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[Peacemaker]

Does anyone have an idea how to do the following:
I have an application that download selected program and run installer.
But how can i do silent install through C#,batch file or something...but still through C#.
To download program and run the silent install?
Sorry for my bad english...^^

[l@mbd@]

I don't like the sound of "silent install". I don't think you'll get much support until you better explain what exactly you're trying to accomplish.

[WingedPanther]

I'll second that. It gets worse when you start dealing with Vista/7 and the UAC, which may make a silent install completely impossible.

[Davide]

Make a regular C# application that does that, but don't let the main Form appear. Write your code in Program.cs, and delete Application.Run( new Form1()). If it returns some error just don't let it reach that line (if (2+2==5) Application.Run(new Form1());).

[QuackWare]

Davide said:

Make a regular C# application that does that, but don't let the main Form appear. Write your code in Program.cs, and delete Application.Run( new Form1()). If it returns some error just don't let it reach that line (if (2+2==5) Application.Run(new Form1());).

Thats not really what he is asking, he wants a program to fully install and run without any user interaction. The user would have to click on your application for your thing to work.

Frankly it sounds like what you are developing has potentially malicious uses. If it doesn't then I am sure having the user click a few extra buttons is not that bad.

[Davide]

QuackWare said:

The user would have to click on your application for your thing to work.

Wrong.

[Peacemaker]

Not develop malicious software, it's ZeuApp.
I want when download is finished to start silent install,somehow.But I don't know how.
Can somebody help me?
Sorry for my bad english.

[Peacemaker]

Not develop malicious software, it's ZeuApp.
I want when download is finished to start silent install,somehow.But I don't know how.
Can somebody help me?
Sorry for my bad english.

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Davide said:

Wrong.

I'm curious. Can you elaborate? I've never seen a program run without someone instigating the start of the application. To perform a silent install as he has mentioned sounds like it would eliminate the need for someone to interact with the program...just put the installer on the computer and vuala! you have it installed? haha wow i can see some major repercussions and security risks with that...guess i've never understood the use of silent install approach...but please I would like to know why he is wrong with what he said about your above method. Sounds interesting. :)

[Peacemaker]

No, no malicious software, it is ZeuApp.
When the download is complete, to begin silent install.
But click a few extra buttons is not that bad.