Silent Installation

A silent installation refers to installing in the background without displaying the UI.

Desktop supports silent installations.

Silent installations are performed by specifying the settings usually specified during installation in a detailed parameter file in advance, and starting the installation with the command line.

Restarting During Installation

Setting a Detailed Parameter File

Installing Using the Silent Mode

NOTE

The silent mode does not display messages when errors occur, except for items controlled by Windows such as UAC.

The computer cannot be automatically restarted with the silent mode. When executing a silent installation, it may be necessary to restart the computer manually at an appropriate time.

A silent installation performs a different operation according to whether Desktop is already installed.

Operation	Desktop Installation Status
Stop the process	Desktop is installed with a different license status A version of Desktop the same as the installer or newer is installed
Start a silent installation	Desktop is not installed
Start a silent upgrade	A version of Desktop earlier than the installer is installed

With a silent installation, the procedure for performing license authentication during installation is omitted. Therefore, license authentication is required the first time that Desktop is started after installation. For details, see License Registration Guide.

The dialog box for selecting whether to display the Startup Guide after installation is not displayed when performing a silent installation or distributed installation. The Startup Guide can be displayed from the User's Guide. For details, see the Installation Guide.

Desktop cannot be repaired with the silent mode.

Restarting During Installation

A restart is required during installation of Desktop in the following cases.

When a restart is requested after a required component is installed

When an error occurs as a result of the installer performing an environment check

The computer cannot be automatically restarted with the silent mode. Therefore, it is recommended that you install the following required components in advance.

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable

.NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile

.NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile Language Pack

The above preparations in particular should be performed when performing a distributed installation with SMS/SCCM.

Installing from SMS/SCCM

NOTE
For information on preparing the following required components via SMS/SCCM, see the Microsoft website. .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile Language Pack If a restart is performed during the installation, the installation automatically continues after restarting, but notification of the execution result cannot be performed with an exit code.

Setting a Detailed Parameter File

The items that are selected/set during a regular installation can be set for a silent installation by editing a detailed parameter file in advance.

NOTE
The installer accesses "setup.ini" during a silent installation, but the settings in the detailed parameter file are prioritized. The process is canceled if an invalid value is entered.

Copy the installer from "Desktop Installation Media".

Copying the Installer from "Desktop Installation Media" Copying the Installer

Copy the "silent.ini" in the following location, and change the file name to "(name of your choice).ini".

"silent.ini" is located in the following folder:

(Folder that the installer was copied to)\32bit or 64bit\

IMPORTANT
When editing the detailed parameter file, make sure to edit a copy of the "silent.ini" file and change the file name, as indicated above. Do not edit the default "silent.ini" file. Depending on the version of Desktop, the "silent.ini" file may also be placed in a different folder to that indicated above, but make sure to copy the "silent.ini" file directly under the "32bit" or "64bit" folder.

Open the file you named in step 2 with a program such as Notepad.

Edit the required settings.

Specify the settings under [Property].

LANGUAGE

Specify a single display language as the default for installation. This must also be set when installing multiple display languages with LOCALELIST. If multiple display languages are selected in LOCALELIST, the language set here is used as the default display language.

The language code to use is defined in LOCALE in the [Language] item of "setup.ini".

By default, a language is not entered, as indicated below.

LANGUAGE=

NOTE
If this is not entered, one of the languages included in the installer is selected, in the following order. Language of the previous version of Desktop that is installed The display language of the operating system to install to or a compatible language English if the display language of the operating system does not exist in the installer The language defined for LOCALE0 in [Language] of "setup.ini". The first language the installer finds in the (path to the folder where the installer is located)\32bit or 64bit\Resource\Language folder

NOTE

If this is not entered, one of the languages included in the installer is selected, in the following order.

Language of the previous version of Desktop that is installed

The display language of the operating system to install to or a compatible language

English if the display language of the operating system does not exist in the installer

The language defined for LOCALE0 in [Language] of "setup.ini".

The first language the installer finds in the (path to the folder where the installer is located)\32bit or 64bit\Resource\Language folder

LOCALELIST

Specify multiple display languages to install. Include the language specified in LANGUAGE. If this is left blank, only the language specified in LANGUAGE is installed.

The following five language codes can be entered, and language codes can be separated with commas (,) to specify multiple languages.

Value Entered (Language Code)	0809	040C	0410	0407	0C0A
Language	English	French	Italian	German	Spanish

By default, a language is not entered, as indicated below.

LOCALELIST=

Example) Enter the following to specify all the languages.

LOCALELIST=0809,0407,040C,0410,0C0A

INSTALLDIR

Specify the folder path to install Desktop to.

The default value is indicated below, which is the folder specified by default during installation.

INSTALLDIR=<IDA_INSTALL_PATH_IWDT>

INSTALLMANUAL

Specify whether to install the User's Guide when installing Desktop, as indicated below.

Value to Enter	TRUE	FALSE
Setting	Installs the User's Guide.	Does not install the User's Guide.

By default, the manual is installed, as indicated below.

INSTALLMANUAL=TRUE

When you have finished editing, save the detailed parameter file.

Installing Using the Silent Mode

Start an installer with the detailed parameter file prepared in advance in the silent mode.

Start Windows and log in to the system as a user with Administrator privileges.

Use the command prompt to specify the file path and execute "setup.exe".

Example) For 32-bit operating systems

Start the command prompt and enter the following.

(Path to the folder that the installer was placed in)\32bit\setup.exe /qn "(absolute path to the detailed parameter file)\(name of the detailed parameter file)*.ini" /i

NOTE
In the above example, "/qn" refers to starting the installer in the silent mode, and "/i" refers to starting the installer in the installation mode.

Check that an installer (setup.exe) is not running using Windows Task Manager, etc., and then confirm the exit code.

Confirm the exit code by opening the log file "iwsetup_yyyymmddhhmmss.log".

Exit Codes	Description
0	The installer exited normally.
3010	Restart the computer.
Other exit codes	A notification containing the message ID is sent if the installation is canceled due to an unknown error. If an internal error occurred, the error code is displayed. List of Messages

NOTE
The destination to save log files is determined in the following order. 1. User environment variables%TEMP% 2. System environment variables%TEMP% 3. Current directory when the installation is executed from the command line A log file is not generated if the user does not have write permissions for the destination to save log files.