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Silent Install

Does anyone know how I can make an MST file instead of an MSI file? I
want to be able to install a program from a batch file. Or is there
any way to make a silent install package?
Sep 23 '08 #1
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MSIExec is what runs msi files, and it, as far as I know, always accepts /q
for quiet installs.

I don't know anything about .mst files. I would presume they are similar?

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Does anyone know how I can make an MST file instead of an MSI file? I
want to be able to install a program from a batch file. Or is there
any way to make a silent install package?
Sep 23 '08 #2
On Sep 23, 5:32*pm, "Family Tree Mike"
<FamilyTreeM...@ThisOldHouse.comwrote:
MSIExec is what runs msi files, and it, as far as I know, always accepts /q
for quiet installs.

I don't know anything about .mst files. *I would presume they are similar?

"id10t error" <tubbz...@gmail.comwrote in message

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Does anyone know how I can make an MST file instead of an MSI file? I
want to be able to install a program from a batch file. Or is there
any way to make a silent install package?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
Can you give me an example of how to make it run. We tried it and did
not seem to work.
Sep 25 '08 #3
I just made an installer called HelloWorldSetup.msi and ran this:

msiexec /p helloworldsetup.msi /q

"id10t error" <tu******@gmail.comwrote in message
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On Sep 23, 5:32 pm, "Family Tree Mike"
<FamilyTreeM...@ThisOldHouse.comwrote:
MSIExec is what runs msi files, and it, as far as I know, always accepts
/q
for quiet installs.

I don't know anything about .mst files. I would presume they are similar?

"id10t error" <tubbz...@gmail.comwrote in message

news:f6**********************************@d77g2000 hsb.googlegroups.com...
Does anyone know how I can make an MST file instead of an MSI file? I
want to be able to install a program from a batch file. Or is there
any way to make a silent install package?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
Can you give me an example of how to make it run. We tried it and did
not seem to work.

Sep 25 '08 #4
On Sep 25, 5:16*pm, "Family Tree Mike"
<FamilyTreeM...@ThisOldHouse.comwrote:
I just made an installer called HelloWorldSetup.msi and ran this:

msiexec /p helloworldsetup.msi /q

"id10t error" <tubbz...@gmail.comwrote in message

news:2e**********************************@d1g2000h sg.googlegroups.com...
On Sep 23, 5:32 pm, "Family Tree Mike"

<FamilyTreeM...@ThisOldHouse.comwrote:
MSIExec is what runs msi files, and it, as far as I know, always accepts
/q
for quiet installs.
I don't know anything about .mst files. I would presume they are similar?
"id10t error" <tubbz...@gmail.comwrote in message
news:f6**********************************@d77g2000 hsb.googlegroups.com....
Does anyone know how I can make an MST file instead of an MSI file? I
want to be able to install a program from a batch file. Or is there
any way to make a silent install package?- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -

Can you give me an example of how to make it run. We tried it and did
not seem to work.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
I will try that. Thank you very much
Sep 29 '08 #5

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