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PDF-ShellTools => General => Topic started by: deva1003 on June 26, 2018, 10:13:16 AM

Title: Silent Command Line Install of PDFShellTools
Post by: deva1003 on June 26, 2018, 10:13:16 AM

Hi Guys, as per the subject line I need to install this application on multiple Win10 machines silently. I have the Installation Password and Activation Code for the entire organisation. Can you let me know how to get this installed on all user machines with a command line, so that no user have to input the values separately.

Also, it would be great to know how to disable the language or application updates, thanks!


-Dev

Title: Re: Silent Command Line Install of PDFShellTools
Post by: RTT on June 26, 2018, 02:35:31 PM

You need to create a batch file or script that:
1 - Creates the installation folder, usually "C:\Program Files (x86)\PDF-ShellTools"
2 - Copy the lkey.dat file to that folder.
3 - Run the setup file, specifying the parameters /SILENT /PASSWORD=password, and /DIR="x:\dirname" if not installing to the default directory.

Refer to this setup command line parameters info page (http://unattended.sourceforge.net/InnoSetup_Switches_ExitCodes.html) for additional parameters and description.
You will find the lkey.dat file at the program installation folder of a normally installed and activated copy.

Regarding the disable of updates. The best way is to add a firewall rule to block the manager.exe from accessing the internet.

Title: Re: Silent Command Line Install of PDFShellTools
Post by: deva1003 on June 26, 2018, 03:48:01 PM

Hey, thanks for the list of supporting arguments. But I'm still not able to find how to use the activation code there and how can I disable checking for updates?

-Dev

Title: Re: Silent Command Line Install of PDFShellTools
Post by: RTT on June 26, 2018, 11:32:04 PM

Both these questions also answered in my previous reply. Steps 1 and 2 to deal with the license activation, and block Internet access, at the firewall level, to restrict users from updating.

Title: Re: Silent Command Line Install of PDFShellTools
Post by: deva1003 on June 27, 2018, 11:31:48 AM

Oh yes, I could suppress license prompt now, thanks for that! BTW is not there other way (from application configuration end) to suppress the update prompt rather than blocking it from firewall?

Title: Re: Silent Command Line Install of PDFShellTools
Post by: RTT on June 27, 2018, 04:08:13 PM

You may add this value to the registry

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\PDFShellTools\Options\FeaturesState]
"CheckForUpdates"=dword:00000000

The user can manually check for the existence of updates but gets a no permission error message, when trying to install them.

Title: Re: Silent Command Line Install of PDFShellTools
Post by: deva1003 on June 28, 2018, 12:42:13 PM

Thanks for your help team!  :)