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by tknorris

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What methods are available for performing unattended installs of software? I want to be able to run program installations where prompts are automatically answered so that all you have to do is use a batch file to invoke the setup executable. Can this be done without an enterprise management software package (such as Microsoft's SMS)? Via some scripting language? Or by passing parameters to the setup executable?

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by linda b.

SMS is a good product (especially with clients that have net cards with sleep-on-lan functionality), but it's a specialty and not as mature as I'd like before using it enterprise wide for unattended installs.

The only thing I've ever used besidesSMS is a batch file at log in. You can use a rudementary scripting language, such as KixTart which can allow you to perform a kind of unattended install or upgrade at client log-on time. The install/upgrade can occur in the background.

Good Luck!
Linda B.

by andy.buchan

Check install software for file named setup.ini or network.ini If exist these will sometimes list options for installing with certain parameters, no prompts, etc.

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