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Installshield command line switches

djseppie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:33:28 +0000

All about InstallShield command line switches

InstallShield Command Line Switches

Special Installation Modes
/a : Administrative installation
/j : Advertise mode
/x : Uninstall mode
/uninst : Uninstall product (Standard projects only)

Silent Installations
/p : Specify password
/r : Record mode (Standard projects only)
/s : Silent mode
/f1 : Specify alternative response file name (Standard projects only)
/f2 : Specify alternative log file name (Standard projects only)

SMS Data
/m : Generate MIF file (Standard projects only)
/m1 : Specify serial number in MIF file (Standard projects only)
/m2 : Specify locale string in MIF file (Standard projects only)

Download and Cache Locations
/ua : Specify URL for InstMsiA.exe
/uw : Specify URL for InstMsiW.exe
/us : Specify URL to ISScript.msi
/um : Specify URL to .msi package
/b : Cache installation locally
Passing Data to the Installation
/v : pass arguments to Msiexec
/z : Pass arguments to CMDLINE variable

Debugging
/d : Debug InstallScript (Standard projects only)
/verbose : Generate verbose InstallScript engine log file (Standard projects only)

Miscellaneous
/f : Specify alternative compiled script (Standard projects only)
/L : Setup language
/w : Wait
/SMS : Wait (Standard projects only)

Information gathered from:

http://kb.flexerasoftware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=Q105472&sliceId=

http://kb.flexerasoftware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=Q105473&sliceId=

HOWTO: Setup folder permissions for anonymous user

djseppie — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:50:40 +0000

In Windows Server 2003 thing are tighten up. When you want anonymous users to gain access to a shared folder, without being prompted for credentials, you must change the following group-policy settings:

Worked for me!

SCRIPT: Share and unshare printers automatically

djseppie — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:14:34 +0000

Share local printers:

strComputer = "." Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")


Set colInstalledPrinters =  objWMIService.ExecQuery _

   ("Select * from Win32_Printer Where Network = FALSE")
i = 1
For Each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters

   objPrinter.Shared = TRUE

   objPrinter.ShareName = objPrinter.Name

   objPrinter.Put_

   i = i + 1

Next

Unshare local printers:

strComputer = "." Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")


Set colInstalledPrinters =  objWMIService.ExecQuery _

   ("Select * from Win32_Printer Where Network = FALSE")
i = 1

For Each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters objPrinter.Shared = FALSE objPrinter.ShareName = objPrinter.Name objPrinter.Put_ i = i + 1 Next

SCRIPT: Exclude files and directories read from a single file using Robocopy

djseppie — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:12:14 +0000

Use this script and 2 textfiles which can be used to exclude files and folders.

robocopy.vbs
EXCLUDEDIRS = "C:\robocopy\excludedirs.txt" EXCLUDEFILES = "C:\robocopy\excludefiles.txt" ROBOCOPYLOCATION = "C:\robocopy\robocopy.exe" SOURCELOCATION = "Y:\" TARGETLOCATION = "D:\" Const FOR_READING = 1 Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(EXCLUDEDIRS, FOR_READING) strDirExclude = objFile.ReadAll objFile.Close Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(EXCLUDEFILES, FOR_READING) strFileExclude = objFile.ReadAll objFile.Close arrDirExclude = Split(strDirExclude, vbCrLf) arrFileExclude = Split(strFileExclude, vbCrLf) For Each dir In arrDirExclude dirs = dirs + " /xd " + chr(34) + dir + chr(34) Next For Each bestand In arrFileExclude bestanden = bestanden + " /xf " + chr(34) + bestand + chr(34) Next mycommand = ROBOCOPYLOCATION & chr(32) & SOURCELOCATION & chr(32) & TARGETLOCATION & " /COPYALL /S /mir /R:5 /W:10 /IPG:10 /TBD /ETA /LOG+:C:\ictivity\robo.log /TEE " & dirs & bestanden WshShell.Run(mycommand)

Excludedirs.txt
y:\Program Files y:\Profiles y:\TSprofiles

Excludefiles.txt
y:\Application Partitions.vsd y:\Domains.vsd y:\Groups.csv y:\AD\TEST\pagefile.sys

SCRIPT: Delete network printer

djseppie — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:03:35 +0000

Use this script to delete a network printer:

Option Explicit Dim objNetwork, strUNCPrinter strUNCPrinter = "\\server\mprinter"


Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")

objNetwork.RemovePrinterConnection strUNCPrinter

Wscript.Quit

SCRIPT: Install Networkprinter and make it default

djseppie — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:02:10 +0000

Use this VB script to install a network printer and make it default:

Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network") objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\server\printer"

Dim objPrinter Set objPrinter = CreateObject("WScript.Network") objPrinter.SetDefaultPrinter "\\server\printer"

SCRIPT: Remove Installed Windows Updates

djseppie — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:56:51 +0000

With the following script you can easily remove files and uninstall information of Windows Updates on your computer.
This script can by example run on a local computer as a scheduled task. This will assure that old update-leftovers are deleted.

This is the script:

Option Explicit Dim o, oShell, nConfirm Set o = WScript.Application o.Interactive = True Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")


Dim oFSO, sWinDir, oFolder, oDictionary, oSubFolder, sFolderName, sFolderPath, sUpdateName, sDeleted

Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

sWinDir = oFSO.GetSpecialFolder(0)

sDeleted = vbNullString

Set oFolder = oFSO.GetFolder(sWinDir)

Set oDictionary = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")

For Each oSubFolder In oFolder.SubFolders

	sFolderName = LCase(oSubFolder.Name)

	sFolderPath = LCase(oSubFolder.Path)

'change days here

	If  (DateDiff("D", oSubFolder.DateCreated, Date()) > 90) And Left(sFolderName, 12) = "$ntuninstall" And Mid(sFolderName, 13, 2) = "kb" Or Mid(sFolderName, 13, 2) = "q" Then

		sUpdateName = Mid(sFolderName, 13, Len(sFolderName) - 13)

		oDictionary.Add sUpdateName, sFolderPath

	End If

Next

For Each sUpdateName in oDictionary.Keys sDeleted = sDeleted & vbCrLF & sUpdateName sFolderPath = oDictionary.Item(sUpdateName) On Error Resume Next oShell.RegDelete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\" & sUpdateName & "\" On Error Goto 0 oShell.Run "%ComSpec% /C RD /S /Q " & Chr(34) & sFolderPath & Chr(34), 0, True Next ' Uncomment the following if you want a visual comfirmation what has been deleted 'If Len(sDeleted) > 0 Then ' MsgBox "The uninstall data for the following updates are now removed:" & vbCrLf & UCase(sDeleted), vbOKOnly + vbInformation, "Files Removed" ' sDeleted = vbNullString 'Else ' MsgBox "No Windows Update Folders found for removal", vbOKOnly + vbInformation, "Nothing To Do" 'End If o.Quit 0

HOW TO: Disable Sophos auto update at startup

djseppie — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:47:01 +0000

When workstations startup and have the Sophos Anti Virus solution installed, the bootup is delayed because Sophos wants to update the anti-virus definitions. This is a most secure solution, but not preferred.
After a little bit of searching, i discovered a nice setting which delays the Auto-Update at startup.
I created a ADM for your convenience.

Use this ADM:

CLASS MACHINE


CATEGORY !!SOPHOS
                KEYNAME "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos AutoUpdate Service"

                  POLICY !!ImagePath

                    PART !!SophosImagePath    EDITTEXT EXPANDABLETEXT REQUIRED

                      VALUENAME "ImagePath"

                      DEFAULT "C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALsvc.exe -NoStartupCheck"

                    END PART

                  END POLICY

END CATEGORY

[strings] SOPHOS="Sophos AutoUpdate" ImagePath="Sophos AutoUpdate ImagePath" SophosImagePath="Sophos Image Path"

Works like a charm..

HOW TO: Enable autologon in Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008

djseppie — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:28:01 +0000

To enable Autologon in Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008,
Click Start, search for “control userpasswords2″ and press enter.

Select the user from the list and uncheck “User must enter a user name and password to enter this computer
” and click Apply and OK.
That’s it! The next time when the computer is started, you should be logged straight into your desktop

HOW-TO: Exit Demo mode AIWA cdc-r227

djseppie — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:07:17 +0000

As a service to my fellow Aiwa CDC-X227 owners, here are the directions for turning off “demo” mode. It involves three sets of controls: The “SRC” button, the volume control knob and the two up-down switches to the left of the volume control.

1. Press and hold the SRC button until “ILL” appears on the display.

2. Press either the up or down switch until “DE” appears on the display.

3. Rotate the volume control until “DE 0″ appears on the display. Don’t touch the stereo for several seconds after that, so that it accepts the command and goes back to its normal display.

Took me 15 minutes searching the web for this solution! Now i’ve got it and no-one can take it from me!