This script will install both the x86 and x64 versions of Flash Player 11.x. It uninstalls all previous versions of Flash first. Flash 11.x is then installed, and finally the mms.cfg file is copied over to set Flash to automatically update. Both x86 and x64 versions of Flash are installed on 64-bit machines because those machines contain both x86 and x64 browsers.
Here is a link to download the script and here is a link for the mms.cfg file
Here is a link to download the script and here is a link for the mms.cfg file
'*******************************************************************************
' Program: InstallFlash.vbs
' Author: Mick Pletcher
' Date: 11 April 2012
' Modified:
'
' Publisher: Adobe
' Program: Flash
' Version: 11.x
' Description: Adobe Flash Installation
' 1) Define Relative Installation Path
' 2) Determine Architecture
' 3) Create Logs Folder
' 4) Uninstall all old versions of Flash
' 5) Install Flash
' 6) Copy MMS File
' 6) Initiate SMS Hardware Inventory
' 7) Cleanup Global Variables
' 8) Exit Installation
'*******************************************************************************
Option Explicit
REM Define Constants
CONST TempFolder = "c:\temp\"
CONST LogFolderName = "AdobeFlash"
REM Define Global Variables
DIM Architecture : Set Architecture = Nothing
DIM LogFolder : LogFolder = TempFolder & LogFolderName & "\"
DIM RelativePath : Set RelativePath = Nothing
REM Define Relative Installation Path
DefineRelativePath()
REM Determine Architecture
DetermineArchitecture()
REM Create Logs Folder
CreateLogFolder()
REM Uninstall Old Version of Flash
UninstallOldFlash()
REM Install Flash
InstallFlash()
REM Copy MMS File
CopyMMS()
REM Initiate SMS Hardware Inventory
InitiateSMSHardwareInventory()
REM Cleanup Global Variables
GlobalVariableCleanup()
'*******************************************************************************
'*******************************************************************************
Sub DefineRelativePath()
REM Get File Name with full relative path
RelativePath = WScript.ScriptFullName
REM Remove file name, leaving relative path only
RelativePath = Left(RelativePath, InStrRev(RelativePath, "\"))
End Sub
'*******************************************************************************
Sub DetermineArchitecture()
REM Define Local Objects
DIM WshShell : Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
REM Define Local Variables
DIM OsType : OsType = WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment\PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE")
If OsType = "x86" then
Architecture = "x86"
elseif OsType = "AMD64" then
Architecture = "x64"
end if
REM Cleanup Local Variables
Set WshShell = Nothing
Set OSType = Nothing
End Sub
'*******************************************************************************
Sub CreateLogFolder()
REM Define Local Objects
DIM FSO : Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If NOT FSO.FolderExists(TempFolder) then
FSO.CreateFolder(TempFolder)
End If
If NOT FSO.FolderExists(LogFolder) then
FSO.CreateFolder(LogFolder)
End If
REM Cleanup Local Objects & Variables
Set FSO = Nothing
End Sub
'*******************************************************************************
Sub UninstallOldFlash()
REM Define Local Objects
DIM FSO : SET FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
DIM oShell : SET oShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
REM Define Local Variables
DIM oAPPDATA : oAPPDATA = oShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%APPDATA%")
DIM Parameters : Parameters = Chr(32) & "-uninstall activex"
DIM Uninstallx86 : Uninstallx86 = RelativePath & "uninstall_flash_player_32bit.exe" & Parameters
DIM Uninstallx64 : Uninstallx64 = RelativePath & "uninstall_flash_player_64bit.exe" & Parameters
If Architecture = "x86" then
oShell.Run Uninstallx86, 1, True
Else
oShell.Run Uninstallx64, 1, True
End If
If FSO.FolderExists("C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\") then
FSO.DeleteFile "C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\*.*", True
FSO.DeleteFolder "C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash", True
End If
If FSO.FolderExists("C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\") then
FSO.DeleteFile("C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\*.*")
FSO.DeleteFolder "C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash", True
End If
If FSO.FolderExists(oAPPDATA & "\Adobe\Flash Player\") then
FSO.DeleteFile(oAPPDATA & "\Adobe\Flash Player\*.*")
FSO.DeleteFolder oAPPDATA & "\Adobe\Flash Player", True
End If
If FSO.FolderExists(oAPPDATA & "\Macromedia\Flash Player\") then
FSO.DeleteFile(oAPPDATA & "\Macromedia\Flash Player\*.*")
FSO.DeleteFolder oAPPDATA & "\Macromedia\Flash Player", True
End If
REM Cleanup Local Objects & Variables
Set FSO = Nothing
Set oShell = Nothing
Set Parameters = Nothing
Set Uninstallx86 = Nothing
Set Uninstallx64 = Nothing
End Sub
'*******************************************************************************
Sub InstallFlash()
REM Define Local Objects
DIM oShell : SET oShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
REM Define Local Variables
DIM Filex86 : Filex86 = Chr(32) & RelativePath & "install_flash_player_11_active_x_32bit.msi"
DIM Filex64 : Filex64 = Chr(32) & RelativePath & "install_flash_player_11_active_x_64bit.msi"
DIM LogFilex86 : LogFilex86 = Chr(32) & "/lvx" & Chr(32) & LogFolder & "Flash11x86.log"
DIM LogFilex64 : LogFilex64 = Chr(32) & "/lvx" & Chr(32) & LogFolder & "Flash11x64.log"
DIM Parameters : Parameters = Chr(32) & "/qb- /norestart"
DIM Install32 : Install32 = "msiexec.exe /i" & Filex86 & LogFilex86 & Parameters
DIM Install64 : Install64 = "msiexec.exe /i" & Filex64 & LogFilex64 & Parameters
oShell.Run Install32, 1, True
If Architecture = "x64" Then
oShell.Run Install64, 1, True
End If
REM Cleanup Local Variables
Set Filex86 = Nothing
Set Filex64 = Nothing
Set LogFilex86 = Nothing
Set LogFilex64 = Nothing
Set oShell = Nothing
Set Parameters = Nothing
Set Install32 = Nothing
Set Install64 = Nothing
End Sub
'*******************************************************************************
Sub CopyMMS()
REM Define Local Objects
DIM FSO : SET FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If Architecture = "x86" then
If FSO.FileExists("C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash") then
FSO.DeleteFile "C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\mms.cfg", True
End If
FSO.CopyFile RelativePath & "mms.cfg", "C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\", True
Else
If FSO.FileExists("C:\Windows\SysWow64\Macromed\Flash") then
FSO.DeleteFile "C:\Windows\SysWow64\Macromed\Flash\mms.cfg", True
End If
FSO.CopyFile RelativePath & "mms.cfg", "C:\Windows\SysWow64\Macromed\Flash\", True
End If
REM Cleanup Local Variables
Set FSO = Nothing
End Sub
'*******************************************************************************
Sub InitiateSMSHardwareInventory()
On Error Resume Next
REM Define Local Objects
DIM oCPAppletMgr : Set oCPAppletMgr = CreateObject("CPApplet.CPAppletMgr")
DIM oClientAction : Set oClientAction = Nothing
DIM oClientActions : Set oClientActions = oCPAppletMgr.GetClientActions()
For Each oClientAction In oClientActions
If oClientAction.Name = "Hardware Inventory Collection Cycle" Then
oClientAction.PerformAction
End If
Next
REM Cleanup Local Objects
Set oCPAppletMgr = Nothing
Set oClientAction = Nothing
Set oClientActions = Nothing
End Sub
'*******************************************************************************
Sub GlobalVariableCleanup()
Set Architecture = Nothing
Set LogFolder = Nothing
Set RelativePath = Nothing
End Sub
Great..
ReplyDeleteThe only small improvement that I could see is that you may need one more section to check if IE is open and close it before you start the uninstall process..
Otherwise very through.. :)
True. The reason I did not include that was because I deployed this package through SMS and set it to only run when no user was logged on.
DeleteI'm planning on installing Adobe Flash Player 11.4.402.265. Did Adobe do away with having a separate 32/64 installation files? I am only seeing one.
ReplyDeleteGood question. I am not for sure. The firm I work for only uses Windows 7 64-bit.
DeleteThe uninstaller at http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit and uses the "- force" option by default.
DeleteIt logs to C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash\FlashInstall.log, so you can see what it has done.
I, alas, don't know any VBS :-(
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to understand the LogFolder and RelativePath variables. I'm guessing you run the script with 'cscript InstallFlash.vbs Path\To\Files\flash.msi' and extract the path. Is that correct?
How would I use your script to install from \\domain\dfsroot\setups\flash\VersionNumber\VersionNumber.msi and log to \\domain\dfsroot\_Public\_Logs\Flash_Install_MachineName.log? Ideally with uninstall_flash_player.exe in from \\domain\dfsroot\setups\flash\ so I don't have to copy it into each Flash folder. How would I add the plugin installers?
Thank you for sharing your work. May I post it to Experts Exchange as a basis for the script I want?
The way I wrote the script allows you to place the script inside the same directory as the flash MSI file resides and it uses the relative path (Current location) to run the msi. I have it written so that it will install both the 32 and 64 bit apps, as each is needed on a 64-bit machine. It only runs the 32 bit on a 32 bit machine.
DeleteAnd it appends to Flash11x##.log in c:\temp\AdobeFlash\?
DeleteI keep my logs on a server so I can grep them for errors. I also like to have the script and the source folders separate for general housekeeping. I will see if I can find someone to make a script that follows my normal practices.
Is it OK if I use your script as a starting place for mine? What attribution do you want?
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