Restart options, Installation progress options, 3restart options – McAfee VIRUSSCAN 8.7I User Manual

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VirusScan

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Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide

Installing VirusScan Enterprise

Using the command line to install program files

3

Restart options

You can force a restart if one is required, prevent the destination computer from
restarting during the installation or always perform a restart. To do this, add the

REBOOT

property to the command line:

Installation progress options

To record installation progress in a log file, add this option and parameter to the Setup
command line:

/l*v "c:\temp\log.txt"

Here,

c:\temp\log.txt

can be any location and any file name you want to use to

create the log file. This option logs all installer activity, including all files copied, all
registry keys added, and all .

INI

file changes.

Replace the asterisk (*) shown in the command-line example, with one or more of
these parameters to limit the type of data that the log file records:

Option

Description

REBOOT=F

Forces a restart if one is required.

REBOOT=R

Prevents a restart.

Notes and Tips

To run a silent installation and prevent a system restart:

setup.exe REBOOT=R /q

REBOOT=A

Always restarts.

Option

Description

i

status messages

w

non-fatal warnings

e

all error messages

a

action starts

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

+

append to existing file

!

flush each line to the log

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