Pre- and Post-Processing Information
Use the Pre-/Post-Processing section to specify the commands you want Vector AM to perform before and after the package installation.
To Specify the Pre- and Post-Processing Information:
1 In the tree, expand the Software Package you want to work with, and click Pre-/Post-Processing.
2 If you want Vector AM to perform a command on the target PCs before the installation starts:
a Enter the command in the User command field. You can include Package Definition Tokens in this command line, and specify a UNC path to the executable, or reference any file held locally on the target PCs. On Windows 95 or later platforms, you can also include environment variables, such as %TEMP%, in the command line.
b If you want to reference files in the Client’s installation directory without having to include the full path, select Prefix Client install directory.
c If the process requires responses from the user (such as their name), or if you want the command to be displayed on the target PC, select Visible.
Do not select Visible if you are using a batch file. Because Client PC users can easily interrupt a batch process, a privileged install can give them access to a privileged command prompt.
d If the Pre-process command must be completed successfully before the package installation can proceed, select Error fatal. This causes the installation to abort if the Pre-process command fails, or if the executable files are missing.
3 If you want to perform a command after the installation is complete, repeat steps a through c for the Post-process section.
Note
If the installer needs to reboot during the installation and you are using it to install software on Windows NT, 2000, XP and 2003 systems, you must specify LULOGON as a User command in the Pre-Process section. You must also select Prefix Client install directory and Error fatal.
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