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ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide Table of Contents INSTALLING ABBYY FINEREADER 11 ON WORKSTATIONS ......................................... 3 Interactive installation .......................................................................................................................... 3 Command line installation .................................................................................................................... 4 Using Active Directory ...................................
ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide Installing ABBYY FineReader 11 on Workstations You can install ABBYY FineReader 11 either directly from the CD–ROM or from a network share (in the latter case, you must copy the entire distribution package onto the file server).
ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide Command line installation Run the setup.exe file in the folder that contains the distribution files, using the parameters described below: Advertise installation For advertise installation, type Setup.exe /j The program icon will appear in the workstation’s Start menu. Clicking this icon automatically installs the program in default configuration (the interface language is selected automatically based on the regional settings of the computer).
ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide 1049 Russian 1051 Slovak 1053 Swedish 1055 Turkish 1058 Ukrainian 1061 Estonian 1066 Vietnamese 2052 Chinese (Simplified) *The number of available interface languages depends on the type of your distribution package. /V"" passes the specif ied command line directly to msiexec.exe.
ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide 3. Right–click the site, domain, or another organized unit that contains the computer or group of computers onto which ABBYY FineReader 11 is to be installed. 4. On the shortcut menu, select Properties.
ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide 5. In the Properties dialog box, click the Group Policy tab and then click Open… 6. Right–click the organized unit that contains the computer or group of computers onto which ABBYY FineReader 11 is to be installed. 7.
ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide 8. Enter a descriptive name and click OK. 9. Right–click the Group Policy object you have created and select Edit. 10. In the Group Policy Object Editor window, click Computer Configuration>Software Settings>Software Installation. 11.
ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide 12. Specify the network path to the file ABBYY FineReader 11.msi. This file is located in the ABBYY FineReader distribution on the server. 13. Select the Advanced deployment method. 14. In the dialog box that opens, click the Modifications tab and then click the Add… button. 15. Select the interface language that will be used by ABBYY FineReader when installed on the workstations. The language files are located in the distribution folder on the server.
ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide 1033.mst English 1034.mst Spanish 1036.mst French 1038.mst Hungarian 1040.mst Italian 1041.mst Japanese 1042.mst Korean 1043.mst Dutch 1045.mst Polish 1046.mst Portuguese (Brazilian) 1049.mst Russian 1051.mst Slovak 1053.mst Swedish 1055.mst Turkish 1058.mst Ukrainian 1061.mst Estonian 1066.mst Vietnamese 2052.mst Chinese (Simplified) E.g.: To install ABBYY FineReader with the Russian interface, select 1049.mst.
ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide 4. In the Package Properties dialog box that opens, enter the required package properties. 5. Click the Data Source tab. 6. Make sure that the This package contains source files box is not selected and click OK. 7. In the package you have just created, select Programs.
ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide 8. On the Action menu, select New>Program. 9. On the General tab of the Program Properties dialog box: • Enter a descriptive name for the program in the Name f ield • Type setup.exe /q in the Command Line field • In the Start in field, provide the network path to the setup.exe file in the ABBYY FineReader distribution folder (e.g. \\MyFileServer\Programs Distribs\ABBYY FineReader 11).
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ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide 11. Change the condition in the Program can run field if required and click OK. 12. You can also use the Distribute Software Wizard. To run the wizard, on the Action menu, select All Tasks>Distribute Software and follow the instructions of the wizard. Important! You cannot create Distribution Points.
ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide Activating ABBYY FineReader 11 Why is activation necessary? ABBYY uses software activation technology to prevent unauthorized use of its software products. The technology restricts the number of copies that can run simultaneously and prevents installation of one and the same copy on an unlimited number of workstations. An unactivated copy of ABBYY FineReader will not run or will run in trail mode, depending on your version of the product.
ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide • By e–mail from another computer (slow) The Activation Wizard will display the text of an activation e–mail message and the e–mail address to which the message should be sent. On another computer, create an e–mail message, copy the text from the Activation Wizard into this message, and send the message to the address indicated in the Activation Wizard. You will receive a file in reply.
ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide Frequently Asked Questions Can I clone an operating system with pre–installed ABBYY FineReader 11? To deploy ABBYY FineReader 11, you can clone your Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 operating system. After cloning your OS, you will need to activate ABBYY FineReader. An unactivated copy of ABBYY FineReader will not run or will run in trail mode, depending on your version of the product.
ABBYY FineReader 11 System Administrator’s Guide Technical Support If you have any questions about how to install and use ABBYY FineReader 11 to which you cannot find answers in this System Administrator's Guide, please contact the ABBYY technical support service or ABBYY partners. For contact information, please refer to the "Support" section at www.abbyy.com.
