Notes/Domino 6 and 7 Forum : RE: Installshield Silent Install sometimes doesn't copy over notes.exe

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RE: Installshield Silent Install sometimes doesn't copy over notes.exe

RE: Installshield Silent Install sometimes doesn't copy over notes.exe
Posted by ~Isaac Optoobergjip on 12.Feb.03 at 01:04 PM using a Web browser
Category: Notes Client

Release: 6.0

Platform: Windows 2000

Some feedback on silent install.

I took some advice from the redbook "Upgrading to Lotus Notes and Domino 6" and decided to backup some critical files before the install. So, I pointed the 'upgrade by mail' document at a batch file that looks like this.

@echo off
REM ---------------- B A C K U P --------------
md H:\notes_backup
copy c:\notes\*.ini H:\notes_backup
copy c:\notes\data\desktop*.dsk H:\notes_backup
copy c:\notes\data\names.nsf H:\notes_backup
copy c:\notes\data\*.id H:\notes_backup
copy c:\notes\data\user.dic H:\notes_backup
REM ---------------- I N S T A L L ------------
\\bmic5\apps\NOTES\R6_Client\setup.exe /v"/qb+ TRANSFORMS=BMI_ND6_Desktop.mst"

The redbook suggests using the parm /qn for a silent install, but I used /qb so the user would see progress throughout the installation. The downside is that /qb also has a cancel button so that the installation could be interupted.