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AltirisNSCABInstaller.exe - A Very Cool Utility 

May 16, 2008 12:04 PM

Do you hate, when launching the Altiris console for the first time, that you have to install those CAB files?

Well, Altiris has provided a neat little utility to install those CAB files for you.

I found this information on the Altiris Forums and I thought it would be something really good to post here as well.

The file is called AltirisNSCABInstaller.exe. It is located in the NSCap share under Bin\Win32\X86\NS CAB Installer Package.

All you have to do it run this file and it installs those cab files for you.

I ran a test on two freshly imaged machines. I installed this on only one. On that machine I didn't get prompted to install the CABs, whereas on the other one I did.

This has now become part of my deployment process. I simply created a DS job and pointed it at that file.

This is not a completely silent install so if you don't want end users stopping the installation, I suggest running it after hours.

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Frodriguez
Dec 07, 2010 09:39 AM

I would like to have the CAB files as part of the image... any updates?

 

Migration User
Jun 10, 2010 04:17 PM


Seems this doesn't work after R12 and R13 when the ActiveX controls were updated.
My level1 workers that are not local admins cannot download the new controls, so they can't access parts of the console.

Migration User
Nov 26, 2008 04:01 AM

handy. Thanks

Migration User
Nov 25, 2008 05:41 PM

I am having the same problem. I found that if you install the cab installer before you install IE7 it will work. If you run the cab installer after you install IE7 you have to reinstall the ActiveX stuff.

Migration User
Jun 02, 2008 04:15 PM

Has anyone used this with Internet Explorer 7? It seems the SWD task is successful regardless of version, but when I try to access the portal for the first time from a workstation with Internet Explorer 7 I am still prompted for ActiveX control installations.

Joel Smith
May 20, 2008 01:37 PM

Did you know that the Software Portal ActiveX is also included in this CAB file? If you want to roll out the Software Portal to all users, especially when those users do not have rights to install ActiveX controls, use this file.

Migration User
May 20, 2008 11:58 AM

If you are not setup to use Deployment Console, you can turn the .EXE into an .MSI and use AD to deploy it to any pc that is joined to your domain.

Migration User
May 17, 2008 02:33 PM

Excellent tip! Installing the cabs was fairly annoying, but I thought it was bearable. Oh well, in with the new out with the old.

Migration User
May 16, 2008 06:44 PM

This is just what I have been looking for. Thanks for posting this valuable information.

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