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Procedure
1 Log in to the Windows Server computer and click Start > Run.
2 Type
gpedit.msc
3 In the Group Policy Object Editor, click Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration.
4 Expand Administrative Templates, open the Windows Installer folder, and double-click Always install
with elevated privileges.
5 In the Always Install with Elevated Privileges Properties window, click Enabled and click OK.
6 In the left pane, click User Configuration.
7 Expand Administrative Templates, open the Windows Installer folder, and double-click Always install
with elevated privileges.
8 In the Always Install with Elevated Privileges Properties window, click Enabled and click OK.
What to do next
Install View Transfer Server silently.
Install View Transfer Server Silently
You can use the silent installation feature of the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) to install View Transfer
Server on several Windows computers. In a silent installation, you use the command line and do not have to
respond to wizard prompts.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have local administrator privileges on the Windows Server on which you will install View
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Transfer Server.
Verify that your installation satisfies the View Transfer Server requirements described in
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Server Requirements,"
Verify that you have a license to install View Transfer Server and use local desktops.
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Verify that the virtual machine on which you install View Transfer Server has version 2.0 or later of the
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MSI runtime engine. For details, see the Microsoft Web site.
Familiarize yourself with the MSI installer command-line options. See
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Command-Line Options,"
Familiarize yourself with the silent installation properties available with View Transfer Server. See
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Installation Properties for View Transfer Server,"
Verify that the Windows Installer group policies that are required for silent installation are configured on
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the Windows Server computer. See
Server," on page 71.
C Verify that the virtual machine that hosts View Transfer Server is configured with an LSI Logic
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Parallel SCSI controller. You cannot install View Transfer Server on a virtual machine with a SAS or VMware
paravirtual controller.
On Windows Server 2008 virtual machines, the LSI Logic SAS controller is selected by default. You must change
this selection to a BusLogic or LSI Logic controller before you install the operating system.
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and click OK.
on page 11.
on page 48.
"Set Group Policies to Allow Silent Installation of View Transfer
"Microsoft Windows Installer
on page 73.
"View Transfer
"Silent
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