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Hi All,
I'm developing with Office XP Developer (2002), and I'm stuck on my
package wizard setup. After the wizard finishes building my Access Runtime
installation, I have a directory structure with three files at the top:
setup.exe
setup.lst
AppName.cab
and the other files in "Runtime" and "Support" tree below them.
I need to run this Access Runtime package install in quiet mode, as
part of another install. I've been testing on the command line, and can't
get it to run quiet.
If I execute "setup.exe /qb", it pops up a "copying files" window, then
fails, complaining of "Invalid command line Parameters. Unable to continue."
I've tried all sorts of things to get setup to tell me what its valid
arguments are (/?, /h, /help, etc.), but haven't had any luck. I've searched
all over MSDN also, but can't seem to find anything telling me how to do
this.
What magic do I need to be able to run my Access Runtime package
install silently?
- Max
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It's not only PDW Setup, but PDW Setup launches Access Runtime Setup if not
already installed.
You're wasting your time, IMHO. If the damn thing is going to fail (quite
likely), I'd sure want the client to tell me what's on the screen.
If you want reliable setups, use something like www.sagekey.com. I use PDW
(and suffer accordingly-it's generally regarded as crap including by MS
[according to my evidence])
You DONT need to run it in quiet mode. You'd just like to. You've got a lot
more problems with PDW than worrying about that. Like, whether it actually
works or not.
HTH, IMHO
Chris
"Max Moor" <maxmoor[ at ]remove_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9829CA3B37C89maxmoorhotmailcom[ at ]207.46.248.16...
[Quoted Text] > Hi All,
> I'm developing with Office XP Developer (2002), and I'm stuck on my
> package wizard setup. After the wizard finishes building my Access Runtime
> installation, I have a directory structure with three files at the top:
> setup.exe
> setup.lst
> AppName.cab
> and the other files in "Runtime" and "Support" tree below them.
>
> I need to run this Access Runtime package install in quiet mode, as
> part of another install. I've been testing on the command line, and can't
> get it to run quiet.
>
> If I execute "setup.exe /qb", it pops up a "copying files" window, then
> fails, complaining of "Invalid command line Parameters. Unable to
continue."
>
> I've tried all sorts of things to get setup to tell me what its valid
> arguments are (/?, /h, /help, etc.), but haven't had any luck. I've
searched
> all over MSDN also, but can't seem to find anything telling me how to do
> this.
>
> What magic do I need to be able to run my Access Runtime package
> install silently?
>
> - Max
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AND...
The PDW 2k2 Runtime has never been service packed, so you're also going to
have to launch an immediate Service Pack upgrade at the client site:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916176/
Please don't think I'm getting at you, Max. I think the PDW implementation is
pathetic, as it has been ever since A2000, and MS (or some of their employess)
are on record as saying they will not fix it because there are better 3rd
Party installers.
Chris
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"Chris Mills" <phad_nospam[ at ]cleardotnet.nz> wrote in
news:uKqckPOyGHA.2384[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:
[Quoted Text] > AND... > > The PDW 2k2 Runtime has never been service packed, so you're also going > to have to launch an immediate Service Pack upgrade at the client site: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916176/> > Please don't think I'm getting at you, Max. I think the PDW > implementation is pathetic, as it has been ever since A2000, and MS (or > some of their employess) are on record as saying they will not fix it > because there are better 3rd Party installers. > > Chris > >
No, I understand. I'm not particularly happy with the packaging wizard or
the lack of support for it either. Unfortunately, I'm just starting, and
going to sagekey isn't in the budget, yet.
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