[OPLINTECH] Windows Media Security Upgrade

[dave menninger]

We're getting ready to deploy the Overdrive Download Station on our public
PC's and one prerequisite is upgradng the Windows Media Security Component
so that the DRM works properly.  This is the same component that often needs
to be upgraded when you're installing the Overdrive Media Console.  The
way to install it is to manually visit this website, click the upgrade
button, and permit the ActiveX control to run:
http://drmlicense.one.microsoft.com/Indivsite/en/indivit.asp

Since we have hundreds of public PC's in our library system, I'm wondering
if anyone has found any way of automating this procedure.  As far as I can
tell there is no msi or exe file that can be used to accomplish the same
effect.  I attempted to use RapidInstall to capture the effects of the
installation but it appears to be doing things with the computer ID and
creating keys that are unique to the computer, thus when I deploy it to
another computer, it doesn't work.

I've actually called both Microsoft and Overdrive and they both claim that
there is no way to automate it, so it looks like we're going to have to get
creative.  If anyone has figured this out already, I thought it might be
someone on this list.  If there is truly no way to automate it, we'll just
be clicking those links manually...  :)

Thanks!

~Dave

Dave Menninger
PC Specialist
Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County
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