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Automating Installation |
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Last revised: Monday, June 15, 2026 at 11:39 PM
New installs run in an automated / unattended fashion via SCCM, MECM, Intune, or similar tools require the "usual" Winget-compatible command line parameters. We use InnoSetup, so you can check their documentation for any additional command line needs that your shop has.
If the installer returns a non-zero errorlevel (DOS/Windows environment variable), a problem occurred and this should be investigated by running the installer manually.
When performing automated / unattended installs on multiple machines, it is common to configure these machines to use the "Automatic Activation/Deactivation" option. This can be done in bulk by setting HKCU\Software\ENERCALC\V20\License\ForceAutomatActivation = 1.
When running the installer using the SYSTEM profile or as a domain admin or similar, staging files will be created and when our software starts for the first time, it will copy those staged files from the install folder to their proper place in \users\<username>\Documents\ENERCALC Data Files\ and \users\public\documents\ENERCALC Common Data Files.
Note that in situations where bulk installation is being performed, it is often helpful to run the process of automatically updating the Product Control Code. That process is detailed here: Automating the Process of Updating the PCC on Multiple Installations
At present, the following Microsoft redistributables are needed:
VS 2012 x86 https://install.enercalc.com/vcredist_x86_2012.exe
(Not currently needed): VS 2012 x64 https://install.enercalc.com/vcredist_x64_2012.exe
VS 2013 x86 https://install.enercalc.com/vcredist_x86_2013.exe
VS 2013 x64 https://install.enercalc.com/vcredist_x64_2013.exe
VS 2017 x86 https://install.enercalc.com/vcredist_x86_2017.exe
VS 2017 x64 https://install.enercalc.com/vcredist_x64_2017.exe
VS 2019 x86 https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe (these 2 are "permanent" Microsoft links for the VS 2015-2022 RTL)
VS 2019 x64 https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe
They can be downloaded from our site, or the IT admin can download them from Microsoft's site.
