The Command-Line Options for the Microsoft Windows Installer Tool Msiexec.exe (314881)

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These are the command-line options that are available for Msiexec.exe. You cannot run the Msiexec.exe program without specifying at least one option.

   Option  Parameters                               Description
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /i      Package|ProductCode                      Installs or configures
                                                    a product.

   /f      [p|o|e|d|c|a|u|m|s|v]Package|ProductCode Repairs a product. 

                                                    p - Reinstalls a
                                                    product only if a 
                                                    file is missing.

                                                    o - Reinstalls a
                                                    product if a file
                                                    is missing or if an 
                                                    older version of a file
                                                    is installed.

                                                    e - Reinstalls a
                                                    product if a file
                                                    is missing or an equal 
                                                    or older version of a 
                                                    file is installed.

                                                    d - Reinstalls a
                                                    product if a file
                                                    is missing or a 
                                                    different version of
                                                    a file is installed.
                                                   
                                                    c - Reinstalls a
                                                    product if a file 
                                                    is missing or if the  
                                                    stored checksum value 
                                                    does not match the 
                                                    calculated value.

                                                    a - Forces all files to
                                                    be reinstalled.

                                                    u - Rewrites all
                                                    required user-
                                                    specific registry 
                                                    entries.

                                                    m - Rewrites all 
                                                    required
                                                    computer-specific 
                                                    registry entries.

                                                    s - Overwrites all 
                                                    existing shortcuts.

                                                    v - Runs from the 
                                                    source file and re- 
                                                    caches the local 
                                                    package.

   /a      Package                                  Administrative
                                                    installation option.
                                                    Installs a product on 
                                                    the network.

   /x      Package|ProductCode                      Uninstalls a product.

   /j      [u|m]Package                             Advertises a product.
           or [u|m]Package /t Transform Li          The property values
           or[u|m]Package /g LanguageID             used on the command
                                                    line are ignored.

                                                    u - Advertises a
                                                    product to the
                                                    current user.
 
                                                    m - Advertises a
                                                    product to all users. 

                                                    g - Language ID.

                                                    t - Applies a transform
                                                    list to an advertised
                                                    package.

   /l      [i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|p|v|+|!]Logfile         Specifies the log 
                                                    file path and
                                                    indicates the flags 
                                                    to be logged.

                                                    i - Status messages.

                                                    w - Non-fatal warnings.

                                                    e - All error messages.

                                                    a - Startup of actions.

                                                    r - Action-specific
                                                    records

                                                    u - User requests.

                                                    c - Initial User
                                                    Interface (UI) 
                                                    parameters

                                                    m - Out-of-memory.
  
                                                    p - Terminal
                                                    properties.

                                                    v - Verbose output.

                                                    + - Appends to the
                                                    existing file.
            
                                                    ! - Clears each line in
                                                    the log file.

                                                    "*" - Wildcard.
                                                    Logs all information,
                                                    but the use of the v
                                                    option is not included.
                                                    To include the v
                                                    option, type "/l*v." 

   /p      Patch/Package                            Applies a patch. To 
                                                    apply a patch to an 
                                                    installed Administrator
                                                    image, type the 
                                                    following options:

                                                    /p [PatchPackage]
                                                    /a [Package]

   /q      n|b|r|f                                  Sets the UI level.

                                                    q , qn - No UI.

                                                    qb - Basic UI.

                                                    qr - Reduced UI. A
                                                    modal dialog box is
                                                    displayed at the end
                                                    of the installation.

                                                    qf - Full UI. A 
                                                    modal dialog box is 
                                                    displayed at the end
                                                    of the installation.

                                                    qn+ - No UI. However, 
                                                    a modal dialog box is
                                                    displayed at the end
                                                    of the installation.

                                                    qb+ - Basic UI. A modal
                                                    dialog box is displayed
                                                    at the end of the 
                                                    installation. If you 
                                                    cancel the instal-
                                                    lation, a modal dialog
                                                    box is not displayed.

                                                    qb- - Basic UI with no
                                                    modal dialog boxes. 
                                                    The "/qb+-" switch
                                                    is not a supported UI 
                                                    level.

   /y      module                                   Calls the system
                                                    Application Program- 
                                                    ming Interface (API) 
                                                    DllRegisterServer,
                                                    which registers
                                                    modules that are
                                                    typed on the command 
                                                    line (for example,
                                                    "msiexec /y
                                                    my_file.dll").

                                                    This option is only 
                                                    used for registry
                                                    information that can-
                                                    not be added by using 
                                                    the registry tables of 
                                                    the .msi file.

   /z      module                                   Calls the system API 
                                                    DllUnRegisterServer,
                                                    to unregister modules 
                                                    that are typed on the
                                                    command line (for 
                                                    example, "msiexec /z 
                                                    my_file.dll").

                                                    This option is only 
                                                    used for registry
                                                    information that can-
                                                    not be removed by
                                                    using the registry 
                                                    tables of the .msi
                                                    file.

For more information and examples, see the "Command Line Options" topic in Windows Installer Help, or visit the following Microsoft Web site: