Operation Manual

Installing Crystal Reports XI
Running a silent installation
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The following table lists the most common parameters used in a silent
installation. To use a parameter, place it on the command line after the
msiexec command and the path for the installation files.
Note: Parameters that are not listed in this table may be available, but they
have not been tested. Untested parameters are not supported.
Installation parameter Description
INSTALLDIR="filepath" Specifies the machine and directory
where you want to install Crystal
Reports. Replace filepath with the full
path for the installation directory. For
example, "C:\Program Files\Business
Objects\Crystal Reports 11".
COMMONVERDIR="filepath" Specifies the machine and directory
where you want to store the common
files directory created during the
installation. Replace filepath with the full
path for the common files directory. For
example, "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Business Objects\3.0".
PIDKEY=00000-0000000-
0000000-0000
Specifies your product activation
keycode.
REBOOT=ReallySuppress Prevents Crystal Reports from
prompting the user to reboot the
machine.
/qn+ Performs the installation silently, but
prompts the user when the installation is
complete.
/qn Performs the installation silently, without
prompting the user.
ADDLOCAL Specifies a list of features, delimited by
commas, that you want to install.
For example, ADDLOCAL=ALL
Note: When using any of the EXCLUDE
parameters in this table, you must also
use ADDLOCAL.
For example, ADDLOCAL=ALL
EXCLUDERDCFILES=1