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1 -= Desktop 4.0.0 or newer =
2 -
3 -
4 -Microsoft Windows Installer is an installation and configuration service provided with Windows. It allows to run processes with the Windows command {{code}}msiexec{{/code}}.
5 -
6 -This command can be used, for example, to install Teamwire without any user interaction in [[quiet mode>>doc:||anchor="4-quietinstall"]]. Or to define the [[installation contexts>>doc:||anchor="4-installcontext"]].
7 -
8 -
9 9  {{id name="4-quietinstall"/}}
10 10  
11 -== Quiet installation ==
3 += Quiet installation =
12 12  
13 -The {{code}}msiexec{{/code}} **display options** allow a quiet installation. All available parameters can be found here: [[Microsoft ~> msiexec ~> Display options>>url:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msiexec#display-options||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]]
5 +Microsoft Windows Installer is an installation and configuration service provided with Windows. It allows to run processes with the Windows command {{code language="none"}}msiexec{{/code}} without any user interaction.
14 14  
7 +The {{code language="none"}}msiexec{{/code}} **display options** allow a quiet installation. All available parameters can be found here: [[Microsoft ~> msiexec ~> Display options>>url:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msiexec#display-options||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]]
15 15  
9 +
16 16  To install the Teamwire app quietly, use the following command and parameters:
17 17  
18 -{{code language="shell"}}
12 +{{code language="none"}}
19 19  msiexec.exe /i <path_to_package> /qn
20 20  {{/code}}
21 21  
22 -Example: {{code language="shell"}}msiexec.exe /i "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" /qn{{/code}}
16 +Example: {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /i "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" /qn{{/code}}
23 23  
24 24  
25 -{{id name="4-quietdeinstall"/}}
26 -
27 -== Quiet deinstallation ==
28 -
29 -The {{code}}msiexec{{/code}} **display options** allow a quiet deinstallation. All available parameters can be found here: [[Microsoft ~> msiexec ~> Display options>>url:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msiexec#display-options||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]]
30 -
31 -
32 -To deinstall the Teamwire app quietly, use the following command and parameters:
33 -
34 -{{code language="shell"}}
35 -msiexec.exe /x <path_to_package> /qn
36 -{{/code}}
37 -
38 -The MSI file path required for the deinstallation depends on your data management.
39 -
40 -
41 -Example A: {{code language="shell"}}msiexec.exe /x "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" /qn{{/code}}
42 -The file which was also used during the installation has remained in its directory.
43 -
44 -Example B: {{code language="shell"}}msiexec.exe /x "C:\Windows\Installer\34237a6a.msi" /qn{{/code}}
45 -You use the MSI file cached by the system. By default, it's stored under ##%SystemRoot%\Installer##.
46 -
47 -
48 48  {{id name="4-installcontext"/}}
49 49  
50 50  == Installation context ==
51 51  
23 +Microsoft Windows Installer is an installation and configuration service provided with Windows. It allows to run processes with the Windows command {{code language="none"}}msiexec{{/code}} without any user interaction.
24 +
52 52  Windows Installer can install a package on a computer into two installation contexts: per-machine and per-user.
53 53  
54 54  A per-machine installation of the package is required to enable **all users** of the computer to access and use the application. Because a per-machine installation makes changes to the system that affect all users, administrative permissions are required. Further information available here: [[Microsoft ~> Windows Installer ~> Installation context>>https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/installation-context||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]]
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56 56  
57 57  {{id name="4-context-user"/}}
58 58  
59 -=== Per user ===
32 +(% class="numbox" %)A(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Per user installation
60 60  
61 61  By default, the package is installed in the per-user installation context. The following command performs the per-user installation:
62 62  
63 -{{code language="shell"}}
36 +{{code language="none"}}
64 64  msiexec.exe /i <path_to_package>
65 65  {{/code}}
66 66  
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69 69  
70 70  {{id name="4-context-machine"/}}
71 71  
72 -=== Per machine ===
45 +(% class="numbox" %)B(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Per machine installation
73 73  
74 74  To install the package in the per-machine installation context, the ##ALLUSERS## parameter is required. The following command performs the per-machine installation:
75 75  
76 -{{code language="shell"}}
49 +{{code language="none"}}
77 77  msiexec.exe /i <path_to_package> ALLUSERS=1
78 78  {{/code}}
79 79  
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82 82  
83 83  {{id name="4-context-custom"/}}
84 84  
85 -=== Custom installation directory ===
58 +(% class="numbox" %)C(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Custom installation directory
86 86  
87 87  You can define a custom directory for the Teamwire app installation with the following parameters:
88 88  
89 -{{code language="shell"}}
62 +{{code language="none"}}
90 90  msiexec.exe /i <path_to_package> APPLICATIONFOLDER=<absolute_application_path>
91 91  {{/code}}
92 92  
93 -Example: {{code language="shell"}}msiexec.exe /i "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" APPLICATIONFOLDER="C:\Teamwire"{{/code}}
66 +Example: {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /i "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" APPLICATIONFOLDER="C:\Teamwire"{{/code}}
94 94  
95 95  
69 +{{id name="4-quietdeinstall"/}}
96 96  
97 -----
71 += Quiet deinstallation =
98 98  
99 -{{id name="desktop-previous"/}}
73 +Microsoft Windows Installer is an installation and configuration service provided with Windows. It allows to run processes with the Windows command {{code language="none"}}msiexec{{/code}} without any user interaction.
100 100  
101 -= Desktop 3.4.3 and previous versions =
75 +The {{code language="none"}}msiexec{{/code}} **display options** allow a quiet deinstallation. All available parameters can be found here: [[Microsoft ~> msiexec ~> Display options>>url:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msiexec#display-options||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]]
102 102  
103 103  
104 -{{id name="quietinstall"/}}
78 +To deinstall the Teamwire app quietly, use the following command and parameters:
105 105  
106 -== Quiet installation ==
107 -
108 -You can install Teamwire in silent mode from a command line to avoid user interaction during the process.
109 -
110 -Therefore the command syntax is
111 -
112 -{{code language="plain"}}
113 -start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_XXX.exe /S [optional parameters] /D=<path>
80 +{{code language="none"}}
81 +msiexec.exe /x <path_to_package> /qn
114 114  {{/code}}
115 115  
116 -Please enter the path to the Teamwire setup file and use the option ##/D## to define a directory in which Teamwire is going to install its further contents.
84 +The MSI file path required for the deinstallation depends on your data management.
117 117  
118 -Example:
119 119  
120 -{{code language="plain"}}
121 -start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
122 -{{/code}}
87 +**Example A:** {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /x "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" /qn{{/code}}
88 +The file which was also used during the installation has remained in its directory.
123 123  
124 -An app shortcut will be created automatically and can be found in the Teamwire software directory.
125 125  
126 -The shortcut's target for the default installation is {{code language="plain"}}"<app_directory>\Teamwire\nw.exe" "<app_directory>\Teamwire\app"{{/code}}
91 +**Example B:** {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /x "C:\Windows\Installer\34237a6a.msi" /qn{{/code}}
92 +You use the MSI file cached by the system. By default, it's stored under ##%SystemRoot%\Installer##.
127 127  
128 -(% class="box infomessage" %)
129 -(((
130 -Please note, the ##/D## option must be the **last parameter used** in the command line and **must not contain any quotation marks** even if the path contains spaces.
131 -)))
132 132  
133 -
134 -{{id name="roamingdir"/}}
135 -
136 -=== Roaming user directory ===
137 -
138 -{{code language="plain"}}/APPDATA=TRUE{{/code}} ## ##
139 -
140 -This is an optional parameter.
141 -
142 -By default, the user's data is written to the ##%LOCALAPPDATA%## directory ( ##..\AppData\Local\## ).
143 -
144 -In some corporate and virtual environments, a folder's content is deleted when the session is closed. In order to write into ##%APPDATA%## directory ( ##..\AppData\Roaming\## ) , please add the ##/APPDATA=TRUE## argument to your command.
145 -
146 -Example:
147 -
148 -{{code language="plain"}}
149 -start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /APPDATA=TRUE /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
150 -{{/code}}
151 -
152 -An app shortcut will be created automatically and can be found in the Teamwire software directory.
153 -
154 -The shortcut's target incl. the roaming directory is {{code language="plain"}}"<app_directory>\Teamwire\nw.exe" "<app_directory>\Teamwire\app" --user-data-dir=%APPDATA%/Teamwire{{/code}}
155 -
156 -
157 -{{id name="customdir"/}}
158 -
159 -=== Custom user directory ===
160 -
161 -{{code language="plain"}}/USERDATADIR=<path>{{/code}} ## ##
162 -
163 -This is an optional parameter.
164 -
165 -In case you need to store your user data to a different location due to your network environment or retention policies for local data, you are able to define a custom path (e.g. mapped home directory for your users) with the parameter ##/USERDATADIR##. **You will have to put the path in quotation marks.**
166 -
167 -The customised directories will not be created until the first run and registration. Please note, that despite the custom path of user data the original directories ( ##%LOCALAPPDATA%\Teamwire\User Data\Default\## ) will still be created but do not contain any data.
168 -
169 -Example:
170 -
171 -{{code language="plain"}}
172 -start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /USERDATADIR="H:\TeamwireData\" /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
173 -{{/code}}
174 -
175 -An app shortcut will be created automatically and can be found in the Teamwire software directory.
176 -
177 -The shortcut's target incl. the customised directory is {{code language="plain"}}"<app_directory>\Teamwire\nw.exe" "<app_directory>\Teamwire\app" --user-data-dir="<userdata_directory>\Teamwire"{{/code}}
178 -
179 -
180 -{{id name="runonstartup"/}}
181 -
182 -=== Run on startup ===
183 -
184 -{{code language="plain"}}/STARTUP=TRUE{{/code}} ## ##
185 -
186 -This is an optional parameter.
187 -
188 -With this parameter you enable the feature to run Teamwire on Windows startup.
189 -
190 -Example:
191 -
192 -{{code language="plain"}}
193 -start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /STARTUP=TRUE /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
194 -{{/code}}
195 -
196 196  ## ##
197 -
198 -{{id name="silentdeinstall"/}}
199 -
200 -== Silent deinstallation ==
201 -
202 -You can deinstall Teamwire in silent mode from a command line to avoid user interaction during the process.
203 -
204 -Therefore the command syntax is
205 -
206 -{{code language="plain"}}
207 -start "" /WAIT "<path>\uninstall.exe" /S
208 -{{/code}}
209 -
210 -Enter the path to the uninstalling file, which is located in the Teamwire root directory. **You will have to put the path in quotation marks.**
211 -
212 -Example: {{code language="plain"}}start "" /WAIT "C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\uninstall.exe" /S{{/code}}
213 -
214 -
215 -(% class="box infomessage" %)
216 -(((
217 -Please note, the user data is not being removed for all users but the user performing the local deinstallation.
218 -)))
219 -
220 -## ##