Pre-Configuring the Vista VRL Rich Client at Install

Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2021 at 10:05AM

Author: Eric Vasbinder

Oftentimes customers will want to efficiently mass deploy the Vista rich client across hundreds of workstations. This is often done through Windows AD login scripts or GPOs. When using this install method for the rich client, customer IT organizations will frequently wish to use silent install switches and / or pre-configure the URL for the Vista server, to reduce the initial steps needed for end users.

Please see below for a selection of installer command line switches and a method for pre-populating the Vista client's server URL.

Installer Command Line Switches

  • /s = Silent Install

  • /v = verbose

  • /qn = additional options (e.g. INSTALLINGBITNESS=0 to select the 64 bit installer)

Usage examples:

  • Install 64 bit client silently: VistaClient.20.2.0.89.exe /S /v" /qn INSTALLINGBITNESS=0"

  • Install 32 bit client silently: VistaClient.6.15.0.597.exe /S /v" /qn "

Pre-Populating the Server URL

  1. Install the Vista rich client on one workstation.

  2. Delete the file: %appdata%\Viewpoint Construction Software\C^Program Files (x86)^Viewpoint Construction Software^Vista^bin^VistaUserConfiguration.json

  3. Sign into Vista and logoff

  4. Edit the file from step 1 and change the UserName and UseWindowsLogin fields to look like

"UserName": "",

"UseWindowsLogin": false

  1. Copy this file and install it on user workstations and make sure it's in the users profile under C:\Users\{User Name}\AppData\Roaming\Viewpoint Construction Software

    1. NOTE: This is also a shortcut for the directory: %appdata%\Viewpoint Construction Software