Running a silent installation

There are two ways to run a silent installation, depending on the type of file you use. The first section below describes how to run a silent installation when using an ISS file (with the optional AdditionalParams.txt file). The second section describes how to run the silent installation when using a specific Installer parameter file.

To run the silent installation using an .ISS file:

1. Choose the installation program executable of the product you wish to install.
2. Create or edit the Silent install response file (see Response files (ISS)).
3. If required, create the AdditionalParams.txt file (see Additional parameters) and place it alongside the installation program executable.
4. Run the silent installation, using the following commands:
   For installing:
   "<full path to installation program executable>" /s /f1"<full path to the install response file>" /f2"<full path to destination of the silent install log>"
    For example:
   "c:\Setups\Windows Black Box.exe" /s /f1"c:\Setups\BlackBoxInstall.iss"/f2"c:\Logs\BlackBoxSilentInstall.log"
   For uninstalling with an ISS response file:
   "<full path to installation program executable>" /s /f1"<full path to the uninstall response file>" /f2"<full path to destination of the silent uninstall log>"
    For uninstalling without an ISS response file:
   "<full path to installation program executable>" /s /f2"<full path to destination of the silent uninstall log>"
   Note the following commands:
   • /s will run the installation program silently
   • /f1 allows specifying the response file (.ISS) to be used for the silent installation
   • /f2 allows specifying the destination for the silent setup log

To run the silent installation using a specific Installer parameter file:

1. Choose the installation program executable of the product you wish to install.
2. Create or edit the installer specific files.
3. Place the file in the same folder as the installation program executable.
4. Run the silent installation, using the following commands:
    For installing:
   "<full path to installation program executable>" /s
   For silent uninstallations, use the same command. Note that not all installers support the uninstall process, see Which-setups-use-the-Installer-specific-parameter-files for further details.