Silent Installation of setup.exe

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I'm trying to run a silent installation for a couple of setup.exe. I searched for this topic and the suggested command was: setup.exe /q

I ran the command and still received the setup wizard. The applications I'm trying to install are VB6 apps. I believe the installers where created using the Package & Deployment Wizard tool. I'm unsure if this has anything to do with it.

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 13 '12 at 22:20

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To do a silent install, you have to use the following syntax (with log file) :

setup.exe /s c:\yourlogfilename.log

You must include the full path after /s which will launch a silent installation.

The only thing which could interupt the silent installation is the "Setup is attempting to copy a file that is older than the one currently..." dialog box.

answered Mar 13 '12 at 22:20

ChapMic

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+1 Like it says on the old [VB2theMax website](http://www.devx.com/vb2themax/Tip/18585) – MarkJ Mar 15 '12 at 06:39

Furbeenator · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-14T15:46:30.060

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I believe the "s" switch should be used. setup.exe /s should work, but if not, you can try setup.exe /silent. If you want a log add a path to the log file after the switch.

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answered Mar 13 '12 at 22:15

Furbeenator

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Thanks for getting me into the right path. setup.exe /s didn't work but setup.exe /silent did. I thought the switch /s was the same as /silent. – Mane Mar 14 '12 at 14:50

score -1 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 18 '18 at 09:29

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Try

setup.exe /sc:\path\to\yourlogfilename.log<br />

In Visual Basic installers there must be no blank between /s and the path for log file.

edited Dec 18 '18 at 09:29

AS Mackay

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answered Dec 18 '18 at 08:05

Peter

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