Service Pack Silent Install
Service Pack Silent Install
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As I have a large number of users, ie 20 the frequent production of service packs causes a headache when it comes to install. Does anyone have any experience of running a 'silent install' of the service pack, or any other suggestions for how to speed up the process?
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RE: Service Pack Silent Install
From PellaKen's newsgroup post dated 3/12/2003.
To run SE updates silently, perform the following steps:
Open the SEUPDATE.EXE file in Winzip (or some other app that can decompress
installation packages) and extract the files to a folder using the USE
FOLDERS option (this would most likely be a network location so that all SE
PC's can see it).
From a Command Prompt, run SETUP -R. This will install the update on the
local PC just like normal, but it will also create a SETUP.ISS file which
will then be used for future installations in a silent mode.
Copy the SETUP.ISS file from the C:\WINDOWS directory (this is where it is
placed when it is created. Open it with Notepad and insure it is for SE) and
place it into the directory where you extracted the update to.
Silent SE updates
To install the update silently on other PC's, at a Command Prompt, type the
path to the extracted update with the following at the end: SETUP -S
Example: \\myserver\seupdate5\setup -s
You should now be installing the update silently.
Thanks, Ken. I hope you don't mind me posting this here. You should create a FAQ for this.
--Scott
RE: Service Pack Silent Install
All I have is SETUP.EXE which will not unzip.
Any thoughts?
RE: Service Pack Silent Install
Where did you get the update from?
RE: Service Pack Silent Install
Many thanks for your help.