General Options for msiexec

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General Options for msiexec

All MSI packages support the following general options:

/i msi install package

Installs or configures Client Automation.

/q n|b|r|f|+|–

Sets the user interface level.

	Option (Combination)	User Interface Level
	q	No user interface.
	qn	No user interface.
	qb	Basic user interface. Use qb! to hide the Cancel button.
	qr	Reduced user interface with no modal dialog box displayed at the end of the installation.
	qf	Full user interface and any authored FatalError, UserExit, or Exit modal dialog boxes at the end.
	qn+	No user interface except for a modal dialog box displayed at the end.
	qb+	Basic user interface 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.
	qb–	Basic user interface with no modal dialog boxes. Note that /qb+– is not a supported user interface level. Use qb–! or qb!– to hide the Cancel button.

Note: The ! option is available with Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 and works only with basic user interface. It is not valid with full user interface.

/l [i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] Logfile

Writes logging information into a log file at the specified path. Flags indicate which information to log. If no flags are specified, the default is iwearmo.

Flag	Information to log
i	Status messages
w	Nonfatal warnings
e	All error messages
a	Start up of actions
r	Action-specific records
u	User requests
c	Initial user interface parameters
m	Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
o	Out-of-disk-space messages
p	Terminal properties
v	Verbose output
x	Extra debugging information. Only available on Windows Server 2003
+	Append to existing file
!	Flush each line to the log
*	Wild card. Log all information except for the v and x options. To include the v and x options, specify /l*vx