InstallAware

Posted: **Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:35 pm**

If I silently install a normal MSI file, I can force the system to reboot after the installation completes by specifying "/forcerestart" as a command-line parameter to msiexect, E.g.:

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msiexec /i MyInstaller.msi /quiet /forcerestart

I can't find any documentation for the same behavior when running InstallAware-built installers silently. I have tried

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MyInstaller.exe /s REBOOTNOW=OK

and

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MyInstaller.exe /s REBOOTCOMPUTER=TRUE

But neither seem to work. Is this functionality available out of the box, or must I alter my MSICode with something like this to make it work and tell users to call the installer with REBOOTCOMPUTER=TRUE in silent mode:

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if Variable SILENT Equals TRUE
    if Varaiable REBOOTCOMPUTER Equals TRUE
        Reboot Computer
    end
end

Posted: **Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:39 pm**

I would just add a custom command line flag to my installer, and if that flag is set, force a reboot. For instance:

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setup.exe /alwaysreboot

And then in MSIcode:

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if variable CMDLINE contains /alwaysreboot (ignore case) then
  Reboot Computer
end

Something like that...

InstallAware

InstallAware equivalent of msiexec's \"/forcerestart\"

InstallAware equivalent of msiexec's \"/forcerestart\"