Installer silent install - modify Setup config

Hi all,
Using LV 2009. Built installer which includes my own licence agreement.
Upon installation by the user my own licence agreement (not NI's) is all I want them to see, then my application and LV run-time should install (silently).
Can I achieve this merely by modifying the setup.ini in the Installer folder? The following seems to work:
[Dialogs]
UserInfo=0
FeatureInfo1=0
SingleDirectory=0
InstallationType=0
FeatureTree=0
License=1
License2=0
NICertificate=0
ConfirmStart=0
End=1
Does anyone envisage any problems with doing this? I cannot test because I cannot uninstall the LV RTE (anybody know how to do this?).
There is another entry at the very bottom of the setup.ini file which I've set to 0 (not sure if it does anything:
[SilentInstallRequirements]
MustAcceptLicenses=0
In the past I've read a lot about SPEC files and command line entries to achieve silent install. If I can do it by changing the setup.ini then why would I bother with a SPEC file?
Your insight is appreciated. Happy Christmas!
Battler.

battler.,
I was unable to find public documentation as to what those entries in the ini file actually do.As of LabVIEW 8.0, the Run-Time Engine does not give you an option to manually uninstall. This is because other NI applications (Signal Express, Example Finer, etc.) rely on these RTE and will break if the component is removed. If you uninstall all the dependent software, the Run-Time Engine should uninstall itself. Also, if you manually install the RTE, and there are no dependent applications also installed on the computer, it will show up in the Add/Remove Programs list. Knowing this, I think the easiest way totest your installer is to find a machine with no NI software. Once you run your installer, you should be able to explicitly remove the LV RTE as long as no other NI software was installed.
Also, I did find this KnowledgeBase that shows how to install the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine without any prompts for the user. It is related to using the command line entries you mentioned.
Hope this helps, happy holidays!
Peter Flores
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