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MKS X/Server Administrative Installation

An administrative installation is actually a two part procedure.

First, an administrator creates a special copy of the installation image (xserver.msi) on the network. To do so, take the following steps:

1. Launch a Command Prompt window and enter the following commands:
   
      cd location
      msiexec /a xserver.msi TARGETDIR="netdir"
   
   where location is either the drive containing the MKS X/Server CD or the directory to which you extracted the contents of the electronic distribution and netdir is the directory on the network in which you want to create the special installation image.
   
   Note: When installing MKS X/Server on a 64-bit Extended Architecture platform (for example, AMD-64), xserver.msi should be replaced by xserver64x.msi.
   You can create a log file for a silent installation by adding the following optional parameter to the msiexec command:
   
      /l*v logfile
   
   where logfile is the name of the log file to be created. The Welcome to the Setup for MKS X/Server dialog appears.
   
   
2. Proceed with steps 3-8 of the standard installation procedure described here.
   
   
3. The Network Location dialog appears. If you specified the TARGETDIR parameter to the msiexec command that launched the installer, that value appears in the Network location: field; otherwise, a default value (for example, C:/) appears in that field. You can change the location by clicking Change and entering the new location in the correct field.
   
   
4. Click Install to begin the installation of MKS X/Server files. The Installing MKS X/Server dialog appears and shows the progress of the installation. When the installation is complete, the Setup Completed dialog appears. You can choose whether or not to display the release notes.
   
   
5. Click Finish to complete the installation. If you chose to display the release notes, the installer launches a browser window displaying these notes.

To use this installation image to install MKS X/Server on an individual system, do the following:

   cd network_location
   msiexec /I xserver.msi

where network_location is the network drive on which the installation image was created. You can then proceed with the standard MKS X/Server installation procedure described here. When you do so, the serial number, PIN, and access key fields will be hidden, eliminating the need for them to be entered for each individual installation.

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