For deployment of Adobe Photoshop Elements 5, the following procedure works well: 1) Create an administrative install: msiexec /a "e:\Adobe Photoshop Elements\Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 (en_… Read More

Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 works in a lockdown environment. Read More

Repackaging With Wise Package Studio: Prior to RePackaging Changes to Adobe Photoshop MSI To Not check for Updates: Created the HKLM\Software\Adobe\Updater key and the Dword Value Enterprise … Read More

What I did: 1. I used the abcpy.ini as proposed by eerie (thx a lot) 2. Using InstallShield Professional I added the registry Keys for the registration of the product and to disable the Updates… Read More

After trying all of the suggestions above, I found a different combination of steps that worked for me... My packaging PC is running a copy of Virtual PC 2004 so I can wipe it out quickly. Th… Read More

To disable the automatic Update function use the following registry entry: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Updater] "Enterprise"=dword:00000001 To eliminate the need for registering your p… Read More

The Adobe Photo Downloader is installed by default, and has an icon which appears in the system tray. Basically, all this application does is takes over the import of graphics files to your co… Read More

To do a fully silent install, you need to remove the 'WMF95Redist' custom action from the second MSI that is on the installation CD which is called 'common.msi'. This action pops a message up … Read More

There is another way to enter input to the installer. I copied the abcpy.ini file from an Acrobat installation into the Elements folder at the same level as the msi. The values from the abcpy.i… Read More

Here's how I (finally) got my repackaged MSI working for Group Policy with the serial number intact and no registration requests: I captured the installation from the setup.exe (no switches) w… Read More

This package is pretty simple once you find out that using the SERIALNUMBER or ISX_SERIALNUM property doesn't work. What I had to do was install the package with logging enabled. Find an entry… Read More

Kong_Harry's method is best but not well explained. Here's my Full HOW-TO: -Create a transform from the MST template (This is better than "Tailoring" one...) -Enter the serial number by setin… Read More

The OEM Install Section of ABCPY.INI allows you to control the behavior of the installation including what dialogs are displayed, default responses and shortcut placement. Read More

In order to get the ISX_SERIALNUM Property to work properly after deployment, I had to add in the following keys. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5B782… Read More

In order for a silent install to sucseed (with /qb switch og Active Directory Deployment), you need to trigger the epn-function. This function is only triggered by UI by default. By adding some… Read More

The correct registry key to add the values to is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\PhotoshopElements\3.0\Registration Note that there is no space between Photoshop and Elements! When I added… Read More

Not sure if Ghost AI packages are discussed here (first time poster), but since Winstall LE didn't work for me building an .msi package for Photoshop Elements 3.0 (Elements required serial numb… Read More

Hej Everyone, I have managed to install this software silently. Software is an .msi based file. Step 1 Tailored a .mst file for the installation. Step 2 Command line installation: start /wa… Read More

I first installed Elements "manually" onto a Clean PC, then exported this from the registry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 Then I made … Read More

Use the abcpy.ini to create a unnattended installation. Make sure the abcpy.ini is in the same directory as setup. Read More