Enable minimal GUI for the 7zip an Python installer

In silent mode Windows won't ask for permission when UAC is active and unpacking 7zip and Python just fails silent.
photron · Oct 31, 2010 · 1734fb1 · 1734fb1
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diff --git a/msys_setup_7zip.bat b/msys_setup_7zip.bat
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ echo downloading %msi% ...
 %wget% %zip_url%/%msi% -O %tmp%\%msi%
 :unpack_zip
 echo unpacking %msi% ...
-msiexec /a %tmp%\%msi% TARGETDIR=%base_dir%\7z /qn
+msiexec /a %tmp%\%msi% TARGETDIR=%base_dir%\7z /qb
 :have_zip
diff --git a/msys_setup_python.bat b/msys_setup_python.bat
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ echo downloading %msi% ...
 %wget% %python_url%/%msi% -O %tmp%\%msi%
 :unpack_python
 echo unpacking %msi% ...
-msiexec /a %tmp%\%msi% TARGETDIR=%python_dir% /qn
+msiexec /a %tmp%\%msi% TARGETDIR=%python_dir% /qb
 :have_python
 
 

diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@
 
 - run msys_setup.bat to download and setup an MSYS/MinGW environment
 
+  you'll see automated Windows Installer popups for 7zip and Python. the
+  script is not actually installing something to your system, it just unpacks
+  both into subdirectories for later use.
+
+  when you have UAC enabled (Windows Vista and Windows 7) then Windows will
+  ask you for confirmation, you need to allow 7zip and Python to get unpacked
+
 
 - run msys\msys.bat to open a MSYS shell