silent-installer

WiX - create a bootstrap that passes arguments to the msiexec

I need to create a bootstrap for my WiX project I've tried using setupbld.exe but it will only allow me to create an executable that will show my UI or one that will behave as a silent installer but not both. I need to be able to run the resulting executable with argument that will tell it wether or not to show the UI during installat...

NSIS Silent Install changing default options

I have a third party application I would like to silent install from the command line. The application is PPLive available at: http://www.pptv.com/en/ It is an NSIS installer, and currently when silently installed, installs toolbars, and additional pieces of software, launches on completion etc. Without repackaging it, how do I contro...

Silent install of the firefox addon

I am trying to install a firefox xpi silently through an msi installer. I am doing so by the following method: Unzip my xpi in some temp dir and copy all the contents of that to the %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxx.default\extensions\ I expected the addon to be available the next time my firefox opens, but I am not able to get i...

How can I do a silent deployment with a wsp solution and exe.config file?

I have a SharePoint solution (packaged in a wsp file) created with WSPBuilder which is coupled with a simple Setup.exe and Setup.exe.config. The Setup.exe.config just points to a WSP solution. Is there a way to pass in values such as which webapplicaiton the solution is deployed to that way our customer can perform a silent install with...

Silent Administrative Install - Specifying an installation directory

Hi, I'm currently trying to add some testing functionality into our builds, and in order to do this I need to be able to perform an administrative install, silently. However, I need to be able to specify the location that it installs too, as the default is on the company-wide network which is no use. I was wondering if there was a way ...