ENVI51/IDL83 Silent Install Script Options

THIS INFORMATION ONLY PERTAINS TO SOFTWARE VERSIONS IDL 8.5, ENVI 5.3 AND PRIOR

Step 1 : Creating a silent install script.

Silent install scripts can be created by running the installer interactively from a command line window. Please note that this process must be done using a local administrator account(using a domain administrator account will not work).

The basic format for the command is as follows:

{full_path_to_setup64.exe} /r/f1{full_path_to_install_script_to_create/save}.

For example, this is the command to record a silent install script, running the 64-bit Windows installer directly from the DVD in drive D;specifying the silent install script to be created/saved to C:\silent.iss:

D:\win64\setup64.exe /r /f1"C:\silent.iss".

The file can be saved to any writable folder, but the full path needs to be included. That command will run the installer and will record all options/specifications you make during the installation process.

Step 2 : Running the silent install script to silently install the software

After the installation is complete, the created silent install script can be used to silently install exactly as you did during the recorded interactive installation. Be sure to save the silent install script to the local hard drive of each machine you intend to use it on before proceeding with the silent installation.

The basic command format for installing using the install script is as follows:

{full_path_to_setup64.exe} /s /f1{full_path_to_previously_created_install_script}

For example, to use the script on another machine, we could save the install script to C:\temp, and then run:

D:\win64\setup64.exe /s /f1"C:\temp\silent64.iss".

Note:

The script can be named anything, "silent64.iss" is just used here as an example. To use an install script to install the 32-bit setup, the process is the same except the setup32.exe must be used instead of setup64.exe (for both the interactive installation and following silent installations).

Reviewed by CS (3-Mar-2014), SM (3-Mar-2014)