Performing an Administrative Installation

The Crystal Ball installer is currently supplied as a setup executable file instead of an .msi file, required for some scripted installation processes. If you need to use the Crystal Ball .msi file, you can perform an administrative installation and store the extracted .msi file in a specified folder.

  To perform an administrative installation and store the extracted installation files:

  1. In Microsoft Windows, select Start, and then Run.

  2. Enter cmd in the edit box to open a command prompt window.

  3. Use cd and dir to move to the folder where the Crystal Ball setup executable file is located.

  4. Enter the following at the command prompt: setup_filename /a

  5. When prompted for a file location, enter an existing or new folder such as C:\temp.

    The contents of the setup executable file, including the Crystal Ball .msi file, are extracted to the folder for review and further use.