Another property worth changing is RUNWINZIP which is set to 1 by default but by setting it to 0, you can prevent Winzip from opening up upon completion of the installation. Read More

Since the instructions for network licensing using a winzip.wzmul file on the Winzip website didn't work for me, I instead put the license file in the all users\application data\winzip using a … Read More

We were able to create a Silent install of WinZip 14 by doing this: Create a .MST for your winzip140.msi. then, edit your .MST as follows: Modify the INSTALLCMD property to equal this: /no… Read More

Another property worth changing for silent installations is RUNWINZIP, which by default is set to 1 and means the application pops up post-install. By setting ths to 0 you can prevent this behaviour. Read More

I was having a problem within LANDesk creating a policy that would uninstall and then reinstall the product. What I finally found to work was the following for uninstallation of the product: %… Read More

Here is a basic .adm file I created to stop Automatic Updates. CLASS USER CATEGORY !!Header CATEGORY "WinZip 12" CATEGORY "Configuration" CATEGORY "Miscellaneous" C… Read More

Information from http://www.winzip.com/xsiteins.htm: How do I customize the silent installation of WinZip? Here are some switches you can use with /autoinstall: prevent WinZip from including… Read More

There is an MSI for v11.1 which is a real mess and to be avoided at all costs. There is a whole raft of standard actions which have been conditioned with 'If NOT Installed', including some unin… Read More

It appears that when we turn off AutoUpdates through the user interface, the following key gets set: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Nico Mak Computing\WinZip\UpdateCheck\AutoMode = 0 I also notic… Read More

Using a blank .mst template, Below mentioned are the changes made... 1) Edit the INSTALLCMD property to be: "/noqp /notip /noc4u /nopredefinedjobs /autoinstall" Wherein .... /noqp = no qui… Read More

I have a single user licensed WinZip 11.1, I was following the comments / steps listed above, and was unable to find "WinZip.wzmul" file under "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application D… Read More

There is an issue with Winzip 11.2 and ADDMENUGROUP property in their MSI. If you change/customize the value of this property from 1 which is default to 0 within MSI itself or through creating… Read More

There is another MSI property called SHOW_WEBPAGE. This property is for the uninstall. if the SHOW_WEBPAGE property in the MSI file is non-zero, the uninstall will query the "Why Did I Uninstal… Read More

On first glance the easiest way to approach this packaged would be to edit it with ORCA and add the following properties. The problem arises when you attempt to add the WinZip.wzmul file that … Read More

Method 1: Use EXE File 1. Install WinZip on a computer 2. Copy the C:\Program Files\Winzip folder to another computer 3. Run the command line: "c:\program files\winzip\winzip32.exe" /noqp /noc… Read More

This is what I did using Wise Package Studio: -I created a new transform file (did not use Install Tailor, just a blank MST). -Edit the INSTALLCMD property in Setup Editor to be: "/noqp /not… Read More

This is advanced - but easy to use. 1. Install winzip 2. Copy the Winzip folder from e.x. C:\program files\ to your "setup" folder, e.x. C:\WinzipSetup Copy WinZip.wzmul to the "setup folder,… Read More

First Step: Install manually on a machine, and copy the contents of C:\Program Files\Winzip to a shared folder from which you will install onto remote machines. Second Step: If you have a Si… Read More

The content for AUTOINST.TXT is different for the German Version. It's: Ich bin mit der Lizenzvereinbarung der Firma H.C. Top Systems B.V. einverstanden. Read More