is silent!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>silent = no GUI on screendoes this install do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oioldman Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Just use the MSI from the extracted run of Adobe7 and use the switches or /silent /norestart and it will install silently with norestart and no display on the screen during install and will no be affected by whatever language version you use.How do you get the msi will no doubt be on your mind.run the .exeDON'T installsearch c:\ for .msiwill find adobe reader ones. you need just the.msi & .cab file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PryGuy Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 That's how I install it and mind you it works! No switchless installers needed!ADBERDR70_ENU_FULL.EXE /Q /W /S /V"/QN"REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\AdobeViewer" /V "EULA" /T "REG_DWORD" /D "00000001" /FREG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\FeatureLockdown" /V "bEFIPrintMe" /T "REG_DWORD" /D "00000000" /FREG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\FeatureLockdown" /V "bPurchaseAcro" /T "REG_DWORD" /D "00000000" /FREG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\FeatureLockdown" /V "bShowEbookMenu" /T "REG_DWORD" /D "00000000" /FREG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\FeatureLockdown" /V "bUpdater" /T "REG_DWORD" /D "00000000" /FREG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\FeatureLockdown" /V "bShowAdsAllow" /T "REG_DWORD" /D "00000000" /FDEL /Q "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\DESKTOP\ADOBE READER 7.0.LNK"EXITThe topic was discussed here, please use the search button! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itanium Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 @oioldmani did that in my unattended winxp install cd, but I don't understand Ryan's custom acroread701.exe in the silent context ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itanium Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 @PryGuythanks 4 your answer.this is what i expect from a forum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PryGuy Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Itanium, you are welcome! It's very strange for me as I read this topic why people start searching for some tricky ways of alternative installation like switchless installers etc. without trying to find an easy and natural way first. In fact iTunes is very easy to install for instance (after you spend a day or two trying to find out how to do it ). The same thing is with the Acrobat Reader. One shouldn't do anything to the file downloaded from the Adobe's site but to install it as shown in my previous message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oioldman Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 @PryGuy - NOthing wrong in doing that, but the way I do, using .msi, means it is quicker, and you'll find thet RyanVM switchless way is even quicker as well.It dowsn't need extracting to a temp dir and then installing, it just installs and is much cleaner and uses smaller footprint on CD.RyanVM way is just that, silent and switchless as the switches are built into the install method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PryGuy Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 @oioldman - The truth is yours also. That's cause we have different aims I think:I'm trying to install software "as is" and think that's great (and by the way the original Adobe Reader installer is packed really very hard and it takes time to extract it, yet I don't have much space on my unattended CD, mean it's not DVD) you say about the RyanVM's method, it's good also, but still think I'm a confirmed "purist" here The installers that come from the software makers have sometimes (take iTunes for instance) switches that allow to control the installation the way you want. So the question is are you ready to find and put these switches in your script that installs software or not. Yet you have to wait for the specially repacked new version of your software, and I can put it on my CD right after I download it from the official site 'cause the new versions have the same switches in their installers in most cases... But of course there are exclusions. I'm having difficulties with Skype at the moment, it installs okay, but I can't disable the update mechanism after the installation (and the software makers do not allow to control it using switches during the installation as in case with the Sun Java VM). Guess it's just a bug they do not want to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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