Visio 2000 Corporate Deployment: Alternatives to Unattended Install

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Introduction
Publishing via Windows 2000 Active Directory
Terminal Server Installation
Network Installations
Additional Information

Introduction

The Visio group recently announced the completion of a new unattended installation that will enable large organizations to broadly deploy selected Visio products. Because the new unattended installation requires system updating prior to install, it is most appropriate for organizations in which Office 2000 SR1 has been installed or in which system components can be installed as a separate step prior to implementing the unattended installation.

For organizations who require immediate unattended installation and are unable to meet the requirements outlined above, several options are suggested for broadly deploying Visio 2000:

Publishing via Windows 2000 Active Directory

Terminal Server installation

Network installations

The Visio group recognizes the need of large organizations to decrease total cost of ownership through simplified deployment and end user support and will be pleased to provide complete support for these needs in future versions of its products. Customers are encouraged to send any comments or suggestions regarding Visio 2000 corporate deployment to mswish@microsoft.com.

For Visio 2000 unattended installation availability and editions and language versions supported, see Microsoft Visio 2000 Unattended Installation.

Publishing via Windows 2000 Active Directory

Visio 2000 can be published and set to install using the Active Directory's Software Publishing features. To publish using Windows 2000 Active Directory a pre-defined installation file is required. The format of this file is defined in the Advertise/Publish sections of the Windows 2000 help. Additionally, here is a sample of what this would like for Visio 2000 Standard Edition:

;ZAP file for Visio 2000 
[Application] 
; Only FriendlyName and SetupCommand are required, 
; everything else is optional 
; FriendlyName is the name of the application that will appear 
; in the software installation snapin and the Add/Remove 
; Programs control panel. 
; REQUIRED 
FriendlyName = "Visio2000, Standard Edition" 
; SetupCommand is the command line that we use to run the 
; application's setup.  If it is a relative path, it is assumed  
; to be relative to the location of the ZAP file. 
; Long file name paths need to be quoted.  For example: 
; SetupCommand = "long folder\setup.exe" /unattend 
; or 
; SetupCommand = "\\server\share\long folder\setup.exe" /unattend 
; REQUIRED 
SetupCommand = setup.exe 
; Version of the application that will appear in the software 
; installation snapin and the Add/Remove programs control panel. 
; OPTIONAL 
DisplayVersion = 2000 
; Publisher of the application that will appear in the software 
; installation snapin and the Add/Remove programs control panel. 
; OPTIONAL 
Publisher = Visio 
; URL for the application that will appear in the software 
; installation snapin and the Add/Remove programs control panel. 
; OPTIONAL 
URL = https://www.visio.com 
; Language for the app, in this case US English. 
; OPTIONAL 
; LCID = 1033 
; Architecture, in this case, Intel. 
; OPTIONAL 
; Architecure = intel 
; the [ext] [CLSIDs] and [progIDs] sections are all optional 
[ext] 
; File extensions that this application will "auto-install" for. 
; They are not required if you do not want the application.  This 
; entire section is optional. 
; note you can put a dot in front or not, as you like text after the 
; first = is optional and ignored but the first = is required (or the 
; whole line will be ignored.) 
VSD= 
VSS= 
VST= 
VSU= 
VSW= 
[CLSIDs] 
; CLSIDs that this application will "auto-install" for.  This entire  
; section is OPTIONAL 
; Format is CLSID with LocalServer32, InprocServer32, and/or  
; InprocHandler32 (in a command separated list) after the =. 
;{CLSID}=LocalServer32 
[progIDs] 
; progIDs that this application will "auto-install" for.  This entire 
; section is OPTIONAL. 
; Format is CLSID, with the corresponding progID list after the =. 
;{progID}=Visio.Drawing 
;{progID}=Visio.Drawing.6

Terminal Server Installation

Administrator access to the Terminal Server is required to install Visio 2000 on the server.

Note: You must perform the installation of Visio 2000 from the server machine if you are installing to a Windows NT4 Terminal Server or later.

  1. Log onto the Terminal Server machine.

  2. Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel.

  3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

  4. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Install.

  5. Browse to the installation source directory for Microsoft Visio 2000 (CD or network share).

  6. Begin the installation process, and follow the instructions on your screen.

  7. When the installation has finished, open the registry by running regedit.exe, and then place the following key and value in the registry:

    Key: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal Server\Install\Software\Visio\Visio 2000\Application\Featuremgmt::String Value: 0

Network Installations

Setting up Visio 2000 on a network is a two-step process:

  1. Visio is installed on the network server;

  2. Individual workstations are set up to run Visio from the server or from each workstation's disk drive.

STEP 1

To install Visio 2000 on a network server for shared use:

Write access to the network server is required to install Visio on the server.

Note: Do not run the Setup.exe file located in the root directory of the Visio CD for this procedure. This file is intended for single-user installations only and will not install Visio correctly for shared use.

  1. From a workstation running Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000, log on to the network and connect to the drive or share where Visio 2000 is to be installed.

  2. Insert the Visio 2000 CD into your CD-ROM drive.

  3. From the Start menu, choose Run.

  4. Type d:\Install\Setup /a where d is the letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive.

  5. Setup prompts you for the location of your Visio installation.

  6. Type e:\Visio, where e is the letter assigned to the network server and Visio is the directory on the server where the Visio program files will reside.

  7. Follow the instructions on your screen.

Setup /a installs the Visio program files and creates the subdirectory \Visio\Bin for Visio product files.

STEP 2

Option A: To set up a workstation to run Visio from a network server:

  1. On the workstation, from the Start menu, choose Run.

  2. Type e:\Visio\setup, where e is the drive letter and \Visio is the directory on the server where the Visio setup program resides (setup in Step 1 section).

    Note: If a drive letter is not assigned to the server you need to use, either assign the drive letter or type the full UNC path to the server and directory where the Visio setup program resides. For example: \\ServerName\Visio\setup.

  3. Follow the instructions on the screen. Setup will ask what kind of install you want to do. Choose the option to "run Visio from a network server."

    The workstation setup does the following:

    • Installs or updates any Windows system and shared files required by Visio 2000.

    • Adds Microsoft Visio 2000 to the Start Menu.

Option B: To install Visio 2000 from a network server to a workstation:

  1. On the workstation, from the Start menu, choose Run.

  2. Type e:\Visio\setup where e is the drive letter and Visio is the directory on the server where the Visio setup program resides (setup in Step 1 section).

    Note: If a drive letter is not assigned to the server you need to use, either assign the drive letter or type the full UNC path to the server and directory where the Visio setup program resides. For example: \\ServerName\Visio\setup.

  3. Follow the instructions on the screen. Setup will ask what kind of install you want to do. Choose the option to "install to local workstation."

  4. When Setup prompts you for an installation location, type c:\program files\Visio, where c is the letter assigned to the workstation hard drive and \program files\Visio is the directory on your workstation where the Visio program will reside.

Additional Information

For more information: https://www.microsoft.com/office/visio