Description of the feature:
The Silent Installer allows you to easily install the software with one click. The installation program displays no dialogs after starting.
Description of the solution:
Dewesoft X3 SP5 and newer:
1. Required files:
- Download the latest DEWESoft installer
- Copy the attached “Installer_config.ini” file to a local drive (For example “C:\Installer_config.ini”)
- Run Windows command prompt
- Choose either one of the two options bellow
2. Silent installer modes:
Silent install mode with default setup settings:
cmd>Installer.exe /z"/SILENT"
Silent install mode with custom settings:
cmd>Installer.exe /z"/SILENT 'C:\Installer_config.ini'"
*Installer_config.ini needs to be specified with absolute path and ' '.
*Make sure there is a space between SILENT and the path to the .ini file
3. Custom installation settings:
If custom settings are needed for the installation, they can be provided with an ASCII input file:
Installer_config.ini
[Folders]
DestDir=C:\DEWESoft
[Options]
InstallAllAddons=0
InstallNet=0
InstallType=0
InstallLauncher =0
AddToFirewall=0
DestDir Installation folder
InstallAllAddons 0 - no addons
1 - all addons
InstallNet 0 - without DEWESoft NET addons
1 - With DEWESoft NET addons
InstallType* 0 - DEWESoft Measurement Unit setup type
1 - Windows Standard setup type
InstallLauncher ** 0 – Install DEWESoft Launcher
1 – Without DEWESoft Launcher
AddToFirewall** 0 – Don’t add Dewesoft to firewall exception list
1 – Add Dewesoft to firewall exception list
*(available with silent installer only from X2 SP9 onwards)
**(available with silent installer only from X3 SP3 onwards)
Additional information:
Automatically copy files with installation:
It is possible to copy other files during installation even with the silent installer, by using one of the two above cmd commands and the file structure specified in the "Automatically copy files with installation" solution.
In newer versions of Dewesoft it is also possible to use response file for silent installation.
You can find more information here:
Custom silent installation using response file
Dewesoft X3 SP4 and older:
1. Required files:
- Download the latest DEWESoft installer
- Copy the attached “Installer_config.ini” file to a local drive (For example “C:\Installer_config.ini”)
- Run Windows command prompt
- Choose either one of the two options bellow
2. Silent installer modes:
Silent install mode with default setup settings:
cmd>Installer.exe /SILENT
Silent install mode with custom settings:
cmd>Installer.exe /SILENT="C:\Installer_config.ini"
*Installer_config.ini needs to be specified with absolute path and “ ”.
3. Custom installation settings:
If custom settings are needed for the installation, they can be provided with an ASCII input file:
Installer_config.ini
[Folders]
DestDir=C:\DEWESoft
[Options]
InstallAllAddons=0
InstallNet=0
InstallType=0
InstallLauncher =0
AddToFirewall=0
DestDir Installation folder
InstallAllAddons 0 - no addons
1 - all addons
InstallNet 0 - without DEWESoft NET addons
1 - With DEWESoft NET addons
InstallType* 0 - DEWESoft Measurement Unit setup type
1 - Windows Standard setup type
InstallLauncher ** 0 – Install DEWESoft Launcher
1 – Without DEWESoft Launcher
AddToFirewall** 0 – Don’t add Dewesoft to firewall exception list
1 – Add Dewesoft to firewall exception list
*(available with silent installer only from X2 SP9 onwards)
**(available with silent installer only from X3 SP3 onwards)
Additional information:
Automatically copy files with installation:
It is possible to copy other files during installation even with the silent installer, by using one of the two above cmd commands for Dewesoft X3 SP4 and older in addition to the file structure specified in the "Automatically copy files with installation" solution.