Purpose
This document delineates the steps necessary to do a clean installation of IGT’s Advantage and EZ-Pay client applications on a Windows workstation.
Assumptions
This document assumes perquisites such as file share permissions, domain membership, network connectivity, etc. are already in place. This document also assumes that the target workstation is running Windows 10 with update 1903 or newer installed.
Step 1 – Workstation logon
Log in as an administrator to the workstation on which you wish to install IGT client applications.
NOTE: The installing user must be a local administrator, and must also have modify permissions and modify share permissions to the file share: \\%igt_eft_server%\MAP
Step 2 – DOTNETFX (.Net Framework) 3.5 check
IGT Advantage applications require .NET Framework version 3.5. This is included as a feature in Windows 10, but is disabled by default. Prior to installation, you will need to enable this feature.
You can enable .NET Framework version 3.5 by like so:
Open a Run prompt by striking Windows+R on the keyboard
Type optionalfeatures and strike Enter/Return on the keyboard
In the resulting Windows Features window, check the box for .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0). It will partially fill with a box instead of a checkmark—this is fine.
NOTE: If the box is already partially marked with the square, then you can skip to Step #3 of this document.
Click OK.
Windows Update will now prompt stating that additional files are required and when you click Let Windows get the files for you, it will try to download them.
Click through the process until the feature has completed install. If the download of the additional files hangs at around 10% for more than 15-20 seconds or fails with an 0xxxxxxxxxxxx error code, then see the below section of Step #2.
If Enabling .NET Framework 3.5 fails or hangs
In certain domain environments using SCCM, the Windows 10 Update feature which enables the feature may not work, in which case the following is necessary.
While logged in as an administrator, open an elevated PowerShell session and enter the following commands:
Stop-Service -Name wuauservRemove-Item "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate"Start-Service -Name wuauservExit
This removes the Windows Update configuration provided by the domain (using SCCM) that way Windows Update will pull the .NET Framework files from Microsoft directly. If you have Group Policy Objects configured to manage the Windows Update settings of domain computers, the Windows Update policies will be reapplied when the GPO next reapplies/refreshes on the workstation.
Once this has been done, go back and to sub-steps 2.1-2.4 again and the process should succeed in enabling the feature .NET Framework 3.5.
Step 3 – IGT Provisioning System (IPS) installation
Open a Run prompt by striking Windows+R on the keyboard.
Type \\%igt_eft_server%\map and strike Enter/Return on the keyboard
In the resulting directory, locate IPSSetup – Shortcut and run it as administrator.
Step 4 – Client application installations
Launch the IPS application from the Desktop shortcut or by locating it in the Start Menu under IGT or IGT Systems; the IPS deployment window will open.
On the Welcome page, click OK.
On the Load Manifest File page, click Select Manifest File and navigate to\\%igt_eft_server%\map\manifest and select the approrpaite .xml manifest file for your company/property, then click Open.
Click Continue.
On the Main page, click Configure and Install.
On the Identify Installation Types page, ensure the checkboxes for Client Install and Services Install are both checked, then click Continue.
On the Select Installers to Install page, check the boxes for any applications which are necessary.
On the Parameters Configuration page, test and validate any of the settings that are predefined by the installer. If they pass/succeed, continue to sub-step 4.8.
On the Validation Check screen, click Validate to have IPS validate the target
workstation’s operating system. When it passes, click Continue.
On the Run Install Sequence page, verify that all of the information looks accurate, then click Begin Installation.
When all install sequences have completed and show a green checkmark icon at the right, click Exit.
Step 5 – Disable User Account Control (UAC)
Because IGT applications must always run with unrestricted administrative permissions, Windows will always want to display the UAC prompt. This can be disabled by doing the following:
Open a Run prompt by striking Windows+R on the keyboard.
Type useraccountcontrolsettings and strike Enter/Return on the keyboard.
In the resulting User Account Control Settings window, move the slider to the bottom position and click OK.
Step 6 – Set RunAs administrator
As mentioned in Step #5, IGT applications must always run with unrestricted administrative permissions. To allow this, locate the desktop icon for each IGT application and, for each, do the following:
Right-click the application shortcut on the desktop and select Properties from the context menu.
In the Shortcut tab, click Advanced and in the resulting Advanced Properties window, check the box for “Run as administrator,” then click OK. Click Apply, the Continue, if prompted.
In the Compatibility tab, click “Change settings for all users,” and in the resulting application properties window, check the box for Run the program as an administrator.
Click Apply, then OK.
Be sure to do this for each IGT application shortcut. If the shortcut is not configured as such, the application will not run.
NOTE: This step must be completed for each user that logs on unless you
configure the application shortcuts via the Public Desktop, which is highly
recommended.
Step 7 – Configure local administrators
Finally, add the user who will be using the IGT applications to the Local Administrators local security group.
Open a Run prompt by striking Windows+R on the keyboard.
Type compmgmt.msc and strike Enter/Return on the keyboard.
In the navigation pane at the left, expand Local Users and Groups, then select Groups.
Double-click the Administrators group and in the resulting Administrator Properties window, click Add.
In the resulting Select Users, Computers, Service Accounts, or Groups window, enter the username(s) as appropriate—separated by semicolons—then click OK.
You can now close all windows, and the installation should be complete.
Additional information
Please refer to the official documentation from IGT for installation. This is intended only to be a reference to a real-world installation process that works and isn’t the same verbiage as the vendor’s. For any questions, be sure to reach out to IGT Support or your account representative.
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