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1 {{id name="4-quietinstall"/}}
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3 = Quiet installation =
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5 {{tabs idsToLabels="install1=Desktop 4, install2=Until Desktop 3.4.3"/}}
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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.
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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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14 To install the Teamwire app quietly, use the following command and parameters:
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16 {{code language="none"}}
17 msiexec.exe /i <path_to_package> /qn
18 {{/code}}
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20 Example: {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /i "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" /qn{{/code}}
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25 You can install Teamwire in silent mode from a command line to avoid user interaction during the process.
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27 Therefore the command syntax is
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29 {{code language="none"}}
30 start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_XXX.exe /S [optional parameters] /D=<path>
31 {{/code}}
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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.
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35 Example:
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37 {{code language="none"}}
38 start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
39 {{/code}}
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41 An app shortcut will be created automatically and can be found in the Teamwire software directory.
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43 The shortcut's target for the default installation is {{code language="none"}}"<app_directory>\Teamwire\nw.exe" "<app_directory>\Teamwire\app"{{/code}}
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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}}
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54 {{id name="4-installcontext"/}}
55
56 == Installation context ==
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58 {{tabs idsToLabels="context1=Desktop 4, context2=Until Desktop 3.4.3"/}}
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62 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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64 Windows Installer can install a package on a computer into two installation contexts: per-machine and per-user.
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66 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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69 {{id name="4-context-user"/}}
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71 (% class="numbox" %)A(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Per user installation
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73 By default, the package is installed in the per-user installation context. The following command performs the per-user installation:
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75 {{code language="none"}}
76 msiexec.exe /i <path_to_package>
77 {{/code}}
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79 Teamwire will be installed to the following directory: ##%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Teamwire##
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82 {{id name="4-context-machine"/}}
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84 (% class="numbox" %)B(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Per machine installation
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86 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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88 {{code language="none"}}
89 msiexec.exe /i <path_to_package> ALLUSERS=1
90 {{/code}}
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92 Teamwire will be installed to the following directory: ##C:\Program Files\Teamwire##
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95 {{id name="4-context-custom"/}}
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97 (% class="numbox" %)C(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Custom installation directory
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99 You can define a custom directory for the Teamwire app installation with the following parameters:
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101 {{code language="none"}}
102 msiexec.exe /i <path_to_package> APPLICATIONFOLDER=<absolute_application_path>
103 {{/code}}
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105 Example: {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /i "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" APPLICATIONFOLDER="C:\Teamwire"{{/code}}
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110 {{id name="roamingdir"/}}
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112 (% class="numbox" %)A(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Roaming user data directory
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114 {{code language="none"}}/APPDATA=TRUE{{/code}} ## ##
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116 This is an optional parameter.
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118 By default, the user's data is written to the ##%LOCALAPPDATA%## directory (##..\AppData\Local\##).
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120 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.
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122 Example:
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124 {{code language="none"}}
125 start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /APPDATA=TRUE /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
126 {{/code}}
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128 An app shortcut will be created automatically and can be found in the Teamwire software directory.
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130 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}}
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133 {{id name="customdir"/}}
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135 (% class="numbox" %)B(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Custom user data directory
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137 {{code language="none"}}/USERDATADIR=<path>{{/code}} ## ##
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139 This is an optional parameter.
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141 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.**
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143 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.
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145 Example:
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147 {{code language="none"}}
148 start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /USERDATADIR="H:\TeamwireData\" /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
149 {{/code}}
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151 An app shortcut will be created automatically and can be found in the Teamwire software directory.
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153 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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157 {{id name="runonstartup"/}}
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159 (% class="numbox" %)C(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Run on startup
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161 {{code language="none"}}/STARTUP=TRUE{{/code}} ## ##
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163 This is an optional parameter.
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165 With this parameter you enable the feature to run Teamwire on Windows startup.
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167 Example:
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169 {{code language="none"}}
170 start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /STARTUP=TRUE /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
171 {{/code}}
172 )))
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174 (% style="border-color:var(--gili_blue_300)" %)
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178 {{id name="4-quietdeinstall"/}}
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180 = Quiet deinstallation =
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182 {{tabs idsToLabels="deinstall1=Desktop 4, deinstall2=Until Desktop 3.4.3"/}}
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184 (% id="deinstall1" %)
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186 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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188 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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191 To deinstall the Teamwire app quietly, use the following command and parameters:
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193 {{code language="none"}}
194 msiexec.exe /x <path_to_package> /qn
195 {{/code}}
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197 The MSI file path required for the deinstallation depends on your data management.
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200 **Example A:** {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /x "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" /qn{{/code}}
201 The file which was also used during the installation has remained in its directory.
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204 **Example B:** {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /x "C:\Windows\Installer\34237a6a.msi" /qn{{/code}}
205 You use the MSI file cached by the system. By default, it's stored under ##%SystemRoot%\Installer##.
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208 (% id="deinstall2" %)
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210 You can deinstall Teamwire in silent mode from a command line to avoid user interaction during the process.
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212 Therefore the command syntax is
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214 {{code language="none"}}
215 start "" /WAIT "<path>\uninstall.exe" /S
216 {{/code}}
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218 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.**
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220 Example: {{code language="none"}}start "" /WAIT "C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\uninstall.exe" /S{{/code}}
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222 {{info}}
223 Please note, the user data is not being removed for all users but the user performing the local deinstallation.
224 {{/info}}
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227 (% style="border-color:var(--gili_blue_300)" %)
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