Deploying PDF converter using msi package

wooish · Post by **wooish** » Tue Sep 27 2005

HI

I'm using Amyuni PDF converter v2.1. I'm using install.exe to install the printer. I need an automated process to install the printer on over 500 Windows XP machine. How can I deploy the printer using msi package?

Thanks
Dave

wooish · Post by **wooish** » Wed Sep 28 2005

Any1 have done this? I have tried to use Winstall to take a before and after snapshot to create an MSI package. After I ran the package, the printer icon doesn't show up in the printer folder. I know many packaging software that have problem creating printer like this. Any1 has any success in creating a package to deploy this printer?

wooish · Post by **wooish** » Fri Oct 07 2005

There has to be a Amyuni technician that knows how to do this. I've seen other pdf printer driver deployed using msi packages. Can any of the Amyuni techs help?

Post by **Jose** » Tue Oct 11 2005

Hello,

You can use any installer package such as Visual Studio 2003's "Setup and Deployment" and create a "Setup Project'.

In this project you just need to add all of the distributable files into the "Application folder". Next you will need to create a custom action that will call the install.exe. I have included below an example of the argument you would use.

/Install -s "Amyuni PDF Converter or your custom printer name" -n "Your Licensee value" -c "Your activation code"

Hope this helps?

wooish · Post by **wooish** » Mon Oct 31 2005

Jose wrote:Hello,

You can use any installer package such as Visual Studio 2003's "Setup and Deployment" and create a "Setup Project'.

In this project you just need to add all of the distributable files into the "Application folder". Next you will need to create a custom action that will call the install.exe. I have included below an example of the argument you would use.

/Install -s "Amyuni PDF Converter or your custom printer name" -n "Your Licensee value" -c "Your activation code"

Hope this helps?

Thanks for the reply. I'm aware that you can do it the way you mentioned. However isn't the user needs to have local admin priviledge in order to perform this action?

Joan · Post by **Joan** » Wed Nov 02 2005

Under XP users need to have administrative privileges to install any printer, and not only the Amyuni one, on their systems.

If you are in a client server environment and your users are clients on the same server you can consider getting a license of the PDF Printer that you can install on the server and share it.

The printer will then be used like any shared printer on the system

Thanks.

wooish · Post by **wooish** » Wed Feb 22 2006

Sorry to bring the old thread up again. If using AD to deploy an msi package that creates the pdf printer, user doesn't need to have local admin priviledge.