Kevin Moore 2004-01-12 04:49
I am trying to install Ultramon with SMS. Are there any command line switches that will make this a silent install and then also allow me to make changes to the basic config, such as entering the license code?
Thank you,
Kevin Moore
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Christian Studer 2004-01-12 06:26
The following command installs UltraMon in quiet mode, for all users, and also enters the registration information:
msiexec /i UltraMon24en.msi /qn ALLUSERS=1 USERNAME="<registeredTo>" PIDKEY=<regCode>
If you want to create a default configuration for each user, configure UltraMon as desired, then export the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Realtime Soft\UltraMon to a .reg file.
You can then replace HKEY_CURRENT_USER with HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT in the .reg file, and import the .reg file on each system after installing UltraMon.
Each user will then have the same default configuration, but can still change settings as desired.
Christian Studer - www.realtimesoft.com
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Kevin Moore 2004-01-12 08:36
Thank you for the information.
The only config change that I really want to make is not to install the mirroring. Is a reg fix the best way to do that?
Thanks again,
Kevin Moore
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Christian Studer 2004-01-12 19:34
You can do this through the installer, with the ADDLOCAL property. Here's a sample command line which will install all features except mirroring:
msiexec /i UltraMon24en.msi /qn ALLUSERS=1 ADDLOCAL=UltraMon,UltraMonDesktop,UltraMonScreenSaver,UltraMonShortcuts,UltraMonTaskbar USERNAME="<registeredTo>" PIDKEY=<regCode>
Available features:
UltraMon: main feature, needs to be installed
UltraMonDesktop: wallpaper manager
UltraMonMirror: mirroring and monitor preview
UltraMonScreenSaver: screen saver manager
UltraMonShortcuts: shortcuts and display profiles
UltraMonTaskbar: Smart Taskbar
Christian Studer - www.realtimesoft.com
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Kevin Moore 2004-01-28 11:40
Thank you for the information. The problem I am having is that SMS will not accept that many command line switches. The registered name of the company is too long etc. I am using WinINSTALL LE which allows me to expand the .msi file. Is there a place in the .inf files or an .ini file that I can get to to put this information into?
Thanks again for your help,
Kevin Moore
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Christian Studer 2004-01-28 23:06
What about putting the command-line into a batch file and running the batch file from SMS?
Editing the .msi file would also be possible, but is a bit more complicated.
Christian Studer - www.realtimesoft.com
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Kevin Moore 2004-01-29 01:27
I have tried to create the bat file as you suggested. SMS is tempermental at best and I never could get it to work. I found in the MSI editor where to put the USERNAME but the PID is not as clear.
Thanks again,
Kevin
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Christian Studer 2004-01-29 06:44
You could edit the Feature table to disable mirroring, and then use the shorter original command-line to install UltraMon.
To disable mirroring, select the row where Feature = UltraMonMirror, then set Level to 0.
The other options are properties (Property table). I'm not sure though if setting the properties directly in the .msi file will actually work, you would need to test this.
Christian Studer - www.realtimesoft.com
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