WinZip 9.0 SR1 repack for silent installation

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Tools Needed
Winzip (www.winzip.com)
7-Zip (www.7-zip.org)
Startx (http://www.naughter.com/startx.html)

Solution

1. Execute the Winzip application to install into the default directory (C:\Program Files\Winzip).

2. Create a batch file using a text editor and place in the Winzip installation directory, i.e. SetupWinZip.cmd.

[ SetupWinZip.cmd ]

:: Make Folder
MD "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"

:: Copy Files to Installation Folder
copy /y EXAMPLE.ZIP "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y FILE_ID.DIZ "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y LICENSE.TXT "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y ORDER.TXT "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y README.TXT "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y VENDOR.TXT "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WHATSNEW.TXT "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WINZIP.CHM "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WINZIP.TXT "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WINZIP32.EXE "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZ.COM "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZ.PIF "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZ32.DLL "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZCAB.DLL "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZCAB3.DLL "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZINST.CHM "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZPOPUP.HLP "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZQKPICK.EXE "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZQKSTRT.RTF "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZSEPE32.EXE "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZSHLEX1.DLL "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZSHLSTB.DLL "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZTUTOR.HLP "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZVINFO.DLL "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZWIZARD.CHM "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"
copy /y WZZPMAIL.DLL "%PROGRAMFILES%\Winzip"

:: Install Winzip

"%PROGRAMFILES%\winzip\winzip32.exe" /noqp /notip /autoinstall

3. Copy StartX.exe into the default WinZip installation directory.

4. Use 7-Zip (www.7-zip.org) ultra compression to archive the contents of the default Winzip installation directory including the SetupWinzip.cmd and StartX.exe

5. Create a config.txt file.

[config.txt]
;!@Install@!UTF-8!
RunProgram="StartX.exe /MIN /WAIT SetupWinZip.cmd"
;!@InstallEnd@!

6. Copy 7z.sfx to the default Winzip installation directory.

6. From a Command prompt from within the directory all the files reside, execute the following command:

copy /b 7z.sfx +config.txt +setup.7z WinZip90SR1.exe