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General Category => Software => Topic started by: lucky on April 14, 2003, 04:37:01 PM

Title: Unattended Win2k Install Question
Post by: lucky on April 14, 2003, 04:37:01 PM

I have an unattended installation setup to install Internet Explorer and the Novell Client in the GuiRunOnce portion of the answer file. My question is how can I delete the install directories from the hard disk after the applications are installed during the unattended install?

Thanks,
Eric

Title: Unattended Win2k Install Question
Post by: Jazkal2 on April 14, 2003, 04:43:39 PM

You should be able to create a batch file that will delete the directorys. Once the batch file is writen, just add it to the list of files to run. (make sure and put the batch file last)

- Jazkal

Title: Unattended Win2k Install Question
Post by: lucky on April 14, 2003, 04:55:15 PM

I thought of that but the problem is that the novell client likes to restart after it installs (it's an unattended install too) and the batch file won't run after that. I can edit the client install so that it doesn't restart but it will make you select wether to reboot or not and I'd like to keep it so that there is no user input required for the entire install.

Title: Unattended Win2k Install Question
Post by: Jazkal2 on April 14, 2003, 05:07:15 PM

Try adding the batch file to the RunOnce registry key. that way, when it comes back up, it will run before you get to the desktop.

- Jazkal

Title: Unattended Win2k Install Question
Post by: Burner on April 16, 2003, 03:54:34 PM

If you use Novell's ACU or Automatic Client Update then it does not require that you reboot right away. You can force a reboot later with Shutdown.exe. I do mine this way and it works great!

Title: Unattended Win2k Install Question
Post by: lucky on April 16, 2003, 04:14:36 PM

Burner - Thanks for the reply...that is basically what I was looking for. Do you know what parameters to change in the unattended file for the Novell ACU so that it does not prompt you to reboot or close? I'd like it to automatically close and then run the commands to remove the install directory and restart.

Thanks,
Eric