README for the HP Neoview Windows Client Package (R2.4 SP2)

NOTE: You can ignore the “space required” information displayed by InstallShield during

the installation process. This information usually is not accurate. To ensure enough disk

space for a successful installation, see the disk space requirements in “Installation

Requirements” (page 6).

8. Click Install to begin the installation. The Setup Status dialog box shows the status of the

installation. When the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box appears, the installation

is complete.

9. Click Finish to exit the installation wizard. You can rerun the installation wizard at any

time to modify, repair, or remove clients and tools. See “Adding, Removing, or Repairing

Drivers and Tools By Using the setup.exe File” (page 10).

Configuring a “Silent” Installation

A silent installation is an installation that requires minimal user interaction. Silent installations

are useful when you need to install the client software on multiple workstations, and each

workstation can use the same installation settings.

First you create a special “answer file” that contains all of your responses to the InstallShield

dialog boxes. Once you have created the answer file, you can deploy it (along with the setup.exe

file) to any number of client workstations. On these other client workstations, you issue a

command from the command line to install the Windows client package using the answer file

settings.

To configure a silent installation, use these steps:

1. Download the Windows client package installer file (setup.exe) to a workstation where

it is not already installed, and place it in a folder on the workstation — for example,

C:\neowinclientpkg.

2. Create an InstallShield answer file (typically named setup.iss) in the Windows C:\

directory by using these steps:

a. Display the Windows command line: Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command

Prompt.

b. In the command line, change to the C:\neowinclientpkg directory:

C:\>

C:\>cd neowinclientpkg

C:\neowinclientpkg>

c. Type the command for running the installer with the /r and /f1 switches. The following

command runs the setup.exe file located in the C:\neowinclientpkg directory

and “records” your installation choices in the C:\setup.iss file.

C:\neowinclientpkg>setup.exe /r /f1c:\setup.iss

This table describes the switch functions:

FunctionSwitch

Record option.

Silent option.

File-name switch for specifying the location of the recorded .iss file.

/f1

d. Press Return. InstallShield prepares to install the client package.

e. Complete the installation with the desired settings and options, as described in “Installing

the Package” (page 8). Note that this step installs the client package on the workstation

and creates the setup.iss file.

Installation for Neoview Release 2.4 Service Pack 2 9