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Using Silent Install

The typical use of silent installers involves preparing and testing a first install on a single machine that is representative of machines to be updated on the network.

The installer is run in interactive mode while the output is being captured to a response file.

Run the installation to capture a response file that your IT Administrator can use to push the installation to clients. To do this, run the command from a command prompt on a client using the -r parameter:

install.exe -r "mypath\installer.properties”

After the response file has been created and tested, your IT administrator can use a network utility to execute the installation in silent mode over the network to like clients. Provide the IT administrator with the response file and a command line containing -i and -f parameters:

install.exe -i silent -f "mypath\installer.properties"

Note the contents of the installer.properties file.