{"id":25405,"date":"2016-06-06T06:53:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T13:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/25405\/installing-topteam-desktop-auto-update-app-using-silent-mode\/"},"modified":"2018-05-14T02:45:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T09:45:10","slug":"installing-topteam-app-launcher-in-silent-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/25405\/installing-topteam-app-launcher-in-silent-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing TopTeam App Launcher in Silent Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Start ScreenSteps Content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"LessonContent\">\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Overview<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p><i>TopTeam App Launcher <\/i>component of the<i> TopTeam Auto Update <\/i>feature will allow you to automatically install and update<i> TopTeam Desktop App <\/i>on user computers.<i>TopTeam App Launcher <\/i>connects to <i>TopTeam App Distribution<\/i> website for checking and downloading newer versions. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/25313\/how-to-setup-topteam-app-downloads-on-web-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to refer to an article to setup <i>TopTeam App Distribution<\/i> website on your Web Server. <i>TopTeam Desktop App<\/i> will be conveniently updated on each user&#8217;s computer whenever a newer version of <i>TopTeam Desktop App<\/i> is published to the <i>TopTeam App Distribution<\/i> website, without any manual steps to be performed by end users.<\/p>\n<p><i>TopTeam App Launcher<\/i> can be installed using Silent Mode. This installation enables you to install the app on multiple systems without any user interaction using <strong>msiexec.exe. <\/strong>When you install using Silent mode, the user interface (GUI) is not available. You will have to install via <i>Command Prompt<\/i> using the commands and parameters explained in this article.<\/p>\n<p>This article explains how to install <i>TopTeam App Launcher<\/i> using Silent Mode.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Who should read this?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<ul>\n<li>TopTeam Administrators<\/li>\n<li>System Administrators<\/li>\n<li>IT Support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Preparations<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>1. Ensure that the <i>TopTeam App Downloads<\/i> website is configured<span style=\"color: #000000;\">. Refer to the article <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/25313\/how-to-setup-topteam-app-downloads-on-web-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to setup TopTeam App Distribution Website for Auto Update<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n2. Uninstall <i>TopTeam Desktop App<\/i> if you had previously installed it.<br \/>\n3. Ensure that the Windows Desktop and Start menu shortcuts are removed from user computers.<\/p>\n<p>The MSI installer file format is: TopTeam_App_Launcher&lt;TopTeam App Launcher Version&gt;_&lt;Release Date&gt;.msi<br \/>\nE.g. TopTeam_App_Launcher_3.0_27Jul16.msi<\/p>\n<p>In the example above:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&lt;TopTeam App Launcher Version&gt; &#8211; 3.0 &#8211; is the version number of <i>TopTeam App Launcher<\/i><\/li>\n<li>&lt;Release Date&gt; &#8211; 27Jul16 &#8211; is the release date of <i>TopTeam App Launcher <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Run Command Prompt as an administrator<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wpid26502-media_1465016620511-1.png\" alt=\"wpid26502-media_1465016620511-1.png\" width=\"476\" height=\"352\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The following image shows the path of the MSI installer<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wpid26503-media_1465216358011-1.png\" alt=\"wpid26503-media_1465216358011-1.png\" width=\"738\" height=\"248\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Following are the commands for installing TopTeam App Launcher<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Installing App Per Machine<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wpid26504-media_1469616945404-1.png\" alt=\"wpid26504-media_1469616945404-1.png\" width=\"677\" height=\"294\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p><strong>Command line:<\/strong> msiexec.exe \/i &#8220;C:\\Program Files\\TopTeamAppLauncher\\TopTeam_App_Launcher_3.0_27Jul16.msi&#8221; \/qn ALLUSERS=2 MSIINSTALLPERUSER=0<\/p>\n<p>This command line will install <i>TopTeam App<\/i> <i>Launcher<\/i> for all users of the computer. If a user is not an administrator, the application will not be installed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Installing App Per User<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wpid26505-media_1469617220199-1.png\" alt=\"wpid26505-media_1469617220199-1.png\" width=\"677\" height=\"294\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p><strong>Command line: <\/strong>msiexec.exe \/i &#8220;C:\\Program Files\\TopTeamAppLauncher\\TopTeam_App_Launcher_3.0_27Jul16.msi&#8221; \/qn ALLUSERS=2 MSIINSTALLPERUSER=1<\/p>\n<p>This command line will install <i>TopTeam App<\/i> <i>Launcher<\/i> for the mentioned number of administrator users i.e. &#8220;2&#8221; and for the mentioned number of PERUSER i.e. &#8220;1&#8221; who may not have administrative rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Installing App in a particular path<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wpid26506-media_1469617246908-1.png\" alt=\"wpid26506-media_1469617246908-1.png\" width=\"677\" height=\"294\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p><strong>Command line: <\/strong>msiexec.exe \/i &#8220;C:\\Program Files\\TopTeamAppLauncher\\TopTeam_App_Launcher_3.0_27Jul16.msi&#8221; \/qn APP_PATH=&#8221;C:\\LauncherTest&#8221; ALLUSERS=2 MSIINSTALLPERUSER=0<\/p>\n<p>This command line will let you install <i>TopTeam App<\/i> <i>Launcher<\/i> in the desired path.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Installing App as a low power user<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wpid26507-media_1469617273281-1.png\" alt=\"wpid26507-media_1469617273281-1.png\" width=\"677\" height=\"294\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p><strong>Command line: <\/strong>msiexec.exe \/i &#8220;C:\\Program Files\\TopTeamAppLauncher\\TopTeam_App_Launcher_3.0_27Jul16.msi&#8221; \/qn ALLUSERS=2 MSIINSTALLPERUSER=1<\/p>\n<p>This command line will install <i>TopTeam App<\/i> <i>Launcher<\/i> for a low power user i.e for users who does not have administrative rights. For this installation, you do not have to run <strong>Command Prompt<\/strong> as an administrator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Configuring ini parameters for silent install<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>Available command line parameters required by <i>TopTeam App<\/i> <i>Launcher <\/i>for connecting and downloading <i>TopTeam Desktop App<\/i> from <i>TopTeam App Distribution<\/i> website:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PROP_PROTOCALL &#8211;&gt;BaseProtocol &#8211;&gt; Specify protocol HTTP or HTTPS. Default is HTTP.<\/li>\n<li>PROP_WEB_SITE_NAME &#8211;&gt;BaseWebSiteName &#8211;&gt; Specify server name or url e.g. mycompany.com. This is a mandatory parameter.<\/li>\n<li>PROP_LAUNCHER_PATH &#8211;&gt;BaseLauncherPath &#8211;&gt; Specify website for downloading TopTeam App e.g. topteamAppDownloads.<\/li>\n<li>PROP_PORT &#8211;&gt;BasePort &#8211;&gt; Specify port number if your Web Server is running on some different port other than default port i.e. 80(HTTP) and 443(HTTPS).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Command line Parameters for sample URL (default port): https:\/\/mycompany.com\/topteamAppDownloads<\/p>\n<p><strong>Command line: <\/strong>msiexec.exe \/i &#8220;C:\\Program Files\\TopTeamAppLauncher\\TopTeam_App_Launcher_3.0_27Jul16.msi&#8221; \/qn APP_PATH=&#8221;C:\\Program Files\\TechnoSolutions TopTeam\\Testing&#8221; ALLUSERS=2 MSIINSTALLPERUSER=0 PROP_WEB_SITE_NAME=mycompany.com PROP_LAUNCHER_PATH=topteamAppDownloads Support&lt;<span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">techsupport@technosolutions.com<\/span>&gt;&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wpid26508-media_1469617335827-1.png\" alt=\"wpid26508-media_1469617335827-1.png\" width=\"677\" height=\"294\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>Command line parameters for sample URL (custom port): https:\/\/mycompany.com:8500\/topteamAppDownloads<\/p>\n<p><strong>Command line<\/strong>: msiexec.exe \/i &#8220;C:\\Program Files\\TopTeamAppLauncher\\TopTeam_App_Launcher_3.0_27Jul16.msi&#8221; \/qn APP_PATH=&#8221;C:\\Program Files\\TechnoSolutions TopTeam\\Testing&#8221; ALLUSERS=2 MSIINSTALLPERUSER=0 PROP_WEB_SITE_NAME=mycompany.com PROP_LAUNCHER_PATH=topteamAppDownloads PROP_PORT=8500<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wpid26509-media_1469617371955-1.png\" alt=\"wpid26509-media_1469617371955-1.png\" width=\"677\" height=\"294\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Installed App<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wpid26510-media_1469617403519-1.png\" alt=\"wpid26510-media_1469617403519-1.png\" width=\"707\" height=\"248\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Uninstalling App<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wpid26511-media_1469617429244-1.png\" alt=\"wpid26511-media_1469617429244-1.png\" width=\"677\" height=\"294\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p><strong>Command line: <\/strong>msiexec.exe \/x &#8220;C:\\Silent\\TopTeamAppLauncher\\TopTeam_App_Launcher_3.0_27Jul16.msi&#8221; \/qb<\/p>\n<p>This command line will uninstall <i>TopTeam App<\/i> <i>Launcher<\/i> from the system(s).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Uninstalled App<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wpid26512-media_1469617455044-1.png\" alt=\"wpid26512-media_1469617455044-1.png\" width=\"750\" height=\"248\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">See Also<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/25444\/installing-topteam-desktop-app-using-msi-installer-in-application-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Installing TopTeam App Launcher in Interactive Mode<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/25313\/how-to-setup-topteam-app-downloads-on-web-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to setup TopTeam App Distribution Website for Auto Update<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/25357\/how-to-deploy-a-newer-version-of-topteam-desktop-app-to-topteam-app-downloads-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to publish a new version of TopTeam App using TopTeam Auto Update<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>Revised: May 14th, 2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><a style=\"font-size: 18px;\" title=\"How to setup TopTeam App Distribution Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/25313\/how-to-setup-topteam-app-distribution-website\/\" rel=\"noopener\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><a style=\"float: right; font-size: 18px;\" title=\"Installing TopTeam App Launcher in Interactive Mode\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/25444\/installing-topteam-app-launcher-in-interactive-mode\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Next &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- End ScreenSteps Content --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview TopTeam App Launcher component of the TopTeam Auto Update feature will allow you to automatically install and update TopTeam Desktop App on user computers.TopTeam App Launcher connects to TopTeam App Distribution website for checking and downloading newer versions. Click here to refer to an article to setup TopTeam App Distribution website on your Web Server. TopTeam Desktop App will be conveniently updated on each user&#8217;s computer whenever a newer version of TopTeam Desktop App is published to the TopTeam App Distribution website, without any manual steps to be performed by end users. TopTeam App Launcher can be installed using <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[208,280],"class_list":["post-25405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-installation","tag-auto-update","tag-installation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paoaNA-6BL","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25405"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41874,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25405\/revisions\/41874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}