Adobe InDesign CS 4.x Silent installation , Uninstallation and Customization

Graphics professionals, publishers, and print service providers are finding that it's easier than ever to switch to Adobe® InDesign® CS4, the new standard in page layout software. The following will help you install and customize your set up.

For simple silent setup of volume license media:

"%CD%\Setup.exe" --mode=silent --deploymentFile="%CD%\deploy\install.xml" --skipProcessCheck=1

For Serial Key, Suppressing the Registration Key, Suppress the License Sgreement & Suppressing the updates:

Create an XML for all of the above tasks like the following and name it as application.xml.override

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 
<Configuration> 
<Payload> 
<Data key="Serial" protected="0">xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</Data> 
<Data key="Registration">Suppress</Data> 
<Data key="EULA">Suppress</Data> 
<Data key="Updates">Suppress</Data> 
</Payload> 
</Configuration>

Copy this file (application.xml.override) to Source folder under payloads\AdobeInDesign6AppBase-mul

Another method of creating the install.xml and remove.xml file is run the setup.exe using the following parameter

--record=1, this will generate two XML files that you will copy in the payload folder

Silent Uninstallation of CS4 using parameters:

"%CD%\Setup.exe" --mode=silent --deploymentFile="%CD%\deploy\remove.xml"

Note: install.xml and remove.xml files is part of the media files.

Upgrading the CS3 to CS4 is also possible, the vendor Setup will take care of it.