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HalogenAndToast

Aug 18 2004, 08:00 PM

Alright, I've only tested this out briefly, but I think it will work Input Will Be Appreciated

1) First Download the attached file, it is an autoit exe file I have created to answer the EULA McAfee throws at you.
2) Next you'll want to find the file VSOVER.INI, scroll to the bottom of it and you should see:

CODE

[InstallConfig]
Welcome="-1"
SilentInstall="0"
ProductName="VirusScan Professional"
RemoveSetupFiles="0"
CDRomBuild="1"
MISInstall="-1"
CreateUninstShortcut="0"

change SilentInstall="0" to SilentInstall="1"

3) If you're trying this install from the file VSP80EN.EXE then run the program first and wait for the Eula screen, then browse to %user profile%\Local Settings\Temp\vsp8.tmp and copy all of the files out.

4) After this, you should only have to run the attached program for a silent install.

NoodleMaps

Aug 22 2004, 12:31 PM

I get an unable to Open script file

Weed

Aug 22 2004, 12:58 PM

yeah me too when opening the mc8.exe file

e9325

Aug 30 2004, 12:08 PM

no one can help us?

erik_demon

Sep 9 2004, 08:25 AM

I think i finally found the answer. Just start the installion like you would normaly do, then go to you temp folder C:\Documents and Settings\<Your name>\Local Settings\Temp and copy the folder (in my case: VSH_8_0_NL.tmp) to a place on the harddrive.

open the temp folder map which i renamed too mcafee. then open VSOVER.INI and change the silentinstall value from "0" to "1" like the TS showed us in his post.

Now create a batch.

and use the following commands

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Mcafee 8
ECHO Please wait...
start %systemdrive%\install\Applications\mcafee\setup.exe
taskkill.exe /F /IM EULA.exe
Sleep 30
taskkill.exe /F /IM mghtml.exe

Since I don't use the start /wait command. The install will continu with the next session of this batch file. In order to prefent the installion of 2 applications at the same time, and to prefent the next line in the batch to kill the installation i use the sleep command. The time you use for sleep depends on your computer. If you are creating an unattended disk. don't forget to put sleep.exe in your $OEM$\$$\system32 folder.

Good luck!!

EDIT: You can only test this once. When the intallation is finisched, setup will delete some files. So if you want to use an unatteded disk, please us a non tested version, or just copy the files in your temp dir again

Radimus

Sep 9 2004, 09:10 AM

this must be for the non corp version...

with corp I just use:
ECHO Installing McAfee...
start /wait "" vse80i\setup.exe REBOOT=r ADDLOCAL=ALL /qb-!

erik_demon

Sep 9 2004, 10:09 AM

Thanks Radimus

,

Your switch also works on a home adition.
The only problem is that you still have to deal with the EULA, but that can be easyly done with the methode i mentioned above.

Thanks to this reply, we don't need the: taskkill.exe /F /IM mghtml.exe switch anymore.

Radimus

Sep 9 2004, 01:09 PM

well, I did have to do a lot of research for this...:

vse80i_installguide.pdf

QUOTE

Installing silently
Use command-line options to set up VirusScan Enterprise software on each
network node with little or no interaction from users. During a silent installation,
Setup does not display the installation wizard, or offer the user any configuration
options. Instead, you pre-configure 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.
For example, use the /q option to specify the user interface.
Add these options to run a silent or semi-silent installation:

Option Function
q or qn Silent installation. Nothing displays during installation.
qb Basic user interface. Use qb! to hide the Cancel button.
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.
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 displayed at the end of installation.
qn+ No user interface except for a modal dialog box displayed at the
end of installation.
qr Reduced user interface with no modal dialog displayed at the
end of installation.
...
�� To use these feature names in a command line, specify the destination and the
feature name. You can specify features or use the ALL property to install all of
the features. For a complete installation, type this line at the command prompt:
setup.exe ADDLOCAL=ALL /q
�� Use a comma to separate values when installing more than one feature. To add
the on-demand scanner and the on-access scanner together, type this line at the
command prompt:
setup.exe ADDLOCAL=OnAccessScanner,OnDemandScanner /q
�� To remove all VirusScan Enterprise components, type this line at the command
prompt:
setup.exe REMOVE=ALL /q
...
Setting restart options
You can force a restart if one is required, or prevent the destination computer from
restarting during the installation. To do this, add the REBOOT property to the
command line:
�� REBOOT=F forces the restart if one is required.
�� REBOOT=R prevents the restart.
To run a silent installation and prevent a system restart:
setup REBOOT=R /q
...

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