PaintDotNet

This is a silent installer, upgrader and uninstaller for Paint.NET.

Paint.NET is a spiffy image editor for Windows using C#.

Requirements

• Administrator access
• Create a .msi from the .exe (/auto on the .exe will fail if you're using the WPKG Client or running WPKG over ssh and it has no option to run silently either)
• .Net framework 3.5 SP1

Create .msi

To do this download the installer and run it with the options you want making sure to add "/createMsi":

Paint.NET.3.5.6.Install.exe /createMsi CHECKFORUPDATES=0 CHECKFORBETAS=0 JPGPNGBMPEDITOR=1 TGAEDITOR=1 ALLUSERS=1 DESKTOPSHORTCUT=0

This will create a folder on the desktop called "PaintDotNetMsi" with two files in it: "PaintDotNet.x64.msi" and "PaintDotNet.x86.msi". Copy the "PaintDotNet.x86.msi" to your server.

Package

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<packages>

	<package
		id="paintdotnet"
		name="Paint.Net 3.5.6"
		revision="356"
		reboot="false"
		priority="0">
		
		<depends package-id="dotnet35" />	
		
		<check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="Paint.NET v3.5.6" />
		
		<!-- first remove old versions (or it won't upgrade), then install the new version -->
		<install cmd='msiexec /qn /x {43602F34-1AA3-44FB-AEB2-D08C2C73743F}'><exit code='any' /></install>
		<install cmd='msiexec /qn /x {4F77F6EE-2C99-49F7-940A-2E9C208C3BE1}'><exit code='any' /></install>
		<install cmd='msiexec /qn /x {F0E2B312-D7FD-4349-A9B6-E90B36DB1BD0}'><exit code='any' /></install>
		<install cmd='msiexec /qn /i %SOFTWARE%\paintdotnet\PaintDotNet.x86.msi' />
		
		<!-- first remove old versions (or it won't upgrade), then install the new version -->
		<upgrade cmd='msiexec /qn /x {43602F34-1AA3-44FB-AEB2-D08C2C73743F}'><exit code='any' /></upgrade>
		<upgrade cmd='msiexec /qn /x {4F77F6EE-2C99-49F7-940A-2E9C208C3BE1}'><exit code='any' /></upgrade>
		<upgrade cmd='msiexec /qn /x {F0E2B312-D7FD-4349-A9B6-E90B36DB1BD0}'><exit code='any' /></upgrade>
		<upgrade cmd='msiexec /qn /i %SOFTWARE%\paintdotnet\PaintDotNet.x86.msi' />
		
		<remove cmd='msiexec /qn /x {639673E9-D53F-44F4-A046-485C8A6ADA15}' />
	</package>

</packages>

Note: If you already have a previous version of Paint.NET installed you cannot install a new version until you uninstall the old one. You need to know the MSI product code GUID to uninstall the previous version. To find the GUID of the Paint.NET version you currently have installed run C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PdnRepair.exe and look for the MSI product code GUID.

External links

• Paint.NET Help - Unattended installation