IExpress Setup Options

The IExpress Wizard (IExpress.exe) helps you to pass Setup command-line options from one application to another. When using IExpress with Internet Explorer options, the Internet Explorer options are placed inside the IExpress expression as follows:

Ie7setup <IExpress options> /c:"ie7wzd <Internet Explorer options>"

IExpress command-line options

The following are frequently used IExpress options that control the extraction process during Setup. These options are not specific to Internet Explorer.

Parameters

Action

/Q

Specifies quiet mode, or suppresses prompts, when files are being extracted. This switch does not suppress prompts when Setup is running.

/Q:U

Specifies user-quiet mode, which displays some dialog boxes to the user.

/Q:A

Specifies administrator-quiet mode, which does not display any dialog boxes to the user.

/C:<UNC location>

Specifies the path and name of the Setup .inf or .exe file.

/R:N

Never restarts the computer after installation.

/R:A

Always restarts the computer after installation.

/R:S

Restarts the computer after installation without prompting the user.

/T:<directory path>

Specifies the destination folder for extracting files.

For more information about IExpress, see IExpress Technology and the IExpress Wizard.

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