[baronvonfoxbat7734]

I went to do the -r -f1 C:\temp\setup.iss and was greated by a nice popup from QT stating multiple switches that are allowed as the ones listed here did not work. The below is a switch set that is completely unattended and silent. No registration is entered... But it silently installs!

/S/v/qn

[OtakuZero]

Hi,

I still have problem with installing quicktime in my unattended cd
I tried /s/v/qn with no success.
I tried the Iss file

this i my code :

In my RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY%\065 /VE /D "Quicktime 7.1" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\065 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Quicktime\Install.cmd" /f

(I See my batch file start)

in my Install.cmd

@echo off
cmdow @ /HID
%systemdrive%\install\Quicktime\QuickTimeInstaller.exe /L1033 -s -sms -f1"c:\install\Quicktime\setup.iss" -f2"c:\setup.log"

When I click on alt + tab I see the install running but when it's completed and I check for it quicktime isn't installed any help ?

[pixelpusher]

i had this work for me

QuickTime740Installer.exe /passive

thats the stand alone installer. showed progress bar but required no user interaction.

[Daveychan]

Greets!

My first post here...

First, THANKS to all who have generously posted about this QuickTime unattended installation! I've learned much!

After a day of reading here and several other sites, I have finally got a solution that I am happy with and I wanted to post it:

By the way, I am using the latest Quicktime version, 7.4.1.

• I downloaded the latest installer from Apple, opened it with WinRar, and extracted just the QuickTime.msi file.
  
  
• I installed it once, registered it, and set up the preferences the way I like. Specifically unchecked the "Install the QuickTime icon in the system tray."
  
  
• I made a copy of the "QuickTime.qtp", "QuickTime.qts", and "com.apple.QuickTime.plist" files. Next, I completely uninstalled the program, manually removed all Apple registry keys and Apple/Quicktime folders from the C drive.
  
  
• I made a QuickTime.cmd file and added the following:
  ===============
  @ECHO OFF
  
  msiexec /i QuickTime.msi ISSETUPDRIVEN="1" ALLUSERS=1 REGSRCH_INSTALL_ASU=0 DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS=0 REBOOT=REALLYSUPPRESS ProductLanguage=1033 /qn /passive
  
  XCOPY QuickTime.qts "%PROGRAMFILES%\QuickTime\QTSystem\"/s /e /i /y
  XCOPY QuickTime.qtp "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Apple Computer\QuickTime\"/s /e /i /y
  XCOPY com.apple.QuickTime.plist "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Apple Computer\QuickTime\"/s /e /i /y
  IF EXIST "%PROGRAMFILES%\QuickTime\QTTASK.EXE" DEL "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTASK.EXE"
  
  DEL "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\QuickTime\PictureViewer.lnk"
  DEL "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\QuickTime\QuickTime Read Me.lnk"
  DEL "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\QuickTime\Uninstall QuickTime.lnk"
  DEL "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\QuickTime Player.lnk"
  DEL "%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\QuickTime Player.lnk"
  rd "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\start menu\Programs\QuickTime\"/s /q
  
  regedit /s QuickTime.reg
  
  EXIT
  ===============
  Yes, i realize some of that may be redundant and not needed, but after a day of doing this, everything worked perfectly and I was honestly tired of troubleshooting!
  
  
• I made a QuickTime.reg file and added the following lines:
  ===============
  Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
  
  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
  "QuickTime Task"=-
  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime\ActiveX]
  "QTTaskRunFlags"=dword:00000002
  ===============
  
  
• For those of you counting, that makes a total of SIX files needed for this unattended install.
  
  
• This installation shows a progress bar, has no user interaction, does NOT reboot or prompt for reboot, physically deletes the annoying QTTASK.EXE file (for those of you who like this thingy, just remove that line from the cmd file), removes any desktop / START menu icons or groups, and includes all preferences and registration information from the original installation.

I hope this helps somebody.

Again, thanks to all for the contributions, I have borrowed and stolen code from many sources to make this.

Cheers!

EDIT: CMD and REG files changed as per radix's advice! 8-)

This post has been edited by Daveychan: 15 February 2008 - 05:41 AM

[radix]

Daveychan, on Feb 14 2008, 05:25 AM, said:

XCOPY QuickTime.qts "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\"/s /e /i /y
XCOPY QuickTime.qtp "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Apple Computer\QuickTime\"/s /e /i /y
XCOPY com.apple.QuickTime.plist "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Apple Computer\QuickTime\"/s /e /i /y
IF EXIST "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTASK.EXE" DEL "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTASK.EXE"

DEL "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\QuickTime\PictureViewer.lnk"
DEL "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\QuickTime\QuickTime Read Me.lnk"
DEL "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\QuickTime\Uninstall QuickTime.lnk"
DEL "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\QuickTime Player.lnk"
DEL "%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\QuickTime Player.lnk"
rd "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\start menu\Programs\QuickTime\"/s /q

regedit /s QuickTime.reg

EXIT
===============

[*] I made a QuickTime.reg file and added the following lines:
===============
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

REG DELETE HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v "QuickTime Task" /f
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime\ActiveX]
"QTTaskRunFlags"=dword:00000002
===============

Thx for your tutorial.
Try to use variable data in your batch files (useful if you install on a different partition).
Examples:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE% C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
%APPDATA% C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data
%PROGRAMFILES% C:\Program Files
%SYSTEMDRIVE% The drive containing the Windows XP root directory, usually C:
%SYSTEMROOT% The Windows XP root directory, usually C:\Windows
%TEMP% and %TMP% C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Local Settings\Temp
%USERNAME% {username}
%USERPROFILE% C:\Documents and Settings\{username}
%WINDIR% C:\Windows

Examples for deleting registry keys and registry values:
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime\ActiveX]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime\ActiveX]
"QTTaskRunFlags"=-

[Daveychan]

Thanks much for the tips radix!

Good advice!