Photoshop CS2 Activation dialog during silent install.

[Haynes]

During my silent install oh CS2 the Activation window pops up.

echo. Photoshop CS2
Start /wait msiexec /i "%systemdrive%\OemPreinstall\Photoshop\Photoshop.msi" /qn
echo. done!

I edited the Abcpy.ini to included the serial and other information:

;***************************************************************
;Adobe Installer External Configuration File: Abcpy.ini
;***************************************************************

;***************************************************************
;Main Section
;The (Product) key is a required key
;***************************************************************
[MAIN]
Product=Adobe(R) Photoshop CS2
AbcpyVersion=2.0


;***************************************************************
;OEM Installation Options
;***************************************************************
[OEM Install]
SERIALNUMBER=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
USERNAME=John Smith
COMPANYNAME= Adobe Systems
INSTALLDIR=

Once activated can't I copy activation information after the install? It will always be on the same PC, I run my unattended every few months to keep a tidy PC. Where is the Activation information stored?

But the Activation window will still need to be suppressed, after the install is complete I want to copy the files to avoid Activation when Photoshop is launched.

[ajua]

in short, do this:

1) modify the Abcpy.ini with your serial and user name/company

2) run the setup with this:

photoshop.msi /qb /norestart UNITYSELECTION=RETAIL SERIALNUMBERTEMP=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx

3) run the other setups like bridge, commonfiles, helpcenter usgin /qb

4) install the updates using the -R (with a previous installed copy of photoshop) then grab the file setup.iss in X:\Windows (use this for each update, but note that the iss file gets overwrtiten when you use -R with other setup and put it along with the update setup. then use this on your unattended setup:

updatexxx.exe -s -f2"C:\psxxx.log"

5) to register it use this registry entries and import them after the install

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\ALM\B2B86000]
"ActivationType"=dword:00000002
"ActivationStatus"=dword:00000001

6) then to complete the activation copy the .dat file located in %allusersprofile%\Datos de programa\Adobe Systems\Product licenses\ note that if you have other products you will have other files also, so choose the one that belongs to photoshop.

thats all, you dont have to worry for the activation screen anymore. this way its get activated and registered.

serial removed. Please remember to clean things up before posting. Shark007

[owikh84]

The .dat file located in %allusersprofile%\Application Data\Adobe Systems\Product licenses\ only stores reg data for the current machine. But if you reinstalled windows with different User Name or other drive than the current one it won't registered anymore and an error msg will pop up telling you the activation data already unusable for this machine and you'll need to reactivate the software.

@ elajua, If I'm not wrong this forum does not allow us to post serial number or crack?

[Haynes]

echo.
echo. Photoshop CS2
Start /wait %systemdrive%\OemPreinstall\Photoshop\Photoshop.msi /qn UNITYSELECTION=RETAIL SERIALNUMBERTEMP=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
echo. done!

cls
echo.
echo. Activating Photoshop CS2
COPY %systemdrive%\OemPreinstall\Photoshop\B2B86000.dat "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe Systems\Product licenses\"
echo. done!

cls
echo.
echo. disable Adobe Updater...
Start /wait reg import %systemdrive%\OemPreinstall\Photoshop\DisableAUM_Updates.reg
echo. done!

cls
echo.
echo. suppress the Photoshop Registration dialog box...
Start /wait reg import %systemdrive%\OemPreinstall\Photoshop\Regdialog.reg
echo. done!

cls
echo.
echo. suppress the Photoshop Activation dialog box...
Start /wait reg import %systemdrive%\OemPreinstall\Photoshop\Actdialog.reg
echo. done!

I still get the Activation dialog during installation

The 'supression' commands aren't until after the Photoshop installation, so I could understand why it's not working. And it wouldn't do any good putting them before the installation because the directories and the registry entries wouldn't have been created yet.

What am I doing wrong, any ideas?

If I cancel the Activation, My batch file completes, and I do find Photoshop is installed, but it is not activated and the registration dialog still appears.

[jaws75]

This has been discussed many times. Searching gave me the solution that I use.

Use the attached files to do it.

Read the install.cmd to see the order things are done.

@echo off
cd /d %~dp0

REGEDIT /S activation.reg

start /wait msiexec /i "Adobe Photoshop CS2.msi" transforms="Adobe_Photoshop_CS2.mst" /qb UNITYSELECTION="RETAIL" SERIALNUMBERTEMP="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

REGEDIT /S registered.reg

mkdir "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Adobe Systems\Product Licenses"

xcopy B2B86000.dat "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Adobe Systems\Product Licenses" /Y

exit

You will have to add your serial number to the install.cmd as well as the abcpy.ini.

For the copying of the .dat file to the application data folder this has to be a file copied from your machine after it has been activated manually.

Place these files in the same folder as the "Adobe Photoshop CS2.msi" file.

Add lines for bridge and others if desired (I don't use them).

Also included are the the files to make a 7zip switchless installer.

If it doesn't work for you you are doing something wrong. It works!

The post I used to learn it is HERE

photoshop.zip

Edited November 3, 2006 by jaws75

[ajua]

my bad. i was on a hurry, i forgot to remove the serial.

maybe you can try to use my directions on a clean install and not in VMware. the first time i tested on a clean install it worked so never had to try it in virtual machine. i always try new stuff on a clean install unless they are drivers (in wich case i do use VMware).

the activation is not working to you maybe because its hardware/userprofile based. try it on another physical machine or do a clean install on yours. also, be sure to use activation registry and files of the same machine. hope you figure it out soon.