Add silent installation option to install.exe for labview suites

[nevarre]

I've been informed by NI support that current versions of LabVIEW can only be installed silently by installing Package Manager first and then using batch scripts for installation. Previous versions of labview supported silent installation using typical msiexec flags. The current tool, INSTALL.EXE only supports a passive switch which requires an interactive gui for it to successfully run an installer with application options other that the Package Manager. This is far from an ideal situation for mass deployment to computer labs and it ends up causing a waste of time and effort. Please add silent installation options to install.exe and add the ability for INSTALL.EXE to show installation parameters when it is passed some sort of common help parameter (such as --help, -h, -? ). 

[APena]

Hi nevarre,

A quick clarification question. When you say silent do you mean truly silent with no UI/dialogs/etc whatsoever? Or do you just mean an unattended installation that can be initiated from a command line or scrip that requires no interaction from the user?

Thanks.

 - Aaron

[Scott_Richardson]

NI Package Manager 20.7 implemented the --quiet flag, so you can enter the following command to run the installer fully silently: 

start /wait Install.exe --quiet --accept-eulas --prevent-reboot

This command will work with the NI Package Manager installer and will work with an package installer that might first install Package Manager.

References:

1. Automating the Unattended Installation of NI Package Manager (NIPM)
2. Automating an Installer