Silent Install items not installing

[Christ Kallas]

When you say SI script, are you referring to the setup.cfg file, or is
there another script I should be using?


Christ G. Kallas
PC Systems Analyst
USC Law School

E-mail: ckallas at law.usc.edu	Web Page:  http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~ckallas/
Voice:  (213) 740-2571		Fax:   (213) 740-7179


On Fri, 19 Mar 1999, Timothy Musson wrote:

> Did you create your SI script with a setup switch?
> 
> >>> Christ Kallas <ckallas at Law.USC.EDU> 03/18/99 08:39PM >>>
> I'm using the Silent Install to do GW 5.5.1 Standard client installs on
> Win95 machines that have never had GW installed before.  GW installs just
> fine, but I can't seem to get the GWDSKTOP, GWTIP or GWHTM add-ons to
> install.  If I use the regular install without the setup.cfg file, then
> they do install just fine.
> 
> Any ideas what I may be doing wrong???  As far as I can tell from the,
> Chapter 3: Configure Administrator Defined Setup in the Client Setup
> Guide, I'm doing it right, I think.......
> 
> Below is my setup.cfg file and a copy of the Desktop Add-on cfg file.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
> Christ G. Kallas
> PC Systems Analyst
> USC Law School
> 
> E-mail: ckallas at law.usc.edu	Web Page:  http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~ckallas/ 
> 
> 
> -----------------------------
> SETUP.CFG
> I snipped the end off since that part really doesn't matter.   When I use
> this setup file I'm able to see the items selected but they don't install.
> ------------------------------
> 
> [GroupWiseSetup]
> Version=5.5
> ShowDialogs=Yes
> WindowsMessaging=No
> StandardInstall=Yes
> Path=C:\Novell\GroupWise
> Folder=GroupWise 5
> 
> [AutoUpdate]
> Enabled=Yes
> ForceUpdate=Yes
> PromptUntilUpdated=Yes
> 
> [Startup]
> Notify=Yes
> ConversationPlace=No
> 
> [Components]
> GroupWise=Yes
> 
> [GWDSKTOP]
> Default=Yes
> Hide=Yes
> Workstation=Yes
> 
> [GWHTM]
> Default=Yes
> Hide=Yes
> Workstation=Yes
> 
> [GWTIP]
> Default=Yes
> Hide=Yes
> Workstation=Yes
> 
> <snipped>
> 
> --------------------------
> ADDON.CFG 
> from the GWDSKTOP folder.
> ---------------------------
> 
> [GroupWiseAddon]
> ; Install - Install executable
> Install=GWXInst.exe
> 
> ; Parameters - Parameters to be passed to install.
> ; Using "/nodesktop" will not put shortcuts on the desktop.  They will
> still be
> ; added to the GroupWise folder.
> 
> Parameters=/install /Silent
> 
> ; Size - Installed size of the addon
> 
> Size=650
> 
> ; Workstation - Yes=Allow for a workstation install
> ;               No=Do not allow for a workstation install
> 
> Workstation=Yes
> 
> ; Default - Yes=Default checked
> ;           No=Default unchecked
> 
> Default=Yes
> 
> ; Hide - Yes=Hide option, use Default to install or not
> ;        No=Allow option
> 
> Hide=No
> 
> [NAME]
> US=GroupWise Desktop
> 
> [DESCRIPTION]
> US=GroupWise Desktop includes small components that give you access to
> some Groupwise data without running the GroupWise client.
> 
> 
>