Installing Velixo for All Users on a Single Machine

Modified on Wed, 13 Sep 2023 at 03:09 AM

Applies to:

Velixo NX
Velixo Classic
Acumatica, Cegid, MYOB

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview
Prerequisites
Installing Velixo Classic
Deploying Velixo Classic using the Command Line
Notes for System Administrators

Overview

Velixo is typically installed for a single user (the user performing the install). Under some circumstances, it is desirable to install for all the users who may log in to the system. This is particularly useful in multi-user environments such as Citrix or Remote Desktop.

The Velixo Classic installer is configured to provide this capability.

Prerequisites

The Velixo Add-in for Excel is compatible with Excel 2010 for Windows and later. For more advanced GI and List features, Velixo recommends a recent version of Excel 365.

Installing Velixo Classic

Click the link for the appropriate channel. Velixo Classic is available in two channels. Channels offer you a way to choose how often you will get updates.

Download from the

Insider Channel

The Velixo Insider Channel is updated several times per year with the latest features and improvements. The current Insider Channel installer works with all of the ERPs supported by Velixo Classic.

Download from the

Annual Channel

Approximately 1 to 2 each year, the changes from recent Insider releases are rolled up into the Annual Channel. This option is available for those clients who do not need the most recent features or want to update their systems on a less frequent basis.

The current Annual Channel installer is ERP-specific. Please select your ERP:

Acumatica | MYOB Advanced | CEGID XRP Flex

Step 2

Locate the downloaded file:

Step 3

Click on the file and the installer will start.

From the License Agreement display, click the Advanced button.

Step 4

On the next screen, select Install for all user of this machine.

Note: If you receive the following message...

... you will need to Deploy Velixo using the Command Line method (described next).

Deploying Velixo Classic using the Command Line

System administrators who need to deploy Velixo to multiple machines at once may want to deploy Velixo Classic via the command line.

Basic install:

msiexec /qb /i Velixo.msi MSIINSTALLPERUSER=0

For organizations which need to deploy with no human intervention...

Silent Install:

msiexec /qn /i Velixo.msi MSIINSTALLPERUSER=0

Notes for System Administrators

When using this method, Velixo will be installed in

C:\Program Files (x86)\Velixo\Velixo Reports Pro\

The installer automatically configures Velixo for the current user by adding the necessary keys in HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

For additional users on the machine, Velixo relies on Active Setup (a mechanism for executing commands - once per user - early during login). This effectively runs the same upgrade script for additional users.

Considerations for Multi-user Environments (e.g., Citrix & Microsoft RDS)

Active Setup is executed by explorer.exe on login. For that reason, it does not automatically run in Citrix XenApp / Microsoft RDS published applications; however, there are two workarounds published here. One of the workarounds is to log in at least once in a full desktop session for the user, or to invoke runonce.exe /AlternateShellStartup in a login script.

Uninstalling Velixo Classic

If you uninstall an instance of Velixo that was installed for all users on the machine, the registry key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER is *not* removed for additional users. The administrator will need to to remove these, separately.