Silent MSI packages?

[simondk]

Hello!

Im creating MSI packages using the group policy wizard (is there another way?). And usually im just removing the prewritten "/s" for silent to make the userinterface show up. But i have a costumer who would like to be able to use the package both as silent and with userinterface shown. I cannot figure out how to do this, i thought i might just remove the "/s" and call the package with /qn as indicated when typing "package.msi /?". but this doesnt seem to work, so what am i doing wrong here ?

Thanks
-Simon

[simondk]

¿ Does no one have an idea of how to solve this issue ?

Thanks
-Simon

[ddebono]

Use the -q parameter to make it silent, and no parameters do do it ordinary.

Do not include the parameter when using the group policy wizard.

David

[simondk]

Hello,
Thanks for the reply, but i cant make it work

I tried building the msi package through the group policy wizard, and removed the "/s" option which is there by default.

But it seems whatever i use as parameters it still pops up the userinterface everytime.

I tried
-s
/s
-q
/q
/qn
/passive
/quiet /passive
/quiet /passive /qn

and it still pops up the userinterface, and asks the user to press buttons..
i have no problem with the userinterface poping up but i need to be able to do installations automaticly (without user interaction) it doesnt matter what is displayed meanwhile...

Any ideas ?

Thanks in advance
-Simon

[ddebono]

Hi,

It works here, ie package.msi -q

It might be that you are setting the SILENT variable to false in your code.

Try a blank new setup and see if that works.

David

[simondk]

i havnt altered the code, but i will go check it out.
thanks
-Simon

[simondk]

Hello again,
i just created a new default project, added a few random files.
Build as a single exe, then converted with the group policy wizard (removed the /s).
And tried executing the new msi with the /q option... no luck

do i need to make something else than a default project perhaps ?

thanks in advance
-simon

[ddebono]

Hi Simon.

The I'm out of suggestions. It works with my setups.

I'm using IA 6.6

David

[simondk]

im using 6.4, ill try and upgrade, just might do the trick (crossing fingers ) thanks for your time.
-Simon


follow-up: it worked upgrading to version 6.6