Acrobat Reader 7.0.5 Update silent install

[Doc Symbiosis]

I just downloaded Acrobat Reader 7.0.5 Update and are extracting it shows a msp-file and a file msplauncher.exe and some other files. How do I perform a silent install of this package?

I already tried with the /passive switch

[laderio]

My Windows says it is a "Windows Installer-Patch", so /qp or /qn should work, like with msi...

When you start this msp with /? it shows also a list you can use

[Dynaletik]

My Windows says it is a "Windows Installer-Patch", so /qp or /qn should work, like with msi...

When you start this msp with /? it shows also a list you can use

Yesm you are right, but I tested all the switches. It starts the installation but then stopps. I can install the package manually but not with the switches.

[Doc Symbiosis]

The Update didn't work for me, even with a normal install, but I used a modified Acrobat Reader, I found somewhere in this forum, but I found out, that there is a full Version with all updates included available at adobe.com. I'm am now trying, which switches are working.

Edit: The /v/qn works fine for the full version

Edited October 14, 2005 by Doc Symbiosis

[laderio]

Yesm you are right, but I tested all the switches. It starts the installation but then stopps. I can install the package manually but not with the switches.

it works for me with this batch:

start /wait msiexec.exe /i "Acrobat Reader 7\Adobe Reader 7.0 - Deutsch.msi" /qb

"Acrobat Reader 7.05 Update.msp" /qb

[Dynaletik]

OK I got it. Just downloaded the full 7.05 release. Installed it and grabbed the msi and the data1.cab out of the %programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Setup Files folder. Then I start the msi with the following cmd:

AdobeReader705.msi TRANSFORMS=AdobeReader70.mst /qb-! /norestart

The mst file of version 7.0 still works for me, so the Yahoo button and the license agreement are removed.

Edited October 14, 2005 by Dynaletik

[BoardBabe]

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Edited October 14, 2005 by BoardBabe

[Bendes]

Normally you can slipstream the msp in the original msi with this command:

msiexec /p <path>\adobe.msp /a <path>\adobe.msi /qb

But you can also simply download the full setup in version 7.05 at the Adobe website...

[Doc Symbiosis]

OK I got it. Just downloaded the full 7.05 release. Installed it and grabbed the msi and the data1.cab out of the %programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Setup Files folder. Then I start the msi with the following cmd:

AdobeReader705.msi TRANSFORMS=AdobeReader70.mst /qb-! /norestart

The mst file of version 7.0 still works for me, so the Yahoo button and the license agreement are removed.

I'm just curious, what the "!" in the "/qb-!" switch means?

[Wesmosis]

thanx for the info

[KNARZ]

you can also try THIS

You got one MSI and one CAB file =) (after unpacking)

Edited October 14, 2005 by KNARZ

[laderio]

Isn't there an msi which you can download direct from adobe, without need to use a .cab?

I think I have seen such a link once, but doen't remember where...

Edited October 14, 2005 by laderio

[Dynaletik]

I'm just curious, what the "!" in the "/qb-!" switch means?

I think it disables the cancel button in the upcoming window. Not sure any longer. I install all my .msi apps with this switch.

[laderio]

I'm just curious, what the "!" in the "/qb-!" switch means?

I think it disables the cancel button in the upcoming window. Not sure any longer. I install all my .msi apps with this switch.

Seems to work

[snekul]

Um, it may be easier for all to just use the new AdbeRdr705_enu_full.exe file that Adobe has. It can install an up-to-date copy of 7.0.5 and interestingly can "update" existing installations. If, for example, you had 7.0.3 installed by using the 7.0 msi and the 3 updates, the new installer will remove all of those and put a plain 7.0.5 install. The standard /v/qn works just fine as a switch, however, it will reboot the computer if AR had already been installed. I haven't tested it, but I bet the standard Reboot=ReallySupress will work.