Automated Install of Runtime Programs

[Phil G.]

Is there any way to put a parameter after setup.exe to run the install automatically or run a quiet install? I am trying to get an automated setup for our company and this is one of the last things I have to do. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Paul Overway]

Setup /q


Use Setup /? to see other parameter options.

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Paul Overway
Logico Solutions, LLC
www.logico-solutions.com

Is there any way to put a parameter after setup.exe to run the install

automatically or run a quiet install? I am trying to get an automated setup
for our company and this is one of the last things I have to do. Any help
would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Paul Overway]

Which version of Access? If 2000, original advice applies. Otherwise, see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;227091.

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Paul Overway
Logico Solutions, LLC
www.logico-solutions.com

When I type setup.exe /?, I get an error message that states: "Invalid

command-line arguments. Unable to continue." Then my only option is to
click OK. Does that me that I can't enter any parameters?

 

[Paul Overway]

The setup.exe I am referring to is the one that installs the run-time. You
should find 2 setup.exe files....one is for your app....the other for the
run-time.

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Paul Overway
Logico Solutions, LLC
www.logico-solutions.com

It is Access 2000. This is for the runtime programs made by access, not

the original install to make them work. Does this still apply for those?
Is there something special that needs to be done when I am creating the
install to make parameters work? Thanks.

 

[Paul Overway]

No....you would have edit the program. The LST file is of limited
usefullness. For what you want to do, you really should be using a
different installer. You should validate the target PC for installation of
the Access 2000 run-time. Otherwise, you run the risk of causing problems on
the target system in the event that another version of Access already
exists. See whitepaper under Extras at web site below for additional info.

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Paul Overway
Logico Solutions, LLC
www.logico-solutions.com

That info is helpful. Thanks. Now I have another question that you might

be able to answer. For the app installation, there is a setup.LST file that
you can edit to edit the installation. It looks like this:

Can this be edited to make it an automated installation?

[Bootstrap]
SetupTitle=Install
SetupText=Copying Files, please stand by.
CabFile=ProductInfo_stub.CAB
Spawn=Setup1.exe
Uninstal=odeunst.exe
TmpDir=msftqws.pdw
Cabs=1

[Bootstrap Files]
[email protected],$(WinSysPathSysFile),,,12/11/99 12:00:00 AM,101888,6.0.82.67
[email protected],$(WinSysPathSysFile),$(DLLSelfRegister),,12/11/99 12:00:00 AM,22288,4.71.1460.1
[email protected],$(WinSysPathSysFile),$(TLBRegister),,5/17/01 1:00:24 PM,16896,2.40.4517.0
[email protected],$(WinSysPathSysFile),,,5/17/01 12:59:58 PM,143632,2.40.4517.0
[email protected],$(WinSysPathSysFile),$(DLLSelfRegister),,5/17/01 1:00:18 PM,164112,5.0.4517.0
[email protected],$(WinSysPathSysFile),$(DLLSelfRegister),,5/17/01 1:00:18 PM,626960,2.40.4517.0
[email protected],$(WinSysPathSysFile),$(DLLSelfRegister),,11/4/99 10:13:20 PM,1384448,6.0.84.95

[IconGroups]
Group0=ProductInfo
PrivateGroup0=True
Parent0=$(Programs)

[ProductInfo]
Icon1=""$(ProgramFiles)\ProductInfoProgram\ProductInfo.ico""
Title1=ProductInfo
StartIn1=$(AppPath)

[Setup]
Title=ProductInfoProgram
DefaultDir=$(ProgramFiles)\ProductInfoProgram
AppExe=ProductInfo_stub.mdb
AppToUninstall=ProductInfo_stub.mdb

[Setup1 Files]
[email protected],$(AppPath),,,7/21/95 12:00:00 AM,1846,0.0.0.0
[email protected],$(AppPath),,,4/29/02 8:42:10 AM,7467008,0.0.0.0
File3=@ProductInfo_stub.mdb,$(AppPath),,,4/29/02 8:45:06 AM,184320,0.0.0.0

[Runtime]
Included=-1

[RunCommands]

The setup.exe I am referring to is the one that installs the run-time. You
should find 2 setup.exe files....one is for your app....the other for the
run-time.

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Paul Overway
Logico Solutions, LLC
www.logico-solutions.com


not
the original install to make them work. Does this still apply for those?
Is there something special that needs to be done when I am creating the
install to make parameters work? Thanks. Otherwise,
see