NIStart.exe (Application Starter)

The following parameters are supported by NiStart.exe:

Parameter

Description

/Name:"..."

Description of the program to be started (normally the name of the link)

/Startup

Link in the Startup folder. It will not automatically postinstall for these entries.

/Ask

The user will be asked if post installation should occur.

/NoExecute

Do not start application. Option for the Novell Application Launcher (NAL)

/RepairAlways

Starts the specified application in AppRepair mode

AppRepair means:

- When copying files, NetInstall only checks the date.

- Existing registry keys will not be overwritten. (Use the RegLoad command if you want to specify that the keys are to be overwritten anyway.)

/Script: "<ID>"

ID of a package.
Important: between /Script: and "<ID>" there must be a blank space.

/Shell:"..."

Calls a document class (for example, Winword.Document.6). The original call (ShellCmd) for the document class is found under Hkey_Classes_Root\NetInstall. Application.Starter\ <Document class>

/OrgCmd:"..."

Original target of the link

/OrgParams:...

Original call parameter. This parameter must end the string.