To perform a silent installation Ardfry PSD Codec 1.7 (often packaged or identified as mshaz1000.exe

Scenario B: The Forensic Analyst

Law enforcement analysts receive PSD evidence files. They cannot risk misidentifying a file. Using a silent install ensures the codec is loaded prior to evidence ingestion. No human error during setup. Better because it guarantees evidence integrity.

/NORESTART: Ensures the machine does not reboot automatically after the codec is registered.

  1. MSI wrapper (if installer extracts an MSI)

ARDFry v17 silent arguments (InnoSetup compatible)

$arguments = "/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /LOG="C:\Logs\ARDFry_Install.log""

/VERYSILENT: Runs the installer in the background without showing progress.

to analyze the executable and identify its installer type (e.g., Inno Setup, NSIS, or MSI). Why Silent Install is "Better" No Interaction

Execute

Start-Process -FilePath $installer -ArgumentList $arguments -Wait -NoNewWindow