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Silent install switches not working anymore? - Autodesk Design Review

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Silent install switches not working anymore? - Autodesk Design Review

acquisition_informatique
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Hi,

I’m a software packager working on updating our package for Autodesk Design Review to ensure it can be deployed automatically and silently in our enterprise environment.

 

In the past, we successfully installed Autodesk Design Review version 14.0.0.177 using the following command:

setup.exe /W /q

 

This worked well and installed the software silently, as documented on your page regarding silent installations. https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Silent-Deployment-...

 

However, it appears there have been changes with the latest version (15.0.2.10 as of today). After downloading it from https://www.autodesk.com/products/design-review/download, I extracted the EXE and attempted to use the same silent installation command (setup.exe /W /q). Unfortunately, this no longer works, and the installation prompts an interactive window as if a manual installation were initiated.

Could you please clarify what changes have been made and whether this is documented anywhere? Additionally, I would appreciate guidance on how to perform a silent and automatic installation with the current version. We just need the new silent install switches please.

 

Thank you for your assistance!

 

Best regards

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acquisition_informatique
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I've found the solution to the issue, so I'm sharing it here for anyone else who might encounter the same problem. The installer now requires the following command:


Setup.exe --silent --noupdate

(instead of old /W /q switches)

This command successfully installs the application silently. If you need help with the `Setup.exe`, you can run the command with `--help`, which will display the following information:

Usage:
-h [ --help ] Print help message
-q [ --silent ] Silent mode
--noupdate Installation will not include updates
-i [ --install_mode ] arg [install|uninstall] Specifies the type of operation
that the Autodesk Installer will perform
-d [ --install_dest ] arg Specifies the installation directory of the product

Finally for a silent uninstall, simply use the `UninstallString` found in the registry entries, ensuring that `-q` is included for a quiet/silent uninstall.



@ AUTODESK, i recommend you update your page here with the correct, up-to-date information :
How to perform a silent install of Autodesk Design Review
@

pvillella-CAP
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@acquisition_informatique thank you very much for sharing the solution to this issue. Apparently, this latest version of Design Review is very different from previous versions, at least as far as architecture goes. Autodesk has also started using a new installer mechanism for many of its products and it looks like they've changed the installer for DR as well, which explains the changes you noted.

I agree that Autodesk should be updating documentation AHEAD OF TIME so that users and admins aren't having to solve these issues ourselves when our systems break.

 

Autodesk, please update the documentation for silent installs that @acquisition_informatique referenced.

Thank you,

Patrick