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Average Package Difficulty Rating
Rated 2 / 5 (Somewhat Easy) based on 1 ratings
Most Commonly Reported Deployment Method
Repackaged (to a setup.msi)
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Security
After many hours of troubleshooting and calls to different
technicians at Microsoft, we could not get synchronizing of favorites between IE5.5 and ActiveSync to work on locked down Windows 2000 Professional machines. The PDAs in question were Compaq iPAQ of various models.

The error message involved was "Could not start Internet Explorer synchronization services". This message was found in wecerr.txt.

We eventually had to roll out ActiveSync 3.5 with
accompanying documentation stating that syncing of favourites wasn't going to work. Microsoft was clueless as to what rights users needed to have this work.
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Platform(s): Windows
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Command Line
Current link:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/resources/whitepapers/silentmodesetup.mspx

ActiveSync 3.0 silent install syntax:

setup.exe "\\server\volume\path\silent.ini"

ActiveSync 3.1-3.5 silent install syntax:

Examples:
D:\Main\Setup.exe /s silent
D:\Main\Setup.exe /s "silent.ini"
D:\Main\Setup.exe /s "\\Server\Public\Microsoft ActiveSync\silent.ini"

Silent.ini file template
A simple Silent.ini file could look like this:

; Settings for silent install
[ActiveSync]
InstallDir = %ProgramFilesDir%\Microsoft ActiveSync
UsePreviousPort = 1
CommPort =
ResetRasServerPorts = 1
DesktopIcon = 1
Reboot = 1
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Platform(s): Windows
117
Note
There is no /s for ActiveSync 3.5 but /q
And seems don't work in the same way for silent install ...
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Platform(s): Windows
117
Note
Created MSI package with WisePackage Studio
Version of ActiveSync is 3.7.1

Run msasync /c in an empty dir. Unfortunately it unpacks the files flat. For the setup to run, it needs som subdirs.
One workaround is to right-click on setup.inf and select Install. The subdirs will be created. Point of installation is then ready. Of course you have to use setup.exe.
Make a "standard" package on a clean machine.
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Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows
117
Note
Ok. I have seen a few notes concerning the silent installation of Microsoft ActiveSync including the whitepaper from Microsoft. I found an easier way to have a silent install on the workstations. I have tested this for version 3.7.1 with no issues.

Follow the steps below. I've also included a sample "silent.ini" file along with the install switches.

1:\ Download the MSASYNC.exe from here

2:\ Double-click the .exe file & wait until you see the initial setup screen. This allows the files to be extracted to the "c:\Documents and Settings\<current logged on user>\Local Settings\Temp\IXP000.TMP (NOTE - The directory name may be different but you can sort by "Date Modified" to see which one was just created)

3:\ Copy that folder to a location where you plan on preforming the installation from.

4:\Cancel the setup from the MSASYNC.exe.

5:\ Create a "silent.ini" file (sample listed below) & put it in the same directory at the setup files.

6:\Run the following comman line for setup. setup.exe /s "silent.ini"

SAMPLE SILENT.INI FIle
----------------------

; Settings for silent install
[ActiveSync]
InstallDir = %ProgramFilesDir%\Microsoft ActiveSync
UsePreviousPort = 1
CommPort =
ResetRasServerPorts = 1
DesktopIcon = 1
Reboot = 1

The (6) options listed in the silent.ini file are outlined here
Setup Information:
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Platform(s): Windows
117
Command Line

ActiveSync 3.8 appears to have a different command line (not yet worked out). It has /Q, but don't know how to set options yet.

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Setup Type: unspecified
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Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows
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setup.exe "\\server\volume\path\silent.ini" Note: Syntax for silent.ini is provided online
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Deployment Method Used: unspecified
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Platform(s): Windows
0
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setup.exe "\\server\volume\path\silent.ini" Note: Syntax for silent.ini is provided online
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Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows

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