![]() MSI should be called with the following silent install parameters: A setup file based on this installer is always extended with. This installer can be identified quite easily. Usually only few software products are bundled using this installer. ![]() Microsoft’s preferred installation technology is the so called Windows Installer, formerly known as Microsoft Installer. In the following I will describe the different installers, how to identify them, and which parameters are necessary for an automated installation. All of them need their own specific parameters for a silent installation. However, this varies largely depending on the underlying installation technology.ĭuring my automation project for Windows environments I got in touch with six different installers. This means that the information, which is usually gathered via the graphical assistant, has to be passed via the command line. Unfortunately the graphical assistant cannot be used for automated silent software installations, as there is no user interaction involved. This always works quite the same way regardless of the software vendor. ![]() Most Windows applications can be installed very easily using the graphical installation assistant by clicking Next-Next-Finish.
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