tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011252463639388552.post294422711314733055..comments2024-03-20T14:03:01.388-04:00Comments on JTB World Blog: Silent installation of Autodesk DWG TrueConvertJTB Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02249678064305703202noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011252463639388552.post-31579472660367145722009-12-21T09:42:05.410-05:002009-12-21T09:42:05.410-05:00Appologies for the double-post.Appologies for the double-post.Mathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070724990089598174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011252463639388552.post-69422879324349580972009-12-21T09:41:23.418-05:002009-12-21T09:41:23.418-05:00How about deplying the .MSI using Group Policy? Ha...How about deplying the .MSI using Group Policy? Has anybody tried this?Mathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070724990089598174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011252463639388552.post-28096816626851962872009-12-21T09:40:28.077-05:002009-12-21T09:40:28.077-05:00Is it possible to deploy the MSI using Group Polic...Is it possible to deploy the MSI using Group Policy? I just thought I'd ask before trying it.Mathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070724990089598174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011252463639388552.post-33690933189593685812009-04-03T15:36:00.000-04:002009-04-03T15:36:00.000-04:00I think the only way is to edit the registry after...I think the only way is to edit the registry after it is installed.JTB Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249678064305703202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011252463639388552.post-54649194560012059852009-04-03T12:37:00.000-04:002009-04-03T12:37:00.000-04:00I want to be able to change the support folders in...I want to be able to change the support folders in the deployment (as I recall we could do this we could do this with TrueView 2009)<BR/><BR/>Anyway to do this?The Wadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397529976139200669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011252463639388552.post-51217979003698646482008-08-02T12:18:00.000-04:002008-08-02T12:18:00.000-04:00Restored commentsR.K. McSwain said... That VBS ...Restored comments<BR/><BR/>R.K. McSwain said...<BR/><BR/> That VBS script directly calls the .MSI file.<BR/><BR/> I have found that if the target machine needs to have the update for it's MSI runtime installed and/or the .NET framework installed, then running the main install by calling the .MSI file fails.<BR/><BR/> Maybe there is a way to script this and have it install the necessary MSI/.NET updates silently also? I haven't got that far yet.<BR/><BR/> One more note, this install requires IE6SP1 - if this is not installed, it will fail anyway.<BR/> November 02, 2005 <BR/>Jon Rizzo, Langan Engineering said...<BR/><BR/> For MSI, you will notice a folder called 'MSI' when you extract the True View zip file. to execute this file silently, just add the flags /norestart and /quiet to the command line. If an MSI update is not necessary, this program does nothing.<BR/><BR/> All of our machines already have the .NET framework 1.0 and 1.1 installed on them, so I don't know what happens if these are not present...<BR/> November 21, 2005 <BR/>Jon Rizzo said...<BR/><BR/> In my previous post, I should have mentioned that you need to execute the file WindowsInstaller-KB884016-v2-x86.exe using those command line switches. This file is located in the MSI folder of the zip file.<BR/> November 21, 2005 <BR/>R.K. McSwain said...<BR/><BR/> An update to my previous comment. I am pushing DWG Trueview out by login script. (Batch file)<BR/><BR/> I just check to to see if the program executable exists. If not, I know it hasn't been installed, so I fire the "setup.exe"<BR/><BR/> MSI runtime and the .NET framework are installed as well as DWG Trueview.<BR/><BR/> I have the logon script (batch file) append a user-defined .LOG file so I know where the install has been run.<BR/> December 15, 2005 <BR/>C. Rice said...<BR/><BR/> I am trying to deploy this using the changes you posted for the setup.ini file. It doesn't seem to be working as stated. When it gets to the line INSTALL_CMD_ARGS=INSTALL_CMD_ARGS=/qb! /L*v %temp%\DWGVInstall.log INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Autodesk\DWG TrueView" ACAD_SILENT_LICENSE=YES it seems to be ognoring the command line entirely. It runs the setup as it would if no switches were present. Any ideas?<BR/> January 23, 2006 <BR/>JTB World said...<BR/><BR/> If you used the line like below it cannot work.<BR/> INSTALL_CMD_ARGS=INSTALL_CMD_ARGS=/qb! /L*v %temp%\DWGVInstall.log INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Autodesk\DWG TrueView" ACAD_SILENT_LICENSE=YES<BR/><BR/> INSTALL_CMD_ARGS= seems to have been added twice.<BR/><BR/> Try instead:<BR/> INSTALL_CMD_ARGS=/qb! /L*v %temp%\DWGVInstall.log INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Autodesk\DWG TrueView" ACAD_SILENT_LICENSE=YES<BR/> January 23, 2006 <BR/>Marcus said...<BR/><BR/> Thanks for the information - it is a big help!<BR/><BR/> I have made a simpler guide which viewers might find easier to digest:<BR/><BR/> To find the setup.exe, I extracted the downloaded SetupDWGTrueView2.exe with Winzip.<BR/><BR/> Then, to get the setup.exe to run silently for me, I made the following modifications to the setup.ini file:<BR/><BR/> replaced the following command in the [SETUP] section:<BR/> SETUP_STARTUP_MESSAGE=NO<BR/> with:<BR/> SETUP_STARTUP_MESSAGE=YES<BR/><BR/> added the following commands in the [AOEM] section:<BR/> INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Autodesk\DWG TrueView"<BR/> ACAD_SILENT_LICENSE=YES<BR/><BR/> replaced the following command in the [AOEM] section:<BR/> INSTALL_CMD_ARGS=/L*v %temp%\DWGVInstall.log<BR/> with<BR/> INSTALL_CMD_ARGS=/qb! /L*v %temp%\DWGVInstall.log<BR/><BR/> replaced the following command in the [VIEWER] section:<BR/> INSTALL_CMD_ARGS=/u2 /q2<BR/> with<BR/> INSTALL_CMD_ARGS=/qb! /L*v %temp%\DWGVInstall.log<BR/><BR/> Cheers,<BR/><BR/> Marcus<BR/> February 28, 2006JTB Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249678064305703202noreply@blogger.com