"NI-488.2 Hardware Installation" screen inhibit

[RoyO]

Trying to do a fully automated silent/quiet installation with as few user nags as possible.  After installing the NI software, get a "NI-488.2 Hardware Installation" screen that is not needed.  Can this be turned off somehow?  Below is the full text of the screen:

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NI-488.2 Hardware Installation

  Plug and Play Hardware

    Windows automatically detects and configures supported Plug and Play hardware.

      View a list of supported hardware.

      View hardware installation instructions.

  GPIB-ENET/100

    Use the Add GPIB-ENET/100 Wizard to configure a GPIB-ENET/100.

      Run Add GPIB-ENET/100 Wizard

 You can also run the Add GPIB-ENET/100 Wizard from the National Instruments >> NI-488.2 program group on the Start Menu.

Learn more about using GPIB and NI-488.2

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Message Edited by RoyO on 05-11-2010 05:48 PM

[EEsRULEtheWORLD]

Hi RoyO,

Take a look at this Community article.  In this article, there is this link that goes through the steps for creating a silent installer/uninstaller for National Instruments software.  Let me know if you have any questions about the steps described in these links.

[RoyO]

Finally got a solution:

To inhibit the product registration window for 488.2 v2.7.3, run the installer with the following command-line:

    setup.exe /prop NI488_DISPLAY_WELCOME.GPB273=NO /prop NIACTIVATIONCHECKBOXSTATE=1

For 488.2 v2.8.1, run as follows:

    setup.exe /prop NI488_DISPLAY_WELCOME.GPB281=NO /prop NIACTIVATIONCHECKBOXSTATE=1