blashmet Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 How does one create an invisible (no windows showing) installation with administrative rights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted August 14, 2013 Moderators Share Posted August 14, 2013 Depends on what you are installing, and whether the install package supports silent switches. Otherwise, you would have to package the install into an MSI for yourself. If it is a Setup.exe, try running it from command line with the /? switch to see if there are available switches. If you would care to give an example of what you're installing, we can assist. "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basel1998 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) If the installer Automaticly install then use #RequireAdmin #NoTrayIcon Run("Your Program","Working dir",@SW_HIDE) Edited August 14, 2013 by basel1998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted August 14, 2013 Moderators Share Posted August 14, 2013 And how does that make the installation invisible? "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blashmet Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Depends on what you are installing, and whether the install package supports silent switches. Otherwise, you would have to package the install into an MSI for yourself. If it is a Setup.exe, try running it from command line with the /? switch to see if there are available switches. If you would care to give an example of what you're installing, we can assist. I don't believe silent switches are supported. Appending /? to the .exe at the command line just runs the installer as usual. I have a macro generated that runs through the whole installation, so I think simply making the windows completely transparent would suffice as a solution. #RequireAdmin #NoTrayIcon Run("Your Program") Riiiiiiiiight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basel1998 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I don't believe silent switches are supported. Appending /? to the .exe at the command line just runs the installer as usual. I have a macro generated that runs through the whole installation, so I think simply making the windows completely transparent would suffice as a solution. Riiiiiiiiight If the installer Automaticly install then use #RequireAdmin #NoTrayIcon Run("Your Program","Working dir",@SW_HIDE) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted August 14, 2013 Moderators Share Posted August 14, 2013 @basel1998, you still aren't understanding what the OP is asking. @OP Is this a public piece of software? Does it say InstallShield or some such when you run it? Many applications are really MSIs, but they are "wrapped" in a setup.exe. Often times, the setup.exe simply copies the MSI to the temp directory and then starts the installation. "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basel1998 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 you can find silent switches in ussf http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Launchers-Shutdown-Tools/Universal-Silent-Switch-Finder.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blashmet Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 @basel1998, you still aren't understanding what the OP is asking. @OP Is this a public piece of software? Does it say InstallShield or some such when you run it? Many applications are really MSIs, but they are "wrapped" in a setup.exe. Often times, the setup.exe simply copies the MSI to the temp directory and then starts the installation. Might he be onto something with the "@SW_HIDE" part? The software is : http://download.cnet.com/Aginity-Workbench-for-Netezza/3000-2065_4-10967097.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted August 14, 2013 Moderators Share Posted August 14, 2013 I just tried it with a /qn switch and it installed silently on XP SP3 32bit. "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blashmet Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 I just tried it with a /qn switch and it installed silently on XP SP3 32bit. Interesting...did you use the /qn switch with the .exe? I tried the /quiet switch on Win7 with no success...I also drilled down a couple levels and extracted a bunch of folders + the .msi from the .exe, and a couple switches failed, but I'll try some others. I'll let you know how it goes...thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheky Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 and as a last resort, as long as your macro doesnt rely on active windows, mouseclicks, or the like; you could always screenshot the desktop then use splashimageon. ,-. .--. ________ .-. .-. ,---. ,-. .-. .-. .-. |(| / /\ \ |\ /| |__ __||| | | || .-' | |/ / \ \_/ )/ (_) / /__\ \ |(\ / | )| | | `-' | | `-. | | / __ \ (_) | | | __ | (_)\/ | (_) | | .-. | | .-' | | \ |__| ) ( | | | | |)| | \ / | | | | | |)| | `--. | |) \ | | `-' |_| (_) | |\/| | `-' /( (_)/( __.' |((_)-' /(_| '-' '-' (__) (__) (_) (__) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted August 14, 2013 Moderators Share Posted August 14, 2013 Yes, I simply did C:AginityNetezzaWorkbenchSetupx86.exe /qn "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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