Running the installation program in administration mode creates a setup file containing information recorded during the installation. The setup file must end with a .SIS extension.
A silent installation proceeds as specified by the .SIS file and can be completed without user interaction. (The user will see any screen that contains a field with no value assigned to it in the .SIS file.)
setup command, you must start this program from the Run prompt.
\setup /a. The installation program starts in administration mode.
Enter the full path name of the file you are creating. The file name must end in .SIS. If you do not enter a full path name, the default is to place the file in the current directory.
Note If the setup file is named setup.sis and it resides in the same directory as the setup.exe, then this file is called automatically whenever you enter the setup command.
Fill in all fields that contain information common to the type of installation you are designing. If any fields are left blank on a screen, the screen that contains the blank field will appear to the user during installation.
.SIS file contains coded text. Do not edit this file.SIS file as an argument to the setup command, you must execute the setup command from the Run prompt.
setup command followed by the full path name of the .SIS file. For example, if you are installing from a CD-ROM in drive E, type:
E:pcpro3\setup C:\install\setupfile.sis
SIS file.