SRJ Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 For those who don't know how to install Quicktime v7.1.3.x silently here's how:Unpack QuicktimeInstaller.exe using an application like 7-Zip or Universal Extractor.You will see that three (3) files have been extracted. The only one of interest to us is Quicktime.msi. You can DELETE the others as they're not required.As this is an .msi, we can simply use Microsoft's msi switches (refer code box below). I use '/passive /qb /norestart'Windows ® Installer. V 3.01.4000.1823 msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]Install Options </package | /i> <Product.msi> Installs or configures a product /a <Product.msi> Administrative install - Installs a product on the network /j<u|m> <Product.msi> [/t <Transform List>] [/g <Language ID>] Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user </uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | ProductCode> Uninstalls the productDisplay Options /quiet Quiet mode, no user interaction /passive Unattended mode - progress bar only /q[n|b|r|f] Sets user interface level n - No UI b - Basic UI r - Reduced UI f - Full UI (default) /help Help informationRestart Options /norestart Do not restart after the installation is complete /promptrestart Prompts the user for restart if necessary /forcerestart Always restart the computer after installationLogging Options /l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] <LogFile> i - Status messages w - Nonfatal warnings e - All error messages a - Start up of actions r - Action-specific records u - User requests c - Initial UI parameters m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information o - Out-of-disk-space messages p - Terminal properties v - Verbose output x - Extra debugging information + - Append to existing log file ! - Flush each line to the log * - Log all information, except for v and x options /log <LogFile> Equivalent of /l* <LogFile>Update Options /update <Update1.msp>[;Update2.msp] Applies update(s) /uninstall <PatchCodeGuid>[;Update2.msp] /package <Product.msi | ProductCode> Remove update(s) for a productRepair Options /f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v] <Product.msi | ProductCode> Repairs a product p - only if file is missing o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default) e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed d - if file is missing or a different version is installed c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value a - forces all files to be reinstalled u - all required user-specific registry entries (default) m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default) s - all existing shortcuts (default) v - runs from source and recaches local packageSetting Public Properties [PROPERTY=PropertyValue]Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on thecommand line syntax.Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.There are also two properties you can change DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS and QTPROGRAMMENUFOLDERNAME. They are self explanatory but in case you're still bewildered here's what they do and their options:DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS - Determines whether a desktop shortcut will be installed or not - FALSE/TRUEQTPROGRAMMENUFOLDERNAME - Determines where the Quicktime menu shortcuts will be placed under the START menu - Whilst I haven't done this, I don't believe you need to place the location surrounded by quotesSo here's how the final installation line looks on my UAE disk:REG ADD %KEY%38 /V 1 /D "\"%CDROM%\Applications\Apple Quicktime Professional v7.1.3.100\QuickTime.msi\" /norestart /passive /qb DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS=FALSE QTPROGRAMMENUFOLDERNAME=Multimedia\Quicktime" /f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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