>You don't say want version of the Windows client you are trying to
install -
>
>There is a problem with the InstallShield packaging for the 3.1.0.6 Win32
>client (PTF6) which causes the response file to be created incorrectly if
>you go through some of the paths for CUSTOM install.
>
>That may be your problem, we were also getting RC 12 trying to run the
>silent install with the response file.
>
>Our problem was resolved in the current FIXTEST for the Win32 client
>available on index.storsys.ibm.com.  Note this is NOT a supported version
of
>the client, but in planning our rollout of PTF6, this fixed our problem and
>let us go ahead with testing for silent installs.
>
>***************************************************************
>Wanda Prather
>The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
>443-778-8769
>wanda_prather AT jhuapl DOT edu
>
>"Intelligence has much less practical application than you'd think" -
>Scott Adams/Dilbert
>***************************************************************
>
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Leo Humar [SMTP:lhumar AT VIC.BIGPOND.NET DOT AU]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 5:48 PM
>> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>> Subject:      Re: remote install of ADSM
>>
>> Hi Dough,
>>
>> Maybe you can help me with my problem. I tested this silent install from
a
>> windows 95 client.
>> My steps where,  install from a command prompt with the -r switch and
then
>> I
>> copied the response file to the shared installation directory of the NT
>> Server which contained the ADSM code.
>> When I run setup with the -s and the second time with -SMS the
>> installation
>> only creates the backup client and the admin directory wirth a couple of
>> option files in it.
>> The response code in the log is  RC_INUSE  ERROR   12  The command
failed
>> because  the object to be operated  upon was in use
>> I tried a couple of times after uninstalling and rebooting the
workstation
>> with the same result.
>>
>> Leo Humar
>> LCS Pty Ltd
>> lhumar AT vic.bigpond.net DOT au
>>
>>
>> >I don't know about other platforms, but on NT, you can create a response
>> >file by running the client setup with the -r parameter. (setup.exe -r)
>> >This will create a file named setup.iss
>> >copy setup.iss into the directory with the installation files, and
>> >run setup.exe -s  to perform a silent unprompted install.
>> >
>> >
>> >Macko, JoEllen wrote:
>> >>
>> >> TGIF Everyone!
>> >>
>> >> I need to install ADSM on a number of NT clients overseas (the company
>> will
>> >> not send me to each site, however).  Does anyone have any suggestions
>> or
>> >> scripts they could share with me, so that I could set up the clients
>> from
>> >> the comfort of my own PC?  I am a bit leary about sending a CD with a
>> set
>> of
>> >> instructions to the folks at each site.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for your help,
>> >>
>> >> Jo Ellen Macko
>> >> Armstrong IT
>> >> The Armstrong Group of Companies
>> >> Butler PA
>> >> (724) 283-3692 ext. 332