Microsoft KB Archive/230781

= How to Use Property Reference Command-Line Parameters with Msiexec.exe =

Article ID: 230781

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q230781



SUMMARY
It is possible to perform all Microsoft Windows Installer functions at a command prompt by using Msiexec.exe. You can use many property command-line switches to perform different functions or set certain variables. Some examples include setting the Company Name variable and applying patches or transforms.



MORE INFORMATION
The following properties are defined by the Microsoft Windows Installer. You can specify additional properties by authored data or custom actions. Properties whose names are entirely uppercase can be specified on the command line. For example:

msiexec /i mypackage.msi COMPANYNAME="ACME Corp."

The following list provides more information about the component locations properties.

The following list provides more information about other configurable properties.

Keywords: kbenv kbinfo KB230781

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