Common Command-Line Switches for Self-Installing Update Files

ID: Q197147

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.02, 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

This article describes common command-line switches you can use when implementing a self-installing update. You can use these switches with downloadable self-installing update files for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Internet Explorer.

MORE INFORMATION

NOTE: These switches do not work with all update files. If a switch does not work, the functionality is necessary for that package.

Switch Definitions


Switch                  Definition
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/q                      Quiet mode - Skips all user prompts

/q:u                    User Quiet mode - Shows some dialog boxes

/q:a                    Admin Quiet mode - Does not show any dialog boxes

/t:path                 Extracts the files to the specified path

/c                      Extract only - Extracts the files without
                        installing them

/c:path                 Change location of Setup file - Specifies the path
                        to the Setup file if it is different from the
                        default path

/r:n                    Never restart - Do not restart the computer even
if
                        it is necessary to complete the installation

/r:i                    Restart if necessary - Automatically restart the
                        computer if it is necessary to complete
                        installation.

/r:a                    Always restart - Always restart the computer after
                        installation

/r:s                    Silent restart - Automatically restart the
computer
                        without prompting the user

/n:v                    No version checking - Install the program over any
                        previous version

For more information about these switches, please see Appendix A of the Microsoft Internet Explorer Resource Kit.

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Version : WINDOWS:3.02,4.0,4.01,4.01 Service Pack 1,5,95
Platform : WINDOWS
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