AB Tutor Client Install

[mseaney]

I have just downloaded a trial copy of AB Tutor to play with. Installing the teacher module was no problem. I've come to install the client module and would like an easier way of deploying than going to each PC. As the software is a MSI package I was wondering whether anyone had any usefull tips for deploying by GPO in Win2k3. Or is there another way of doing this.

 

Thanks

 

Michael.

[Netman]

First grab a free app called beyondexec from t'internet... save to d:\

create a share with the abtutor control files in...

save a local batch file eg. D:\abcontrol.bat with the following contents modified for your needs...

net use z: \\machine\share /USER:domain\username password

z:\setup.exe /s /p abc

go to d:\...

type beyondexecv2.exe \\targetcompname -cs abcontrol.bat

 

and off ya go...

you can also create a list of computer names for doing whole rooms at a time...

AB Tutor Control is shortly going to ver 4 which will have the facility to push client installs out...

[plexer]

Yup just allocate the msi the default installation method for it is the client only.

 

That's what I've done only downside is the connection is set with no password but you can do that afterwards from the control app.

 

Ben

[plexer]

Ver 4 is out now and thats the msi version.

 

Ben

[aboalkhair]

thanks man

[meastaugh1]

That's what I've done only downside is the connection is set with no password but you can do that afterwards from the control app.

 

You can set the connection password at install time. You just need to supply the password as values for PASSWORD and PASSWORD2 properties. The only thing you need to bear in mind, is to ensure that your users don't have read access to the MSI/MST as they could gain access to the passwords.

[dford]

I just packaged it with Wininstall LE, with connection password etc, works everytime.

[plexer]

You repackaged an msi installer?

 

Ben

[bossman]

Has anyone used this with RMCC3?

[meastaugh1]

Has anyone used this with RMCC3?

 

Yep, using it here.

[tonyd]

Has anybody found a soultion to an issue I've got using the v4.2 MSI for a silent install. Each time it runs it pops up stating "publisher could not be verified", any ideas?

[Geoff]

Try to verify that the vendor/publisher is not listed in the "Untrusted Publisher" list in IE.

 

IE>Tools>Internet Options>Content Tab.

Select "Untrusted Publisher"

[tonyd]

Thanks Geoff, but no, there are just 2 generic Microsoft entries in my "Untrusted Publishers" list.

[Geoff]

MSI is corrupt then.

[tonyd]

Doesn't seem to corrupt, since it will install if you click 'Run Anyway'. I'll see if AB Consulting have any further advice. Thanks.

[Geoff]

Ok, is the MSI signed? If it is then it sounds like the cert is broken/expired etc.

[mrforgetful]

Am I correct in thinking that:

 

PASSWORD is what the Tutor part uses to connect and

PASSWORD2 is what the Administrator part uses to connect?

 

So I can install it with a transform for each room which sets a default PASSWORD2 and a room specific PASSWORD.

 

Give the Tutor software in each room the corresponding PASSWORD

 

This would make it so each Tutor can see only their room but I can see all rooms?

[meastaugh1]

I don't think so. Afaik, it's because in interactive mode, the setup prompts for the password twice (to confirm it is typed correctly). I guess you could always make the PASSWORD2 equal PASSWORD.

[meastaugh1]

So therefore you'd just change the PASSWORD and PASSWORD2 for each room you want a different connection password. Then on your machine, you'd set each room's connection password so you have access to all.

[mrforgetful]

Ah right ok, so I need to enter the same thing in each property of my transform then?

[mrforgetful]

Oki doki, thankyou