Macromedia Shockwave Player
Apr 2010 - Uninstall Shockwave Player 11.x (note the short path for install.log file): if exist "%WINDIR%\system32\adobe\shockwave 11\unwise.exe" ( "%WINDIR%\system32\adobe\shockwave 11\unwis… Read More
The below script is what I use to deploy Shockwave Player over AD with a GPO. Just copy and paste the text between the "" and change the paths as appropriate. The script assumes you have the l… Read More
I was able to turn off the nags (registration and automatic updates) by creating an MST with the following changes: Registry Value [registry21.10E6AC52_E5A9_499F_9BBC_7C1B55E4CA5B] {… Read More
Want to disable the AutoUpdate and CollectStatistics-"PhoneHome" features? On installation they are preset in the LocalMachine hive, then when a user actually invokes Shockwave for the first ti… Read More
I was adjusting the package to eliminate the dialog box that comes up for user registration, and I found that it lives in one of many places. I don't know which registry key fixed it, but even… Read More
The custom action works just fine, but [%APPDATA] doesn't get resolved (environment variables are rather scarce under the local system account). Replacing it with [AppDataFolder] has the inten… Read More
Further information about the 'setPROFILE' CustomAction and the errors it causes Seems that this is only a problem in the latest version of the Shockwave MSI installer (as at 15/11/05). As far… Read More
Picked up this info from a forum at Macromedia: http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=185&threadid=1055117&enterthread=y QUOTE: "Using ORCA I created a Trans… Read More
The installer at the link listed here doesn't include the latest version of Flash (version 8.0) - and I don't think Macromedia currently has plans to update it to include the latest version. Read More
The MSI contains a unusual Custom Action type 35 called: "setPROFILE". It is used to set the Directory "PROFILE" to "[%APPDATA]\Macromedia\Shockwave Player". We had some Problems with this Cust… Read More
Download from http://www.macromedia.com/go/fl_sw_installer Includes Flash - No YAHOO Toolbar! Typical -qb- MSI command line. You will need to set Registry Keys to disable auto updates. [H… Read More
