** Advanced topic for system administrators **
Only applicable to installation files until DesignBuilder v5.0.3.007. Not supported by recent setup files (*.MSI).
It is possible to create a silent install for DesignBuilder which does not require any user interaction. This can be useful for rolling out a distribution as part of a script across a number of machines.
1. Download and save the setup file (e.g. SetupDB470027.exe) to a folder on your computer.
2. Open a command prompt window and use the cd command to move to the folder into which you have downloaded the setup file.
3. Enter the following commands:
<setup file> -extract_all:.
e.g. type:
SetupDB470027.exe -extract_all:.
This will extract the files in the exe file into a subfolder called Disk1. Now move down to the new Disk1 folder by typing:
cd Disk1
4. Save SETUP.ISS (see attachment at bottom of this article) and save it into the new Disk1 directory.
5. Modify the parameters within SETUP.ISS using a text editor. Typically it would be these 4 parameters:
For 32bit computers:
szName=User Name szCompany=Company Name szDir=C:\Program Files\DesignBuilder Version=Version number (e.g. 4.7.0.027)
For 64bit computers:
szName=User Name szCompany=Company Name szDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\DesignBuilder Version=Version number (e.g. 4.7.0.027)
6. Still in the Disk1 folder type:
setup -s
to install DesignBuilder silently
7. Wait until the installation has been completed. This can take several minutes.
Note: The silent install does not remove any existing DesignBuilder installations. If a previous version of DesignBuilder is installed then it must be uninstalled from Control Panel -> Add or remove programs before running this silent install with the new version.
Updated Feb.2019
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