Silent Install of Workstation on Windows

This topic applies to MicroStrategy Workstation versions 10.9 and later.

1. Gather the required response.ini and setup.iss files.

   For a sample response.ini file in Windows, click here.

   The KeepMySettingsOnMaintenance flag is used for uninstallation. This flag keeps the user data and Workstation settings in Windows under the user directory folder. The path is <UserDirectory>\AppData\Local\Microstrategy_Inc\.

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   [Installer]
   HideAllDialogs=TRUE
   CreateDesktopShortcuts=TRUE
   CreateStartMenuShortcuts=TRUE
   
   [InitialPaths]
   MicroStrategyWorkstation=C:\Program Files\MicroStrategy
   
   [Welcome]
   RemoveAll=FALSE
   
   [Finish]
   LaunchWorkstationAfterInstall=FALSE
   

   For a sample setup.iss file in Windows, click here.

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   [InstallShield Silent] 
   Version=v7.00 
   File=Response File 
                                   
   [Application] 
   Name=InstallShield 
   Version=11.3.0 
   Company=MicroStrategy

2. Place the response.ini and setup.iss files in the C: drive or your selected drive.
3. Open a command prompt.

4. Run the WindowsWorkstation.exe file in silent mode in the Workstation path with the following script:

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   "path-to-WindowsWorkstation.exe" -s --ResponseFile="c:\TMP\Wrkst\response.ini" -f1"c:\TMP\Wrkst\setup.iss" -f2"c:\TMP\Wrkst\setup.log"

   Where:

   • path-to-WindowsWorkstation.exe: Specifies the path and name to the installation executable. Can be a local or remote file. In this case, path-to-WindowsWorkstation.exe is <InstallationPackage>\resources\unpacked\WindowsWorkstation.exe. If you access the WindowsWorkstation.exe over a network path, make sure you can access it in Windows File Explorer.
   • --ResponseFile: The response.ini file is the Strategy silent install configuration file.
   • -s: When used, the installation will be run silently.
   • -f1: Specifies the path and name for the InstallShield launcher's log file. Do not include a space between the -f1 and the value
   • -f2: Specifies the path and name for the installation output log file. Do not include a space between the -f1 and the value