Silent Install - TS Client

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Jason King

Hi all,

Anyone know of a way to install the 2003 version (XP RDP) client without
user intervention? We would like to create a batch file that would install
the client files on Windows 98 PC's, without prompting the user. I tried
using the setup /S switch, but it did not work and could not find any info
on using an "answer" file or ini file, etc.

Thanks for the help!

TIA

Jason King
 
Hi Jason,
We made an unattended installation on Windows 9x
just copying the mstsc.exe and mstscax.dll with the
default.rdp to a folder in the client, and a shorcut
(link) to the desktop. You don't need anything else, works
perfectly.
Best regards,

Enrique
 
Thanks. Actually this does work, but one thing we need is to be able to drop
an RDP icon from a central location to their desktop. With this
configuration the "copied" icon from the central location is not recognized
by the Win98 PC.

I did find that running the install command from extracting the files for
the TS client install works as follows:

msrdpcli.exe /Q /C:"msiexec /i msrdp.cli.msi /Q"

( We first ran the instmsia /Q in order to install the Windows Installer
tool)

Then we scripted a batch file and works great. Now Windows 98 can register
those copied icons we customize from our cental location.
 
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