Silent install for BlackBerry Desktop Software

May 20, 2009 Filed Under: Blackberry

BlackBerry Desktop Software Silent Install provides system administrators with the ability to preconfigure default settings for a BlackBerry Desktop Software installation. This preconfiguration enables a simplified initial deployment of the BlackBerry Desktop Software to a large number of client computers in a fully automated manner that does not require end-user interaction.

Affected software versions
- BlackBerry™ Desktop Software version 2.1with Service Pack 3
- BlackBerry Desktop Software version 3.2

Defining BlackBerry Desktop Software installation defaults
- The silent install feature for the BlackBerry Desktop Software enables system administrators to run a prototype installation in record mode, by specifying the /r option to the Setup.exe installation program. This operation produces a response file that can be used subsequently by specifying the /s option to Setup.exe when the end-user installation is performed. When run with such a response file, the BlackBerry Desktop Software installer runs in silent mode (with no User Interface), with all installation options selected automatically to match those made by the system administrator during the recorded prototype installation

Defining BlackBerry Desktop Manager defaults
Sample usage scenario for BlackBerry Desktop Software
Step 1: Perform the “Record” action
Step 2: Perform the “Playback” action
Deploying multiple default configurations
Installing over an existing BlackBerry Desktop Software installation