6.108 FAQ-1194 How to pre-install/distribute Apps to users?

preinstall-apps

Last Update: 12/3/2024

Note: Apps only get installed when the end user launches Origin and are visible for this user only.

For sites that IT are involved to install Origin and distribute Apps

• IT creates a folder named Auto Install in the Origin setup folder (with Setup.exe or MSI)
• Download the apps files (*.opx) and save them in the Auto Install folder
• IT installs Origin on end user's computer with the system administrator account and choosing "For all users" during installation. The Auto Install folder with Apps will be copied to the end user's Origin Program Folder e.g. “C:\Program Files\OriginLab\Origin2025\Auto Install” (for version 2025). IT can even add more opx files to this Program folder after Origin is installed. Note: At this stage the Apps are not installed yet.
• When end user logs on the computer and launches Origin, all Apps under Auto Install folder start to install for that user account automatically. Here, different things may happen
  • A. Most Apps are installed silently to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\OriginLab\Apps\ since end user should have write privilege to that folder.
  • B. Some Apps require Python Packages (e.g. Neural Network Regression). The end user sees the Attention message to install Python packages. Click Yes to install the Python Packages and the rest are the same case A.
  • C. Some Apps require a third party software (e.g DOE requires the R software). The end user will be asked to run Origin as Administrator to install R first if the R software could not be found.

Post-distribute the apps for ends users have had Origin installed

• Set up Group Leader(s) and Group Members
  1. The first step is to set the Group Folder for the group leader machine.
  2. Next, you can set the Group Folder for the member machines.
• Distribute the Apps
  1. Create a folder named Auto Install in the User Files folder on the group leader machine
  2. Download the apps files (*.opx) and save them in the Auto Install folder
  3. Use Group Folder Manager to distribute the apps files (*.opx)
  4. Now when the Origin group member starts their Origin, they will see the apps installed on their Origin

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