Deploying Marvin Beans Across School Network

Hey guys

I am trying to deploy the Marvin Beans package across our school network. I can see there is a silent way to install Marvin Beans but is there a recommended way you have to get this from the server to the client machines? 

Also I need to deploy the licence file that the teacher has given me. I can see that the licence manager by default looks to C:\Users\%username%\Chemaxon\license.cxl but I want it to look to a centralised UNC path on the server. Can this be changed using a registry entry or something similar?

Thanks

Ok I've answered my own question for deploying the software so just in case anybody else comes along this issue here is what I did.

I created a .bat file with the following inside:

@echo off

pushd \\ServerName\FolderName\Marvin Beans\

marvinbeans-14.10.6.0-windows_with_jre.exe -q

popd

I then created a GPO with the above as a .bat computer startup script. This installs Marvin beans and creates desktop shortcuts, which I'd prefer not to have. If anyone know how to stop the shortcuts being created during the silent install I'd appreciate it. 

I still can't figure out the licence issue so if anyone knows how please let me know.

Glad to see you worked some of this out.

I move this to another forum more relevant to your question.

alexa wrote:

Glad to see you worked some of this out. I move this to another forum more relevant to your question.

Thanks Alexa

Is there a command line parameter that I can add will not add the desktop icons, just like how -q does a silent install?

Also can you help with the licence problem I have?

Dear Guppy,

   Unfortunately only -q options performs silent install and it only installs with default options. However here you can find a solution: 

Using system variables:

• The location of the license file can be set with:


•  CHEMAXON_LICENSE_URL environment variable (help on setting environment variables)


•  chemaxon.license.url Java system property


•  From version 5.3.2 it is possible to define multiple license files of arbitrary locations. The separator character is ";".


•  In case license files are set this way, the license files will be read from all locations defined by the environment variable, the Java system property and from the user's home directory.


•  Example: -Dchemaxon.license.url="C:\ChemAxon\license2009.cxl;C:\ChemAxon\license2010.cxl"  

Regards:
Balázs