Installing the Advanced Open File Option to remote Windows computers using the command line

You can install the Advanced Open File Option (AOFO) using silent mode on a remote computer using the Windows command line. Silent mode runs the installation operation without the benefit of a user interface.

The AOFO files are installed on the remote computer in the following directory:

\Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\RAWS

The AOFO installation log file is created in the following directory:

\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec\Backup Exec\Logs\rawsinst.htm

On Windows 7/Vista/Server 2008 R2/Server 2008 the AOFO installation log file is created in the following directory:

\ProgramData\Symantec\Backup Exec\Logs\rawsinst.htm

To install AOFO to remote computers using the command line

  1. Move to a remote server.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Map a drive letter to the Backup Exec media server and change directories to the Advanced Open File Option install directory. By default, it is located at the following path:

      \Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\Agents

    • Copy the RAWS32 and MSXML folders to a local directory.

  3. Open a command prompt and enter the drive letter you mapped in step 2 and the following path:

    \RAWS32

  4. Do one of the following:


    To install AOFO without advertising enabled

    At the command prompt, type the following:

    setup.exe /AOFO: -s -boot

    To install AOFO with advertising enabled

    At the command prompt, type the following:

    setup.exe /AOFO: -s /ADVRT: <media server name 1> <media server name 2>

    The -s parameter is used to run the install operation in silent mode, without the benefit of a user interface.

    The parameter -boot is used to automatically restart your computer. If you want to do this, add the parameter -boot; if not, you must restart the computer manually at your convenience in order to activate the Advanced Open File Option.

  5. After the installation finishes, restart the computer at your convenience in order to activate the Advanced Open File Option.

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