Automate Notepad ++ Deployment with ConfigMgr

This will automate the install of Notepad ++ and Disable Update Notifications using the config.model.xml file.

Create your Folder Structure:
\\ConfigMgrSourceServer\Apps\NotepadPlusPlus\VersionNumber\

Download Notepad++ here:https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/

Scripts & Files available here: http://garytown.com/Downloads/NotepadPlusPlus.zip
Download the EXE into the folder (Delete the blank place holder)

Create your Install & Uninstall Scripts:

load_npp.cmd Script:
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REM Notepad ++ Install Script

REM Remove old Updater Folder (Created during last install)
rmdir "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\updaterdisable" /S /Q

REM Run Notepad++ Installer File Silently
REM Using FOR Loop to find any EXE file and run it with these arguments
for %%i in (*.exe) do cmd /c "%%i" /S

REM Move the Update Tools to another folder rendering them useless
move "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\updater" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\updaterdisable"

REM Copy ConfigFile that disables updates (This only works for Users who never launched software - This file builds the user's profile config the first run)
copy config.model.xml "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\config.model.xml" /Y

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Uninstall_npp.cmd
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REM Notepad ++ UnInstall Script

taskkill /F /IM notepad++*

REM Remove old Updater Folder (Created during last install)
rmdir "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\updaterdisable" /S /Q

REM Run Notepad++ Installer File Silently
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe" /S

REM Pause for a few seconds to allow the uninstaller to complete and ensure correct uninstall detection by ConfigMgr
sleep 5

REM Remove old Updater Folder (Created during last install)
rmdir "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++" /S /Q

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config.model.xml file (This will set specific settings for your environment)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252" ?>
<NotepadPlus>
    <GUIConfigs>
        <!-- 3 status : "large", "small" or "hide"-->
        <GUIConfig name="ToolBar">standard</GUIConfig>
        <!-- 2 status : "show" or "hide"-->
        <GUIConfig name="StatusBar">show</GUIConfig>
        <!-- For all attributs, 2 status : "yes" or "no"-->
        <GUIConfig name="TabBar" dragAndDrop="yes" drawTopBar="yes" drawInactiveTab="yes" reduce="yes" closeButton="yes" doubleClick2Close="no" vertical="no" multiLine="no" hide="no" />
        <!-- 2 positions : "horizontal" or "vertical"-->
        <GUIConfig name="ScintillaViewsSplitter">vertical</GUIConfig>
        <!-- For the attribut of position, 2 status : docked or undocked ; 2 status : "show" or "hide" -->
        <GUIConfig name="UserDefineDlg" position="undocked">hide</GUIConfig>
        <GUIConfig name="TabSetting" size="4" replaceBySpace="no" />
        <!--App position-->
        <GUIConfig name="AppPosition" x="30" y="27" width="955" height="659" isMaximized="no" />
        <!-- For the primary scintilla view,
             2 status for Attribut lineNumberMargin, bookMarkMargin, indentGuideLine and currentLineHilitingShow: "show" or "hide"
             4 status for Attribut folderMarkStyle : "simple", "arrow", "circle" and "box"  -->
        <GUIConfig name="ScintillaPrimaryView" lineNumberMargin="show" bookMarkMargin="show" folderMarkStyle="box" indentGuideLine="show" currentLineHilitingShow="show" Wrap="no" edge="no" edgeNbColumn="100" wrapSymbolShow="hide" zoom="0" whiteSpaceShow="hide" eolShow="hide" />
        <!-- For the secodary scintilla view,
             2 status for Attribut lineNumberMargin, bookMarkMargin, indentGuideLine and currentLineHilitingShow: "show" or "hide"
             4 status for Attribut folderMarkStyle : "simple", "arrow", "circle" and "box" -->
        <GUIConfig name="Auto-detection">yes</GUIConfig>
        <GUIConfig name="CheckHistoryFiles">no</GUIConfig>
        <GUIConfig name="TrayIcon">no</GUIConfig>
        <GUIConfig name="RememberLastSession">yes</GUIConfig>
        <!--
			New Document default settings :
				format = 0/1/2 -> win/unix/mac
				encoding = 0/1/2/3/4/5 -> ANSI/UCS2Big/UCS2small/UTF8/UTF8-BOM
				defaultLang = 0/1/2/..

			Note 1 : UTF8-BOM -> UTF8 without BOM
			Note 2 : for defaultLang :
					0 -> L_TXT
					1 -> L_PHP
					... (see source file)
		-->
        <GUIConfig name="NewDocDefaultSettings" format="0" encoding="4" lang="0" codepage="-1" openAnsiAsUTF8="yes" />
        <GUIConfig name="langsExcluded" gr0="0" gr1="0" gr2="0" gr3="0" gr4="0" gr5="0" gr6="0" gr7="0" langMenuCompact="yes"/>
        <!--
		printOption is print colour setting, the following values are possible :
			0 : WYSIWYG
			1 : Invert colour
			2 : B & W
			3 : WYSIWYG but without background colour
		-->
        <GUIConfig name="Print" lineNumber="no" printOption="0" headerLeft="$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)" headerMiddle="" headerRight="$(LONG_DATE) $(TIME)" headerFontName="IBMPC" headerFontStyle="1" headerFontSize="8" footerLeft="" footerMiddle="-$(CURRENT_PRINTING_PAGE)-" footerRight="" footerFontName="" footerFontStyle="0" footerFontSize="9" margeLeft="0" margeTop="0" margeRight="0" margeBottom="0" />
        <!--
                            Backup Setting :
                                0 : non backup
                                1 : simple backup
                                2 : verbose backup
                      -->
        <GUIConfig name="Backup" action="0" useCustumDir="no" dir="" />
        <GUIConfig name="TaskList">yes</GUIConfig>
        <GUIConfig name="SaveOpenFileInSameDir">no</GUIConfig>
        <!--
			value 0 for the folloing parameters means invisible :
			leftWidth, topHight, rightWidth, bottomHight
			
					position value for the PluginDlg:
						
						0 : left
						 1 : right
						2 : top
						3 : bottom
						>= 4 : undocked -> FloatingWindow id
			-->
        <GUIConfig name="noUpdate">yes</GUIConfig>
        <GUIConfig name="MaitainIndent">yes</GUIConfig>
        <GUIConfig name="MRU">yes</GUIConfig>
        <GUIConfig name="URL">2</GUIConfig>
        <GUIConfig name="globalOverride" fg="no" bg="no" font="no" fontSize="no" bold="no" italic="no" underline="no" />
        <GUIConfig name="auto-completion" autoCAction="3" triggerFromNbChar="1" funcParams="yes" />
		<GUIConfig name="auto-insert" parentheses="yes" brackets="yes" curlyBrackets="yes" quotes="no" doubleQuotes="yes" htmlXmlTag="no" />
        <GUIConfig name="multiInst" setting="0" />
        <GUIConfig name="sessionExt"></GUIConfig>
    </GUIConfigs>
    <!-- The History of opened files list -->
    <History nbMaxFile="15" />
</NotepadPlus>

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I’m going to skip some of the pictures, and go right to the deployment type & detection methods, look at previous posts for a template to go from.

 

In the Content Tab, make sure it is pointing to your ConfigMgr Content Source.

 

 

For Detection Method, I used a registry setting.  Each time it updates, I only have to change the Version Value, which makes it quite easy to update to the new version.

 

 

That should do it.

 

Happy Deployments!