Silent Switch Finder

[the_wuigi]

Hi, I'm looking for a piece of software to find the silent switches in a setup.exe file if anybody can help

Thanks

[SYNACK]

The usual way to find these switches is to run

setup.exe /?

or

look up the specific app online on somewhere like appdeploy.com now http://www.itninja.com/software/brow...hTips=WithTips

[j17sparky]

As above appdeploy is the best place. Otherwise the main switches are S Q slient quiet VS VQ A N

[Arthur]

I think this is the app @the_wuigi is after.

[the_wuigi]

That's the very one Arthur, used to have it but can't find it anywhere.

I think this is the app @the_wuigi is after.

[morganw]

I use this a lot.
Unattended, A Windows deployment system: Unattended/Silent Installation Switches for Windows Apps

[the_wuigi]

What I really want to do is deploy symantec endpoint client to my cc3 machines but don't know the correct parametres to put in the ini file.

I use this a lot.
Unattended, A Windows deployment system: Unattended/Silent Installation Switches for Windows Apps

[morganw]

That will all be custom.exe switches, you will have to consult the Sophos documentation... but here's one I made earlier (designed for MDT so you may find the share authentication unnecesary).

@echo off

echo Authenticating to \\Sophos\SophosUpdate as user SCHOOL\sophosinstalluser
net use \\Sophos\SophosUpdate /user:"SCHOOL\sophosinstalluser" passwordhere

echo Running Sophos installer with credentials for user SCHOOL\sophosinstalluser
start /wait \\Sophos\SophosUpdate\CIDs\S000\SAVSCFXP\Setup.exe -s \ -user "SCHOOL\sophosinstalluser" -pwd "passwordhere" -mng yes -g "\Sophos\Global Group\Computer Group"

echo Running Sophos update process
REM Check for 32bit or 64bit OS and switch to the correct location for the update utility
reg query HKLM\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 /c /f "x86" > nul:

If %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 (
    echo System is 32bit
    start /b "%PROGRAMFILES%\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALUpdate.exe -ManualUpdate"
) ELSE (
    echo System is 64bit
    start /b "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALUpdate.exe -ManualUpdate"
)


:loop

tasklist /nh /fi "imagename eq ALUpdate.exe" | find /i "ALUpdate.exe" >nul && (
	echo ALUpdate.exe is running, waiting for it to finish
	timeout 10
	goto loop
) || (
	echo ALUpdate.exe process has ended.
)

[morganw]

Although that's actually for completely the wrong product and I should learn to read, but you get the idea.

[synaesthesia]

What I really want to do is deploy symantec endpoint client to my cc3 machines but don't know the correct parametres to put in the ini file.

With all due respect, why not use RMVP5 with all that hassle done for you...

[morganw]

I think this is what you need.
http://www.symantec.com/business/sup...&id=TECH102668

[the_wuigi]

I will have a play with this tomorrow, i can actually get the product to allocate out to stations just using a bog standard cc3 ini file but can't get it to allocate quietly or silently, users would be able to cancel the install from running.

I think this is what you need.
http://www.symantec.com/business/sup...&id=TECH102668

[the_wuigi]

When I say bog standard it does stipulate the setup.exe

I will have a play with this tomorrow, i can actually get the product to allocate out to stations just using a bog standard cc3 ini file but can't get it to allocate quietly or silently, users would be able to cancel the install from running.

[Arthur]

The RMVP5 CC3 package from RM uses the SEP MSI.

[Package]
Description=RMVP5.1 for Computers
OS=5.WS,5.2WS,
WIPackage=SYMANTEC ANTIVIRUS.MSI
Reboots=1
AddCommand=RUNLIVEUPDATE=0 SYMPROTECTDISABLED=0 ADDLOCAL=Core,SAVMain,PTPMain,COHMain
UninstallCommand=REBOOT=FORCE

[morganw]

Maybe the MSI file extracts from the .exe. Might be worth checking %temp% while the installer is running.