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Most commercially-available installation products, such as Microsoft Installer, also enable you to do a
silent install. InstallShield Developer enables you to create silent installations for both the Basic MSI and
InstallScript MSI project types.
To run a Basic MSI setup silently, you need to use the following command: MSIEXEC /i Product.msi /qn
If your release settings include SETUP.EXE, you can run the following command: SETUP.EXE /s /v"/qn"
Basic MSI projects do not create or read response files. To set installation properties for a Basic MSI project,
use a command similar to the following:
MSIEXEC /i Product.msi /qn INSTALLDIR=D:\ProductFolder
USERNAME=’Valued Customer"
See the documentation associated with the specific installation product if you encounter any problems.
Adding mini-applications
The use of mini-applications is optional. Mini-applications are useful for creating special folders, cleaning up
registry entries, or performing any other service related to the application being installed. The content and
format of a mini-application is entirely up to you. You are limited to running one mini-application before the
application is installed and one mini-application after the application is installed.
The only requirement related to the preparation of mini-applications is that you must copy all of the
mini-application files into the same folder as the application SETUP.EXE file or into one of its subfolders.
Making files accessible to the ImageUltra Builder console
The last step of preparation is making the files accessible to the ImageUltra Builder console. Simply copy
the folder and subfolders containing the application source files to any drive that can be accessed by the
ImageUltra Builder console. You must keep the folder structure intact.
After the files are prepared
After the files are prepared, you can create a module entry in the repository if one does not exist, and then
build the module. When you create the module entry, you are given the opportunity to define a number of
attributes associated with the module. The attributes that are directly related to the preparation steps
described in this section are on the Source tab. Those attributes include:
• The source directory of the application
• The silent-install command and parameters
• The preinstall command and parameters (for a mini-application)
• The postinstall command and parameters (for a mini-application)
For additional information about setting the attributes, see one of the following:
• “Setting the attributes for a new application module” on page 136
• “Setting the attributes for a new add-on operating-system module” on page 139
Setting the attributes for a new application module
The following information describes how to set the attributes for a new application module without using an
existing module as a template. If you want to set the attributes for a new module to match the attributes of
an existing module, see “Setting the attributes based on an existing application module” on page 138.
To set the attributes for the new module, do the following:
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