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MSI - Parameters

MSI - Parameters

 

 

Intention

 

Microsoft Windows Installer*.

 

Syntax

  Install

     MSIEXEC /i package options

 

  Uninstall

     MSIEXEC /x package options

 

  Advertise to current user

     MSIEXEC /ju package options [/t Transform_List | /g LanguageID]

 

  Advertise to all users

     MSIEXEC /jm package options [/t Transform_List | /g LanguageID]

 

  Administrative install - install on the network.

     MSIEXEC /a package

 

  Apply a patch to an installed Admin image

     MSIEXEC /p patchPKG /a package

 

Options:

  /fp          fix - replace missing files

  /fo          fix - replace Older files

  /fe          fix - replace older or Equal date files

  /fd          fix - replace Different version files

  /fc          fix - replace files based on Checksum differences

  /fa          fix - replace All files

  /fu          fix - rewrite HKCU registry

  /fm          fix - rewrite HKLM registry

  /fs          fix - recreate shortcuts

  /fv          fix - rewrite local cache from source

  /l* Logfile  Log Everything (not Verbose)

  /l*v Logfile Log Everything Verbose

  /lv Logfile  Log Verbose

  /le Logfile  Log All error messages

  /lw Logfile  Log Non-fatal warnings

  /li Logfile  Log Status messages

  /la Logfile  Log Startup actions

  /lr Logfile  Log Actions

  /lu Logfile  Log User requests

  /lc Logfile  Log User Interface (UI) parameters

  /lm Logfile  Log memory use

  /lp Logfile  Log Terminal properties

  /l+ Logfile  Append to an existing log file.

  /l! Logfile  Clear an existing log file.

  /q , /qn  No UI.

  /qb       Basic UI.

  /qb!      Basic UI with no cancel button.

  /qr       Reduced UI. A modal dialog box is displayed at the end of the install.

  /qf       Full UI. A modal dialog box is displayed at the end of the install.

  /qn+      No UI. However, a modal dialog box is displayed at the end of the installation.

  /qb+      Basic UI. A modal dialog box is displayed at the end of the installation. If you cancel the installation, a modal dialog box is not displayed.

  /qb-      Basic UI with no modal dialog boxes.

  /y module Register a DLL - only use for registry information that cannot be added using the registry tables of the .msi file.

  /z module UnRegister a DLL - only use for registry information that cannot be removed using the registry tables of the .msi file.

 

 

Example

 

 

 

 

Remarks

 

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