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Task To add a check-for-updates check box to the Setup Complete Success dialog:
1. In the View List under Customize the Setup Appearance, click Dialogs.
2. In the Dialogs explorer, click Setup Complete Success.
3. For the Use FlexNet Connect User Interface setting, select Yes.
Chapter 13: Preparing Installations for Update Notification
Creating a Shortcut to Check for Updates
Creating a Shortcut to Check for Updates
You can create a shortcut to launch FlexNet Connect on the target machine.
Task To create a shortcut to check for updates:
1. In the View List under Configure the Target System, click Shortcuts/Folders.
2. In the Shortcuts explorer, right-click one of the destination directories and click New Shortcut
to Preexisting file.
3. Configure the following settings for the shortcut:
Table 13-1: Settings for a Shortcut that Checks for Updates
Setting Value
Display Name Check for Updates
Target [ALLUSERSPROFILE]FlexNet\Connect\11\agent.exe
Icon File \redist\Language Independent\OS
Independent\UpdateService.ico
Arguments /sn[ProductCode]
Key Name Check for Updates
Registering Your Application with FlexNet Connect
FlexNet Connect uses the product code and product version to uniquely identify products. Before you
can properly test FlexNet Connect and automatic update notifications, you need to register the product
code and product version of your application with FlexNet Connect. If you run FlexNet Connect before
registering, your end users receive a “product not registered” message.
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