[davo007]

I found this method for Photoshop CS works quite well.....and also found that it works very well for premiere pro 1.5....lets you activate on first start of the application...nice work crispy

[herofryar]

I have tried the method for Photoshop 7 and i still see all the dialogs but I don't have to give any input.

I will post my .ini file shortly, if some could have a look and suggest what to change i would be grateful.

Also I am using the RunOnceEx method on my unattended install of XP and the next command after Photoshop is a .cmd file to delete some shortcuts and then reboot the pc after 1 minute, this run half way through the Photoshop installation so the installation of Photoshop fails, anyone any ideas?

[patrick_malina]

I get it. I installed Photoshop 7 with -R switch, then copied setup.iss to the installation folder, and DELETED Abcpy.ini and run silent install with -s switch. No dialogs and program is still working.

Enyone can help me with Corel Draw 10?

[Swimming_Bird]

Worf, on Jan 31 2005, 05:10 AM, said:

I have posted this before but instead of being posted in this section it was posted as a new topic by mistake so i have reposted it in here.

Hope it's ok?


Here is how stopped the activation screen comming up after installing PhotoShop CS 8.

I the abcpy.ini file scroll down untill you see the following:

[LauncherApp]
Launch=YES

Just replace the "YES" with "NO"

No activation screen will come up untill you start PhotoShop.

Example:

;--Launch Objects
[Launches]
NumberOfLaunches=0
Launch1Platform=All
Launch1Language=All
Launch1Type=EXE
Launch1Program=Install.exe
Launch1CmdLine=
Launch1ChangeDir=$Source\Disk1
Launch1Wait=YES


[LauncherApp]
Launch=NO

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

this did not work for me

[Swimming_Bird]

I have tried all sorts of things i cant kill the activation

here is how i'm calling it

prog[pn]=['Adobe Photoshop 8 CS']
uid[pn]=['PSCS']
desc[pn]=['Powerful Photo Editor']
cmd1[pn]=['%cdrom%\\$OEM$\\Install\\Adobe.Photoshop.8.CS\\setup.exe /s /sms /f2"%TMP%\\Photoshop.log']
dflt[pn]=['yes']
cat[pn]=['Multimedia Editors']
pn++

here is my ABCPY.ini

[OEM Install]
DisplayWelcomeDlg=NO
DisplayEULA=NO
DisplayXPDialog=NO
DisplayTypeOfInstallDlg=NO
DisplaySelectDestDirDlg=NO
DisplayCustomDlg=NO
DisplayUserInfoDlg=NO
DisplayConfirmRegDlg=NO
DisplayStartCopyDlg=NO
DisplayFinishDlg=NO
DisplayFinalMessage=NO
DisplayRebootDlg=NO
ProgGroupName=
DefaultDestDir=
FName=Tal
LName=Atlas
MI=E
UserCompanyName=Skynet
UserSerialNumber=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DisplayBackGround=YES
DisplayProgressBar=YES
ProgressBarStart=YES
ProgressBarEnd=YES

It runs silently untill the activation diologue

i tried removing this part from abcpy.ini but it still ran

;--Launch Objects
;[Launches]
;NumberOfLaunches=0
;Launch1Platform=All
;Launch1Language=All
;Launch1Type=EXE
;Launch1Program=Install.exe
;Launch1CmdLine=
;Launch1ChangeDir=$Source\Disk1
;Launch1Wait=YES


;[LauncherApp]
;Launch=NO

I removed them by placing the ; in front.



If someone could tell me the taskname i could just kill it but i cant figure out what the task's name is.

[Swimming_Bird]

when i do /s /sms /f2"%TMP%\\Photoshop.log the setup runs silently (i only know its running cuz it shows up in the prossies) but does nothing. it just closes and doesnt install. but when i just call the setup.exe straight up it does everything silently except it still asks for activation

[snas]

سسسس

[zoobooboozoo]

and how can I integrate the install with plugins that i use ?

[mr.bo]

Ok, this may be a little off topic. I've got Photoshop all installed but want to have my preferences imported with the install. Does anyone know the file, or keys where the preferences are kept? I haven't had any luck with my searches.

[Refund]

Okay, sorry, but I'm an absolute id*** and I don't get any of this stuff.

I have Photoshop CS, and my 30 day "grace" period has just ended. Now, whenever I open Photoshop CS, the activation window comes up. However, when I try to active, it doesn't work (because the serial was 111-1111-1-1-1-1, just all ones) So I need to find some way of making that window NOT come up, and I can just run CS without any interference.

I tried finding that .ini file but with no luck...

Can anyone help?

And I need clear directions lol. They would be appreciated.

[Mojo]

Refund, on Jun 13 2005, 11:20 PM, said:

I have Photoshop CS, and my 30 day "grace" period has just ended. Now, whenever I open Photoshop CS, the activation window comes up.
So I need to find some way of making that window NOT come up, and I can just run CS without any interference.

Maybe you should try to buy a legitimate copy?

The whole idea of this activation popup is that you can't get past it... otherwise people don't pay for the software anymore...

[Sxyman815]

There is a way to not show the activation window!

Although you must activate it through a normal install, then copy some files to a certain location before doing a silent install.

This is the way it works.

Do a complete install of Photoshop 8 CS then activate it however you like.

Once you have completed the installation go into %systemdrive%\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop\

There will be 2 files there and or in activation which are called AdobeLM.dll and Tw10122.dat

Take both of those files and place them in a winRAR SFX file so the file structure looks like this

One folder called activation with both of the files in it. and both of the same files outside of the folder..... confused?

SFX

 screen.jpg (69.55K)
Number of downloads: 181

Ok now that you understand that.....
Select the option to extract to a specific location make it extract to
%systemdrive%\program files\adobe\photoshop\
thats the default location!
Also make it overwrite any existing files just in case.
and make it a silent install!

Also I edited the abcpy.ini so it looks like this

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

;***************************************************************
;Main Section
;The (Product) key is a required key
;***************************************************************
[MAIN]
Product=Adobe Photoshop 8.0


;***************************************************************
;OEM Installation Options
;***************************************************************
[OEM Install]
DisplayWelcomeDlg=NO
DisplayEULA=NO
DisplayXPDialog=NO
DisplayTypeOfInstallDlg=NO
DisplaySelectDestDirDlg=NO
DisplayCustomDlg=NO
DisplayUserInfoDlg=NO
DisplayConfirmRegDlg=NO
DisplayStartCopyDlg=NO
DisplayFinishDlg=NO
DisplayFinalMessage=NO
DisplayRebootDlg=NO
ProgGroupName=
DefaultDestDir=C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop
FName=yourname
LName=yourlastname
MI=yourmiddleinitial
UserCompanyName=adobe
UserSerialNumber=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DisplayBackGround=NO
DisplayProgressBar=NO
ProgressBarStart=NO
ProgressBarEnd=NO

Plus the rest of it but no editing was done down there

Also I needed no .iss

OH YEAH and on your WPI/RUNONCE
First command line "%CDROM%\Install\Photoshop\winRAR.activation.sfx.exe"
second is just "%CDROM%\Install\Photoshop\setup.exe"

or %systemdrive% instead of %CDROM%

I hope I have helped everyone.

Please leave me some feedback! this is my first time trying to help.

This post has been edited by Sxyman815: 10 September 2005 - 08:33 PM

[bobthenob]

hi Sxyman815
ive followed your way of doing a slient install of photoshop
but i still get the activastion screen
the two files are in a self extracting file 2outside folder 2 inside folder activation
ive edited the abcpy.ini
I dont no were im going wrong
I know the files work tryed it after installing?
Thanks bobthenob

[BoardBabe]

@Sxyman815: Is'nt it true that this will only activate on the same computer as you installed and grabbed the activation files from?

[bobthenob]

cheers for your reply ill test that out
thats a bit of a pain but thanks for this great site just getting into ua cds
cheers

[Oh_Kay]

Anyone looking for the silent install for Photoshop CS2, Adobe have the answer...

"Perform a silent installation of Photoshop (CS2 on Windows XP)"
http://www.adobe.com...ocs/331261.html

[songokussm]

I am using PS9 (CS2). neither method works for a silent install or a silent install with activation.