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1 {{id name="4-quietinstall"/}}
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3 = Quiet installation =
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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.
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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"]]
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10 To install the Teamwire app quietly, use the following command and parameters:
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13 msiexec.exe /i <path_to_package> /qn
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16 Example: {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /i "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" /qn{{/code}}
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21 == Installation context ==
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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.
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25 Windows Installer can install a package on a computer into two installation contexts: per-machine and per-user.
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27 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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32 (% class="numbox" %)A(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Per user installation
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34 By default, the package is installed in the per-user installation context. The following command performs the per-user installation:
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37 msiexec.exe /i <path_to_package>
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40 Teamwire will be installed to the following directory: ##%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Teamwire##
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43 {{id name="4-context-machine"/}}
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45 (% class="numbox" %)B(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Per machine installation
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47 To install the package in the per-machine installation context, the ##ALLUSERS## parameter is required. The following command performs the per-machine installation:
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50 msiexec.exe /i <path_to_package> ALLUSERS=1
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53 Teamwire will be installed to the following directory: ##C:\Program Files\Teamwire##
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58 (% class="numbox" %)C(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Custom installation directory
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60 You can define a custom directory for the Teamwire app installation with the following parameters:
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63 msiexec.exe /i <path_to_package> APPLICATIONFOLDER=<absolute_application_path>
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66 Example: {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /i "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" APPLICATIONFOLDER="C:\Teamwire"{{/code}}
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71 = Quiet deinstallation =
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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.
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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"]]
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78 To deinstall the Teamwire app quietly, use the following command and parameters:
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81 msiexec.exe /x <path_to_package> /qn
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84 The MSI file path required for the deinstallation depends on your data management.
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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.
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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##.
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