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Sep 6, 2018 9:59 AM UTC
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Adobe Creative Cloud silent installation problem

hi, I'm trying to install the Adobe Creative Suite silently, but when I try to run the MSI I get the message below:

the setup must update files or services that cannot be updated while the system is running

How can I bypass this message?

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    Nicola_P_Author
    Participating Frequently
    Sep 26, 2018 12:14 PM UTC

    Hi,

    I had already tried with / q, / qn, / qb-, etc., but the installation fails. From the task manager you see the MSI turn for a while and then close.

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    alisterblack
    Inspiring
    Sep 27, 2018 1:28 PM UTC

    Hi,

    Does a log file get produced? Specifically the PDApp.log

    Troubleshoot Adobe Creative Cloud install issues with log files

    log locations are in the document above.

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    Nicola_P_Author
    Participating Frequently
    Sep 28, 2018 12:43 PM UTC

    Hi,

    this is the PDApp.log

    09/28/18 13:46:40:622 | [INFO] |  | ASU | AAMCustomHook | AAMCustomHook |  |  | 7976 | Updater Inventory location: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\PDApp\\UWA\updaterinventory.dll'

    09/28/18 13:46:40:675 | [INFO] |  | ASU | AAMCustomHook | AAMCustomHook |  |  | 7976 | Updater Inventory remove status retVal 0, outStatusMajor 0, outStatusMinor 0

    09/28/18 13:46:40:679 | [INFO] |  | ASU | PIM | Utilities |  |  | 8656 | Sucessfully launched and executed process...

    09/28/18 13:46:40:679 | [INFO] |  | ASU | PIM | PIM |  |  | 8656 | Successfully executed uninstall modifier at path: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\PDApp\\core\AAMCustomHook.exe'

    09/28/18 13:46:40:685 | [INFO] |  | ASU | PIM | PIM |  |  | 8656 | PIMSqlite closeDB status 0

    09/28/18 13:46:40:685 | [INFO] |  | ASU | PIM | PIM |  |  | 8656 | FREE PIM Instance ...

    09/28/18 13:46:40:685 | [ERROR] |  | ASU | PIM | PIM |  |  | 8656 | Unable to free PIM object

    09/28/18 13:46:40:685 | [INFO] |  | ASU | PIM | PIM-Uninstall |  |  | 8656 | Trying to Remove AAM as no Products are using AAM.

    09/28/18 13:46:40:685 | [INFO] |  | ASU | PIM | PIM |  |  | 8656 | drivePath retreived

    09/28/18 13:46:40:685 | [INFO] |  | ASU | PIM | PIM |  |  | 8656 | drivePath retreived

    09/28/18 13:46:40:705 | [INFO] |  | ASU | PIM | PIM |  |  | 8656 | The temp path for AAM Backup is :C:\Users\ADMCMU~1\AppData\Local\Temp\\{D19F5BE7-22EE-4C4A-9F66-E99539E3E89E}

    09/28/18 13:46:40:707 | [INFO] |  | ASU | PIM | PIM |  |  | 8656 | Updater Inventory location:C:\Users\ADMCMU~1\AppData\Local\Temp\\{D19F5BE7-22EE-4C4A-9F66-E99539E3E89E}\OOBE\PDApp\UWA\updaterinventory.dll

    09/28/18 13:46:40:708 | [INFO] |  | ASU | PIM | PIM-Uninstall |  |  | 8656 | Updater Inventory remove status retVal 1, outStatusMajor 0, outStatusMinor 0

    09/28/18 13:46:40:708 | [INFO] |  | ASU | PIM | PIM-Uninstall |  |  | 8656 | Successfully removed AAM Inventory... Using UpdaterInventory

    09/28/18 13:46:41:366 | [INFO] |  | ASU | PIM | PIM-Uninstall |  |  | 8656 | Successfully uninstalled Adobe Application Manager ..

    09/28/18 13:46:41:366 | [INFO] |  | ASU | PIM | PIM-Uninstall |  |  | 8656 | Successfully uninstalled AAM.

    09/28/18 13:46:41:366 | [INFO] |  | ASU | PIM | PIM-ASUInstaller |  |  | 8656 | Successfully Uninstalled AAM...

    09/28/18 14:31:26:857 | [INFO] |  | ASU | MSIInvoker | MSIInvoker |  |  | 1752 | Build Version - 1.15.0.46

    09/28/18 14:31:26:857 | [INFO] |  | ASU | MSIInvoker | MSIInvoker |  |  | 1752 | Logging Level verbosity Set  to 4

    09/28/18 14:31:26:873 | [INFO] |  | ASU | MSIInvoker | MSIInvoker |  |  | 1752 | Successfully fetched the optionXML content from MSI database ...

    09/28/18 14:31:26:885 | [INFO] |  | ASU | MSIInvoker | MSIInvoker |  |  | 1752 | MSI ProductCode ({AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100}) is not installed on the system ...

    09/28/18 14:31:26:888 | [INFO] |  | ASU | MSIInvoker | MSIInvoker |  |  | 1752 | The install language for Acrobat (APRO18.0) from the fallback map (en_GB)

    09/28/18 14:31:26:888 | [INFO] |  | ASU | MSIInvoker | MSIInvoker |  |  | 1752 | Bootstrapper launch location is :: C:\Windows\ccmcache\2\ASU\Set-up.dat

    09/28/18 14:31:27:078 | [INFO] |  | ASU | OPM | OPM |  |  | 4652 | Build Version - 10.0.0.99

    09/28/18 14:31:27:078 | [INFO] |  | ASU | OPM | OPM |  |  | 4652 | Logging Level verbosity Set  to 4

    09/28/18 14:31:27:089 | [INFO] |  | ASU | OPM | OPM |  |  | 4652 | Schema version and schema compatibility version are same or greater than current

    09/28/18 14:31:27:219 | [INFO] |  | ASU | OPM | OPM |  |  | 4652 | _opm_handle_OPDReturnedStatus called with opdStatus as:0

    09/28/18 14:31:27:220 | [INFO] |  | ASU | OPM | OPM |  |  | 4652 | No Record found for the input fields in opm_getValueForKey

    09/28/18 14:32:02:136 | [INFO] |  | ASU | MSIInvoker | MSIInvoker |  |  | 1752 | Build Version - 1.15.0.46

    09/28/18 14:32:02:136 | [INFO] |  | ASU | MSIInvoker | MSIInvoker |  |  | 1752 | Logging Level verbosity Set  to 4

    09/28/18 14:32:02:136 | [ERROR] |  | ASU | MSIInvoker | MSIInvoker |  |  | 1752 | The Bootstrapper Process return code is (42).Stopping the installation process.

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    Nicola_P_Author
    Participating Frequently
    Sep 25, 2018 10:27 AM UTC

    Hi,

    yes the same

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    alisterblack
    Inspiring
    Sep 26, 2018 10:52 AM UTC

    Thanks. What command lines are you using?

    Check the following for supported command lines Troubleshoot silent Creative Cloud installation issues

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    Nicola_P_Author
    Participating Frequently
    Sep 26, 2018 10:57 AM UTC

    msiexec /i "Adobe.msi" MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL=Disable /L*V "c:\install.log"

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    alisterblack
    Inspiring
    Sep 25, 2018 10:13 AM UTC

    Hi,

    If you do reboot before the deployment do you have an issue?

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    Nicola_P_Author
    Participating Frequently
    Sep 25, 2018 9:12 AM UTC

    Hi,

    I tried but it does not work

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    alisterblack
    Inspiring
    Sep 6, 2018 1:29 PM UTC

    Hi,

    This seems related to the need for a reboot. Try using the parameter MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL=Disable

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