The setup.iss file is stored automatically in the Windows folder. You can use the /f1 option to specify a different location in which to create the response file. If the path names contain spaces, you must use quotes. The path names should also be absolute, as relative paths may have unexpected results.

Example: "<location of the setup file>\setup.exe" /r /f1"<location of the response file>\setup.iss"

Sample: "x:\my folder\setup.exe" /r /f1"x:\setup.iss"

When you are creating the response file, you must use a computer with the same operating system as the computers on which the setup will be deployed. For example, if your users have computers with Microsoft Windows XP, you must record the steps on a computer with Microsoft Windows XP.

If you need to specify a license key file while you are recording the steps, be aware that it must be in that same location when the setup is being run on the user machines. This can be a common mapped drive on the network, or it can be pushed with the setup.exe to a specified location on the local computer. For example, while you are recording the response, you browse to c:\mylicensekey to locate the license key. When the setup is run silently, the license key must then be in a folder called c:\mylicensekey on the computer where the setup is being run.