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Performing a Silent Installation

Connector supports silent installations where monitoring and manual input during the installation process are not required.

Prerequisites

An executable file, which can be any of the following:
- setup.exe - Standard installation file
- setup64.exe - Installation file for 64-bit versions of Office
- setup86.exe - Installation file for 32-bit versions of Office
- ConnectorSetup.exe - Packaged installation file

Procedure

To perform a silent installation:

Open the Command Prompt (Start | All Programs | Accessories).
Browse to the directory with the downloaded setup executable.
Enter one of the following commands, depending on the type of setup that you are trying to perform:
- setup.exe /S "/s /v"/qb""
- setup64.exe /S /v"/qb"
- setup86.exe /S /v"/qb"
- ConnectorSetup.exe /silent
Note: For more information about the above switches, please see the Available Switches for Silent Installations.

Results

Access either Microsoft® Word or Excel to view the newly installed Connector Toolbar. CaseWare Connector is located on the Add-Ins tab. A reboot is not required unless a Microsoft Office product was open during the installation.

Notes

The standard silent installation uses an additional /s switch and all setup types require the double-quotation marks where specified.
There is no space between the /v switch and the next argument.
You can install to a custom directory using INSTALLDIR and specifying the fully qualified path of the folder (i.e. setup.exe "/s /v"/qb INSTALLDIR=\"C:\myCustomFolder\""").
Connector supports the /stage_only parameter.