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iSCSI NAS supporting VMware Esxi 5.1 servers in a software development environment

I would like to build (or purchase) the smallest, quietest most energy efficient servers that I can for a low demand environment. These would only have a small disk for guest swap files, a CPU (XEON preferred), 32 Gb of memory and minimal graphics.…
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Silently install/add a print queue to a Windows client

Does anyone know how I can silently install/add a print queue to a Windows client? The clients are 32-bit Windows XP connecting to a Windows 2008 R2 print server, and I tried using the following command, but it still pops up a dialog asking the…
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Install Silently CCleaner without Chrome

Im building an AutoIt script and I want to run the installation of CCleaner in silent mode ("ccleaner_installer.exe /S") but this installs Google Chrome by default, which I DONT want. What could I do? Thanks!
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OpenOffice 3.3.0 silent installation through SCCM

I'm trying to perform a installation of OpenOffice 3.3.0 so that we can distribute it through SMS on our Windows clients. I found an article on the OpenOffice wiki on how to perform such installation but it doesn't works for me. The setup stops and…
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Silent registry changes on Windows 7

I apologize if this is listed elsewhere, but I truly couldn't find it. Does anyone know how to silently modify registry keys in Windows 7? I've tried running regedit with the /S command line switch, but it still prompts the user for permission to…
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MDT Application Installs within LiteTocuh.vbs but not initial deployment

Ok I am having a weird issue with MDT. I have an application that I am trying to install with a batch file. This application requires a .iss file to be silently installed. Here is what the batch file holds: Application.exe /s /f1"PathToISS.iss" Here…
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Remote silent uninstall of NVDA

I deployed NVDA (https://www.nvaccess.org/) to Windows 10 machines using --install-silent, but now need to uninstall the software. There is an uninstall.exe in the program file, but it doesn't appear to accept any silent flags. /? gives…
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SCAP compliance checker 4.2 silent install switch not working

I am attempting to silently install SCAP compliance checker 4.2 for Windows. SCAP is found here: https://iase.disa.mil/stigs/scap/Pages/index.aspx Based on the documentation, I use the /S switch but still get installation…
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Install Application using a batch file

I work at a company and I have to write a script that silently installs applications to thousands of users. I know how to do that but the only problem is this specific application has certain things that have to be selected while in the installation…
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SQL Server 2012 Express - silent installation.

I am failing to silently install SQL Server 2012 Express (Advanced). I followed the guidance and this is my command: Setup.exe /q /ACTION=Install /FEATURES=SQL,Tools /INSTANCENAME=MSSQLSERVER /SQLSVCACCOUNT="MyDomain\Coduy"…
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Silently uninstall using msiexec without closing explorer.exe

I am trying to use the msi uninstaller to uninstall inventor 2011 but doing it silently causes explorer to close and not restart. I have a VB script from Autodesk that will work however it is not silent even after modifying it appropriately. I…
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Automate HP ProtectTools using MDT

Our company is currently using HP ProtectTools to perform Drive Encryption on our HP laptops. I recently built an MDT 2012 Deployment Share to automate our imaging process and would like to find a way to create an unattended or silent install of HP…
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Monit runs exec action too often

I've written a script which sends me an sms notification. I call with exec action in monit test. It works, but I'm getting overwhelmed by messages. Is there a way to suppress sending subsequent messages if check fails until it succeeds? Here is the…
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Apache windows uninstall path?

I'm trying to find the path of the uninstall file for Apache 2.2. I can see it in Add/Remove Programs, and tried to find the uninstall path in the registry under HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall but there is no folder for…
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How can you perform a silent gui installation, whilst server is logged off?

I create silent software installation packages for customers. This is pretty straight forward if the installation is a simple file dump, or add service and start; but a lot more difficult if customer instructions (and payload media), are gui based -…
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