The following table provides a summary of common MSI commands used when installing from the command line:
Command | Parameters | Meaning |
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/a | Package | Uses the Administrative option to install a product to a network for use by a work group.
An administrative installation installs a source image of the program to a location on a network. This is useful for sites that customize the installation program. Users in a work group who have access to this administrative source image can then install the product from this source. |
/i | Package|ProductCode | Installs or configures a product.
To prevent migration of user settings and data from Micro Focus predecessor products, enter msiexec /I features.msi NM_NODETECT=1 Where features.msi identifies the MSI file for the product, and NM_NODETECT=1 turns off detection of previous products. |
/m | Generates an SMS status .mif file. Must be used with either the install (-i), remove (-x), administrative installation (-a), or reinstall (-f) options. The ISMIF32.DLL file is installed as part of SMS and must be on the path. | |
/q | n|b|r|f | Sets the user interface level:
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/x | Package|ProductCode | Uninstalls a product.
Use the msiexec /x /qn command to uninstall the product in unattended mode. Error or warning messages that require a user response are not suppressed when you use this option. |