2.2                      Silent Installation via setup.exe

When then "setup.exe" is used for the default installation, the above-mentioned parameters are transferred to the MSI by the use of the parameters /S /V. For the default installation, the path of the installation directory cannot be changed.

Example:           

Complete Installation with Default Installation Path: For an installation with a minimal user interface (only progress indicator), the entry for "ELCAD AUCOPLAN 7.12.0" on the target system is as follows (see below).

"D:\setup.exe" /S /V/qb

Use the following procedure to transfer parameters (e.g. installation path, log file).

Example:

Complete Installation with Different Installation Path: For an installation with a minimal user interface (only progress indicator), the entry for "ELCAD AUCOPLAN 7.12.0" on the target system is as follows (see below). The quotation marks after the /V and at the end limit the parameters to be transferred and are mandatory.

"D:\setup.exe" /S /V" /qb /log "C:\Temp\ELCAD.log" INSTALLDIR="C:\Pfad\ELCAD\7.12.0""

Use the following procedure for a simple installation on several PCs.

In case of applications, which use the setup routine of InstallShield, a file Setup.iss has to be created for the use as Silent Installation. This script file later controls the Silent Installation by recording all selected options during the example installation.

·           Copy the required data to an appropriate storage location generally accessible, e.g. to a file server.

·           Run the setup from this storage location and enter the parameter /r (record) in the command line option, e.g. Setup.exe /r

·           Execute an installation as it is to be executed later on the target PC. All entered responses and selected options are now recorded and the response file Setup.iss is stored in the Windows directory (e.g. \WINDOWS).

Please note:
It is not recommended to have the readme file displayed or to have any configurations executed. A proposed reboot by the setup routine should be refused. Thus, you can later perform several Silent Installations one after another and you have to finally execute a reboot only once.

·           Copy the file Setup.iss to the directory, from which you have previously called the file Setup.exe before.

·           Start a Silent with the Parameter /s now, e.g. Setup.exe /s. The Setup.iss can also be stored centrally, but the path then has to be added to the *.iss, e.g. Setup.exe /f1″z:\setup.iss“.