Unattended client installation
You can install the FAXmaker client in unattended mode. This means that the FAXmaker set-up will install the FAXmaker printer driver and viewer without asking any questions. This allows you to deploy the FAXmaker installation using a group policy, SMS or another remote installer software.
To install the FAXmaker client in unattended mode, you need to create a response file, and then run the set-up with the response file as a command line option.
Creating a response file
A response file stores the options that you want the FAXmaker client set-up to use when installing. You can create a response file by running set-up in 'record mode', which means it will remember the choices you make. When you run set-up again it will ' replay' these choices.
To create a response file, set-up must be launched in record mode. This can be done by specifying –a –r option when running set-up from the command prompt. For example or
'ffnc.exe –a –r'
After you have run set-up in record mode, the response file will be located in the windows directory with the name 'set-up.iss'.
Note: Only administrators can run set-up in record mode and the outlook forms component option will be disabled. When set-up is run in record mode the client will be installed as well.
Running set-up with a response file
To run set-up with a response file, run set-up with the –a -s option from the command line and specify the location of the response file, for example fexc.exe –a -s –f1[path to iss file]. In this example set-up will be run with the set-up.iss response file, located in the windows directory:
'ffnc.exe –a –s –f1c:\windows\set-up.iss'
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