[mdt] Silent Installations

[GRitchie]

Hello,

Anyone know a way of installing CAPITA SIMS .NET silently?

 

I've seen a few where there are multiple batch commands, but these looked a bit strange and didn't work for me.

Nor did they actually run the installer, merely copied a few files!

 

The other two bits of software are SmartNotebook and FortiClient VPN (we use the newest version of this)

 

Any guides/scripts/syntax would be greatly appreciated!

We do use MDT so if they can be done through this; great!

[Dkeen94]

surely if they are .msi they should have something like /s or /q for silent installation?

 

Have you checked to see if they have any flags like this?

[6Foot2]

surely if they are .msi they should have something like /s or /q for silent installation?

 

Have you checked to see if they have any flags like this?

 

On that topic posting from another thread:

 

Download Universal Silent Switch Finder and point it at your setup file:

 

Link: The Portable Freeware Collection - Universal Silent Switch Finder

 

It usually does the trick.

[sted]

sims

if exist "C:\Program Files (x86)\SIMS\SIMS .net\pulsar.exe" goto _end
if exist "C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net\pulsar.exe" goto _end

net use f: \\admin-srv\SIMSroot$ /user:domain\user password /persistent:yes
"f:\sims\Setups\SIMSInfrastructureSetup.exe" /S
"f:\sims\Setups\SIMSApplicationSetup.exe" /S
"f:\sims\Setups\SIMSManualSetup.exe" /S
"f:\sims\Setups\SIMSAMPARKSetup.exe" /S


if exist "c:\Program Files (x86)" goto _x64


:_x86
copy "\\admin-srv\packages$\Sims\connectx86.ini" "c:\Program Files\sims\sims .net\connect.ini" /y
copy "\\admin-srv\packages$\Sims\simsx86.ini" "c:\windows\sims.ini" /y
goto _end

:_x64

copy "\\admin-srv\packages$\Sims\connectx64.ini" "c:\Program Files (x86)\sims\sims .net\connect.ini" /y
copy "\\admin-srv\packages$\Sims\simsx64.ini" "c:\windows\sims.ini" /y
goto _end


:_end

rem pause

 

just needs you to pinch sims/connect.ini from a working pc first

 

smart notebook

 

i just do it via gpo but if you use the smart install wizard to create an mst then something like

 

msiexec /i \\server\packages$\notebook\smart.msi transforms=\\server\packages$\notebook\smart.mst /qb

 

should install it

Edited November 21, 2014 by sted

[computer_expert]

SMART Install Manager will allow you to create a custom installer (activation and other settings) for the smart stuff.

 

Use the generated transform and the MSI into an MDT application and you should be good to go.

[GRitchie]

SMART Install Manager will allow you to create a custom installer (activation and other settings) for the smart stuff.

 

Use the generated transform and the MSI into an MDT application and you should be good to go.

 

Got so far with this and realised it's trying to make me use Smart SE.

I can't seem to locate an MSI for the full edition of Smart Notebook?

 

Any ideas?

[sparkeh]

Got so far with this and realised it's trying to make me use Smart SE.

I can't seem to locate an MSI for the full edition of Smart Notebook?

 

Any ideas?

Download administrator software - SMART Technologies

Choose your version and download, they are all msi.

[localzuk]

For SIMS - use SOLUS3. That's what it is for.

 

For SMART Notebook - use the SMART Install Manager in combination with the MSIs to create an MST to apply to an MSI to install silently.

 

Useful site for finding silent install switches for .exe based installers - Unattended, A Windows deployment system: Unattended/Silent Installation Switches for Windows Apps

[GRitchie]

Download administrator software - SMART Technologies

Choose your version and download, they are all msi.

 

Had a look at this, we have smart notebook 10 and that version isn't there!

Any ideas?

[sparkeh]

Had a look at this, we have smart notebook 10 and that version isn't there!

Any ideas?

Update?

You can get up to v11.4 for free.

[sted]

Update?

You can get up to v11.4 for free.

 

id be careful updating to 11 ive not found a single teacher who diddnt prefer 10 and 11.4 has issues with older boards

[GRitchie]

id be careful updating to 11 ive not found a single teacher who diddnt prefer 10 and 11.4 has issues with older boards

 

This will be our issue also.

Plus, we have a few newer boards utilising the new software and they're not as happy with it.

Especially MFL teaching staff, they're finding they can't insert accented letters using alt gr anymore!

[sted]

This will be our issue also.

Plus, we have a few newer boards utilising the new software and they're not as happy with it.

Especially MFL teaching staff, they're finding they can't insert accented letters using alt gr anymore!

 

no the new "tin" boards have gone down with staff who have had boards replaced recently like lead baloons nobody likes them at all

 

i honestly think smart are making hardware worse as they want to get out of selling it and just sell you the software as id lay odds its a much better markup for them