Performing a silent installation
Administrators can silently upgrade or install the HCL Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™ from the command prompt. User notification is disabled during the silent installation, except in error cases such as notification of failed prerequisites.
About this task
Procedure
- Download the plug-in from the HCL FlexNet site download package, the link for which is found in HCL Article KB0073986.
- Extract the file.
- Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where you saved HCLConnectionsMSDesktop.exe.
-
Type
HCLConnectionsMSDesktop.exe /Options(s) [PROPERTY=Value]
The optional parameters and public property settings are listed in the following tables:Table 1. Optional parametersOptional parameters for a silent install. Optional parameters Description /install Install the plug-in. /uninstall Uninstalls the plug-in. /quiet Establishes Silent mode, which requires no user interaction. /norestart Prevents restart after the installation is complete. /promptrestart Prompts the user for restart if necessary. /forcerestart Always restarts the computer after installation. Table 2. Public propertiesPublic properties for a silent install Public property Description INSTALLDIR Directory where plug-ins are installed. For example, INSTALLDIR=C:\Progra~1\HCL\Connections Desktop Plugins
ADDLOCAL Optionally install components. If nothing is specified, all components are installed. The Windows™ Explorer feature is required and is always installed. Examples: - To silently install just the Microsoft™
Windows™
Explorer feature:
HCLConnectionsMSDesktop.exe /install /quiet ADDLOCAL=WindowsExplorer
- To silently install the Microsoft™ Office
feature:
HCLConnectionsMSDesktop.exe /install /quiet ADDLOCAL=WindowsExplorer,MicrosoftOffice
Table 3. Samples of silent installation commands Silent installation commands Description Example Silent installation with restart and INSTALLDIR property HCLConnectionsMSDesktop.exe /install /quiet /forcerestart INSTALLDIR=C:\Progra~1\IBM\Sample
Silent uninstall with no restart HCLConnectionsMSDesktop.exe /uninstall /quiet /norestart
- To silently install just the Microsoft™
Windows™
Explorer feature:
- Reboot the computer.