Using msiexec.exe, Installation log files – Lenovo ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery 4.3 (Deployment Guide) User Manual
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setup.exe /a
An administrative installation presents a wizard that prompts the administrative
user to specify the locations for unpacking the setup files. The default extract
location is C:\. You can choose a new location which may include drives other
than C:\. For example, other local drives or mapped network drives. You can also
create new directories during this step.
To run an administrative installation silently, you can set the public property
TARGETDIR on the command line to specify the extract location.
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For installation target directory paths that do NOT contain spaces, use the
following command line as an example:
setup.exe /a /s /v"/qn TARGETDIR=F:\TVTRR"
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For installation target directory paths that contain spaces, an escape character '/'
must be placed preceding the double-quoted target directory:
setup.exe /a /s /v"/qn TARGETDIR=\"F:\TVTRR\Rescue and Recovery\""
Note:
If your version of Windows Installer is not current, setup.exe is configured
to update the Windows Installer engine to version 3.0. This update will cause the
installation action to prompt for a reboot even with an administrative extract
installation. Use the reboot properly to prevent a reboot in this situation. If the
Windows Installer is at least version 3.0, setup.exe will not attempt to install.
Once an administrative installation has been completed, the administrative user
can make customizations to the source files, such as adding settings to the registry.
Using msiexec.exe
To install from the unpacked source after making customizations, the user calls
msiexec.exe from the command line, passing the name of the unpacked *.MSI file.
The msiexec.exe file is the executable program of the Windows Installer used to
interpret installation packages and install products on target systems.
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For installation paths that do NOT contain spaces:
msiexec.exe /a "Lenovo Rescue and Recovery.msi" /qn TARGERDIR=F:\TVTRR
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For installation paths that contain spaces:
msiexec.exe /a "Lenovo Rescue and Recovery.msi" /qn TARGERDIR=
\"F:\TVTRR\Rescue and Recovery\"
The following is an example to use msiexec.exe.
msiexec /i "C:\WindowsFolder\Profiles\UserName\
Personal\MySetups\project name\product configuration\release name\
DiskImages\Disk1\product name.msi"
Note:
Enter the preceding command as a single line with no spaces following the
slashes.
For information on command line parameters and public properties, go to the
Microsoft Web site at:
Installation log files
The log file rrinstall43w.log is created in the %temp% directory if the setup is
launched by the setup.exe file (double-click the install.exe file to run it without
parameters, or extract msi and run the setup.exe file). The log file contains log
messages that can be used to debug installation problems. The log file includes any
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