[Doc Symbiosis]

I just downloaded Acrobat Reader 7.0.5 Update and are extracting it shows a msp-file and a file msplauncher.exe and some other files. How do I perform a silent install of this package?
I already tried with the /passive switch

[laderio]

My Windows says it is a "Windows Installer-Patch", so /qp or /qn should work, like with msi...

When you start this msp with /? it shows also a list you can use

[Dynaletik]

laderio, on Oct 14 2005, 03:11 PM, said:

My Windows says it is a "Windows Installer-Patch", so /qp or /qn should work, like with msi...

When you start this msp with /? it shows also a list you can use

Yesm you are right, but I tested all the switches. It starts the installation but then stopps. I can install the package manually but not with the switches.

[Doc Symbiosis]

The Update didn't work for me, even with a normal install, but I used a modified Acrobat Reader, I found somewhere in this forum, but I found out, that there is a full Version with all updates included available at adobe.com. I'm am now trying, which switches are working.

Edit: The /v/qn works fine for the full version

This post has been edited by Doc Symbiosis: 14 October 2005 - 07:47 AM

[laderio]

Dynaletik, on Oct 14 2005, 07:28 AM, said:

Yesm you are right, but I tested all the switches. It starts the installation but then stopps. I can install the package manually but not with the switches.

it works for me with this batch:
start /wait msiexec.exe /i "Acrobat Reader 7\Adobe Reader 7.0 - Deutsch.msi" /qb
"Acrobat Reader 7.05 Update.msp" /qb

[Dynaletik]

OK I got it. Just downloaded the full 7.05 release. Installed it and grabbed the msi and the data1.cab out of the %programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Setup Files folder. Then I start the msi with the following cmd:

AdobeReader705.msi TRANSFORMS=AdobeReader70.mst /qb-! /norestart

The mst file of version 7.0 still works for me, so the Yahoo button and the license agreement are removed.

This post has been edited by Dynaletik: 14 October 2005 - 09:16 AM

[BoardBabe]

Delete me

This post has been edited by BoardBabe: 14 October 2005 - 09:23 AM

[Bendes]

Normally you can slipstream the msp in the original msi with this command:

msiexec /p <path>\adobe.msp /a <path>\adobe.msi /qb

But you can also simply download the full setup in version 7.05 at the Adobe website...

[Doc Symbiosis]

Dynaletik, on Oct 14 2005, 08:19 AM, said:

OK I got it. Just downloaded the full 7.05 release. Installed it and grabbed the msi and the data1.cab out of the %programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Setup Files folder. Then I start the msi with the following cmd:

AdobeReader705.msi TRANSFORMS=AdobeReader70.mst /qb-! /norestart

The mst file of version 7.0 still works for me, so the Yahoo button and the license agreement are removed.

I'm just curious, what the "!" in the "/qb-!" switch means?

[Wesmosis]

thanx for the info

[KNARZ]

you can also try THIS

You got one MSI and one CAB file =) (after unpacking)

This post has been edited by KNARZ: 14 October 2005 - 10:14 AM

[laderio]

Isn't there an msi which you can download direct from adobe, without need to use a .cab?

I think I have seen such a link once, but doen't remember where...

This post has been edited by laderio: 14 October 2005 - 10:20 AM

[Dynaletik]

Doc Symbiosis, on Oct 14 2005, 04:30 PM, said:

I'm just curious, what the "!" in the "/qb-!" switch means?

I think it disables the cancel button in the upcoming window. Not sure any longer. I install all my .msi apps with this switch.

[laderio]

Dynaletik, on Oct 14 2005, 10:35 AM, said:

Doc Symbiosis, on Oct 14 2005, 04:30 PM, said:

I'm just curious, what the "!" in the "/qb-!" switch means?

I think it disables the cancel button in the upcoming window. Not sure any longer. I install all my .msi apps with this switch.

Seems to work

[snekul]

Um, it may be easier for all to just use the new AdbeRdr705_enu_full.exe file that Adobe has. It can install an up-to-date copy of 7.0.5 and interestingly can "update" existing installations. If, for example, you had 7.0.3 installed by using the 7.0 msi and the 3 updates, the new installer will remove all of those and put a plain 7.0.5 install. The standard /v/qn works just fine as a switch, however, it will reboot the computer if AR had already been installed. I haven't tested it, but I bet the standard Reboot=ReallySupress will work.

[muiz]

snekul, on Oct 14 2005, 10:02 PM, said:

Um, it may be easier for all to just use the new AdbeRdr705_enu_full.exe file that Adobe has. It can install an up-to-date copy of 7.0.5 and interestingly can "update" existing installations. If, for example, you had 7.0.3 installed by using the 7.0 msi and the 3 updates, the new installer will remove all of those and put a plain 7.0.5 install. The standard /v/qn works just fine as a switch, however, it will reboot the computer if AR had already been installed. I haven't tested it, but I bet the standard Reboot=ReallySupress will work.

Going to test it right now, thx for the info

No switchless installers of this version yet?

[dale5605]

My switchless installer is working. I downloaded the full 7.0.5 version from here:
http://www.filehippo...bat_reader.html

Then I renamed it to adobe.exe and ran C:\adobe.exe /a

Then with the administrative install files I made the switchless and used adobe.msi /qb-! /norestart

Seems to work fine, although I don't know how to remove the adobe reader speed launch, does anyone know how? A special switch like with java maybe?
It would also be nice if I could remove the help files but it doesn't work when I do so I'm not sure how to do that either.

This post has been edited by dale5605: 15 October 2005 - 10:50 AM

[Bendes]

Doc Symbiosis, on Oct 14 2005, 05:30 PM, said:

Dynaletik, on Oct 14 2005, 08:19 AM, said:

OK I got it. Just downloaded the full 7.05 release. Installed it and grabbed the msi and the data1.cab out of the %programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Setup Files folder. Then I start the msi with the following cmd:

AdobeReader705.msi TRANSFORMS=AdobeReader70.mst /qb-! /norestart

The mst file of version 7.0 still works for me, so the Yahoo button and the license agreement are removed.

I'm just curious, what the "!" in the "/qb-!" switch means?

Here is the help from MSIEXEC.EXE (who starts the setup of a MSI) :

Quote

msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]Install Options
</package | /i> <Product.msi>
Installs or configures a product
/a <Product.msi>
Administrative install - Installs a product on the network
/j<u|m> <Product.msi> [/t <Transform List>] [/g <Language ID>]
Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user
</uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Uninstalls the product
Display Options
/quiet
Quiet mode, no user interaction
/passive
Unattended mode - progress bar only
/q[n|b|r|f]
Sets user interface level
n - No UI
b - Basic UI
r - Reduced UI
f - Full UI (default)
/help
Help information
Restart Options
/norestart
Do not restart after the installation is complete
/promptrestart
Prompts the user for restart if necessary
/forcerestart
Always restart the computer after installation
Logging Options
/l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] <LogFile>
i - Status messages
w - Nonfatal warnings
e - All error messages
a - Start up of actions
r - Action-specific records
u - User requests
c - Initial UI parameters
m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
o - Out-of-disk-space messages
p - Terminal properties
v - Verbose output
x - Extra debugging information
+ - Append to existing log file
! - Flush each line to the log
* - Log all information, except for v and x options
/log <LogFile>
Equivalent of /l* <LogFile>
Update Options
/update <Update1.msp>[;Update2.msp]
Applies update(s)
/uninstall <PatchCodeGuid>[;Update2.msp] /package <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Remove update(s) for a product
Repair Options
/f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v] <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Repairs a product
p - only if file is missing
o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default)
e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed
d - if file is missing or a different version is installed
c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value
a - forces all files to be reinstalled
u - all required user-specific registry entries (default)
m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default)
s - all existing shortcuts (default)
v - runs from source and recaches local package
Setting Public Properties
[PROPERTY=PropertyValue]

Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the
command line syntax.

[muiz]

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My switchless installer is working. I downloaded the full 7.0.5 version from here:
http://www.filehippo...bat_reader.html

Then I renamed it to adobe.exe and ran C:\adobe.exe /a

Then with the administrative install files I made the switchless and used adobe.msi /qb-! /norestart

Seems to work fine, although I don't know how to remove the adobe reader speed launch, does anyone know how? A special switch like with java maybe?
It would also be nice if I could remove the help files but it doesn't work when I do so I'm not sure how to do that either.

Can we download yours somewhere?

[dale5605]

I would recommend to download Vid0's version. He did a much better job than me.

"Vid0" said:

Adobe Reader 7.0.5 English Lite Unattended 6Mb uploaded here: http://rapidshare.de.../AR705.exe.html

This version is without msvcr71.dll library file. This file is missed intentionally to reduce size of the installer. AR705.EXE will not work or even install on clean Windows XP. Why I removed this file? Because it's a very common DLL library and it is installed by other applications like Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 or K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 1.38. So you must install Adobe Reader Lite AFTER these applications on your Unattended CD.

And if you really need a version with msvcr71.dll inside, here it is:
http://rapidshare.de...AR705a.exe.html