[mazin]

Kerio Personal Firewall 4.0.11


1- Create Administrative Installation Point

Start --> Run --> type "X:\ThePathTo\KPFSetupFolder\setup.exe" /A --> Enter
Save the resulting administrative installation files anywhere you want, when prompted.

For example: F:\Internet\Protection\KPF411\

You'll have 2 folders and 1 file inside "KPF411", they are: program files, System32, Kerio Personal Firewall.msi. You can rename "Kerio Personal Firewall.msi" to "KPF.msi" if you want.

2- Manually, run setup.exe, then stop at the first setup screen.

Go to: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\ and look for the most recent folder there.
It could be named "_isD", "_isD6", "_is157", or something alike.

Inside that folder, you should find a file named "ISScript8.msi". Copy "ISScript8.msi", then paste it into "F:\Internet\Protection\KPF411\".
Now, quit the setup process by clicking "Cancel" then "Finish".

3- Put your "license.key" inside "KPF411".

Because the program doesn't create the "License" folder before restarting the computer, you create it using the command MD.

Add these lines to your batch file:

ECHO.
ECHO Installing ISScript8
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\KPF411\ISScript8.msi /qn
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Kerio Personal Firewall 4.0.11
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\KPF411\KPF.msi /qn REBOOT=Suppress
ECHO.
ECHO Copying License file
ECHO Please wait...
MD "%systemdrive%\Program Files\Kerio\Personal Firewall 4\License"
Copy "%systemdrive%\install\KPF411\license.key" "%systemdrive%\Program Files\Kerio\Personal Firewall 4\License\"

This post was re-written for convenience.

This post has been edited by mazin: 13 April 2004 - 09:00 AM

[affidavit]

havn't tried 4011.. but with an earlier version.. i used the method .iss method for a silent install

[mazin]

This version doesn't make a setup.iss file.

[affidavit]

ahh i see...
lol

how is this version anyways??
any good improvements?

[mazin]

Sure!
You find'em here: www.kerio.com

[mazin]

The first post was updated to include the way of finding "ISScript8.msi".

You'll, also, find how to apply it.

This post has been edited by mazin: 13 April 2004 - 09:04 AM

[medhunter]

really great ; mazin pasha
&I've been wondering where the hell is ISS file(I used version 4.0.12)
oh,what a stupid man I really can be
but to be fair I tried /v/qn & tried to extract ;but wasn't concentrating well then.

[mazin]

Just, order!

[RayOK]

I use these commands. The .exe is the one straight of the website. The second .exe (KPatch) is a WinRAR SFX that puts license.key into license folder and replaces the Kerio program with one that I registered earlier. Works great!

KPF4014.exe /s /v"/qn REBOOT=Suppress"
KPatch.exe /S

[mazin]

Yes, RayOK.

I just posted routinely. Advancements can be made by everyone, then posted.

If anyone asked, I could answer, but it seemed like everyone knew it.

For the patched exe file, I put it inside "%systemdrive%\install\KPF411\program files\Kerio\Personal Firewall 4\" replacing the original and get it automatically copied by setup.

That was the main reason why I used the "Administrative Installation Point" method.

Thanks.

This post has been edited by mazin: 14 April 2004 - 03:33 AM

[mazin]

RayOK

Your way works fine with v4.0.11, too.

But, why didn't you tell it early before I got stuck with it?

[RayOK]

Sorry about that..

But all I did was a search for "kerio" then found this in which AaronXP linked to this and then again talked about that switch.

So, didn't think it would be a problem since it's already in here, just gotta dig through a few pages.

[mazin]

Oh, now I realized the problem.

Both articles were on Unattended Windows forum.

I couldn't expect that, of course. One usually searches in Application Switches forum for it!

I should thank you very much for help.

Stay tuned.

[BlackVoltage]

Ok .... meanwhile there is a new Version 4.1.0 ... seems it´s nearly the same as you described above. There are only a few differences eg the first *.msi file is called "ISScript10.Msi" now!

Well what I want to say is everything works fine. However there´s a question left ... would it be possible to create the license directory an copy the license key like this:

Quote

"%systemdrive%\install\KPF411\program files\Kerio\Personal Firewall 4\license\license.key"

...in order to make the setup copy it automatically instead of using the "md" and "copy" method? Or does the setup only copy files it "knows" ?


greetings,
BlackVoltage

[3S Doc]

BlackVoltage, on Sep 26 2004, 12:17 PM, said:

Quote

Well what I want to say is everything works fine.  However there´s a question left ... would it be possible to create the license directory an copy the license key like this:

"%systemdrive%\install\KPF411\program files\Kerio\Personal Firewall 4\license\license.key"


...in order to make the setup copy it automatically instead of using the "md" and "copy" method? Or does the setup only copy files it "knows" ?

I used the folder $Progs for this.

Made a folder Kerio, in this made the folder Personal Firewall 4 and finaly made in this one the folder License, the License.key did I put there and the patch.exe in Personal Firewall 4

[mazin]

@BlackVoltage

Methods provided by both 3S Doc and RayOK work well.

[1chaoticadult]

You could get both Isscript10.msi and Kerio Personal Firewall.msi from temp after the setup and just run Isscript10.msi before Kerio Personal Firewall. Then just use $Progs dir to put the license key in the License folder like 3S Doc said.

[Retestrak]

hi guys,

just a quick question

will the above methods also work for the new Kerio 4.1.1 ???

i'm kinda new to all of this so any help would be greatly appriciated

thank you

[Retestrak]

can anybody please tell me if this will work ?

REG ADD %KEY%\075 /VE /D "Kerio Personal Firewall 4.1.1" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\075 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Kerio\ISScript10.Msi /qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\075 /V 2 /D "\"%systemdrive%\Install\Kerio\Kerio.msi\" /s /v"/qn REBOOT=Suppress" /f

i pre copy the license with $Progs

PS: i did not make admin point but just took the kerio.msi from temp folder (6mb)

come on guys help a brother out please

[mazin]

If you don't need to create admin install point, you don't need to extract both MSIs.

In this case, you just use RayOK's switches:

KPF411.exe /S /V"/qn REBOOT=Suppress"

Hence, your lines should be as follows:

REG ADD %KEY%\075 /VE /D "Kerio Personal Firewall 4.1.1" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\075 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Kerio\KPF411.exe /S /V\"/qn
REBOOT=Suppress"" /f

However, as I read in another topic, the switches might work this way:

KPF411.exe /S /V"/qn REBOOT=Suppress

Hence, your lines should be as follows:

REG ADD %KEY%\075 /VE /D "Kerio Personal Firewall 4.1.1" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\075 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Kerio\KPF411.exe /S /V\"/qn
REBOOT=Suppress" /f

You should try both ways (one at a time) to see which one works for you.

But, in case you still want to use your MSIs, here you go:

REG ADD %KEY%\075 /VE /D "Kerio Personal Firewall 4.1.1" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\075 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Kerio\ISScript10.Msi /qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\075 /V 2 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Kerio\Kerio.msi /qn REBOOT=Suppress" /f