Performing a Silent Installation of VDM

Summary

Starting in version 10, VDM now has the capability to be silently installed. A silent install is the installation of a Starting with version 10, VDM now supports silent installation. A silent install allows the application to be installed without requiring user interaction, helping streamline the deployment process for desktop environments.

Silent installations are especially useful when deploying VDM across multiple systems. For example, a network administrator may choose to distribute VDM using a silent installer to ensure all users within the environment receive the same installation configuration and settings.

Silent Install options for the Windows installer (msiexec)

Steps to Silently Install VDM

1. Download the VDM.msi installer package.
2. Launch Command Prompt as an administrator.
3. Update the values in the command below with your environment and registration information, then paste the command into Command Prompt.

msiexec /i C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\VDM.msi /q OPTIONS="C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\OPTIONS" LicType="Developer" CompanyID="1821" RegistrationPassword="ENTERPASSWORD" LicKey="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" Email="JaneDoe@bridgeworksllc.com" FirstName="Jane" LastName="Doe" Phone="555-555-8888" Country="USA(United States of America)"

Parameter Breakdown

• Path to the VDM.msi – Path to the VDM installer package
  Example:
  C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\VDM.msi
• OPTIONS – Path to the OPTIONS file to use during installation
• LicType – Specifies the license type
  Available values: "View Only" or "Developer"
• CompanyID – Company ID associated with the installation
  This must match the Company ID associated with the provided OPTIONS file.
• RegistrationPassword – Password used for the VDM registration
• LicKey – VDM license key used for registration
• Email – Email address associated with the registered user
• FirstName – First name of the registered user
• LastName – Last name of the registered user
• Phone – Phone number of the registered user (Optional)
• Country – Country associated with the registered user

Important Note

If deploying VDM to multiple machines, ensure the installer path and OPTIONS file location are accessible to all systems, such as through a shared network location.

Examples

Example of the full command

msiexec /i C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\VDM.msi /q OPTIONS="C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\OPTIONS" LicType="Developer" CompanyID="1821" RegistrationPassword="ENTERPASSWORD" LicKey="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" Email="JaneDoe@bridgeworksllc.com" FirstName="Jane" LastName="Doe" Phone="555-555-8888" Country="USA(United States of America)"

Silently install the msi package

msiexec /i C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\VDM.msi /qn

Silently install the msi package, no reboot

msiexec /i C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\VDM.msi /qn /norestart

Silently install the msi package and write the installation log to file C:\msilog.txt

msiexec /i C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\VDM.msi /l*v C:\msilog.txt /qn

Silently uninstall the msi package:

msiexec /x C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\VDM.msi /qn

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