Picasa Silent Install (How-To Guide)

Picasa is a cross-platform image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of Picasa from the command line using the EXE installer.

How to Install Picasa Silently

Picasa 3 Silent Install (EXE)

1. Download the Picasa Installer
   • https://web.archive.org/web/20160113062020/http://dl.google.com/picasa/picasa39-setup.exe
2. Download the EXE to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
3. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
4. Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
5. Enter the following command: picasa39-setup.exe /S /L
6. Press Enter

After a few moments you will find entries Picasa in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

Software Title:	Picasa 3
Vendor:	Google, Inc
Version:	3.9.141.259
Architecture:	x86
Installer Type:	EXE
Silent Install Switch:	picasa39-setup.exe /S /L
Silent Uninstall Switch (32-bit System)	"%ProgramFiles%\Google\Picasa3\uninstall.exe" /S
Silent Uninstall Switch (64-bit System)	"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Google\Picasa3\uninstall.exe" /S
Download Link:	https://web.archive.org/web/20160113062020/http://dl.google.com/picasa/picasa39-setup.exe

The information above provides a quick overview of the software title, vendor, silent install, and silent uninstall switches. The download link provided take you directly to the vendors website. Continue reading if you are interested in additional details and configurations.

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Additional Configurations

Disable Picasa Auto Update Check

1. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
2. Enter the following commands once for each user:

REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Google\Picasa\Picasa2\Preferences" /v AutoUpgradeCheck /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Google\Picasa\Picasa2\Preferences" /v AutoUpgradeAsk /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Google\Picasa\Picasa2\Update" /v UpdateNext /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

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Disable Webpage Opening on First Run

1. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
2. Enter the following command once for each user:

REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Google\Picasa\Picasa2\Preferences" /v showfeatureslink /t REG_DWORD /d 39 /f

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Disable Send Anonymous Usage Stats to Google

1. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
2. Enter the following commands once for each user:

REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Google\Picasa\Picasa2\Preferences" /v usagestats /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Google\Picasa\Picasa2\Preferences" /v ReportStats /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

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Remove Photo Viewer Configuration Pop-up

1. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
2. Enter the following command once for each user:

REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Google\Picasa\Picasa2\Preferences" /v ConfiguredSlingshot /t REG_DWORD /d 6 /f

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Remove Picasa AutoBackup Prompt

1. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
2. Enter the following commands once for each user:

REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Google\Picasa\Picasa2\Preferences" /v SkipABPromo /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Google\Picasa\Picasa2\Preferences" /v LastABPromo /t REG_SZ /d "31 Dec 2100 23:59:59 -0800" /f

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How to Uninstall Picasa Silently

1. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
2. Enter one of the following commands:

Picasa Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 32-bit System

"%ProgramFiles%\Google\Picasa3\uninstall.exe" /S

Picasa Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 64-bit System

"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Google\Picasa3\uninstall.exe" /S

Always make sure to test everything in a development environment prior to implementing anything into production. The information in this article is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.