How to install a program with command line with a switch?

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How to install a program with command line with a switch?

Draconna 481

Jun 16, 2022, 2:27 PM

Hello, I have a install that works fine with this command

But I need to add this switch to it, "SigPlusExtLite.msi /qn" does not seem to work, how can I do it? Thanks.

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Sherry Kissinger 5,526

Jun 16, 2022, 2:57 PM

if that is the only switch you want to add, just make CM do the work for you. When you say "create application", in the wizard it defaults to "automatically detect information...", and the type by default is Windows Install (*.msi file). Just browse to your source folder location, select the .msi file.

CM will create the application with all the switches needed--including the quiet switch.

Draconna 481 Reputation points

Jun 16, 2022, 4:45 PM

Sorry I posted the wrong MSI file. The one I am dealing with is a exe file.
Jason Sandys 31,411 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

Jun 16, 2022, 8:08 PM

You need to contact the vendor. Which switches an EXE installer supports is up to the creator/vendor of the application you are trying to install and the installer technology they used to create the EXE installer. There is no universal standard.

You can often/sometimes manually run the EXE with a /? and it will tell you the valid switches, but this is not always the case. You can also search the vendor's documentation or just perform a generic web search on performing a silent or unattended installation of the product this EXE installer is for and you will often find the information posted by others. There are even repositories of information on installers and how to use them.

Bottom line though is there's no magic, one-size fits all answer even within a single installer type (like MSIs), vendor's can often do very different things.

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