Installation switches?

[Paul1149]

I just began using FARR, and think it's awesome. I intend on deploying it on the laptops I refurb, and am interested in finding any installation switches there might be to make the install as automatic as possible. After the install I copy the .ini file over via batch file.

Thanks!

[mouser]

Not only can you install FARR automatically/silently using some options described here:

• http://silentinstall.org/inno_setup.html
• http://www.jrsoftware.org/ishelp/topic_setupcmdline.htm

But it's also the case that if the FARR installer finds the following files in the same directory as the installer, it should PRE-INSTALL them:

• DonationCoder_findrunrobot_Key.dat
• FindAndRunRobot.ini
• FindAndRunUserToolbar.ini
• ConfigDir.ini

In this way you can pre-install a license key and initial settings at the time of install (initial settings can be manually edited to only set certain options and leave others at default).


A bit of background:  This feature to pre-install a license key and initial settings was written to aid large commercial site-license installations.  If you know of a company that would like to purchase a commercial site license for a dozen or more computers, please send them to the commercial license page: http://www.donationcoder.com/commercial

[Paul1149]

Ok, thanks. That's great. Did I miss this info in the Help file? I did try to locate it. The pre-install feature is interesting.

As for the key, I refurb and sell laptops, and wouldn't want to propagate a license without appropriate remuneration to you. I would think placing FARR on units in its probationary state would be good for your business, as well as for mine. But let me know if I'm not seeing that correctly.

BW,
Paul

[mouser]

I would think placing FARR on units in its probationary state would be good for your business, as well as for mine. But let me know if I'm not seeing that correctly.

Absolutely! I appreciate it.  

Ok, thanks. That's great. Did I miss this info in the Help file? I did try to locate it.

It's in my Screenshot Captor help file -- I need to add it to my others, thanks for the reminder. 

[Paul1149]

Awesome. Thanks much for the response!

Blessings,
Paul

[Paul1149]

Actually, I may have to stop deploying FFR. While I think your terms of use are fine, I can't send out units that have popups every time the machine is turned on. It looks like a malware infestation. The AV is doing something similar, and the combination of the two is overwhelming at this point. I hadn't noticed this at first, until I used a clone of an earlier install and presumably clocked enough FFR starts to trip the popup behavior.

[Paul1149]

I think the problem is that FRR begins its popup based on time of install rather than openings. Since my clones may be months old, they begin tripping the popups immediately. The buyer therefore has no grace period, and is confronted with the popups just as he is first evaluating the machine.

[mouser]

I see your point.. I could fix that..
Another option would be to give you a license key you could install that didn't make noise until several months had passed.

[Paul1149]

I could also wait to install FRR until my shipping prep, but that's a little dicey. Sometimes (like today) I rush to make the day's mail. I also have FRR on several clone images that that would not work for, unless I both uninstall and scour the registry before a reinstall.