{"id":42926,"date":"2018-07-17T06:03:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T13:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/?p=42926"},"modified":"2018-07-18T22:51:34","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T05:51:34","slug":"installing-topteam-desktop-app-in-silent-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/42926\/installing-topteam-desktop-app-in-silent-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing TopTeam Desktop App 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 Desktop App<\/i> can be installed using <strong>Silent Mode<\/strong>. This installation enables you to install the app on multiple systems without any user interaction using <strong>msiexec.exe<\/strong>. When you install using <strong>Silent Mode<\/strong>, 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 Desktop App<\/i> using <strong>Silent Mode<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/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>IT Support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Preparations<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<ul>\n<li>Uninstall <i>TopTeam Desktop App <\/i>if you had previously installed it.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that the Windows Desktop and Start menu shortcuts are removed from user computers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The MSI installer file format is: TopTeamDesktopApp_<strong>Edition<\/strong>_<strong>&lt;TopTeam Desktop App Version&gt;<\/strong>_MinDB<strong>&lt;TopTeam Database Schema Version Required&gt;<\/strong>_<strong>&lt;Release Date&gt;<\/strong>.msi<\/p>\n<p>E.g. TopTeamDesktopApp_<strong>Adv_12.10<\/strong>_MinDB<strong>11.4<\/strong>_<strong>04May18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the example above:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adv<\/strong> &ndash; is the <i>Advanced<\/i> edition of <i>TopTeam Desktop App<\/i><\/li>\n<li><strong>12.10<\/strong> &ndash; is the version number of <i>TopTeam Desktop App<\/i><\/li>\n<li><strong>11.4<\/strong> &ndash; is the <i>TopTeam Database Schema<\/i> version required for this version of <i>TopTeam Desktop App<\/i><\/li>\n<li><strong>04May18 <\/strong>&ndash; is the release date of this <i>TopTeam Desktop App<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Prerequisites <\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure that you have sufficient hard disk space available where you are installing the application.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that you have <i>Windows Administrator<\/i> privileges to install <i>TopTeam Desktop App<\/i> on the computer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/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;\">\n<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\/07\/media_1531132243090-1-1.png\" width=\"789\" height=\"344\" alt=\"media_1531132243090-1-1.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/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;\">\n<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\/07\/media_1531132647035-1-1.png\" width=\"389\" height=\"296\" alt=\"media_1531132647035-1-1.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>The following command is required for the installation:<\/p>\n<p><strong>msiexec.exe \/i &#8220;&lt;&lt;MSI setup directory\/setup.msi&gt;&gt;&#8221; \/qn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>msiexec.exe<\/strong> sets the UI level of the installation through these options:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\/quiet<\/strong> &#8211; quiet mode (there is no user interaction)<br \/>\n<strong>\/passive <\/strong>&#8211; unattended mode (the installation shows only a progress bar)<br \/>\n<strong>\/q<\/strong> &#8211; set the UI level:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>n<\/strong> &#8211; no UI<\/li>\n<li><strong>n+<\/strong> &#8211; no UI except for a modal dialog box displayed at the end.<\/li>\n<li><strong>b<\/strong> &#8211; basic UI<\/li>\n<li><strong>b+<\/strong> &#8211; basic UI with a modal dialog box displayed at the end. The modal box is not displayed if the user cancels the installation. Use qb+! or qb!+ to hide the [ Cancel ] button.<\/li>\n<li><strong>b-<\/strong> &#8211; basic UI with no modal dialog boxes. Please note that \/qb+- is not a supported UI level. Use qb-! or qb!- to hide the [ Cancel ] button.<\/li>\n<li><strong>r<\/strong> &#8211; reduced UI<\/li>\n<li><strong>f<\/strong> &#8211; full UI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Default installation process<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>The following command line parameters will install <i>TopTeam Desktop App<\/i> at default location on a host computer:<\/p>\n<p><strong>msiexec.exe \/i &#8220;&lt;&lt;MSI setup directory\/setup.msi&gt;&gt;&#8221; \/qn echo %Errorlevel% pause<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Default installation folder is: C:\\Program Files (x86)\\TechnoSolutions TopTeam\\Net Client<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<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\/07\/media_1531133420185-1-1.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"353\" alt=\"media_1531133420185-1-1.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Installation at custom directory<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>The following command line parameters will install <i>TopTeam Desktop App<\/i> at specified installation directory on a host computer:<\/p>\n<p><strong>msiexec.exe \/i &#8220;&lt;&lt;MSI setup directory\/setup.msi&gt;&gt;&#8221; \/qn PATH_TO_INSTALL=&#8221;&lt;&lt;Installation directory&gt;&gt;&#8221; echo %Errorlevel% pause<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<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\/07\/media_1531135602971-1-1.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"277\" alt=\"media_1531135602971-1-1.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Installation using Public Property<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>Public property CB_CREATE_SHORTCUT will CREATE shortcut on desktop when passed value is &#8220;Yes&#8221;.<br \/>\nPublic property CB_RUN_APPLICATION will RUN <i>TopTeam Application<\/i> after installation when passed value is &#8220;Yes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>If NOT specified, default value will be CB_CREATE_SHORTCUT=&#8221;Yes&#8221; CB_RUN_APPLICATION=&#8221;Yes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>msiexec.exe \/i &#8220;&lt;&lt;MSI setup directory\/setup.msi&gt;&gt;&#8221; \/qb PATH_TO_INSTALL=&#8221;&lt;&lt;Installation directory&gt;&gt;&#8221; CB_CREATE_SHORTCUT=&#8221;Yes&#8221; CB_RUN_APPLICATION=&#8221;Yes&#8221; echo %Errorlevel% pause<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<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\/07\/media_1531135767567-1-1.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"277\" alt=\"media_1531135767567-1-1.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Installation of Log <\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>To create installation log use following command:<\/p>\n<p><strong>msiexec.exe \/i &#8220;&lt;&lt;MSI setup directory\/setup.msi&gt;&gt;&#8221; \/qn  \/L*V &#8220;C:\\log\\Install.log&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<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\/07\/media_1531133670032-1-1.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"277\" alt=\"media_1531133670032-1-1.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/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\/42532\/installing-topteam-desktop-app-net-client\/\" target=\"_blank\">Installing TopTeam Desktop App<\/a> (in interactive mode)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>Revised: July 19th, 2018<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- End ScreenSteps Content --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview TopTeam Desktop App can be installed using Silent Mode. This installation enables you to install the app on multiple systems without any user interaction using msiexec.exe. When you install using Silent Mode, the user interface (GUI) is not available. You will have to install via Command Prompt using the commands and parameters explained in this article. This article explains how to install TopTeam Desktop App using Silent Mode. Who should read this? TopTeam Administrators IT Support Preparations Uninstall TopTeam Desktop App if you had previously installed it. Ensure that the Windows Desktop and Start menu shortcuts are removed from <\/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":[61,280],"class_list":["post-42926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-installation","tag-desktop-app","tag-installation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paoaNA-bam","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42926","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=42926"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42990,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42926\/revisions\/42990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}