Software Deployment

Try adding the property ISSETUPDRIVEN=1 to the commandline. If that does not work you might have to open up the MSI and look for a custom action or installcondition that checks if the msi is being run through the setup.exe. Best way to go about this is to look up the exact error message you get and see what it's linked to.

PJ

Hi PJ,

Thanks for posting!

I’m a little unsure where you wanted me to put that ISSETUPDRIVEN=1 property as I have no idea what it means or what it is supposed to do.

I tried the two command lines below but still no joy – when I tried the second command line, setup begins but prompts for my language selection again.

msiexec /i "Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0.msi" TRANSFORMS=1033.mst ELEMENTS_EN_US=1 ORGANIZER_EN_US=1 SERIALNUMBER=1234-5678-9000-00000-7797-4053 ISSETUPDRIVEN=1

&

setup.exe /silent ISSETUPDRIVEN=1

I have opened up the Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0.msi and the corrosponding 1033.mst file using Orca and it scared the hell out of me!!!

I was looking to see if there is a way in there that I could set it to install silently but after an hour of looking I wasn’t getting anywhere.

Any further help would be appreciated in my quest of being able to install Photoshop Elements 8 silently onto Windows 7 PCs.

Thanks in anticipation,

Tony

Tony,

you've seen this I assume?: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/526/cpsid_52623.html
Seems a customised application.override.xml file is key.

Also it looks like you can pass parameters to the MSI, even when running from setup.exe by using the /V switch.

Rgds,

PJ

Thanks for that link PJ!

It nearly worked but there is something really strange happening now.

I created the application.xml.override file as suggested in that URL and then ran the command line below and it appeared to run ok. The processes showed up in the Task Manager and after a wee while I noticed the two folders being created in C:\Program Files\Adobe\ and I also noticed a Elements 8 shortcut appearing on the desktop.

All seemed to be going so well and then the folders and desktop shortcut disappeared – I know this will sound very strange by I promise this is what is happening. For some reason something seems to be undoing the install and reversing the silent install. I have tried it on a couple of different Win 7 PCs and the same thing is happened on each.

I have placed the application.xml.override file in the same location as the setup.exe and the msi files, is that where it is supposed to be or do you think it needs to be in a specific sub folder?

Here is the Command line I used: -

setup.exe /UL1033 /V"SERIALNUMBER=1234-5678-9000-0000-0000-0000"

Any other ideas welcome!

Cheers and I really appreciate your help with this.

Thanks,

Tony

Hi folks,

Just in case someone comes across this forum topic I managed to get a solution that allows me to install Elements 8.0 silently!

See below for the command lines that works for me!

Hope it helps,

Tony

\\qms03\cip$\Photoshop_Elements8.0\PSE8\AdobePhotoshopElements\setup.exe /UL1033 /V"SERIALNUMBER=1234-5678-9000-0000-0000-0000"
regedit /s \\qms03\cip$\Photoshop_Elements8.0\PSE8\AdobePhotoshopElements\PSE8country.reg

The .reg file contains the following info: -

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\8.0]
"Country"="United Kingdom"
"AMTCode"=dword:0008b679
"ShipDate"="2009-09-11T19:20:30"
"EnableMembership"=dword:00000001
"Locale"="en_us"
"DisableEMSFeatures"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\8.0\ApplicationPath]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Photoshop Elements 8.0\\"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\8.0\Installer]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\8.0\Installer\Optimization]
"Enabled"="YES"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\8.0\InstallPath]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Photoshop Elements 8.0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\8.0\Organizer]
"CurrentMediaFilePath"="C:\\Users\\mortond\\Pictures\\Adobe"
"Locale"="en_gb"
"SupportQRCodes"=dword:00000001
"GeoMapEnabled"=dword:00000001
"GeoLocateEnabled"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\8.0\PluginPath]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Photoshop Elements 8.0\\Plug-Ins\\"