Microsoft KB Archive/197775

= How to Prevent Rebooting after Installing Internet Explorer =

Article ID: 197775

Article Last Modified on 10/23/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit 4.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit 4.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit 4.01a

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This article was previously published under Q197775



SUMMARY
It may be desirable in some cases to bypass the reboot prompt for Internet Explorer 4.0 setup.

To do this, command line switches must be passed to the Ie4setup.exe program that is run to start the installation.

There are a number of command line switches that can be used to prevent the reboot. Whenever command line switches are passed like this, some of the settings in the IEAK wizard may be overridden and need to be passed directly on the command line.

The following steps will prevent the reboot only:
 * 1) Click Start and point to Run.
 * 2) Type \\ \ \Ie4setup.exe /C:"IE4WZD /S:""#e""/R:N"

The above is one command it has been wrapped for readability.

Where is the name of the computer and is the name of the share which should be made on the Packages folder in your build.

The Packages folder is located at the following path:



Where is your drive letter and is the path to your build.

If a silent mode install is desired, the following should be used:
 * 1) Click Start and point to Run.
 * 2) Type \\ \ \Ie4setup.exe /Q:A /C:"IE4WZD/S:""#e"" /Q /R:N"

Where is the name of the computer and is the name of the share which should be made on the packages folder in your build.

The above is one command; it may have been wrapped for readability.

The Packages folder is located at the following path:



Where is your drive letter and is the path to your build.

If active desktop and quiet mode are desired, the following should be used:
 * 1) Click Start and point to Run.
 * 2) Type \\ \ \Ie4setup.exe /Q:A /C:"IE4WZD/S:""#e"" /Q /I:N /R:N"

Where is the name of the computer and is the name of the share which should be made on the packages folder in your build.

The above is one command which may have been wrapped for readability.

The Packages folder is located at the following path:



Where is your drive letter and is the path to your build.

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