This short tutorial will teach you how to perform an unattended (silent) install of Adobe Shockwave Player using the MSI installer they have available to download through their Enterprise Software Distribution website.

Performing an unattended or silent installation of a application that doesn’t come packaged in an MSI or executable installation program can be real pain, which was precicely the case with Macromedia AuthorWare Web Player. The Internet Explorer plug-in automatically downloads and installs into the user’s browser when a site requests it provided the user has sufficient rights to install browser plug-ins. Of course if manage a network with any amount of proficiency you’re probably not [...]