What Is a Silent Installation?

Silent installation refers to the installation without any user intervention, directly to the default settings, which is still useful for users without special requirements or integrating the software on the Windows installation CD.

Engineering design enterprises need to install CAD, OFFICE and other computer-aided design software and document office software in actual work. When the operating system cannot be installed using ghost or other methods, the installation of many software after installing the operating system will take up a lot of time of the maintenance staff. Therefore, an unattended silent installation method is needed to improve the software installation efficiency. ^[1]

Microsoft Windows Installer

If a piece of software is packaged with Windows Installer, you should see * .msi files in the folder. This is the most typical feature, and these files can usually be installed automatically using the / QB and / QN parameters.

/ qb displays a basic installation process in a window.

The / qn parameter does not display any windows and is installed automatically in the background.

To prevent some programs from automatically restarting after successful installation (such as Kerio Personal Firewall 4), you can use the REBOOT = Suppress flag after the / qn or / qb parameter.

Example: installation

Windows Patch Pack

There are two cases. One is the installation file similar to the IE incremental patch package. To make it silently installed, you only need to add the / q: a / r: n parameter after executing the file. One is Windows. Commonly used patch files, usually add / U / N / Z to achieve silent installation. (For new system patches, you can also use / passive / norestart). This is common in most cases, but some specific patches cannot be installed silently using this method.

InstallShield ^[2]

InstallShield with MSI

InstallShield created by InstallShield with MSI, please use something like: setup.exe / s / v "/ qb to install.

WISE Installer

Software packaged with WISE technology can be installed automatically using the / s parameter during installation.

Inno Setup

Installation file made by Inno Setup, please use: setup.exe / sp- / silent / norestart

Instructions: How do I know which installer was packaged with Inno technology?

The first interface that appears when this software is installed, click the left mouse button on the icon on the left side of the window title bar, and then click "About Setup" on the menu to see the installation type.

NullSoft Installation System

Using the installation file made by NSIS (NullSoft Installation System), you can use / S (pay attention to uppercase) for silent installation ("S" is case sensitive).

For example: Setup.exe / S

You can also use the / D parameter to select the target partition and folder to be installed:

For example: Setup.exe / S / D = E: \ Software \ QQ2007

Like Winamp and

Wise Installation Professional

The created installation file can be installed silently with the / silent parameter.

WinRAR

All self-extracting installation packages made by WinRAR can be installed silently using the / s parameter

The latest version of the Flash player plugin.

This should be made by adobe.

Silent installation technology has a wide range of applications. CAD2008, OFFICE 2007, and Windows patches are designed to be installed after a single installation operation. The silent installation of OFFICE 2007 is briefly described below. ^[1]

Office2007 is office software developed by Microsoft, but does not provide silent installation parameters. To achieve its silent installation, you need to call the office customization tool through the "/ admin" command, set the items in "Installation"-"Authorization and User Interface", fill in "Product Key", and select "Accept Terms" , Select "None" in "Display Level", check "Cannot Cancel", and finally save the custom file in the office 2007 installation package folder and name it office.MSP. When installing, use the command / adminfile + custom file to install. The batch code is as follows: start / wait setup.exe /adminfileoffice.MSP.