Passive not Silent Installations
We would like to get more insight into what is going on during the preinstallation and postinstallation steps for deployments. Other than DotNet 1.1, all of the installations are totally invisible, and it would be nice to be able to glance at the console and see where things were at.
I'm looking for something that could throw up some sort of non-blocking messagebox or bubble for each task. Any ideas?
David
I'm looking for something that could throw up some sort of non-blocking messagebox or bubble for each task. Any ideas?
David
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Posted by:
sdickenson
14 years ago
This all depends on the application you're trying to install. MSI-based installers use the flag "/qb" for a quiet installation with basic UI, essentially a progress bar window. Replace "/qn" with "/qb" on any MSI installer to get this basic UI. Other installers have different flags, many of which can be found just by searching through the AppDeploy KB and forums.
Posted by:
anyoneis
14 years ago
I guess that is the point. I am looking for something that does NOT depend on the application being installed.
Posted by:
serrinca
14 years ago
We use AutoIt to do GUI progress bars (and almost our entire post installation).
http://www.autoitscript.com/
http://www.autoitscript.com/
Posted by:
lindsamw
14 years ago
I can vouch for AUTOIT also, great tool for general purpose scripting. I wrap a lot of my installers up in it just I can track more about the install, read log files when the install is done, check that processes/services started. Autoit sciprts can compile to executeables, then you can tell that exe to display tray tips. Very Handy.
Posted by:
anyoneis
14 years ago
Thanks both of you for the info on AutoIT. I'll take a look at it!
David
David
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