Msiexec

install

msiexec /I e.msi INSTALLLOCATION=C:\eaf /qn 

Install Options

When launching an installation package, you can set the install type through these options:

msiexec.exe [/i][/a][/j{u|m|/g|/t}][/x] <path_to_package>

• /i - normal installation
• /a - administrative install
• /j - advertise the product u - advertise to the current user
• m - advertise to all users
• /g - the language identifier used by the advertised package
• /t - apply transform to advertise package
• /x - uninstall the package

logging options

Display Options

The user interface level of the installation can be configured according to the target environment. For example, a package distributed to clients should have a full UI, while a package deployed through Group Policy should have no user interface. Msiexec.exe sets the UI level of the installation through these options:

msiexec.exe /i <path_to_package> [/quiet][/passive][/q{n|b|r|f}]

• /quiet - quiet mode (there is no user interaction)
• /passive - unattended mode (the installation shows only a progress bar)
• /q - set the UI level: n - no UI
• n+ - no UI except for a modal dialog box displayed at the end.
• b - basic UI
• b+ - basic UI with a modal dialog box displayed at the end. The modal box is not displayed if the user cancels the installation. Use qb+! or qb!+ to hide the [ Cancel ] button.
• b- - basic UI with no modal dialog boxes. Please note that /qb+- is not a supported UI level. Use qb-! or qb!- to hide the [ Cancel ] button.
• r - reduced UI
• f - full UI

Example to output the result of install to log file

The following will run the installer (with any graphical interface presented) with output to logfile

msiexec /i "myinstallerfile.msi" /l*v "Mylogfilename.log"

Note: " needed if whitespace

repair

msiexec /fasum {9935F97F-D806-4049-B9B8-17641C3A715F}

Repair Options

If you have an installed package, you can use the Windows Installer command line for repairing it:

msiexec.exe [/f{p|o|e|d|c|a|u|m|s|v}] <product_code>

• /f - repair a package p - repair only if a file is missing
• o - repair if a file is missing or an older version is installed
• e - repair if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed
• d - repair if a file is missing or a different version is installed
• c - repair if a file is missing or the checksum does not match the calculated value
• a - forces all files to be reinstalled
• u - repair all the required user-specific registry entries
• m - repair all the required computer-specific registry entries
• s - repair all existing shortcuts
• v - run from source and recache the local package