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How to run a silent install for a Basic MSI installation.
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This article shows you how to run a silent install for a Basic MSI installation.
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In order to silently install an installer created with a Basic MSI InstallShield project, it will be necessary to first create a Response Transform and then apply the transform to the install.
To create the transform:
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Open the Basic MSI project that you want to install silently.
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Go to File->New and create a new Transform
- Complete each panel of the wizard as needed. On the Create Response Transform "<Full pathname to the transform>\"" panel, select Create response transform.
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In the Command line properties (optional) box, specify command-line properties (in property name/value pairs separated by semicolons) that you would like to be passed to the response transform.
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Click Finish. The user interface elements of the installation are executed.
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Complete the simulated installation, customizing the options available in each panel of the installation wizard as needed. No file transfer takes place, and no changes to your machine occur.
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When you reach the end of the installation sequence, click Install.
Once the transform is created you'll want to apply it to the install. With a setup.exe use the following command line:
>setup.exe /s /v"/qn TRANSFORMS=\"<Full pathname to the transform>\""
Using just the Msi, use the following command line:
>msiexec /i "<Full pathname to the MSI>" /qn TRANSFORMS="<Full pathname to the transform>"
Additional Information
Authoring a Silent Installation
Silently Install a Basic MSI Application
Detect a Silent Install
Determining if Installation is Running in Silent Mode
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