setup.exe parameters to MSI
how can i find out what parameters are being passed by a setup.exe to a MSI?
Namely, i have Crystal Reports II and i know i can get this to install silently using the setup.exe, but i would much rather go directly to the MSI.
any thoughts on this would be helpful.
thanks!
Namely, i have Crystal Reports II and i know i can get this to install silently using the setup.exe, but i would much rather go directly to the MSI.
any thoughts on this would be helpful.
thanks!
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Posted by:
sridtech
16 years ago
Well the quickest way is to look into the log file created while running the setup.exe. Open the log file and use the search string "command line". This will provide you the parameters that are passed to the MSI.
Posted by:
justinSingh
16 years ago
how can i create a log file from setup.exe if there isn't one created automatically?
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
16 years ago
That's all well and good but is an all or nothing approach: every MSI run will get logged. Typically, you would use the '/V' switch to Setup.EXE's argument, which allows you to pass arguments to MSIEXEC. Note that there must be NO space between the 'V'and your argument list:
setup.exe /v"/L*v\"%temp%\whatever.log\"
setup.exe /v"/L*v\"%temp%\whatever.log\"
Posted by:
jmcfadyen
16 years ago
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer\logging = voicewarmup REG_SZ
this enables logging for all MSI's
this enables logging for all MSI's
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