Network Install Setup Guide

10 FileMaker Pro Network Install Setup Guide
4. Apply the transform to the installer. For example:
msitran.exe -a Example.mst "FileMaker Pro.msi"
5. Instruct users to run the installer using the command line, or by double-clicking the Setup.exe file located
on the mounted volume.
About the personalization file
An assisted installation eases installation of FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced in a multiple
computer environment. You enter information (such as a generic user name, organization name, license key,
and installation options) in a personalization file, and then make the file available on your network.
The personalization file, Assisted Install.txt, is used by the FileMaker installers to install FileMaker Pro or
FileMaker
Pro Advanced on computers in your organization. The file is identical on Windows and Mac OS.
To edit the personalization file:
1. Use a text editor such as Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac OS) to open the Assisted Install.txt file
on your networked volume.
2. Edit the personalization file. See “Setting personalization properties” on page 11.
3. Save the changes you have made to Assisted Install.txt as plain text.
1 Windows: Assisted Install.txt and Setup.exe must be in the Files folder during installation.
1 Mac OS: Assisted Install.txt must be in the same folder as the FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro
Advanced installer application during installation.
Windows: Before FileMaker Pro 7, the personalization file was named FileMaker Pro x.pdf. This file still
exists and is required for an assisted installation, but you should not edit this file. The file is used by
Microsoft SMS.