Software Deployment - How To?

1. How to create an MSI Package?

Refer our online help document for creating an MSI package.

2. How to create an EXE Package?

Refer our online help document for creating an EXE package.

3. What are the pre-deployment and post-deployment activities that can be performed before/after installation and uninstallation?

Refer our online help document for details on the pre-deployment and post-deployment activities.

4. How to uninstall the legacy applications?

1. Create an EXE Package.
2. In the Uninstallation options, you should specify the EXE that performs the uninstallation of the software.
3. Define an Install Software configuration for an User or Computer as the case may be and choose the appropriate package and the Operation Type as "Remove".
4. Select the target users or computers and deploy the configuration.

5. How to uninstall the Windows Installer Application?

1. Create an MSI Package.
2. Define an Install Software configuration for an User or a Computer as the case may be and choose the appropriate package and the Operation Type as "Remove".
3. Select the target users or computers and deploy the configuration.

6. How to use ISS files in deploying Software?

EXE files created using InstallShield can be installed silently by creating ISS files (answer files). Deploying InstallShield EXE files silently has two parts:

1. Recording the inputs in n file (ISS) using a single computer
2. Using the ISS file created in step 1 to install the software using Endpoint Central on multiple computers

Step I - Recording the inputs in a file (ISS) using a single computer

• Goto Command (Start -> Run -> cmd) prompt .
• Navigate to the folder (ex.C:\software\Winvnc)
• Type in C:\software\Winvnc\Setup.exe /r /f1”c:\software\Winvnc\silentinstall.iss”
• You'll be asked for inputs on confirmation , installation directory. etc., (make sure you provide details which can be commonly used on other computers also).
• Once the installation is over, check the c:\software\Winvnc\ folder for silentinstall.iss

Step II - Using the ISS file to install the software in multiple computers

• From the Software Deployment page, goto EXE
• Configure the 'Installation Command with Switches/Arguments' \\share-server\Software\winvnc\Setup.exe /s /f1"\\ share-server \software\Winvnc\silentinstall.iss"
• Specify the root directory as \\ share-server \Software\winvnc
• Now create configuration and install the software

7. How to specify the windows installer properties to the deployed msi package?

Endpoint Central automatically puts in the default installer options that are required to install an application. For example, if you are installing IE7, just create a package by selecting the appropriate msi. In the "Arguments to MSI", specify the arguments of the msi. Leave this field blank, if your MSI does not require any arguments.

8. How to specify the command line parameters while deploying the legacy applications?

Endpoint Central automatically puts in the default installation options that are required to install an application. For example, if you are installing ExcelViewer, just create a package by selecting the appropriate exe file. In the "Arguments to EXE", specify the arguments of the exe. Leave this field blank, if the EXE does not require any arguments.