Adobe Reader Silent Install Command Line Switches
If you want to Install a piece of software, it’s obviously very easy to do generally speaking. Just run the setup file, agree to the license agreement, select destination location to install, confirm the, create desktop and tray icon, and finally install. It looks like many steps are involved but we usually just ignore all those and continue clicking Next until the setup completes. Obviously, these days you have to be a bit more careful because of all the extra options during installation such as etc, but it’s still pretty fast and easy with common sense applied.
Installing an application one time on your computer is not a problem but what if you have just and have loads to install? Or worse still, what if you need to install applications on several computers?
Sitting there and installing each program manually can be frustrating and a huge waste of time and something you’re not going to enjoy doing. Do we all want an easier solution? Of course we do! The useful things is, there are switches in most installer packages or setup files which be can used to bypass all those confirmation message boxes. With these commands you can install just about anything automatically, if you know the commands to use. Some software developers will include the command line switches in their documentation but many do not and you have to search the internet to find what they are. Thankfully, there are a couple of easier ways to find the unattended install switches and install software silently.
Find Silent Switches using a Program There is a way that you can sniff out and find the silent switch for a number of setup files. Universal Silent Switch Finder (USSF) has been around for many years and was used by XP custom install programs such as the among many others to determine the silent switches for unattended installs. The program itself is very simple to operate and is also portable so no need for installation. All you need to do is just run USSF and load the setup file. USSF will then automatically analyze the file and tell you what type of installer package is being used to pack the files and also the command line switches the installer uses.
You can then use those switches in other programs, batch files, scripts or from the command line. To show how the program works, we’ll do a simple test.
Let’s say you want to find the silent switches in the setup file of the excellent (mbam-setup-1.75.0.1300.exe) because you always install it on your own, or your friend’s computers. Run Universal Silent Switch Finder and click the button on the File line and load the mbam-setup-1.75.0.1300.exe file. Once loaded, it’ll take a few seconds to analyze the setup file and then show the available silent command line switches. As you can see from the image above, USSF is able to tell that mbam-setup-1.75.0.1300.exe is packed using Inno Setup package and we can use the commands in yellow when running the executable: 'mbam-setup-1.75.0.1300.exe' /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- If we test this from the Command Prompt, Malwarebytes will install to the default location without popping up any dialog window, and also create a desktop icon and start menu entry. Basically, USSF uses PEiD to identify the installer type and reports available switches accordingly.
Mileage will vary from file to file, some will work and some may not completely install silently or not be recognised at all. This program though, is the easiest way to find the switches for setup installers. Finding Silent Switches on the Internet Although USSF is a very useful tool, it does have a drawback which is the program has not been updated for several years. This means that as new switches have been added to setup packages, USSF is not able to pick them up. It also won’t find switches from custom installers or those to avoid extras like toolbars etc. There is however, a website resource which is dedicated to gathering the information required to deploy setup installers in an IT environment.
Of course, anyone is welcome to take advantage of the switches found on the website. Previously called AppDeploy, has a massive database of over 350,000 software titles where you can browse and find the information you need. Simply type in the name of the software into the box and search for it or browse through the database manually by software title or company title.
Then you can browse through the tips left for installing different file versions as well as FAQ’s and various other snippets of information. Taking Adobe Reader as an example, Universal Silent Switch Finder cannot identify the Adobe Reader installer and just shows “Undetected PE file”, but looking on ITNinja, we can see 22 tips have been posted for version 11 alone which we can browse through and test. The following switches have been posted which work from the Command Prompt and can install Adobe Reader silently: 'Adberdr11000enUS.exe' /msi EULAACCEPT=YES REMOVEPREVIOUS=YES /qn As the database is filled with so much information for multiple versions of software, it may take a few attempts and a bit of time to find the right combination of switches for your purpose.
But as an all-in-one resource for finding setup installer silent switches, ITNinja is hard to beat and a great way to get the commands you need if USSF fails.
Install: Obtain a free to redistribute the software on your local network. Download the Flash Player(s) for your browser(s), the URL will be sent by e-mail. Install the downloaded.MSI file like any other.MSI: SET MSIArgs=/qn /norestart REBOOT=ReallySuppress MSIEXEC.EXE /I installflashplayeractivex.msi%MSIArgs% /l installflashie.log MSIEXEC.EXE /I installflashplayerplugin.msi%MSIArgs% /l installflash.log Note: Many people, including myself, had trouble downloading the most recent Flash player for Internet Explorer from Adobe's. In that case, try the download link for the executable installer on Adobe's page. Uninstall: Before installing the new Flash Player, first remove the old one(s), before they become a security risk. Download and issue the following command: uninstallflashplayer.exe /s To uninstall just one (recent) version, you can also use the procedure. Adobe Reader 9 and 10.
Install: Preferred method: First complete the which allows you to redistribute the software on your local network. Next, download the redistributable version of Adobe Reader.
The URL will be sent with the license. Then use the Adobe Customization Wizard (link will be provided with the license) to create a customized MST file. Finally, install Adobe Reader using SETUP.EXE, without any command line switches.
The customizations are stored in the.MST file, and the.INI file will tell setup to use that.MST file. Alternative method:. If you prefer a non-English version, browse for the latest version in the language of choice.
Then install it like any MSI package. Silent installation command for Adobe Reader 10.0.0 US (without 3D or multimedia plugins, no launch of the application after installation, no license popup, and no reboot): MSIEXEC /I AdbeRdr1000enUS.msi /qn /norestart REBOOT=ReallySuppress DISABLE3D=YES DISABLEMULTIMEDIA=YES EULAACCEPT=YES SUPPRESSAPPLAUNCH=YES DEFAULTVERB=Read A is available (of course) in PDF format. Though written for version 9's setup executable, it also lists MSI properties. Install: (e.g. 'Firefox Setup 3.6.12.exe'). Note: Rumor has it that Thinderbird installs likewise.
To install Lightning after installing Thunderbird, download (or a later version) and run: FOR /F 'tokens=2.' %%A IN ('REG Query 'HKLM SOFTWARE Mozilla Mozilla Thunderbird' /v Currentversion') DO ( FOR /F 'tokens=2.' %%C IN ('REG Query 'HKLM SOFTWARE Mozilla Mozilla Thunderbird%%B Main' /v 'Install Directory') DO ( SET ProgDir=%%D ) ) COPY /Y 'lightning-1.0b2-tb-win.xpi' '%ProgDir%' PUSHD '%ProgDir%' Thunderbird.exe -install-global-extension 'lightning-1.0b2-tb-win.xpi' POPD The first part of this code reads the program directory from the registry. It can be replaced by a hardcoded path if you use a predefined installation directory. Uninstall: Using CSCRIPT.EXE /F:Firefox or Firefox I found the following uninstall command: helper.exe helper.exe is located in a subfolder 'uninstall' of the FireFox program directory.
Note: The GetUnins. scripts may also help you find some plugins that you don't want to leave on the computer when uninstalling FireFox. Foxit Reader 4.3.
Install: (FoxitReader43enuSetup.exe). To install Foxit Reader as default PDF reader for all users, with a Start Menu shortcut, without the browser plugin and without any 'piggyback installs': FoxitReader43enuSetup.exe /disallow /dt /ql /fp /ebay /foxitbar Notes: More information on available command line switches for Foxit Reader 4.2/4.3 setup can be found or using the command FoxitReader43enuSetup.exe /? The /allow and /disallow switches are mutually exclusive.
Using the /allow switch seems to always install the eBay shortcuts, even when not specified. Uninstall: Using CSCRIPT.EXE /F:Foxit or Foxit I found the following uninstall command: Uninstall.exe Uninstall.exe is located in the Foxit Reader program directory. If you installed the plugin, you'll also find UnInstallPDFReaderPlugin.exe there. Running UnInstallPDFReaderPlugin.exe does not uninstall the plugin, however, so to remove the plugin you need to perform a full uninstall and then reinstall Firefox Reader without the plugin. Note: This information is outdated.
Read more on for its current Enterprise version. Java Runtime (web package). Install: Unattended or silent Java installations may seem confusing, as the simply don't seem to work. Combined with the info I found at however, I finally managed to install Java silently with the following command line: SET MSIArgs=/qn /norestart REBOOT=ReallySuppress SET MSIComp=ADDLOCAL=jrecore IEXPLORER=1 MOZILLA=1 JAVAUPDATE=0 WEBSTARTICON=0 START /WAIT jrepackage.exe /s /a /s /sms /v'%MSIArgs%%MSIComp%' Note that some of the command line switches are case sensitive.
Read the information at for more details on the first couple of switches, as well as the information at for more details on the Java specific switches (the ones in capitals in the quoted part of the command line). Update: For some Java versions you may have to remove the /s /a /s /sms command line arguments.
Just try the commands on the command line. If any of the arguments is invalid you'll get an error message telling you which one.
If you had to remove /s /a /s /sms then you are dealing with a packaged.MSI and only the /qn /norestart. Switches are required, without the quotes and without the /v switch. The same is often true if the Windows Installer help pops up ( or you made a typo in the.MSI switches): OpenOffice.org. Install: First the appropriate language version. Move the downloaded executable to an empty directory and unpack it.
Unfortunately, unless you opt for SendKeys, there is no 'unattended' command to unpack. You can specify the directory where the unpacked files should be sent to, by using the /D switch (case sensitive): OOo2.4.0Win32IntelinstallwJREen-US.exe /D= d: destinationdirectory Just click Next, change the destination directory if you didn't do so already on the command line, click Unpack, Cancel, Yes, Finish. You now have a folder named d: destinationdirectory where the unpacked files are stored. Install: First download the.
Adobe Reader Command Line Switches
Note: At the moment of writing, the file name was WindowsXP-KB905474-ENU-x86.exe. You will need to modify the name in the following code if it were to change with a future update. Next, extract the actual installer from the downloaded executable to the current directory ( '%cd%'): WindowsXP-KB905474-ENU-x86.exe' /extract:'%cd%' /quiet Then run the WGA setup: wgasetup.exe /autoauto /quiet /norestart When the WGA Notifier setup runs silently, it won't remove itself from the Scheduled Tasks, so that needs to be done 'manually': SCHTASKS /Delete /TN WGASetup /F Done. Below is the complete code for a batch file that silently performs all these actions and cleans up the mess: PUSHD '%Temp%' '%dp0WindowsXP-KB905474-ENU-x86.exe' /extract:'%cd%' /quiet wgasetup.exe /autoauto /quiet /norestart DEL wganotifypackageinner.exe DEL wgasetup.exe DEL wgaeula.txt SCHTASKS /Delete /TN WGASetup /F POPD WordPerfect Office 12 ServicePacks. Install: I haven't figured out yet how to silently install the WordPerfect Office Suite 12 itself. However, this install command for the servicepacks will at least prevent 2 reboots. First the appropriate patches for your language version.
Adobe Reader Silent Install Command Line Switches In Linux
For the English WordPerfect 12 version these were WP12SP1E.msp, WP12SP2EN.msp and WP12SP3EN.msp (no longer available). Move the downloads to their intended location, and write a batch file containing the following code, and place it in the same location: START /WAIT MSIEXEC.EXE /update WP12SP1E.msp;WP12SP2EN.msp;WP12SP3EN.msp /qn /norestart REBOOT=ReallySuppress Note: This procedure is identical for other patches to other software, as long as the patches are in.MSP format.MSI packages.