SMART Technologies Notebook 10 Installation guide
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Installation Guide for
System Administrators
SMART Board
™
Software 9.5
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Table of Contents
SMART Board Software 9.5 Administration
Silent Removal of Earlier SMART Board Software Versions
Silently Installing Other Languages
Installing Notebook Gallery Content
Table of Contents 1
To install SMART Board software and place Gallery content on a network server ................ 19
To silently install SMART Board software, registered with shared Gallery content ................ 19
Administering Notebook Content After Installation
Troubleshooting Installation Problems
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SMART Board Software 9.5 Administration
Overview
If you're a system administrator, use this guide to deploy SMART Board 9.5 software in a workgroup, computer lab or full institution environment. You can also use this information in conjunction with imaging or remote management tools to automate the installation process further.
The following sections show you how to:
• silently install and remove SMART Board software components
• silently install service packs
• move Gallery folders to other locations, locally or on a network server
• start Notebook software in Administration mode so that you can set up team Gallery content and custom online resources
• troubleshoot installation problems
About Microsoft® Installer
SMART Board software versions 9 and later use the Microsoft Windows Installer installation and configuration service. Windows® Installer is a component of Windows Me, Windows 2000,
Windows XP, and the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family. Microsoft also provides the Installer as a service pack to Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows NT 4.0.
Windows Installer manages the installation and removal of applications by applying a set of centrally defined setup rules during the installation process. These setup rules define the installation and configuration of the installed application. In addition, you can use this service to modify, repair or remove an existing application.
Command Line Options
The Microsoft Windows Installer program, Msiexec.exe, interprets and installs software packages and patch files.
The general structure of an installer command is: msiexec /Option <Required Param> [Opt Param] [PROPERTY=PropertyValue]
The Installer supports a variety of options and parameters to control the installation, the behavior of the user interface and how the Installer logs the installation process. SMART has defined several properties and values to customize the installation further.
NOTE: Command line options are case-insensitive.
For a complete list of command line options, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/library and search for
installer command line.
The following is an example of command line syntax. You can use the command line to install the
Example.msi package from the computer’s drive Y: msiexec /i Y:\Example.msi
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The SMART Board Software Installation Package
The SMART Board software installation package contains all of the information that the Windows
Installer requires to install or remove the application and to run the user setup interface. Simply double-click the SMART Board Software.msi file in Windows Explorer or run the .msi file from a command line to start the Windows Installer and interactively install the package using default parameters.
NOTES
• The default installation automatically installs the Notebook Gallery Sampler files, and then starts the SMART Essentials for Educators.msi installation package, which then starts the
Gallery Setup.exe program.
• The default installation also installs language packs based on the language settings of the computer’s Windows operating system.
To perform a default installation from a command line
1. Click Start > Run and type CMD.
A DOS window opens.
2. Type the following command line: msiexec /i "Path to the .msi\SMART Board Software.msi"
3. Press Enter.
NOTE: The SMART Board Software.msi file is located in the Windows\SMART Board
Software\setup folder on the SMART Board software CD. If desired, you can copy the entire contents of the CD to any accessible network server and run the command from that location.
Installation Options
You can use standard Windows Installer options and the following optional command line properties to customize the installation.
Properties
NOTEBOOK_ONLY=1
INSTALLDIR="Destination
Path"
NO_STARTUP=1
NOBOARDLAUNCH=1
TRANSFORMS=".mst file"
Result
Installs Notebook software and Sample Content only (no
SMART Board Tools)
Installs SMART Board software to the location specified by the path
Installer doesn’t add SMART Board Tools to the Windows
Startup group.
Installer doesn’t start SMART Board Tools at the end of the installation
Installer installs the language pack identified by the .mst file
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Examples of Msiexec Command Lines
Silent Installation
You can use the install option (/i) together with the quiet optional parameter (/q) to install the software in Silent mode, that is, without the user interface. For example: msiexec /i "Path to .msi\SMART Board Software.msi" /q
You can use other standard Windows Installer optional parameters, such as:
/qb
/q
- shows only a progress indicator
- shows only a dialog box signaling the end of the installation
NOTES
• A silent installation doesn’t start the Language Setup.exe language pack installation program or the SMART Essentials for Educators.msi installation package. The installation program installs only SMART Board software files, including Gallery Sampler files.
• A silent installation using the /q option may take several minutes, with no indication of activity or completion.
Silent Patching
You can use the patch option (/p) together with the quiet optional parameter (/q) to install a software patch in Silent mode. For example: msiexec /p "Path to the .msp\PatchPackage Name.msp" /q
NOTE: You may be required to use additional properties in the patch command. Refer to documentation supplied with the patch package for details.
Silent Removal
You can use the uninstall option (/x) together with the quiet optional parameter (/q) to remove the software in Silent mode. For example: msiexec /x "Path to .msi\SMART Board Software.msi" /q
NOTES
• If you want to silently remove all components of SMART Board software, including language
packs, you must remove the language packs first. See page 10.
• A silent removal using the /q option may take several minutes, with no indication of activity or completion.
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Installing Notebook Software and Content to a Network Server
You can add the NOTEBOOK_ONLY and INSTALLDIR properties to the command to silently install Notebook software, including Help, Spell Checker, Language and Gallery Sampler content files to a specified network folder. For example: mssiexec /i "Path to .msi\SMART Board Software.msi" NOTEBOOK_ONLY=1
INSTALLDIR= "UNC path" /q
If you run the same command line on all computers, using the same network path, all users can share the installed files.
NOTES
• This command doesn’t install SMART Board software.
• This command won’t install language packs.
• You must use the command on all users' computers to update their registries properly. Do not create a shortcut to the Notebook executable file to install the software onto a user's computer.
• Because all users see the installation as "their own", and can add or remove content without the other users knowledge or control, network administrators should make the network folders read-only to allow multiple access. This also protects the content folders from accidental removal if one of the users uninstalls their SMART Board software. To create Team Content
Installing without Print Capture
Occasionally, Notebook software's print capture driver conflicts with other software on the computer. You can use the following customized command to install SMART Board software without the print capture driver: msiexec /i "Path to .msi\SMART Board Software.msi" SKIP_PRINTCAP=1
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Silent Removal of Earlier SMART Board Software Versions
About Removing Earlier Versions
IMPORTANT
SMART recommends that you remove any previous version of SMART Board software before silently installing a new version.
When you silently install SMART Board software 9.x, unlike an interactive installation process, the
Windows installer doesn’t attempt to remove any earlier versions of SMART Board software from your computer. Although the silent installation of version 9.x is successful, the new software installs on top of the old, and both versions appear in the Windows Control Panel’s Add/Remove
Programs list.
The newer version of SMART Board software installs files into the same folders as the previous version, replacing some files with newer versions. Because of this, the previous version of SMART
Board software won’t run correctly.
NOTES
• If you don’t remove the earlier version of software, SMART Board software 9.x will work correctly.
• If you remove either version of SMART Board software, the process deletes files necessary to the other, disabling the remaining version.
• If you remove the earlier version of software, either silently or using the Windows Control
Panel’s Add/Remove Programs utility, you can use the Add/Remove Programs Repair option to replace the damaged or missing files.
• If you attempt to silently remove the earlier version of software after installing version 9.x, you won’t be able to silently remove version 9.x. You must then manually remove all SMART
Board software files from your system before you can silently install version 9.x again. You can
use SMART's Cleanup utility to remove these files (see page 27), but you can’t run the
Cleanup utility in Silent mode.
Removing SMART Board Software 7.x
SMART used the Install Shield installation utility to install SMART Board software versions 7.x. To remove these versions of software silently, you must create a setup.iss file.
Before you can perform the following procedures, you must obtain the GUID (Globally Unique
Identifier) for your version of SMART Board software. Refer to the following table for the GUID value to use for these versions of software:
SMART Board
Software Version
7.0
7.1
7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3
GUID
{72226969-B20E-439E-B0A1-FD1EE5403CCF}
{93458E57-1D12-4F01-980D-62D5430048D0}
{14AE43DA-37FE-4B73-99C0-D02E01B48837}
{28E27E54-92A5-4717-A4E5-837D7E894AB4}
{FF332803-8B46-4392-A2F4-8790735F7B26}
NOTE: Include the braces—"{" and "}"—when using a GUID in the following commands.
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To create the silent removal file
You only need to create the initial setup.iss file once. You can then use this setup.iss file to remove the same version of SMART Board software from other computers on your network.
1. Check the version of SMART Board software that are installed on your computers. Refer to the table above to identify the GUID you must use in the following commands.
2. Click Start > Run and type CMD into the Open field.
A DOS window opens.
3. Type:
RunDll32 C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\0701\Intel32
\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation
Information\ GUID\setup.exe" /r -l0x9 --AddRemove and click OK.
This command removes SMART Board software and creates a setup.iss file in the root of the
Windows folder.
4. Place the setup.iss file on a network server where all computers can access it.
To remove SMART Board software 7.x
1. Go to each computer and click Start > Run and type CMD into the Open field.
A DOS window opens.
2. Type:
RunDll32 C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\0701\Intel32
\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation
Information\ GUID\setup.exe" /s -l0x9 --AddRemove /f1"path to the setup.iss file\setup.iss" /f2"destination path for the uninstall log file\setup.log" and click OK.
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Removing SMART Board Software 8.x
SMART used the Install Shield installation utility to install SMART Board software versions 8.x. To remove these versions of software silently, you must create a setup.iss file.
Before you can perform the following procedures, you must obtain the product code for your version of SMART Board software. Refer to the following table for the ProductCode value to use for these versions of software:
SMART Board
Software Version
8.0.0
8.0.1
8.1.0
8.1.1
8.1.2
8.1.3
8.1.4
ProductCode
{7823065C-AA64-425D-A9A3-18BF7B99E944}
{F414173A-7BE1-46C6-811A-51277A4D9E7B}
{155FBC4E-CF09-4698-961B-DF9787E6B8B8}
{7AD771BB-B681-4659-B7FA-223FCB1FDF56}
{55C574CA-8D71-46F1-9897-98DAE55C0394}
{10D2A154-D221-4455-8426-E67D12C092F9}
{41CEFD25-0D33-44EA-A19C-5A1EBABFC041}
NOTE: Include the braces—"{" and "}"—when using a ProductCode in the following commands.
To create the silent removal file
You only need to create the initial setup.iss file once. You can then use this setup.iss file to remove the same version of SMART Board software from other computers on your network.
1. Check the version of SMART Board software that are installed on your computers. Refer to the table above to identify the product code you must use in the following commands.
2. Click Start > Run and type CMD into the Open field.
A DOS window opens.
3. Type
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\8\Intel
32\IDriver.exe" /M ProductCode /l1033 /r /z-AddRemove -RemoveReg and click OK.
This command removes the SMART Board software and creates a setup.iss file in the root of the Windows folder.
4. Place the setup.iss file on a network server where all computers can access it.
To remove SMART Board software 8.x
1. Go to each computer and click Start > Run and type CMD into the Open field.
A DOS window opens.
2. Type
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\8\Intel
32\IDriver.exe" /M ProductCode /l1033 /s /z-AddRemove -RemoveReg / f1 "path to the setup.iss file\setup.iss" /f2"destination path for the uninstall log file\uninst.log" and click OK.
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Silently Installing Other Languages
If you use the basic silent installation command shown on page 3, the installation program installs
only the English folder groups and icons regardless of what language the computer’s Windows operating system is running. To silently install SMART Board software in another language, you must:
1. Specify the language that you want the installation program to use when creating the application’s folder groups and icons.
2. Run the Language setup.exe program to install the correct language pack.
Silently Installing Alternate Language Folders and Icons
The installation CD contains language information in separate .mst transform files that you can apply during installation by using the TRANSFORMS= optional parameter.
NOTE: The installation of language packs is determined by the language of the Windows operating system. The TRANSFORMS= parameter doesn’t affect the language pack installation.
To create the folder groups and icons for another language, you must use the .mst transform file for that language, as shown in the following table.
1027.mst - Catalan Language
1029.mst - Czech
1031.mst - German
1033.mst - English
1035.mst - Finnish
1038.mst - Hungarian
1041.mst - Japanese
1043.mst - Dutch
1046.mst - Portuguese (Brazil)
1049.mst - Russian
1055.mst - Turkish
2052.mst - Chinese (Simplified)
2070.mst - Portuguese (Portugal)
1028.mst - Chinese (Traditional)
1030.mst - Danish
1032.mst - Greek
1034.mst - Spanish
1036.mst - French
1040.mst - Italian
1042.mst - Korean
1044.mst - Norwegian
1048.mst - Romanian
1053.mst - Swedish
1069.mst - Basque
2057.mst - English (United Kingdom)
As an example, the following script silently installs the German folder groups and icons: msiexec /i "Path to .msi\SMART Board Software.msi"
TRANSFORMS="1031.mst" /qn
Installing Language Packs
The Language setup.exe program installs the language pack that corresponds with the language settings of the computer’s operating system. During an interactive installation, the program runs automatically, without any user input. When you perform a silent installation, however, the program does not run, resulting in a default English language installation. The following example command runs the program from its default location on the computer:
"C:\Program Files\SMART Board Software\Language Setup.exe"
/installdefault "Path to CD or image"\Windows\SMART Board
Software\Languages "
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Silently Removing Language Packs
NOTE: If you want to silently remove all components of SMART Board software, including language packs, you must remove the language packs first. If you remove SMART Board software before you remove the language packs, you can’t run the following command.
The following example command runs the program from its default location and removes all language packs from the computer:
"C:\Program Files\SMART Board Software\Language Setup.exe" /uninstall
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Installing Notebook Gallery Content
Introduction
The SMART Notebook software installation package, the SMART Essentials for Educators.msi file, contains all of the information that the Windows Installer requires to install or uninstall the
Gallery files and to run the user setup interface.
To perform a default installation of Notebook Gallery content
1. Click Start > Run and type CMD.
A DOS window opens.
2. Type the following command line: msiexec /i "Path to .msi\SMART Essentials for Educators.msi"
3. Press Enter.
NOTE: The SMART Essentials for Educators.msi file is located in the Setup folder on the
SMART Essentials for Educators software CD. You can copy the contents of the CD to a folder on any accessible network server.
Installation Options
You can use standard Windows Installer options and the following optional command line properties to customize the installation.
Properties
FULLCONTENT=1
Result
The Gallery content installer starts the Gallery Setup.exe application in Silent mode and installs all content from the website to the default folder without user input.
CDLAUNCH=1 The Gallery content installs from the SMART Essentials for
Educators software CD instead of from the website.
CDPATH="path to Gallery files" Used with the CDLAUNCH= property, this property defines the path to the Gallery files.
This property is required when the Gallery files are not found in the default path.
Properties no longer used/supported:
CONTENTDIR This property was used in earlier version of SMART Board software installation programs but is no longer required (or supported) because the Windows Installer doesn't install the
Gallery content.
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Examples of Msiexec Command Lines
Silently Installing from the SMART Website
You can use the following command line to install the Gallery Setup.exe and supporting files from the path to the default destination of C:\Program Files\Common Files\SMART Technologies
Inc\Gallery: msiexec /i "Path to .msi\SMART Essentials for Educators.msi"
FULLCONTENT=1 /qn
Once the installation program has copied the files, the command line silently runs the Gallery
Setup.exe program, installing all Gallery content from the SMART website to the default destination of C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SMART Technologies
Inc\Essentials for Educators.
Silently Installing from the CD (or Image)
The following command line installs the Gallery Setup.exe program, supporting files and all content from the CD or an image of the CD on a network server: msiexec /i "Path to .msi\SMART Essentials for Educators.msi"
FULLCONTENT=1 CDLAUNCH=1 CDPATH= "Path to gallery data files" /qn
NOTES
• If you omit the /qn option, the Windows Installer runs in Interactive mode and ignores the
FULLCONTENT property. You must then select the content you want to install.
• If you omit the CDPATH= option, this command line only works if you copy the entire SMART
Essentials for Educators CD's contents to the root of the network drive, ensuring that all files are available, and that the folder structure remains intact. If you then use the command, the installer finds the GalleryCD.dat file and installs the Gallery content files from the server. If you don’t copy the CD contents to the root folder, or if you modify the path structure of the CD image, the installer won’t find the GalleryCD.dat file, and then attempts to download all the
Gallery content from the SMART website.
• If SMART Essentials for Educators is already installed on the target computer, the silent installation commands above will not work.
Silently Removing SMART Essentials for Educators
To remove SMART Essentials for Educators and the common Gallery content in Silent mode, use the uninstall option (/x) together with the quiet optional parameter (/qn). For example: msiexec /x "Path to .msi\SMART Essentials for Educators.msi" /qn
NOTES:
• You must use the SMART Essentials for Educators.msi to install the software before you can use this command to silently remove SMART Essentials for Educators.
• You must use the same .msi file to remove the software that you used to install the software.
Installing Notebook Gallery Content
Installing Notebook Gallery Content
At the end of an interactive installation of SMART Board software, the installer software starts the
Gallery Setup.exe program automatically. Using this program, you can select the Gallery content that it will install to (or remove from) your computer, and select the destination folder for the Gallery files.
The SMART Board software installation installs the Gallery Setup.exe program and supporting files to the default destination of C:\Program Files\Common Files\SMART Technologies
Inc\Gallery.
You can start the Gallery Setup.exe program at any time, either by browsing to and doubleclicking the file, or by running a command line.
To start Gallery Setup.exe from a command line
1. Click Start > Run and type CMD.
A DOS window opens.
2. Type the following command line (including quotation marks):
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\SMART Technologies Inc\Gallery\Gallery
Setup.exe"
3. Press Enter.
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Installation Command Usage
Common options:
[<-overrideproxy> [-proxy proxyhost:port]] [-username name] [-password pass] [-verbose]
GUI:
[-source path] [-configuration path | -guid gallery_id] {common options}
Install everything:
--installall [-destination path] <-source path | -allowdownload> <configuration path | -guid gallery_id> [-remote] {common options}
Install selected:
--installsome [-destination path] <-source path | -allowdownload> [remote] <-configuration path | -guid gallery_id> <-c alias1 [-c alias2
...]> {common options}
Create full local source:
--dowloadall <-destination path> <-configuration path | -guid gallery_id> [-source url] {common options}
Create partial local source:
--dowloadsome <-destination path> <-configuration path | -guid gallery_id> [-source url] <-c alias1 [-c alias2 ...]> {common options}
Uninstall:
--uninstall <-configuration path | -guid gallery_id>]
Register with Notebook:
--register [-destination path] [-configuration path] [-remote]
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Installation Options
The following tables explain the functions of the commands, optional command line flags and values you can use to customize the installation. Specify a particular gallery to work with using a
-guid parameter (-guid gallery.smarttech.com for SMART Essentials), or /configuration parameter (-configuration “path/SMARTEssentials.gallerycollection” for SMART Essentials for Educators)
Command
--downloadall
--downloadsome
--installall
--installsome
--uninstall
--register
Function
Use this command to download all Gallery collections into a destination folder, so users can use it as an installation source.
Use this command to download some Gallery collections (you must use the /c parameter to select the collections) into a destination folder, so users can use it as an installation source.
Use this command to install everything available from source to destination.
If you omit the source parameter, the installation program does not use a default path, unless you provide the allowdownload flag.
If you omit the destination parameter, the installation program uses the default path defined in the gallery’s configuration.
Use this command to install specified collections from source to destination.
If you omit the source parameter, the installation program won’t attempt to download unless you include the allowdownload flag.
If you omit the destination parameter, the installation program uses the default path defined in the gallery’s configuration.
You must choose the collections with one or more /c "alias" parameters, where "alias" is the ShortID set in the configuration.
Use this command to remove the installed gallery.
Use this command to register destination and local Gallery Setup application (unless -remote is set) and to register a Gallery defined by a .gallerycollection file (only use the /configuration parameter to define a gallery).
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Flag
-remote
-verbose
-overrideproxy
-allowdownload
Description
Use this flag to prevent the Gallery Setup application from registering itself with Notebook. This disables the "Check for
Updates" feature and prevents users from updating the content.
Use this flag to output progress of operations to stdout when working in command line mode
Use this flag to make the Gallery Setup program ignore default
(system-wide or previously set) proxy settings where applicable, and use a proxy specified by the –proxy parameter (server:port format), using a username and password provided by /username and / password parameters.
A username and password can still be set without –overrideproxy, but are used for authentication with default proxy.
You must use this flag with the --installall or --installsome parameters when you omit the /source parameter. This allows you to download the Gallery data files from the default URL specified in the configuration.
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Parameter Description
/source "path"
This parameter defines the full path to a local or network location where the Gallery data files are stored before installation.
If you omit the parameter, the installation program uses the default
URL from the gallery configuration, as specified by the /guid or
/configuration parameters.
/destination "path"
This parameter defines the full path to a local or network location where the installation program installs the Gallery files.
If you omit the parameter, the installation program uses this default path found in the computer's registry:
/configuration
"path" c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\smart technologies inc\essentials for educators
This parameter defines the full path to a .gallerycollection file, including the file name.
If you omit the parameter, you must provide the /guid parameter to specify a known gallery.
/guid
"gallery_identifier"
This parameter specifies a known gallery to work with. A gallery is known if the Gallery Setup program has already opened its
.gallerycollection file. In this situation, use this parameter instead of the /configuration parameter.
/c "alias"
Use this parameter with the --downloadsome and --installsome commands to download or install the Gallery collection identified by the matching alias (the ShortID in the configuration.xml file).
You can use several /c parameters on one command line. Valid alias values for SMART Essentials are:
"administration"
"geography"
"math"
"tech"
"sports"
"arts"
"history"
"people"
"needs"
"english"
NOTES
• When you include some of these command options, the Gallery Setup.exe application doesn't open the setup dialog and operates in an "unattended" mode outputting to stdout.
• The Gallery Setup.exe installation program doesn't support Microsoft Installer options.
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Examples of Gallery Setup.exe Command Lines
NOTE: The /configuration parameter now specifies a path to the .gallerycollection file, not the
configuration.xml file as in previous versions.
Downloading all Gallery Content to a Local or Network Folder
You can use the following command to copy all Gallery content from a specific source folder to a common destination folder where authorized users can install them:
"Path to .exe\Gallery setup.exe" --downloadall /destination "path"
/source "path" /configuration "path"
Downloading Some Gallery Collections to a Local or Network Folder
You can use the following command to copy only defined Gallery content collections from a specific source folder to a common destination folder where authorized users can install them:
"Path to .exe\Gallery setup.exe" --downloadsome /destination "path"
/source "path" /configuration "path" /c "alias1" /c "alias2"
Installing All Gallery Content
You can use the following command to install all Gallery content from the default source (as defined in the configuration.xml file) to a specific destination folder:
"Path to .exe\Gallery setup.exe" --installall -allowdownload
/destination "path" /configuration "path"
Installing Select Gallery Content
You can use the following command to install select Gallery content from the default source (as defined in the configuration.xml file) to a specific destination folder:
"Path to .exe\Gallery setup.exe" --installsome -remote /source "path"
-allowdownload /destination "path" /configuration "path" /c "alias1"
/c "alias2"
Registering Installed Gallery Content with Notebook Software
If you have installed Gallery collections to a network location, you can use the following command to register the Gallery content with Notebook software on each user's computer:
"Path to .exe\Gallery setup.exe" --register -remote /destination
"path" /configuration "path"
Removing Gallery Content
You can use the following command to remove SMART Essentials:
"Path to .exe\Gallery setup.exe" --uninstall /guid gallery.smarttech.com
Installing Notebook Gallery Content
Sharing Gallery Content
When you set up a system where all Notebook software users share the Gallery content located on a network server, all users see the shared Gallery content as "their own." If any user in the system removes their SMART Board software, they will also remove the shared content from the network server. To prevent this from occurring, SMART recommends the following process:
To install SMART Board software and place Gallery content on a network server
1. Start an interactive installation of SMART Board software on the first computer using the CD-
ROM, or a copy of the CD on a network server (see page 2).
2. When the SMART Essentials for Educators dialog box opens, select the galleries that you
want to install (see page 13).
3. Click the Browse button, and select or create the network folder where you want the Gallery folders and files installed.
4. Click OK.
The installer copies the selected content to the network folder.
5. Set the shared network folder’s permisions to read-only.
To silently install SMART Board software, registered with shared Gallery content
1. Silently install SMART Board software on each computer using the commands on page 3.
2. Register the shared Gallery with Notebook software on each computer using a command as follows:
"Path to .exe\Gallery Setup.exe" --register -remote /destination
"Path to shared folder" /configuration "path"
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20 Installing Notebook Gallery Content
Administering Notebook Content After Installation
Introduction
When users start Notebook software by clicking the Notebook icon, they can use installed content from the Gallery Sampler and the Essentials for Educators folders. They can also use and add new content and folders to their own My Content folder.
NOTE: By default, a user’s My Content files can’t be seen by any other users. Notebook software creates an empty My Content folder for each user that logs into the computer and starts Notebook software.
All users can start Notebook software in Administration mode and change the location of their My
Content folder. Additionally, users with Administrator’s rights can start Notebook software in
Administration mode and perform these additional functions:
• create and rename Team Content folders that other users can share
• add existing Team Content folder access to a computer
• remove Team Content folder access from a computer
• create a My Resources link to an RSS feed
To start Notebook software in Administration mode
1. Click Start > Run.
The Run dialog box opens.
2. Type the following command line, including the quotation marks.
"C:\Program Files\SMART Board Software\Notebook.exe" /admin
3. Click OK.
Notebook software starts in Administration mode.
Changing the Location of the My Content Folder
When a user creates new content or copies existing content to their My Content folder, Notebook software places the Gallery files in this default location:
C:\documents and settings\<user name>\application data\smart technologies inc\gallery\my content where <user name> is the current user’s Windows account name.
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To change the location of the My Content folder
NOTE: Before you can change the location of the My Content folder, you must create a folder containing an imsmanifest.xml file in the new location.
1. Copy or move an existing My Content folder and its contents to the new location.
2. While in Administration mode, click the Show Additional Gallery Actions button.
Show Additional Gallery
Actions Button
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3. Select Administration: Content Locations.
The Administration: Content Locations dialog box opens.
NOTE: The Administration: Content Locations option is only available in Administration mode.
4. Click Browse.
The Browse For Folder dialog box opens.
5. Browse to the location where you want to keep your personal Gallery content.
NOTE: Don’t use the Make New Folder button to create folders because they won’t contain the required imsmanifest.xml file.
6. Click Close.
NOTE: The My Content folder still shows the same content.
7. Close and restart Notebook software.
You can now use the relocated My Content folder.
Creating Team Content Folders
Any Notebook user can create new content and save it to their own My Content folder for future use. To share new content with other users, you can create Team Content folders on a local hard disk or network server. Other users can then access, add to or delete the Team Content files.
WARNING
Although you must be an Administrator to create, add or remove Team Content folders, any user can create and add new content to Team Content folders, as well as copy and delete content put into the team’s folders by other team members.
NOTE: When you install the SMART Essentials for Educators CD, the installation program creates an Essentials for Educators team content folder that is accessible to all users of the computer. The
Team Content window shows the path to this folder. If you remove the folder, the computer users can’t access the Essentials for Educators content.
Administering Notebook Content After Installation
To create a Team Content folder
1. While in Administration mode, click the Show Additional Gallery Actions button.
Show Additional Gallery
Actions Button
2. Select Administration: Content Locations.
The Administration: Content Locations dialog box opens.
3. Click Create New.
The Browse For Folder dialog box opens.
4. Browse to the location where you want to keep your team’s Gallery content.
NOTES
– If you create the new Team Content folder on your computer’s hard disk, the content is only available to other users of your computer. Create a Team Content folder on a network server if you want users on other computers to share the content.
– You can use the Make New Folder button to create new Team Content folders. Notebook software creates the required imsmanifest.xml file when you close the dialog box.
5. Click OK.
A new "Untitled" folder appears in the Gallery selection list.
6. Click Close.
7. Right-click the "Untitled" folder, select Rename and type a new name.
The new Team Content folder is now ready for use.
To connect to an existing Team Content folder
1. While in Administration mode, click the Show Additional Gallery Actions button.
2. Select Administration: Content Locations.
The Administration: Content Locations dialog box opens.
3. Click Add Existing.
The Browse For Folder dialog box opens.
4. Browse to the location of your team’s Gallery content.
5. Click OK.
The Team Content folder appears in the Gallery selection list.
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6. Click Close.
NOTES
– Updating the Team Content folder’s name may take thirty seconds or more.
– While in Administration mode, you can add, remove and rename Team Content folders from any computer in the team without warning.
Customizing Online Resources
When you install SMART Notebook software, the installer creates links to online resources that are available from SMART’s website. As an administrator, you can create a link to your own private or a public RSS feed. You can use RSS feeds to access news sites or blogs, as well as use them to publish information to your Notebook users.
To create a My Resources content folder
1. While in Administration mode, click the Show Additional Gallery Actions button.
Show Additional Gallery
Actions Button
2. Select Administration: Content Locations.
The Administration: Content Locations dialog box opens.
3. Type the URL of the RSS feed into the Online Resources text box.
An example of an RSS feed is: http://rss.ent.yahoo.com/movies/thisweek.xml
4. Click Close.
NOTE: The Online Resources selection list still shows the same content that it showed before the change.
5. Close and restart Notebook software.
My Resources appears in the Online Resources selection list.
6. Click the My Resources heading to expand the list, and select a target to view it.
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Installing Service Packs
SMART offers free upgrades for licensed users. If you’ve already installed SMART Board software
9.5, you can download service packs from the SMART website to update SMART Board software on your Windows computer.
Individual SMART Board software 9.5 users can download the current service pack and install it to add new features and fix problems that they may have encountered.
NOTE: You can’t install service packs to upgrade an earlier version of SMART Board software to the current version. You can only apply service packs to your current version of SMART Board software.
SMART provides SMART Board software 9.5 service packs in two forms:
• a Windows Installer .msp patch installation package
• an executable (.exe) installation program
The Service Pack Installation Package
The service pack installation package, the Board95ServicePackSPx.msp file, where x is the service pack number, contains all of the information that the Windows Installer requires to install or remove the application and to run the user setup interface.
To perform a default installation using the installation package
1. Click Start > Run and type CMD.
A DOS window opens.
2. Type the following command line: msiexec /p "Path to the .msp\Board95ServicePackSPx.msp"
REINSTALLMODE=omus REINSTALL=ALL
3. Press Enter.
NOTES
• You can copy the Board95ServicePackSPx.msp file to any accessible network server and run the command from that location.
• If you omit the REINSTALLMODE=omus REINSTALL=ALL properties, the service pack installation fails.
• Don’t use any other options.
• You can’t use a command line to remove a service pack. To remove a service pack, you must remove SMART Board software, using Windows Control Panel or a command line (see
page 19), and then reinstall the software.
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To perform a silent installation using the installation package
You can add the quiet switch /qn to the default command line installation above to install the service pack silently.
1. Click Start > Run and type CMD.
A DOS window opens.
2. Type the following command line: msiexec /p "Path to the .msp\Board95ServicePackSPx.msp" /qn
REINSTALLMODE=omus REINSTALL=ALL
3. Press Enter.
The Service Pack Installation Program
You can also download the Board95ServicePackSPx.exe (where x is the service pack number) installation program from the SMART website. You can run the program from the website, or you can download the Board95ServicePackSPx.exe file to your computer or to a network drive.
To perform a default installation using the installation program
You can use the following command to perform a default service pack installation:
1. Click Start > Run and type CMD.
A DOS window opens.
2. Type the following command line (including quotation marks):
"Path to .exe\Board95ServicePackSPx.exe"
3. Press Enter.
To perform a silent installation using the installation program
You can add the silent switch /s to the above command to perform a silent service pack installation:
1. Click Start > Run and type CMD.
2. A DOS window opens.
3. Type the following command line (including quotation marks):
"Path to .exe\Board95ServicePackSPx.exe" /s
4. Press Enter.
NOTES
• You can copy the Board95ServicePackSPx.exe file to any accessible network server and run the command from that location.
• Don’t use any other options.
• You can’t use a command line to remove a service pack. To remove a service pack, you must remove SMART Board software, using Windows Control Panel or a command line (see
page 19), and then reinstall the original software.
Installing Service Packs
Troubleshooting Installation Problems
Introduction
When you remove a previous version of SMART Board software, the uninstall process may leave behind some registry entries, preventing the installation of the current version of SMART Board software. If you have problems installing SMART Board software after removing an earlier version, download and run the appropriate Cleanup utility.
To download and run the Cleanup utility
1. Type http://downloads.smarttech.com/software/sbs/cleanuputility/Board95Cleanup.exe into the Address box of your Internet browser.
A dialog box appears.
2. Copy the utility to your desktop.
3. Double-click the file on your desktop to run it.
4. Follow the on-screen directions to select the previously installed version of SMART Board software on your computer.
NOTE: Additional SMART Board software files may remain in the temporary directories. Be sure to check these directories for any remaining SMART software files and delete them.
Common temporary file locations include:
– C:\windows\temp
– C:\temp
– C:\Documents and Settings\USER NAME\Local Settings\Temp (where USER NAME is the name of the person who had trouble installing the software)
5. Restart your computer and install the new software.
To manually clean the registry
If you're still having difficulties with remaining registry files, ensure that you have administrator rights and manually search the registry for SMART Board software files. If you're using other
SMART software products, be careful to delete only those entries that apply to SMART Board software.
NOTE: Create a backup copy of the registry before you edit it.
1. Click Start > Run.
2. Type regedit, and click OK.
3. In the Registry Editor window, check for SMART files in:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SMART Technologies Inc.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SMART Technologies Inc.
4. Delete any remaining SMART files.
5. Close the Registry Editor window.
6. Restart your computer.
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