Unattended setup

[Geth]

Hi,

I would like to distribute PEAK drivers and softwares (PCAN Pc-card or USB & PCAN-Basic / PCAn-Viewer) with our application. So I need to include PEAK setup inside our own application setup. It could be great if it was possible to perform an unattended (silent) setup in order to install just the necessary files of the hardware we use and avoid issue with final user selecting wrong options. Is there a way to do that, using command line parameters or ini file with preselected parameters/options.

Thanks in advance for your help

Regards

TG

[G.Lang]

Hi,

yes it is possible to install the driver and the PCAN-View automatically. Create a registry key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PEAK-System\PEAK OEM Drivers" with a string called "Components".

Valid values for the string are:

"A" = PCAN-USB -> for the various versions of our USB based CAN hardware like PCAN-USB, PCAN-USB ISO & PCAN-USB Pro

"B" = PCAN-Dongle -> for LPT based CAN hardware like PCAN-Dongle and PCAN-Dongle ISO

"C" = PCAN-ISA -> for the various versions of our ISA based CAN hardware like PCAN-ISA and PCAN-PC/104

"D" = PCAN-PCI -> for the various versions of our PCI & PCIe based CAN hardware like PCAN-PCI, PCAN-PCI Express, PCAN-ExpressCard, PCAN-cPCI, PCAN-miniPCI, PCAN-PCI/104-Express and PCAN-PC/104-Plus

"E" = PCAN-PC Card -> only for the PCAN-PC Card

"F" = PCAN-View -> a CAN monitor

Every combination is possible. The key will be deleted automatically after the driver installation is finished. For example: "ACDF" install the drivers for the PCAN-USB adaptor + PCAN-ISA card + PCAN-PCI card + PCAN-View

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Please start now the "PeakOemDrv.exe /s" from your setup procedure ("/s" -> silent mode). That´s it

Note: If you are running applications using the PCAN-Light-DLL or PCANBasic-DLL than it is necessary to copy the needed DLL to the global directory (for example Windows\System32 at Windows XP).

regards
Gunther

[Geth]

Hi, Gunther

Great, that's exactly what I needed and thanks very much for your prompt reply.

Regards

TG

[konchulio]

Hello,

is it possible to unttended install "PEAK OEM Driver" under System-Account? In this case the solution abov don't work becouse the HKCU-Hive is not loadet!
Another problem is in Win 7 with the "Windows Secutiy Warning". In silent-mode the Security Warning don't accept and the "PEAK OEM Driver" don't install correctly.

1. Windows Security Message don't accept in silent mode
2. Missing subfolder in installation directory
3. Wrong entry in "Programs an Features"

[G.Lang]

Hi,

sorry but it´s not possible to do this under a System-Account.

1. Windows Security Message don't accept in silent mode

-> it´s possible to disable the "Windows Security" notification but this is against Microsofts security policy and not recommended

2. Missing subfolder in installation directory

-> it looks that you use an invalid or wrong registry key or wrong/missing string (or string value)

3. Wrong entry in "Programs an Features"

-> what should be wrong?

regards
Gunther