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Installation and Customisation from Command Line
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Installation and Customisation from Command Line
Introduction
The msiexec.exe Microsoft Windows Installer installs products and related components that have
been included in an installation database file with the suffix .msi (also called an ‘installation
package’) onto the target system. Every Windows Installer .msi database can be installed from the
command line.
The setup_vmb.exe Setup Launcher, created using Flexera’s InstallShield software, checks
software requirements, like the Microsoft Installer. It presents a language window in which the
language for the installation windows can be selected, as well as the language to be used by the
product once it is installed. This application can also be executed from the command line.
Using the command line and parameters is useful for performing silent or unattended
installations.
Note
The software requirements are only checked when the setup_vmb.exe Setup Launcher is used for
a silent or unattended installation. The msiexec.exe Windows Installer should only be used
directly if the target system fulfils the software requirements.
Example
The following command line example installs the Vodafone Mobile Broadband software silently,
for the Vodafone UK network. The chosen language is German.
Msiexec.exe /I “Vodafone Mobile Broadband.msi” TRANSFORMS=”1031.mst”
OPCO_PROP=”23415” /qn
Command Line Options for the msiexec.exe Installer
The following options are available. For a complete list of options see the Microsoft Developer
Network:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367988(VS.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372024(VS.85).aspx
Parameter Values Description
/i
Package|Product Code Installs or configures a product.
/x
Package|Product Code Removes a product.
/a
Package|Product Code Administrative Installation.
/l
[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|p|v|+|!]Logfile
Specifies the log file path and indicates the flags
to be logged.