[BoardBabe]

Anyone successfully installed this?

I have bought the whole creative suit, and my goal is to include some of this package to my UA DVD. I can't get illustrator to install, it says "XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXX error". when i try install it. with the /qb switch on the .msi.s I have double checked the CD key, its correct!

[Astalavista]

I use a combination of autoit and Abcpy.ini

;***************************************************************
;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=
FName=_______
LName=_______
MI=
UserCompanyName=_________
UserSerialNumber=000000000000000000000000
DisplayBackGround=no	
DisplayProgressBar=no
ProgressBarStart=no
ProgressBarEnd=no

Attached File(s)

•  AutoIT.exe (118.45K)
  Number of downloads: 116

[BoardBabe]

What does the autoit do?
can you please show the code, and when do i run it?

[MHz]

Code for you, BoardBabe.

AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", 1)
Run("setup.exe")
; Suppres Dialog - "To avoid restarting your system after installation..."
If WinWait("Adobe Illustrator CS Setup", "To avoid restarting your system", 30)  Then
   WinActivate("Adobe Illustrator CS Setup", "To avoid restarting your system")
   Send('{ENTER}')
EndIf

; Suppres Dialog - "QuickTime 6 is required..."
If WinWait("Adobe Illustrator CS Setup", "QuickTime 6 is required ", 90)  Then
   WinActivate("Adobe Illustrator CS Setup", "QuickTime 6 is required ")
   Send('{ENTER}')
EndIf

Though, I would expect a silent switch to be used, or more windows to process ? It would start the setup.exe for you. I do not know the Adobe installer, so cannot answer fully to it's usage.

[BoardBabe]

I don't have a setup.exe, only an "adobe illustrator cs2.msi" and it gives me an error when i silently install it, but not when i double click the .msi. Weird....

[BoardBabe]

Hm think i've tried it all now and out of ideas, anyone got a clue why the silent install is not accepting my product key? (outputs it as an error).

I find this so strange, as it is NO PROBLEM if i run the install with the .msi normally in windows. (all info filled in from abcpy.ini correctly)

[totoymola]

Try using an mst instead.

[BoardBabe]

I dont know what an .mst is Can you please explain to me?

I'd really appriciate some help here, as this is the last thing on my UACD before i can call it a final and write it to a DVD. This last app is giving me problems installing, and for days i havent figured out anything yet on how to solve it

Except maybe autoit? but ive never used that.

[totoymola]

Hi BoardBabe.

Read the information here:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=38802&hl=

[BoardBabe]

That was not successfull. I get a message that the installer does not support hiding of dialogs. After i have made the .mst and the shortcut It only opens the installer where i have to click next and so on...

[totoymola]

That message is normal. Only a few msi's support hiding dialogs (mostly Wise msi's).

I'll try to do it tomorrow.

[BoardBabe]

Thanks man. I did sure not make it work

It only started the installer like if I had manually clicked the .msi installer myself. Although when I came to the registration window it had already filled in info (not from abcpy.ini).

[BoardBabe]

*DELETE ME*

[BoardBabe]

*DELETE ME*

[MHz]

I am impressed BoardBabe. Very nice to know someone with good Autoit skills.
Windows do not need to be active for Control*() functions though.
I have changed alittle of your script to reflect on how I would handle it. This will give you another view of how it can be done.

Attached File(s)

•  Illustrator_CS2.html (7.65K)
  Number of downloads: 153

[BoardBabe]

Thanks man! This is my first AutoIt script ever!

But some reading of documentation got me going.

[BoardBabe]

*DELETE ME*

[BoardBabe]

CRAP!

It did'nt work!

WHY IS IT SO HARD INSTALLING THIS PROGRAM

The autoit posted on previous post only gave an error when i tested the unattend in virtual machine. I ran the Setup.exe (autoit) with no switches, and i got an error I cant recall corectly, but something with invalid installer handle or something similar. It didnt launch the setup.msi or continue the setup script

[MHz]

Try feeding the full address to msiexec.

Run('msiexec /i "' & @ScriptDir & '\AdobeIllustratorCS2.msi"')

[BoardBabe]

Thanks man, ill give that a try in Virtual Machine now.

Path is on %CDROM% so that might just be it... And maybe log? You think I need to specify a log path? Like on llustrator 11 CS I had to run the Setup.exe and specify where to put the log file, since it runs from CDROM and not HARDDRIVE.