Silent Installs using spec files

Question

I want to deploy LV 8.2, CVI, Signal Express, and the toolkits.  Can't use AD Group Policies because the NI MSI files are not true MSI files.
I have worked out a batch file to silently install however in the spec files I put in the userinfo section the following:
[UserInfo]
Name=John Doe
Company=ACME Inc..
SerialNo=99999999
Since I have to deploy this to several people as well as serveral debug machines how do I handle the different user information?  On something like a silent install of MS Office you can leave this information blank and it will prompt you for the registration on the first run.  Is there something similar in LV or do I have to create spec files for every user?

Answer 1

Here is the batch file for installing LV 8.2, CVI, Toolkits, and Drivers (ignore the hyperlink format).  Notice that some of these don't use spec files as command line parameters and some do.  There are three different sets of command line switches for these items as well.  Some of the toolkits just don't install silently.  This one developers suite uses 4 different methods of installation.
I really don't think that an easy install is to much to ask for a program that costs $4000 per seat and $1000 per year.
(BTW, in this version of the bat file I used /passive so I can see what is causing some issues, normally it would be /quiet)
@Echo Starting Labview 8.2 Installation
\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\LV8.2\setup.exe \\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\LV8.2\Bin\JohnDoe.txt /r:n /q /AcceptLicenses yes
@Echo Starting CVI 8.0.1 Installation
\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\CVI8.0.1\setup.exe \\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\CVI8.0.1\support\JohnDoe.txt /r:n /q /AcceptLicenses yes
@Echo Starting Signal Express 1.1.1 Installation
\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\SignalExpress1.1.1\setup.exe \\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\SignalExpress1.1.1\Bin\JohnDoe.txt /r:n /q
@Echo Starting Toolkit Installations
@Echo ---- Starting Advanced Signal Processing
\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\ToolKitSoftware\LabVIEW\Advanced Signal Processing\setup.exe" "\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\ToolKitSoftware\LabVIEW\Advanced Signal Processing\supportfiles\JohnDoe.txt" /q /r:n
@Echo ---- Starting Digital Filter Design
\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\ToolKitSoftware\LabVIEW\Digital Filter Design\setup.exe" "\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\ToolKitSoftware\LabVIEW\Digital Filter Design\supportfiles\JohnDoe.txt" /r:n /q
@Echo ---- Starting Database Connectivity
\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\ToolKitSoftware\LabVIEW\Enterprise\Database Connectivity\Setup\lv_dbtools.msi" /passive /norestart
@Echo ---- Starting Internet kit
\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\ToolKitSoftware\LabVIEW\Enterprise\Internet\InternetToolkit6.0.msi" /passive /norestart
Echo    **** Labview SPC Toolkit can not be installed silently ****
Echo    ****         You will need to install manually         ****
@Echo ---- Starting Express VI Development
\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\ToolKitSoftware\LabVIEW\Express VI Development\ExpressVIDev\ExpressVIDev.msi" /passive /norestart
@Echo ---- Starting PID Control
\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\ToolKitSoftware\LabVIEW\PID Control\setup\lv_pid_6.msi" /passive /norestart
@Echo ---- Starting Report Generator
\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\ToolKitSoftware\LabVIEW\Report Generation\lvoffice\lvoffice.msi" /passive /norestart
@Echo ---- Starting State Diagram
\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\ToolKitSoftware\LabVIEW\State Diagram\StateDiagTK.msi" /passive /norestart
@Echo ---- Starting VI Analyzer
\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\ToolKitSoftware\LabVIEW\VI Analyzer\setup.exe" /q /r:n
Echo    **** CVI SPC Toolkit can not be installed silently ****
Echo    ****       You will need to install manually       ****
@Echo ---- Starting SQL Kit
\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\ToolKitSoftware\LabWindows CVI\Enterprise\SQL\Sql2.msi" /passive /norestart
@Echo ---- Starting PID for CVI
"\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\ToolKitSoftware\LabWindows CVI\PID Control\setup.exe" /q /r:n /AcceptLicenses yes
@Echo ---- Starting Signal Processing for CVI
"\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\ToolKitSoftware\LabWindows CVI\Signal Processing\Setup.exe" /passive /norestart
@Echo Toolkit Installations Completed...  Please install manual components.
@Echo Starting NIDaq 8.3, NIMotion 7.4, NIVisa 4, etc... Installation
\\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\DCD-Nov06-1\setup.exe \\MyServer\MyShare\LV-10-06\DCD-Nov06-1\spec.ini /r:n /q /AcceptLicenses yes
@Echo Installation Complete......