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Company installation

Removing an older build, then deploying a company key through an MSI and its transform.

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The company license is installed from a notification sent to the organization, and deployed with an MSI package and a transform rather than run installer by installer. Administrator privileges are required throughout.

Removing a previous installation

If a previous version of Seavus Project Viewer is installed on client computers, uninstall it before deploying the new version. As an administrator you can remove it with the install/uninstall tool, on each previously installed computer.

After uninstalling, check that the files and keys are gone from the registry. The following folders should not exist — delete the Seavus Project Viewer folder under each if it does:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Seavus\Seavus Project Viewer
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Seavus\Seavus Project Viewer

If the previous installation used a different license key, also delete Signature.txt from C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\Seavus\Seavus Project Viewer.

Building the transform

Open the setup MSI in the installation tool of choice — Group Policy, SMS or another tool. The MSI lets an administrator open the file in an installation tool and create an additional MST (transform) file containing the customizations to hand to end users: the license key, a desktop shortcut, a Quick Launch shortcut, and the installation location.

Any tool that creates MST files can be used. If the team has no such tool, Seavus can help create the transform; send the language the application should be installed in, whether MPP files should always be associated with Seavus Project Viewer, whether a desktop shortcut and a Quick Launch icon are wanted, and whether the application goes in the default location (C:/Program Files/Seavus) or elsewhere.

Publishing the package

Publish the setup MSI to the end-user computers together with the MST. The document gives this example of synchronizing them:

msiexec /i "[path to setup folder]\SPV_FULL_CORP[version].msi" TRANSFORMS="[path to MST folder]\SPV_FULL_CORP[version].mst"

Add /qb at the end of the line for deployment with a basic user interface, or /qn for deployment without any user interface. When Windows Installer runs the setup transparently for the user, the MST acts as if the user had run the setup and chosen the options preselected by the administrator.

The setup wizard

The wizard the package runs on each computer follows the standard installation, with the company key entered instead of a serial number.

  1. Setup initialization. The initialization dialog appears and the wizard continues on its own; Cancel exits.
  2. Setup welcome. Next continues, Cancel exits.
  3. License agreement. Accept the terms and choose Next.
  4. Customer information. Enter the user's information and the purchased license key. The setup will not continue without the correct serial number.
  5. Language. English, German, French, Spanish, Czech, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Dutch or Polish.
  6. Setup options. Choose the shortcuts to place, and whether to install the SharePoint integration or the Skype for Business feature.
  7. Setup type. Complete installs to the default location with all components; Custom chooses the location and components.
  8. Ready to install. Check the settings and choose Install.
  9. Installing. Cancel stops the installation, rolls it back and removes the product's data.
  10. Setup completed. Choose Finish.

Uninstalling

Before uninstalling, check with IT personnel whether you are allowed to remove the software and what permissions your account has.

  1. In Control Panel, Programs, choose Uninstall a program.
  2. Select Seavus Project Viewer in the list and choose Uninstall.
  3. Confirm the uninstallation when the operating system asks.
  4. Approve the User Account Control prompt; the uninstallation then finishes in a few seconds.