If you want to run X-Setup on multiple computers on a network, you could install the program onto every machine. But if you are the administrator of several hundred machines, then doing this would take a very long time. Fortunately, X-Setup can be run from a shared folder on a network server, and this topic contains information about how to achieve this successfully.
Step 1: Install X-Setup locally
Make sure you have X-Setup installed to a local drive. Since you are reading this help file, you've probably done this already.
Step 2: Copy the X-Setup program files to a shared folder
Here, you need to copy all the X-Setup program files. The program files are usually stored in C:\Program Files\X-Setup\ - copy this entire directory structure to a shared folder, such as S:\Shared\X-Setup\ (you need to include sub-folders such as \bin and \plugins). You should not exclude any files.
Step 3: Modify "COMMON.BAT" to point to the shared folders
Navigate to the shared folder where you have installed X-Setup, open the "net_inst" and right-click on "COMMON.BAT", then choose "Edit". Notepad should now open the file. At the end of the file, you should see a line which appears as "SET XSET_PATH= ". After the "=" sign, type the path of the shared folder where X-Setup is installed. So, for example, the line may now look like "SET XSET_PATH=S:\Shared\X-Setup". Save the file, and exit Notepad. Note: Do NOT type the trailing slash ("\") after the path - X-Setup adds this for you during the shared installation.
Step 4: Check to see if the required components are installed
You need to make sure that X-Setup's required components are installed on all machines. Which components are need can easily be found by reading CHKFAIL.TXT inside the \bin folder of X-Setup.
Step 5: Run the shared installation program
You now need to run "SETUP.BAT" (in the \net_inst folder) on each machine to register X-Setup's components. And that's it!
Specifying default X-Setup settings for all users
When your users run X-Setup for the first time, it uses default options set by Xteq Systems. If you want to change these options, do the following:
Creating icons on each machine
By default, the shared installer doesn't create icons on the Start Menu or desktop. Although the program doesn't support it directly, you could add some .LNK files and modify the installer (which is a batch file), so that these files are copied too.
If you want to remove X-Setup from a shared location, run the "REMOVE.BAT" file in the \net_inst folder on each machine. Then, you can safely delete the shared folder.