UltraVNC Unattended Installation
If you need to install UltraVNC on a number of computers, there are several options to automate the installation.
First let's have a look what' inside the standard installation procedure.
What's happening during installation?
During a fresh install the following things are done:
- Create installation directory (default:
%ProgramFiles%\UltraVNC
) and copy files to it. - Add shortcuts to startmenu and desktop.
- Associate .vnc with UltraVNC viewer by adding registry keys
\\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.vnc
and\\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VncViewer.Config
. - Configure Admin Properties by adding registry keys under
\\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL\
. - Register winvnc service by running
winvnc -reinstall
. - Start service by running
net start WinVNC
. - Start systray icon by running
winvnc -servicehelper
. - Configure MS-Logon II ACL by running
MSLogonACL /i /o acl.txt
.
An upgrade requires the following additional tasks:
- Stop winvnc service by running
net stop WinVNC
.
Setup command line parameters
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Additional tools
- FastPush
- FastPush is designed to push a VNC setup to a (large) number of computers. It supports UltraVNC.
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