How do I create CVI 2010 distribution kits silent installation

I need to build CVI/Labwindows distribution kits that will install silently. Options that would be helpful would be things line 'run silent', 'create log file', 'redirect destination target', etc. Is this possible?

This KB article is targeted toward installers for NI products, but also applies to distributions built with NI Development Environments.
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/878FC4C374013ADF8625733D00688F67?OpenDocument
Also try running setup.exe /h for more help.
National Instruments
Product Support Engineer

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I would not recommend the "side-by-side" option in this case.
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Hi rayt52,
Looking at a similar report of this error, found here
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/460D3470477CD3A486256D7100744A4B?OpenDocument
I am wondering if there is a difference in software installed on your machine from your laptop to your test machine. Specifically it looks like the NI Security Update has not been included. There were a couple of knowledgebase articles specific to this particular update indicating its importance, especially for pre CVI 2010 SP1 runtimes.
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http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/C8EFBD23AFEA96F9862579210077D784
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Hello, I have created a distribution kit for my program.The problem is that the when the program is installed onto another computer, it fails to communicate with field point (Using FP-AO-200 and FP-AO-1000). Help is greatly appreciated, Thanks faen9901

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Re: Hello, I have created a distribution kit for my program.The problem is that the when the program is installed onto another computer, it fails to communicate with field point (Using FP-AO-200 and FP-AO-1000). Help is greatly appreciated, Thanks faen9901Faen9901,
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