INSTMSG.EXE 
Sometimes the installation program does not offer to enough possibilities, by the number of 
Questions, which the Setup places to the user to reduce. On the other hand there are often one 
Away to start the Setup in such a way that no user interactions are made 
must. In this case it would be from advantage, the user at least of it in knowledge too 
set that the Setup runs still.   For example it gives with installation programs, 
by older versions by the InstallShield were provided, the possibility, through 
to let run the switch / s the installation unsupervised. That shows 
Installation program the user no windows. That can confuse the user. In 
such a situation can InstMsg.exe be helpful. 
Instead of starting the Setup directly, you can use a small batch file, those about so 
looks: 
@echo off
start InstMsg.exe -t:T2U "-m:Installation von dem\nJava 2 Runtime 1.4.2_04 l"uft...\nBitte,
schalten Sie Rechner nicht aus!"
Setup.exe /s
InstMsg.exe -d -t:T2U
A window appears as in the following illustration before the start of the Setups 
on the top right on the screen. 
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During the whole installation procedure the progress bar is moved. Those 
Time input right down indicates the current installation time. 
In the end the window becomes by the call 
InstMsg.exe D -t:T2U 
closed. The switch t defines the title and m the text of the message. Is important, 
that the text from the title is to agree with both calls of the InstMsg.exe.  

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