Run apps with unattended inst.

[tjabocom]

Hi all deploy folks,

I try to set up an unattended installation as master os setup...

The I have an questian about run app setup in the unattended installation. I have seen that ther is some ways to install app, one is CMDLINES.TXT and one is the [GuiRunOnce].

Well, I would first of all use the CMDLINES.TXT but I red that you could not install msi package in this mode. Is it so and is there other limits with CMDLINES.TXT.

[GuiRunOnce] I understand run in a User contex, maybe no problem if you use the local admin account. Is the some limits with [GuiRunOnce]. or witch one is best to use for apps and witch one is best for hotfixes..

/Tjabocom

[Lost Soul]

first off if your trying to instal apps CMDLINES.TXT and [GuiRunOnce] are really just used to call out to the real method used to installing the apps..

each can be used to call your runonceex.cmd and with in this file youd put all your programming, syntax to install all your programs,, that way it will install everything that you ask..

for more information read here

http://unattended.msfn.org/

there youll get everything you need to know even the time line

[Achdine]

first off if your trying to instal apps CMDLINES.TXT and [GuiRunOnce]are really just used to call out to the real method used to installing the apps..each can be used to call your runonceex.cmd

This is not entirely correct. While many people do use CMDLines.txt or GUIRunOnce to implement the RunOnceEx method of installing programs, you certainly do not need to do it this way. The RunOnceEx method is popular because it's easy to install multiple programs and since the data is stored in the registry info can be added at a number of different times during the install.

However, you can actually install programs at CMDLines.txt just by calling the installer. This is not the method that I use, but to the best of my knowledge you don't have a User Profile loaded yet, and it's possible that the installer may require something in it and fail to install. If you have VMWare or Virtual PC you should be able to just test all your programs and see if they can be installed at this point.

GUIRunOnce is run (at the same time as RunOnceEx) right before the desktop loads on your first login. The only limitation to installing with GUIRunOnce and RunOnceEx is that the user will need to be an Administrator. All users created at the OOBE screens will be Administrators, so you can log on to any one of the accounts that you created.

witch one is best to use for apps and witch one is best for hotfixes..

It is best to actually integrate the hotfixes into the installation CD, so that they are included in the install. There are several easy methods to do this:

1) Get RyanVM's Post SP2 Update Pack, which includes all the hotfixes and whatnot you should need. You can integrate it manually (instructions on his website) or with NLite.

2) Download all the hotfixes you want to integrate and use IcemanND's integration script to integrate the packages.

[Lost Soul]

i stand corrected but your right but it really isnt the best method and runonceex is better to find your faults at.. you can run batch and everything else from cmdlines but its not the best way to go about it all

[tjabocom]

Thanks,

Well, I have one more question, why would I use RunOnceEx insted of CMDLines.txt?

/Tjabocom