Installation of AutoCAD and Other AutoDesk Products with VBS

[ThomasGlidewell]

Good morning,
I am currently developing a batch and vbs routine that will automatically uninstall all my old AutoDesk products and Install the 2010 stuff. I have the program working except for one little thing. When I was testing this on my computer everything worked like a champ but when I went to test on another computer the routine gets through all the uninstalls, no prob, after it installs the first AutoDesk Product, AutoCAD 2010, the computer reboots automatically. If I run the routine again on that same machine everything runs as expected, no reboot. I am attempting to install AutoCAD 2010 C3D 2010 and Civil 2010 along with all the OE's.
I am extremley perplexed about the reboot after the installation of the First program I am attempting to install. Doesn't matter if I switch up which on is first after the frist program installs, reboot. I thought it may have something to do with the prerequists it is install needing a reboot but in the .ini file they are stated to /norestart.
I have tried adding a REBOOT=reallysuppress to my code but no luck.
Any help would be great. I have attached a snippet of the code I am using to install stuff.

[JTBWorld]

There are certain situations when REBOOT=ReallySuppress is not used and the system needs to reboot anyway. If a reboot is required by the Windows Installer (for example, situations with system files in memory), then the installed package may not work until the computer is restarted manually.
It might also be so that the Setup.exe for the admin image does not support REBOOT. In that case you would need to use MSIEXEC.EXE instead.

Jimmy Bergmark - JTB World
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[ThomasGlidewell]

Thanks for the Reply 🙂
But I have a clarification question. This is the first time I have attempted any programming so please bear with me.
If I was to use the msiexec.exe wouldn't I need to use the .msi file and the .mst file to install autocad and the like. If I was to do this wouldn't I need to install all the pre-requists found in the .ini file prior to installing autocad? The msiexec.exe doesn't work with the particular way I am attempting to install my products now does it?
Thanks

[JTBWorld]

Yes, using that method would require more steps as you describe. So sticking with the first method and having to live with the restart and then handle that would probably be easiest.

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