StarOffice 7 Silent Install

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It must not use a normal setup.exe file. USSF doesnt like it. Ive got all the files in the /Staroffice directory, and running setup.exe with /s /SILENT /VERYSILENT /S /qb all did nothing. There are no MSI files inside the setup file, so what else can I do?

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[SpikedCola]

Alright, after lots of searching, I found how to do it (Suprisingly, not on MSFN ) For anyone else who wants to silent install OpenOffice, it is the exact same procedure.

Step One

Copy the contents of the StarOffice/OpenOffice cd to the folder you want it to be in.

Step Two

Make a file inside that directory called 'response.txt'

Step Three

Paste this text inside it, changing DestinationPath to C:\Program Files\OpenOffice if that's what you are installing. Also, change Register4MsWord=Yes, Register4MsExcel=Yes, Register4MsPowerPoint=Yes, and RegisterAsDefaultHtmlEditor=Yes to 'No' If you dont want that extention registered.

*****START*****

[Environment]

InstallationMode=INSTALL_NORMAL

InstallationType=STANDARD

DestinationPath=C:\Program Files\StarOffice

StartProcedure=MyStartProc

EndProcedure = MyEndProc

[Windows_Desktop_Integration]

Register4MsWord=Yes

Register4MsExcel=Yes

Register4MsPowerPoint=Yes

RegisterAsDefaultHtmlEditor=Yes

[Java]

JavaSupport = preinstalled_or_none

[Procedures]

Sub PostSetup

SetReboot( False )

End Sub

HideSetup

*****FINISH*****

Step Four

Call setup like this, changing directories to suit your needs:

*****START*****

ECHO.

ECHO Installing StarOffice

ECHO Please Wait...

start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\Staroffice\j2re-1_4_2-windows-i586.exe /S /v/qn

start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\Staroffice\setup.exe -r %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\Staroffice\response.txt

*****FINISH*****

The first start /wait installs Java, the second installs StarOffice.

Have fun!