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Last modified by teamwire001 on 2026/07/08 06:34
From version 4.1
edited by teamwire001
on 2025/08/19 08:19
Change comment: DOC-434
To version 6.1
edited by teamwire001
on 2026/07/08 06:34
Change comment: DOC-573

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2 2  
3 3  = Quiet installation =
4 4  
5 -{{tabs idsToLabels="install1=Desktop 4, install2=Until Desktop 3.4.3"/}}
6 -
7 -(% id="install1" %)
8 -(((
9 9  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.
10 10  
11 11  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"]]
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18 18  {{/code}}
19 19  
20 20  Example: {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /i "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" /qn{{/code}}
21 -)))
22 22  
23 -(% id="install2" %)
24 -(((
25 -You can install Teamwire in silent mode from a command line to avoid user interaction during the process.
26 26  
27 -Therefore the command syntax is
28 -
29 -{{code language="none"}}
30 -start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_XXX.exe /S [optional parameters] /D=<path>
31 -{{/code}}
32 -
33 -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.
34 -
35 -Example:
36 -
37 -{{code language="none"}}
38 -start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
39 -{{/code}}
40 -
41 -An app shortcut will be created automatically and can be found in the Teamwire software directory.
42 -
43 -The shortcut's target for the default installation is {{code language="none"}}"<app_directory>\Teamwire\nw.exe" "<app_directory>\Teamwire\app"{{/code}}
44 -
45 -{{info}}
46 -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.
47 -{{/info}}
48 -)))
49 -
50 -
51 51  {{id name="4-installcontext"/}}
52 52  
53 53  == Installation context ==
54 54  
55 -{{tabs idsToLabels="context1=Desktop 4, context2=Until Desktop 3.4.3"/}}
56 -
57 -(% id="context1" %)
58 -(((
59 59  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.
60 60  
61 61  Windows Installer can install a package on a computer into two installation contexts: per-machine and per-user.
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100 100  {{/code}}
101 101  
102 102  Example: {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /i "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" APPLICATIONFOLDER="C:\Teamwire"{{/code}}
103 -)))
104 104  
105 -(% id="context2" %)
106 -(((
107 -{{id name="roamingdir"/}}
108 108  
109 -(% class="numbox" %)A(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Roaming user data directory
110 -
111 -{{code language="none"}}/APPDATA=TRUE{{/code}} ## ##
112 -
113 -This is an optional parameter.
114 -
115 -By default, the user's data is written to the ##%LOCALAPPDATA%## directory (##..\AppData\Local\##).
116 -
117 -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.
118 -
119 -Example:
120 -
121 -{{code language="none"}}
122 -start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /APPDATA=TRUE /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
123 -{{/code}}
124 -
125 -An app shortcut will be created automatically and can be found in the Teamwire software directory.
126 -
127 -The shortcut's target incl. the roaming directory is {{code language="none"}}"<app_directory>\Teamwire\nw.exe" "<app_directory>\Teamwire\app" --user-data-dir=%APPDATA%/Teamwire{{/code}}
128 -
129 -
130 -{{id name="customdir"/}}
131 -
132 -(% class="numbox" %)B(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Custom user data directory
133 -
134 -{{code language="none"}}/USERDATADIR=<path>{{/code}} ## ##
135 -
136 -This is an optional parameter.
137 -
138 -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.**
139 -
140 -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.
141 -
142 -Example:
143 -
144 -{{code language="none"}}
145 -start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /USERDATADIR="H:\TeamwireData\" /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
146 -{{/code}}
147 -
148 -An app shortcut will be created automatically and can be found in the Teamwire software directory.
149 -
150 -The shortcut's target incl. the customised directory is {{code language="none"}}"<app_directory>\Teamwire\nw.exe" "<app_directory>\Teamwire\app" --user-data-dir="<userdata_directory>\Teamwire"{{/code}}
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152 -
153 -
154 -{{id name="runonstartup"/}}
155 -
156 -(% class="numbox" %)C(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Run on startup
157 -
158 -{{code language="none"}}/STARTUP=TRUE{{/code}} ## ##
159 -
160 -This is an optional parameter.
161 -
162 -With this parameter you enable the feature to run Teamwire on Windows startup.
163 -
164 -Example:
165 -
166 -{{code language="none"}}
167 -start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /STARTUP=TRUE /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
168 -{{/code}}
169 -)))
170 -
171 -
172 172  {{id name="4-quietdeinstall"/}}
173 173  
174 174  = Quiet deinstallation =
175 175  
176 -{{tabs idsToLabels="deinstall1=Desktop 4, deinstall2=Until Desktop 3.4.3"/}}
177 -
178 -(% id="deinstall1" %)
179 -(((
180 180  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.
181 181  
182 182  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"]]
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197 197  
198 198  **Example B:** {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /x "C:\Windows\Installer\34237a6a.msi" /qn{{/code}}
199 199  You use the MSI file cached by the system. By default, it's stored under ##%SystemRoot%\Installer##.
200 -)))
201 201  
202 -(% id="deinstall2" %)
203 -(((
204 -You can deinstall Teamwire in silent mode from a command line to avoid user interaction during the process.
205 205  
206 -Therefore the command syntax is
207 -
208 -{{code language="none"}}
209 -start "" /WAIT "<path>\uninstall.exe" /S
210 -{{/code}}
211 -
212 -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.**
213 -
214 -Example: {{code language="none"}}start "" /WAIT "C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\uninstall.exe" /S{{/code}}
215 -
216 -{{info}}
217 -Please note, the user data is not being removed for all users but the user performing the local deinstallation.
218 -{{/info}}
219 -)))
220 -
221 221  ## ##