Installation Guide for
System Administrators
SMART Board™ Software 9.7
Table of Contents
Command Line Options............................................................................................................ 1
Installation Options................................................................................................................... 2
Examples of Msiexec Command Lines........................................................................................... 3
Installing without Print Capture................................................................................................. 4
To remove SMART Board software 7.x.................................................................................... 6
To remove SMART Board software 8.x.................................................................................... 7
Installation Options................................................................................................................... 9
Examples of Msiexec Command Lines......................................................................................... 10
Silently Installing from the SMART Website........................................................................... 10
Silently Installing from the CD (or Image)............................................................................... 10
Installation Options................................................................................................................. 13
Downloading all Gallery Content to a Local or Network Folder.............................................. 15
Registering Installed Gallery Content with Notebook Software.............................................. 15
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To start Notebook software in Administration mode............................................................... 17
To change the location of the My Content folder.................................................................... 18
Creating Team Content Folders .................................................................................................... 18
To connect to an existing Team Content folder...................................................................... 19
To perform a default installation using the installation package............................................. 21
The Service Pack Installation Program......................................................................................... 23
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SMART Board Software 9.7 Administration
Overview
If you're a system administrator, use this guide to deploy SMART Board™ 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:
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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
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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.
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.
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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
Result
NOTEBOOK_ONLY=1
Installs Notebook software and Sample Content only (no
SMART Board Tools).
INSTALLDIR="Destination
Path"
Installs SMART Board software to the location specified by the
path.
NO_STARTUP=1
Installer doesn’t add SMART Board Tools to the Windows
Startup group.
NOBOARDLAUNCH=1
Installer doesn’t start SMART Board Tools at the end of the
installation.
TRANSFORMS=".mst file"
SKIP_PRINTCAP=1
Installer installs the language pack identified by the .mst file.
Installer doesn’t install the Print Capture driver.
DISABLE_LOGGING=1
Installer disables the customer feedback dialog box that
appears the first time Notebook software starts.
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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
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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.
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A silent installation using the /q option may take several minutes, with no indication of activity
or completion.
Silent Installation Disabling Notebook Software Customer Feedback
The first time users start Notebook software after installation, a customer feedback dialog box
appears. You can use the DISABLE_LOGGING parameter together with the quiet optional
parameter (/q) to stop the dialog box from appearing. For example:
msiexec /i"Path to .msi\SMART Board Software.msi" DISABLE_LOGGING=1 /q
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
NOTE: 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.
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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.
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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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Silently Removing Earlier Versions of SMART Board
Software
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, 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 installation 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 new 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.
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If you don’t remove the earlier version of software, the new version of SMART Board software
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.
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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
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:
Software Version
GUID
7.0
7.1
{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}
7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3
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
Perform the following steps at each computer:
1. 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
ProductCode
Software Version
8.0.0
8.0.1
8.1.0
8.1.1
8.1.2
8.1.3
8.1.4
{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" /MProductCode /l1033 /r /z-AddRemove -RemoveReg
and then 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
Perform the following steps at each computer:
1. 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" /MProductCode /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 then click OK.
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Silently Installing Other Languages
When you perform an interactive SMART Board software installation, the installation program
automatically installs SMART Board software’s folder groups and icons in the Windows operating
system’s language.
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 specify the language that you want the installation program to use when
creating the application’s folder groups and icons.
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
1028.mst - Chinese (Traditional)
1030.mst - Danish
1029.mst - Czech
1031.mst - German
1032.mst - Greek
1033.mst - English
1034.mst - Spanish
1035.mst - Finnish
1036.mst - French
1038.mst - Hungarian
1041.mst - Japanese
1043.mst - Dutch
1040.mst - Italian
1042.mst - Korean
1044.mst - Norwegian
1048.mst - Romanian
1053.mst - Swedish
1069.mst - Basque
1046.mst - Portuguese (Brazil)
1049.mst - Russian
1055.mst - Turkish
2052.mst - Chinese (Simplified)
2070.mst - Portuguese (Portugal)
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
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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
Result
FULLCONTENT=1
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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 double-
clicking 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\SMART Product
Update\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
Function
--downloadall Use this command to download all Gallery collections into a destination
folder, so users can use it as an installation source.
--downloadsome 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.
--installall
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.
--installsome 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.
--uninstall
--register
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).
Flag
Description
-remote
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.
-verbose
Use this flag to output progress of operations to stdout when working in
command line mode
-overrideproxy 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.
-allowdownload 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:
c:\documents and settings\all users\application
data\smart technologies inc\essentials for
educators
/configuration
This parameter defines the full path to a .gallerycollection file,
"path"
including the file name.
If you omit the parameter, you must provide the /guid parameter to
specify a known gallery.
/guid
This parameter specifies a known gallery to work with. A gallery is
"gallery_identifier" 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
SMARTEssentials.gallerycollection 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"
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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.
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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
SMARTEssentials.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 SMARTEssentials.gallerycollection 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 SMARTEssentials.gallerycollection 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
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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-
2. When the SMART Essentials for Educators dialog box opens, select the galleries that you
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
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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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:
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 upgrades for licensed users. If you’ve already installed SMART Board software,
check the SMART website to see if there are service packs you can download to update SMART
Board software on your Windows computer.
Individual SMART Board software users can download an available 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 service packs in two forms:
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a Windows Installer .msp patch installation package
an executable (.exe) installation program
The Service Pack Installation Package
The service pack installation package, the BoardXYServicePackSPx.msp file (where XY is the
SMART Board software version number and 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\BoardXYServicePackSPx.msp"
REINSTALLMODE=omus REINSTALL=ALL
where XY is the SMART Board software version number and x is the service pack number.
3. Press Enter.
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You can copy the BoardXYServicePackSPx.msp file to any accessible network server and
run the command from that location.
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If you omit the REINSTALLMODE=omus REINSTALL=ALL properties, the service pack
installation fails.
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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 16), 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\BoardXYServicePackSPx.msp" /qn
REINSTALLMODE=omus REINSTALL=ALL
where XY is the SMART Board software version number and x is the service pack number.
3. Press Enter.
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The Service Pack Installation Program
You can also download the BoardXYServicePackSPx.exe (where XY is the SMART Board
software version number and 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
BoardXYServicePackSPx.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\BoardXYServicePackSPx.exe"
where XY is the SMART Board software version number and x is the service pack number.
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\BoardXYServicePackSPx.exe" /s
where XY is the SMART Board software version number and x is the service pack number.
4. Press Enter.
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You can copy the BoardXYServicePackSPx.exe file to any accessible network server and
run the command from that location.
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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 16), and then reinstall the original software.
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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
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:
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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.
WARNING: Take care when you modify the Windows registry. If you modify it incorrectly, you
could cause serious problems to the Windows operating system. Consider backing up any registry
keys to a .reg file before you change them.
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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