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Elizabeth C. Moore wrote:
> Hello.  I need to do a silent unattended install of MikTex 2.8 on Windows
> 7.  I am unable to find the proper Run command.  In Windows XP I used the
> following, but that does not work in Windows 7.  Can someone please help
> and let me know what the command is?  Thank you!
> 
> file location\file.exe --unattended
> 
> C:\MikTex\basic-miktex-2.8.3582.exe --unattended

If you're using the same MiKTeX installer then the switch will be unaltered (http://docs.miktex.org/manual/setupwiz.html).

Have you attempted to run the command elevated (e.g. from an elevated command prompt or using the Start Menu's search box and CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER) or do you have UAC disabled? (you could try running with UAC disabled in the first instance, but I wouldn't recommend leaving a Windows 7 machine in that state - UAC is there for a reason). Alternatively, have you tried using --unattended --private to do a single-user install?


David

Running as administrator worked!!!  Thank you soooooooooooooo much.  Have a great day.  I know I will now.  :o)

Liz


-----Original Message-----
From: David Allsopp [mailto:dra-news@...] 
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 8:36 AM
To: 'miktex-users@...'
Subject: Re: [MiKTeX] unattended install

Elizabeth C. Moore wrote:
> Hello.  I need to do a silent unattended install of MikTex 2.8 on Windows
> 7.  I am unable to find the proper Run command.  In Windows XP I used the
> following, but that does not work in Windows 7.  Can someone please help
> and let me know what the command is?  Thank you!
> 
> file location\file.exe --unattended
> 
> C:\MikTex\basic-miktex-2.8.3582.exe --unattended

If you're using the same MiKTeX installer then the switch will be unaltered (http://docs.miktex.org/manual/setupwiz.html).

Have you attempted to run the command elevated (e.g. from an elevated command prompt or using the Start Menu's search box and CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER) or do you have UAC disabled? (you could try running with UAC disabled in the first instance, but I wouldn't recommend leaving a Windows 7 machine in that state - UAC is there for a reason). Alternatively, have you tried using --unattended --private to do a single-user install?


David

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Do you know the command to do an unattended uninstall?  I was unaware that I was responsible for doing that as well.

Thanks!

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From: David Allsopp [dra-news@...]
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 8:36 AM
To: 'miktex-users@...'
Subject: Re: [MiKTeX] unattended install

Elizabeth C. Moore wrote:
> Hello.  I need to do a silent unattended install of MikTex 2.8 on Windows
> 7.  I am unable to find the proper Run command.  In Windows XP I used the
> following, but that does not work in Windows 7.  Can someone please help
> and let me know what the command is?  Thank you!
>
> file location\file.exe --unattended
>
> C:\MikTex\basic-miktex-2.8.3582.exe --unattended

If you're using the same MiKTeX installer then the switch will be unaltered (http://docs.miktex.org/manual/setupwiz.html).

Have you attempted to run the command elevated (e.g. from an elevated command prompt or using the Start Menu's search box and CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER) or do you have UAC disabled? (you could try running with UAC disabled in the first instance, but I wouldn't recommend leaving a Windows 7 machine in that state - UAC is there for a reason). Alternatively, have you tried using --unattended --private to do a single-user install?


David

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The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE:
Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen.
Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle.
Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance.
http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb
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