How to silently install TextPad 9 with a multi-user license on an Intel PC

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Assumptions:

1. Knowledge of Windows Command Prompt commands and environment variables.
2. Your download folder is at C:\Users\your-login-id\Downloads. (i.e. %HOMEPATH%\downloads)

If you prefer, you can drag and drop the files using File Explorer, rather than using the command prompt copy and move commands.

1. Download the necessary files to your download folder:

• The TextPad 9 installer from https://www.textpad.com/download.
• The setup transform file LicenseKey9.mst.

2. Generate a license key file:

1. Run the installation program you downloaded, to install TextPad normally.
2. Run TextPad and input your license key data (from "BEGIN" to "END") using the Update License command on the Help menu.
3. Uninstall TextPad from Start » Settings » Apps.
4. Check that %ProgramData%\Helios\TextPad\TextPadPKE.xml exists. (Paste "%ProgramData%\Helios\TextPad" into File Explorer's Address box.)

3. Set up for silent install:

1. In Windows Search box, type "cmd.exe"
2. Right click "cmd.exe" and choose Run as Administrator.
3. Type the following commands (or download and run LicensedSetup.bat):
   

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   cd %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\documents
   mkdir TextPadInstaller
   cd TextPadInstaller
   REM Get the transform file
   move %HOMEPATH%\downloads\LicenseKey9.mst .
   REM Extract the MSI file:
   mkdir MSI
   %HOMEPATH%\downloads\TextPadSetupV9-x64.exe /extract MSI
   REM Add the registration license key file to the installation
   set COMMONAPPDATA=MSI\F1B8434\CommonAppDataFolder
   mkdir %COMMONAPPDATA%
   move %ProgramData%\Helios\TextPad\TextPadPKE.xml %COMMONAPPDATA%
   

4. Check that %ProgramData%\Helios\TextPad\TextPadPKE.xml no longer exists.

4. Perform a silent install:

To install TextPad into its default folder, run the following command from %HOMEPATH%\documents\TextPadInstaller. (You may need to change F1B8434.)

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msiexec.exe /quiet /i MSI\F1B8434\TextPadV9-x64.msi TRANSFORMS=LicenseKey9.mst /l*v "log.txt"

If you want to install TextPad into another folder, you can run the command as follows:

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msiexec.exe /quiet /i MSI\F1B8434\TextPadV9-x64.msi APPDIR="your-folder" TRANSFORMS=LicenseKey9.mst /l*v "log.txt"

5. Check that %ProgramData%\Helios\TextPad\TextPadPKE.xml exists again.

If it doesn't, look for errors in log.txt. You could also rerun the installer in interactive mode and check for error messages:

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msiexec.exe /i MSI\F1B8434\TextPadV9-x64.msi TRANSFORMS=LicenseKey9.mst /l*v "log.txt"