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VirusScan ® Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Installing VirusScan Enterprise
Using the command line to install program files
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Installation scenarios
Use these scenarios to customize your installation:
Installation options and properties
Use a combination of options and properties to customize the software installation.
This section describes:
„ Selecting features on page 21 .
„ Restart options on page 22 .
„ Installation progress options on page 22 .
„ Installation properties on page 23 .
„ Command-line examples on page 25 .
Scenario Description
Silent A silent installation does not display the installation wizard or offer the
user any configuration options. Instead, you preconfigure those
choices and run Setup in the background on each destination
computer. You can install VirusScan Enterprise software on any
unattended computer with or without the user’s knowledge, provided
you have the necessary administrator rights.
Add these options to run a silent or semi-silent installation:
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q or qn
Silent installation. This installs default settings unless you
specify otherwise. For example, the product license default is a 1
Year Subscription.
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qb
Basic user interface. Use qb! to hide the Cancel button.
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qb+ Basic user interface with a modal dialog box displayed at the
end of installation. Use qb+! or qb!+ to hide the Cancel button.The
modal dialog box is not displayed if the user cancels the installation.
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qb- Basic user interface with no modal dialog boxes. Use qb-! or qb!-
to hide the Cancel button.
„ qf Full user interface and any authored FatalError, UserExit, or Exit
modal dialog box displayed at the end of installation.
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qn+ No user interface except for a modal dialog box displayed at the
end of installation.
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qr
Reduced user interface with no modal dialog displayed at the end
of installation
Custom Location Add the installdir property to specify the location. For example, to
silently install VirusScan Enterprise software to C:\My AntiVirus
Software, type this text at the command prompt:
setup.exe INSTALLDIR="c:\My AntiVirus Software" /q
Login Script Add a Setup command to your login script to install VirusScan
Enterprise software at the time each of your destination computers
starts. Include all of the options and properties for governing how
Setup runs. For example, you can add a property to look for the
VirusScan Enterprise default program location.
Notes and Tips
To use a login script for this purpose, you must also copy or push the
VirusScan Enterprise installation package to a local location on the
destination computer.