Installing BlueZone in quiet mode

Install BlueZone for the desktop using the standard installation method.

Refer to Installing BlueZone for more information.

Launch the BlueZone emulation clients that you need for you application and create your BlueZone configuration files. Configure the configuration files to connect to your host systems and are ready to be used by your end users. Save these configurations to your BlueZone working directory or some other convenient location your machine.

Refer to Chapter 5: Configure BlueZone for more information.

Create the desired BlueZone desktop shortcut files. (Optional)

Refer to Create BlueZone desktop shortcuts for more information.

Create a BlueZone distribution image.

This step is not mandatory, however, by creating a distribution image, you eliminate unnecessary BlueZone files and install only the BlueZone files that are necessary for your particular installation.

Note

At the very least, you must copy the entire contents of the BlueZone Desktop folder on the BlueZone CD-ROM to a folder on your hard drive. This step is necessary so that you can edit the SETUP.INI file.

Refer to Creating a distribution image for more information.

Copy your BlueZone configuration files to the distribution image. (Optional)

Copy any script files to the distribution image. (Optional)

Copy any BlueZone desktop shortcut files to the distribution image. (Optional)

Edit the SETUP.INI file and make any desired changes as needed.

By editing this file, you are able to control exactly how and where BlueZone is installed.

Refer to Edit the SETUP.INI file and Appendix A: Default SETUP.INI file for more information.

Open a DOS window and type:

msiexec /i BlueZone.msi QUIET_INSTALL=1 ADDLOCAL=ALL

Refer to MSI command line switch support for more information.

Note

You can also install BlueZone VBA by itself using the following command:

msiexec /i BlueZoneVBA.msi QUIET_INSTALL=1

This command assumes that the bzvba.cab file has been copied to the BZ install image folder.

BlueZone Plus VBA is a separately licensed product and is not a component of the standard BlueZone Terminal emulation Suite. Contact BlueZone sales for information about upgrading to BlueZone Plus VBA.

BlueZone installs quietly, and very quickly, without displaying any dialogs. If you enabled any desktop shortcuts, they automatically appear on the desktop at the end of the installation process.

Any BlueZone configuration files are automatically placed in the All Users common folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BlueZone\Config

When an end user launches BlueZone for the first time, any BlueZone configuration files that were copied to the \All Users\Application Data\BlueZone\Config folder, are automatically copied to the location that was specified in the SETUP.INI file. The default location is for the end users working files to be stored in their My Documents folder.

This is accomplished by using the default setting of:

UsePersonalFolderAsWorkingDirectory=Yes

This feature is very helpful to BlueZone administrators when they are pushing out a BlueZone installation image to many desktop machines and they want each end user's working files to be stored in their own My Documents folder even if multiple users use the same machine.