Using the Web Installer to Install in Silent Mode

Before you can run the installation package in silent mode, you must

Create a properties file that includes the settings for the installation.
Install Windows Installer version 4.5 on the host machine.
When you use the Installation wizard, Windows Installer version 4.5 is installed automatically. When you use Silent mode, you must manually install this component if it is not already on the machine.

CAUTION:

Ensure that earlier versions of Silk Test have been uninstalled before proceeding. If an earlier version of Silk Test is located on the computer, Silk Test overwrites the existing files without notification. Do not install multiple versions of Silk Test on the same machine.

To install Silk Test with the Web installer and without any user interaction:

Locate the installation package on your hard drive.
To execute silent installation, enter the following command from a DOS shell or batch file.
```
SilkTest<Version>.exe -i silent -f [path to properties file]\[properties file]
```
Where the <Version> is the Silk Test version and build number, for example SilkTest14.0_6393.exe

Note: The properties file is a text file with the extension .properties . You can name the file whatever you choose.
For example, if the silent installation properties file is located in the same directory as the SilkTest<Version>.exe, you might specify:
```
SilkTest<Version>.exe -i silent -f SilentInstall.properties 
```
If the SilkTest<Version>.exe is not located in the same directory as the silent installation properties file, specify the absolute path to the properties file location. For example:
```
SilkTest<Version>.exe -i silent -f C:\temp\SilentInstall.properties
```

Silk Meter is a licensing tool; when you run the silent installer it “skips” detecting a Silk Meter server. If you have not already configured your license server, you may have to do so after you install Silk Test with the silent installer.