Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0

[djsleepy]

Have just purchased Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 and have treid to do a silent install as I did with Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0, but this seems to be a completely different method, can someone please help solve this rather sticky situation..

Many Thanks In Advance..

[djsleepy]

And I figure it all out by myself, oh and a little help from Autoit..

Adobe_Photoshop_Elements_4.0.au3

[keytotime]

Abcpy.ini it works for all Adobe products.

[MageJubi]

Hey djsleepy...you might want to remove your key from the script I have Adobe PS4 also, and also am having trouble with it. Your script looks like it might do the trick--except I've never had the chance to work with Auto-it, and presently, don't know the first thing about it ....@ keytotime--I didn't see an ABCPY.ini file anywhere for this particular Adobe program--could one be made?. You see "Installshield", but it doesn't seem to produce a setup.iss file with the -r (-R) switch. It makes a temp folder in c:\ called "Config.Msi" which contains a .rbs file, but I don't see how it could be used.

Edited November 12, 2005 by MageJubi

[MageJubi]

The script works fine. I added a couple lines at the end to take care of rebooting. (I downloaded both AU3 and sciTE--should've gotten these fine programs a long time ago )

[curse3]

Hi!

Can someone tell me the complete solution for unatended installation of elements 4?

I tryes it with the Abcpy.ini and with all switches I know, but I can't find the solution for it.

PLEASE HELP ME!!!

[JuMz]

does anyone have a solution to this? I am sitting with the MSI's but the standard switches don't work...(i need to somehow include my key)...any thoughts?

**EDIT**: I found a solution that seems to work. I copied the same Abcpy.ini from my photoshop CS 2 installation and just changed the serial. Then did the normal MSI install with the desired switches. Seemed to have worked!

**NOTE** If the machine has system restore off when trying to install, a warning shows up about windows media player (if using /qb switch, haven't tried with /qn). I haven't found a way to stop the pop up. If you have system restore on, no problems...

Edited November 30, 2005 by JuMz

[MageJubi]

Autoit works fine, but I still wanted to figure out the switch route. This runs all the way through--even closing the reboot window...however, the "finish" window stays open. I tried various pskill, and nircmd lines to close it, but they won't run while it's still active. If we can close it, then this'll work fine. I've tried a ton of switch combos to no avail. The /qn and /qb switch "act" like they want to do something but go nowhere. The only combo that works at all is "/qr /norestart" . Putting /quiet, or /passive has negative results. I tried an "abcpy.ini"--it loaded the key ok, but no more. I also tried some of the "DisplayFinishDlg=NO", and "EnableFinishDlg.=NO, lines, but still can't close that pesky "Finish" window. Change your setup.ini as follows--add the /qr /norestart switch, and the two lines of customer info below...(run the program using the "Setup.exe" , not the .msi.--and no added switches). What do we need to kill that "Finish" window??. Is there a switch yet untried?, or is there a line that can be put in the .ini to do this?

(setup.ini)

[Launch]

Count=1

Lang0=0009

Default=0009

EnableLangDlg=NO

CommandLine0=msiexec /i "Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 (en_us).msi" /qr /norestart

Silent=quiet

[en_us]

Title=Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 - Setup

OSErrMsg=Your system does not support the minimum operating system requirement. Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 will only install on Windows XP or Media Center Edition 2005 Operating Systems.

[CustomerInformation]

Serial number: xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx

[CorbenDallas]

Anyone solved this? I'm at the same point now. It installs (although not silently, unattended) but the last finishing window will not cooperate.

It uses the setup.ini, but I can't get it to work with abcpy.ini.

It would be nice to see a working abcpy.ini as well.

Brgds

T

EDIT: Creating a MST with Wise works just fine, then the Finish window disappears!

The new question is, how do I get the system restore message to disappear...

Edited December 22, 2005 by CorbenDallas

[MageJubi]

Here's an Abcpy.ini for Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0. Add your user info, and replace your setup.ini with this. Run "Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 msi /qn".

Abcpy.ini

[curse3]

THANK YOU!!!!

Works for me!!!

[ODC]

Here's an Abcpy.ini for Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0. Add your user info, and replace your setup.ini with this. Run "Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 msi /qn".

I am a little confused right here. Do you mean to rename the abcpy.ini that you provided to setup.ini and replace the original setup.ini? I tried that and the installation froze at "Time remaining: 0 seconds."

EDIT: OK... copying your abcpy.ini to the install directory and deleting the setup.ini file got it working for me. Many thanks for the file!

Edited January 8, 2006 by ODC

[ODC]

Well, I spoke too soon. It freezes regardless if the file is called abcpy.ini or setup.ini when in virutal pc.... what am I doing wrong here...

It works fine from the command line... Are you guys installing this from CD/DVD or do you copy to HDD first in your UA?

Edited January 10, 2006 by ODC

[CorbenDallas]

I have another problem with this installation.

We have System Restore turned off in Windows XP and when running this install quiet Windows Media Player 10 complains about it. I have tried to turn on System restore in the registy before the installation with this:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore]

"DisableSR"=dword:00000000

Doesn't work.

Anyone has any tips on this? I have been on this #¤%&¤% package for quite some time now.

I've attached the error mess.

Edited January 10, 2006 by CorbenDallas

[ash23]

I am having the same problem with the system restore screen anyone got a solution yet