Deploying the Vector AM Client to Windows 95, 98, Me and XP Home

You can automate the deployment of the Vector AM Client to Windows 95, 98, Me and XP Home systems by adding the LoginScript.BAT file to the existing Login Script of your network PCs. This batch file checks whether the Client is already installed on the PC running the script. If the software is not installed, it maps a network drive to the location of the Client kit, calls ROLLOUT.EXE to install the kit, and disconnects the mapped drive when the installation has finished.

To deploy the Client using LoginScript.BAT:

1    Navigate to the \Kit directory of the offline area (created by the Site Creation Wizard) and open LoginScript.BAT in a text editor.

2    Change the line:

net use z: \\ExampleServer\PDEClientKit

to specify the location of your Client kit (by default, the same directory as LoginScript.BAT). If you change the mapped drive letter, you must also change it in the other command lines of the file.

3    Save your changes and add LoginScript.BAT to your Login Script.

The Client is installed when users next log on to their PCs. It is installed silently using the responses specified in the SETUP.ISS file. If you specified user prompts, or used the default user prompt file, users are asked to supply the answers at the end of the installation process.

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