I cannot get powerdvd to silently install no matter what I do. Here is my cmd that I call


And here is my setup.iss


What if anything is wrong with my code??! This is the last piece of software i am having issues with.

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Used taskkill to take care of iexplorer, but still having issues with powerdvd.

start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\pdvd\Setup.exe -s %systemdrive%\Install\pdvd\setup.iss

The above works for me. Note that I'm not using the -f1 before the .iss file parameter.

.iss file is:

[InstallShield Silent]
Version=v6.00.000
File=Response File
[File Transfer]
OverwrittenReadOnly=NoToAll
[Application]
Name=PowerDVD
Version=5.0
Company=CyberLink
Lang=0009
[{6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-DlgOrder]
Dlg0={6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdWelcome-0
Count=9
Dlg1={6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdLicense-0
Dlg2={6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdDisplayTopics-0
Dlg3={6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdRegisterUserEx-0
Dlg4={6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdAskDestPath-0
Dlg5={6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdSelectFolder-0
Dlg6={6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SELECTSKINDIALOG-0
Dlg7={6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SHOW_CLPV_CLEV_DIALOG-1
Dlg8={6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdFinish-0
[{6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdWelcome-0]
Result=1
[{6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdLicense-0]
Result=1
[{6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdDisplayTopics-0]
Result=1
[{6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdRegisterUserEx-0]
szName=Owner of this Computer
szCompany=Owner's Location
szSerial=*********
Result=1
[{6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdAskDestPath-0]
szDir=C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD
Result=1
[{6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdSelectFolder-0]
szFolder=CyberLink PowerDVD
Result=1
[{6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SELECTSKINDIALOG-0]
DefaultSkin=Glow
Result=1
[{6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SHOW_CLPV_CLEV_DIALOG-1]
Result=1
[{6811CAA0-BF12-11D4-9EA1-0050BAE317E1}-SdFinish-0]
Result=1
bOpt1=0
bOpt2=0

You RULE! Thanks man, been racking my brain over that for like 3 days, everything works great now. Thanks again.

That´s it one simple string thats false can drive you crazy and it may take you days to find out!

pachelbeljoe

Pachel,,,,,
Although removing the -f1 parameter fixed your problem, if the code for your silent installation is exactly as you have stated in your thread, then you basically have a syntax error. You are missing a set of quotation marks at the end of setup.iss. I have installed PowerDVD using -f1 parameter and it installed fine. Just Gee Wiz info for you.

The Old Dude

any possibility to set the install dir to a relative instead of an absolute path?

I use setup.exe -R to record the setup.iss file. That file has a line similar to the following:

szDir=C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD

Since I want my unattended install to work correctly when installed to any hard drive, I copy everything in the .iss file BEFORE the 'program files' line to a file named 'part1.iss'. I copy everything AFTER the 'program files' line to a file named 'part3.iss'. During install, I create a part2.iss file as shown below, then copy the three parts into one setup.iss file. If I'm installing to Drive E:, the setup.iss file will contain the following line:

szDir=E:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD

Here's my code:

echo szDir=%programfiles%\CyberLink\PowerDVD> %systemdrive%\Install\pdvd\part2.iss
copy %systemdrive%\Install\pdvd\part1.iss + %systemdrive%\Install\pdvd\part2.iss + %systemdrive%\Install\pdvd\part3.iss %systemdrive%\Install\pdvd\setup.iss
start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\pdvd\Setup.exe -s %systemdrive%\Install\pdvd\setup.iss