From the v9.0.4 release of HelpMaster, the installation package has been updated to better support command line installation.

Here's a page lifted from the helpfile that explains the settings.  For further information about this technology, please refer to the Microsoft website listed below.

MSI switches

The HelpMaster installation package uses Microsoft Windows Installer technology.  This means that it can be installed via a command line interface by using the Microsoft MSIEXEC tool.

The following values can be used for the INSTALLLEVEL property.

 

Install Level	HelpMaster component
1	Core Components
10	Desktop
20	Database Wizard
30	Email Manager
35	Email Manager_Service
40	Priority Manager
45	Priority Manager_Service
50	Active Directory
55	Active Directory_Service
60	Web Interface

 

MSI documentation and switches can be found at the Microsoft MSDN website here

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367988(VS.85).aspx

Examples

 

Silently install just the Desktop components

msiexec /i c:\hmpsuitsetup.msi INSTALLLEVEL=10 /q

 

Silently install everything

msiexec /i c:\hmpsuitsetup.msi INSTALLLEVEL=60 /q

Rod.

Sorry to be a pain....but we trying to avoid assigning to machine so how you go about publishing the MSI to users via GPO?
Publishing the MSI is no problem but I need to limit it down to Desktop installation only and silently.

Regards

Hi,

The command line you would use for just the desktop silently would be

msiexec /i c:\hmpsuitsetup.msi INSTALLLEVEL=10 /q

Hope this helps,

Rod

Thanks you Rod.

Just one more question on installation.

How would I install "Desktop" and "CrystalReport" only via GPO?

We have a requirement to have reporting functions on all users and MSI package does not install CR componds.

Only EXE contains CR componds, and we cannot deply it via GPO.

 

Regards

 

To install Crystal Reports, you'll need to download the Crystal Reports .msi from the v11 download page and then run this after you've installed HelpMaster.
Thanks, Rod