If you install Visual Studio Express 2010 via vs_setup.msi use the Public Property NOVSUI=1 to get rid of the "To install this product, please run Setup.exe" message.
Here's several command lines without using a configuration .ini which installs Visual Studio Pro with Sp1 and a patch:
Visual Studio Pro 2010\Setup\setup.exe /q /norestart
VS2010SP1\setup.exe /q /norestart
Post Sp1 Patch\VS10SP1-KB2529927-v2-x86 /quiet /norestart
Visual Studio 2010 Express requires you to register after thirty days, to avoid being locked out: You need to register each program in the suite, then go to each setup.sdb and put in the respective registration key under the [Product Key] entry.
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