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CutePDF Writer and GPL Ghostscript install using the SCCM Software Catalog - CutePDF is an excellent piece of software that allows you to create PDF's from almost any application. It is also free to use for personal, commercial, edu - CutePDF Writer and GPL Ghostscript install using the SCCM Software Catalog. I was looking for a way to remotely and silently install a pdf printer across a network for mulitple computers. The information in the link is a great start. Used psexec to read the computer names from a text file and run the commands from the website in a batch file. Everything I tried did not work. There is no silent uninstall switch. Repackers didn't work. I had 30 machines I needed to remove it from. I was not going to walk to each machine and uninstall it. I Emailed CutePDF and they told me I could buy full version which has a silent uninstaller. Software Installation Templates Over 1000 Predefined Software Templates. Desktop Central helps you to silently install or uninstall software to servers and desktops from a central place, including commercial software like Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat etc, without user intervention. Well, there I was trying to figure out how to create a silent install script for CutePDF on our Windows 7 64bit PCs. After losing a few hairs trying to work out why it wasn’t working silently it was because setup was looking for a 32bit installation of ghostscript.
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Active1 year ago
The Problem:
I am trying to perform an unattended, silent uninstall of the CutePDF Writer 3.0, via command line. Every available source I have found points me to these two commands:
Sample sources: source #1 (v3.0), source #2 (v2.8), source #3 (v2.8)
Yet this doesn't work for me. Every time I try I get a message box I must click:
I have tried it many times with both clear installs and multiple installs/reinstalls on VirtualBox on following systems:
- Windows XP
- Windows 7 32-bit
- Windows 7 64-bit
The problem replicates every single time. I also tried other popular switches like
/silent
, /verysilent
, /S
, even the SUPRESSMSGBOX
which was once said to be working with the older installer of Writer. Nothing worked.I have filed an issue at CutePDF website, but it's free software and not their support priority.
The Question:
Since multiple sources point to this method, I am kind of lost. Could they all be wrong, or is something wrong with my environment? Perhaps it's locale-specific?
I'd be thankful for anyone to check if the same problem occurs on other machines, especially on Windows locale different than PL (1045).
Perhaps someone knows some better way to perform an unattended uninstall of this product?
Michał Sacharewicz
Michał SacharewiczMichał Sacharewicz
3 Answers
The matter is solved. Unfortunately, Acro Software Inc. removed this feature. Purposefully.
I received a following response:
..for which I asked if it is a planned behaviour, eg. they're planning to keep it that way, or will it be fixed in the next release? The response was short:
I have asked them then if they could be in any way more specific, yet..
Turned off UAC (user account control); still doesn’t work. User account is Administrator.
This would be a little bit strange since it allowed pairing/unpairing with code. Tried a new Administrator account (possible account corruption?): no improvement.Might this be part of a new “windows store” expectation where applications must declare the operating system features they intent to use?
Time to get reacquainted with other, comparable products :)
An alternative deployment workaround available is to use AutoIT with the following script:
(note the parentheses, they are important!)
Note that when using Wpkg, Wpkg-GP or other software deployment system running as SYSTEM user during startup, you need to make sure the service runs in desktop-interactive mode, otherwise AutoIT won't work properly.
Michał SacharewiczMichał Sacharewicz
It supports silent uninstall.
Try the below switches which worked successfully for me.
- 32-bit -
'%ProgramFiles%Acro SoftwareCutePDF Writeruninscpw.exe' /s
- 64-bit -
'%ProgramFiles(x86)%Acro SoftwareCutePDF Writersetup64.exe' /uninstall /s
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SonamSonam
I can confirm that unless you do as the OP suggested (using AutoIT), silent uninstall is not possible.
To make matters worse, when you attempt to use the provided command line of
'%ProgramFiles(x86)%Acro SoftwareCutePDF Writersetup64.exe' /uninstall /s
, you're still prompted, and then the 'setup64.exe' never again functions properly. Even after manual uninstall and reinstall the 'setup64.exe' no longer functions.This is just not an enterprise product, simple as that.
My testing was done on Win10 build 1803.
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Active1 year ago
The Problem:
I am trying to perform an unattended, silent uninstall of the CutePDF Writer 3.0, via command line. Every available source I have found points me to these two commands:
Sample sources: source #1 (v3.0), source #2 (v2.8), source #3 (v2.8)
Yet this doesn't work for me. Every time I try I get a message box I must click:
I have tried it many times with both clear installs and multiple installs/reinstalls on VirtualBox on following systems:
- Windows XP
- Windows 7 32-bit
- Windows 7 64-bit
The problem replicates every single time. I also tried other popular switches like
/silent
, /verysilent
, /S
, even the SUPRESSMSGBOX
which was once said to be working with the older installer of Writer. Nothing worked.I have filed an issue at CutePDF website, but it's free software and not their support priority.
The Question:
Since multiple sources point to this method, I am kind of lost. Could they all be wrong, or is something wrong with my environment? Perhaps it's locale-specific?
Guitar pro 5 keygen. I'd be thankful for anyone to check if the same problem occurs on other machines, especially on Windows locale different than PL (1045).
Perhaps someone knows some better way to perform an unattended uninstall of this product?
Michał Sacharewicz
Michał SacharewiczMichał Sacharewicz
3 Answers
The matter is solved. Unfortunately, Acro Software Inc. removed this feature. Purposefully.
I received a following response:
..for which I asked if it is a planned behaviour, eg. they're planning to keep it that way, or will it be fixed in the next release? The response was short:
I have asked them then if they could be in any way more specific, yet..
Time to get reacquainted with other, comparable products :)
An alternative deployment workaround available is to use AutoIT with the following script:
(note the parentheses, they are important!)
Note that when using Wpkg, Wpkg-GP or other software deployment system running as SYSTEM user during startup, you need to make sure the service runs in desktop-interactive mode, otherwise AutoIT won't work properly.
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Michał SacharewiczMichał Sacharewicz
Cutepdf Writer Silent Install
It supports silent uninstall.
Try the below switches which worked successfully for me.
- 32-bit -
'%ProgramFiles%Acro SoftwareCutePDF Writeruninscpw.exe' /s
- 64-bit -
'%ProgramFiles(x86)%Acro SoftwareCutePDF Writersetup64.exe' /uninstall /s
Cutepdf Writer Silent Install Command Line
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SonamSonam
I can confirm that unless you do as the OP suggested (using AutoIT), silent uninstall is not possible.
To make matters worse, when you attempt to use the provided command line of
'%ProgramFiles(x86)%Acro SoftwareCutePDF Writersetup64.exe' /uninstall /s
, you're still prompted, and then the 'setup64.exe' never again functions properly. Even after manual uninstall and reinstall the 'setup64.exe' no longer functions.Cutepdf Writer Silent Install
This is just not an enterprise product, simple as that.
My testing was done on Win10 build 1803.
armtrianglesarmtriangles