## Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0

# Setup Administrator Mode Readme

## 1. Introduction

Microsoft Visual FoxPro version 9.0 offers an administrator mode setup, which facilitates deployment to field clients. The administrator initially runs setup to select which features will be deployed. An .INI file is created based on this selection, and is then deployed by running setup in unattend mode, pointing to the generated .INI file. When run in unattend mode, setup runs silently installing the designated options. If there are any errors, setups exits silently with failure. This allows deployment through Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Microsoft Systems Management Server.

## 2. Running Administrator Mode Setup

To create the deployment .INI file

1. Insert the Visual FoxPro version 9.0 CD and ignore the autorun message.

2. Choose the Start menu and then choose Run.

3. Type the following:

n:\setup\Setup.exe /createunattend <path to .INI file>

For example:

D:\setup\setup.exe /createunattend c:\vfp9_deployment.ini

Before running in createunattend mode, you must first run Windows Component Update setup on your machine. Some of the components installed by the update are required for Visual FoxPro setup to function.

To run setup with the generated file on a client

1. Verify that Visual FoxPro is available on the network (see Creating a Network Image).

2. Choose the Start menu and then choose Run.

3. Type the following:

\...\setup\Setup.exe /unattendfile <path to .INI file>

For example:

\\computer\share\setup\setup.exe /unattendfile \\computer\share\vfp9_deployment.ini

## 3. Creating a Network Image

Administrator setup is designed to run from a network image, rather than CDs. To prepare a network image of the Visual FoxPro CD:

> 1. Insert Visual FoxPro version 9.0 CD into your CD-ROM or DVD drive.

> 2. Open the CD drive in Windows Explorer.

> 3. Press CTRL+A to select all, and then copy the selection to a folder of your choice.

As a result, you will have a single folder with the content of the disk.

## 4. Installation Maintenance

Setup can be run again on a machine with an existing installation. This should be done by the administrator running in createunattend mode on a master machine that had the same install as the client machines. Changes to the feature state can then be deployed to clients.

Clients should not run setup from Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel (or any other means) on their own. This will cause a discontinuity in the feature state. All changes should come from setup being run with an unattendfile switch.

## 5. Required Baseline Components

The following is a list of components required for Visual FoxPro 9.0. Unattended setup will fail if any component is not installed.

· Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0

· Setup Runtime Files

· Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7

· Microsoft SOAP Toolkit 3.0