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Hello again.

I'm building a Windows 8.1 unattended setup using AutoIt to install most of the softwares. I already built several unattended setups since Windows XP but now I'm facing a few weird and boring issues.

For instance, when I try to install Adobe Reader XI, AutoIt doesn't launch Reader's installer and if I do it with a batch file, AutoIt seems to ignore any command I try, it even move the mouse pointer. Actually, the only thing it does is to active the Reader's installer window.

The same problem happens with Skype for Desktop, WinRAR and several others.

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start AdobeReader/AdbeRdr11000_pt_BR.exe
exit
Opt("WinWaitDelay",100)
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)
Opt("WinDetectHiddenText",1)
Opt("MouseCoordMode",1)

Run("AdobeReader.cmd")
WinWait("Adobe Reader XI", "")
If Not WinActive("Adobe Reader XI", "") Then WinActivate("Adobe Reader XI", "")
WinWaitActive("Adobe Reader XI", "")
MouseClick("left", 301, 225)
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Why not build a computer, put the software you want on it, and then image that computer to clone it to the rest? Installing Windows and then all the support software over and over again is a waste of time if they're all going to have the same software on them in the end.

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Why not build a computer, put the software you want on it, and then image that computer to clone it to the rest? Installing Windows and then all the support software over and over again is a waste of time if they're all going to have the same software on them in the end.

 

It's not meant to be installed in several computers. I'm building basically for me and I like to customize Windows as much as I can but hate to reinstall a lot of softwares every month.

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Isn't "every month" the actual and only problematic part of the whole question?Anyw

Anyway, that it be for hundreds machine or yours only but routinely, an image would certainly be the best choice.

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Also, and I may be wrong, but I would think you would want to run the EXE that is the installer? 


Opt("WinWaitDelay",100)
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)
Opt("WinDetectHiddenText",1)
Opt("MouseCoordMode",1)

Run("AdbeRdr11000_pt_BR.exe") ; may need the path to the location as well, or just put in the same folder as the script
WinWait("Adobe Reader XI", "")
If Not WinActive("Adobe Reader XI", "") Then WinActivate("Adobe Reader XI", "")
WinWaitActive("Adobe Reader XI", "")
MouseClick("left", 301, 225)

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The problematic part of the whole question is the fact that for some reason Im not being able to make AutoIt works like it used to work before.

I don't believe there have been any script braking changes in any of the functions you use.

But there may have been in other in your code, worth a check.

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this will download the full version of reader

extract

and silently install

#include <inet.au3>

InetGet("http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/misc/AdbeRdr11000_mui_Std.zip", @DesktopDir & "/AdbeRdr11000_mui_Std.zip")

$vbs = (@DesktopDir & "/extract.vbs")
FileOpen($vbs, 0)
FileWrite($vbs, 'ZipFile="AdbeRdr11000_mui_Std.zip"' & @CRLF)
FileWrite($vbs, 'ExtractTo="AdbeRdr11000_mui_Std"' & @CRLF)
FileWrite($vbs, 'Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")' & @CRLF)
FileWrite($vbs, 'If NOT fso.FolderExists(ExtractTo) Then' & @CRLF)
FileWrite($vbs, '   fso.CreateFolder(ExtractTo)' & @CRLF)
FileWrite($vbs, 'End If' & @CRLF)
FileWrite($vbs, 'set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")' & @CRLF)
FileWrite($vbs, 'set FilesInZip=objShell.NameSpace(ZipFile).items' & @CRLF)
FileWrite($vbs, 'objShell.NameSpace(ExtractTo).CopyHere(FilesInZip)' & @CRLF)
FileWrite($vbs, 'Set fso = Nothing' & @CRLF)
FileWrite($vbs, 'Set objShell = Nothing' & @CRLF)
FileClose($vbs)
Sleep(2000)

RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c ' & 'cscript %userprofile%\desktop\extract.vbs', "", @SW_HIDE)

FileDelete($vbs)

ShellExecute(@DesktopDir & "/AdbeRdr11000_mui_Std/setup.exe", "/Sall")
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