The Microsoft Visio 2002 Setup program accepts a number of optional command-line switches that you can use to control how Setup operates. This article lists the switches and describes the functionality of each switch.

Visio 2002 Setup also supports a "silent" installation for administrators who want to deploy Visio in their enterprise environment.

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Important Notes

•	Switches are not case-sensitive; for example, /V is the same as /v.
•	When you are using multiple switches, separate them with a blank space.

The following table lists the Setup switches:

Switch              Description                      Usage
-------             -------------                    -----
/autorun            Runs the Autorun.inf             setup.exe /autorun 

/a                  Initiates an administrative      setup.exe /a
                    installation

/j [u|m]Package     Advertises a product. This       setup.exe /j           
                    option ignores any property      Visio10.msi
                    values entered on the command 
                    line

/g LanguageID       u - Advertise to the current     setup.exe /j[u|m]
                        user                         Visio10.msi /t 
                    m - Advertise to all users of  
                        machine
                    g - Language ID 
                    t - Applies transform to 
                        advertised package
                      
/i                  Specifies the .msi file that      setup.exe /i Visio10 
                    Setup.exe is to install. If       .msi /t ProgramMgmt
                    the /i option is not included,    .mst
                    Setup.exe uses the Visio10.msi 
                    file.  

/PIDKEY             Sets properties in the .msi file. setup.exe PIDKEY=
                    Setup.exe passes these to         12345-12345-12345-12
                    msiexec as written.               345-12345
                                                  

/q                  Set the UI level at the           setup.exe /q
                    installation. /q - no UI 
                    (/qn - for msiexec.)

/qb                 Basic UI                          setup.exe /qb

/qr                 Reduced UI                        setup.exe /qr

/settings           Enables administrators to         setup.exe /settings 
                    specify an .ini file containing   mysettings.ini
                    all of the customized settings to 
                    be passed during Visio 2002 setup. 
                    See the description of the .ini 
                    file below.  

/Resume             Skip system pack detection and    setup.exe /resume
                    just continue with Visio
				

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Using the .ini File

Creating an initialization file may be easier than creating a long command line. Using the /settings option, Setup.exe reads the specified .ini file and constructs a command line to pass to the Msiexec.exe application. Only properties supported on the command line are supported in the .ini file. If a property or value is found in both the .ini file and on the command line, the command line settings override the .ini file settings.

The format of the .ini file is:

[msi]

[mst]

[options]

[Display]
				

The [msi] section of the .ini file specifies the path to the installation package for the installation. This corresponds to the /i option on the command line.

The [mst] section of the .ini file specifies the path to transforms used with this installation. This corresponds to the /j option on the command line. Multiple transforms are each indicated on a different line, using MST1 - MST(N). When parsed into the command line, the list in the .ini file is turned from left to right. Note that the number associated with the MST(N) title is present only to maintain unique identifiers and has no programmatic meaning.

The [options] section allows network administrators to set and override properties in the .msi or .mst files. Options set in the .ini file are added to the command line using the /o option. Each option in the option section must have a property name and a value.

The [Display] section is used to set the user interface level used during setup. This corresponds to the /q option on the command line. Valid values are - none, basic, reduced, and full.

For more information about using a long file name with embedded spaces in the path, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about how to deploy Visio 2002, see the Microsoft Visio 2002 Resource Kit. To view the Visio 2002 Resource Kit, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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