And it allows me to focus on more important things than doing installations. I use that script to configure the system for that user, record the user, machine, and the software they deployed, and pop up an html with instructions for the user.ĭoing it this way takes all the various admin's out of the loop and ensures that every machine is installed the same way. One nice thing is the installer runs as local system, and then when that is done, LANDesk can run another script as the user that deployed the software.
#Silent install of ptc creo 5.0 install
Before using Pro/ENGINEER, you will need to install and license the program. I add the users that need to see these apps to the group and then they can self deploy the software. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 PTC Install Guide for STARBASE Students page 3 of 9 Introduction Pro/ENGINEER is a powerful design tool capable of creating and documenting any type of design. I write the installers more or less in the same way described in the presentation and then they make it available to a Active Directory group. I worked with them and they gave me space on their deployment server to stage my installers. Our lab uses a product called LANDesk to distribute software updates, patches, etc. As things have tightened down, it became more obvious I needed another solution. What I presented will work for a small number of users assuming you have full admin rights on all the systems. you'll find something like this one for the Creo Agent: In the registry pick Edit, Find and type in UninstallString. I still use those for some items, but I've found searching the registry for the uninstall strings and using those provides a much quicker uninstall. I used a lot of wmic commands to do that. In the appendix I have a section on uninstalling the software. Reading the notes for each slide should help a lot with understanding it. The notes contain everything I intended to say in the talk. Open it in powerpoint and view the notes on each page. Attached is my presenters copy of the talk.