Example: Using msiexec command line utilities for installing Notes

You can use the msiexec command line statement to install Notes® by specifying the .msi file, and optionally the .mst file, to use during installation.

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Examples of using the msiexec command line statement to install Notes with or without calling a configured transform are as follows:

To install to the default directories, use the following statement:

msiexec /i "IBM Notes 9.0 Social Edition.msi" /qn TRANSFORMS="custom.mst"

To overwrite the default directories, use the following statement:

msiexec /i "IBM Notes 9.0 Social Edition.msi" /qn PROGDIR=C:\Test DATADIR=C:\Test\Data TRANSFORMS="custom.mst"

To calls a transform file, use the following statement:

msiexec /i "IBM Notes 9.0 Social Edition.msi"  TRANSFORMS="custom.mst"

In the following example, the progdir parameter and the datadir parameter are used to overwrite the default settings designated by the transform file.

Change to the Notes install directory that contains the install media kit. For example, this is the directory in which the Notes .msi file, setup.exe file, and transform, *.mst file reside.
Run the silent install:
- For a single user install, do one of the following:
  - To install to the default program and data directories, and install the default features as specified in the install manifest, enter the following command:
```
msiexec /i "IBM Notes 9.0 Social Edition.msi"  TRANSFORMS="custom.mst"
```
  - To install to non-default program and data directories, enter the following command to explicitly state the target program and data directory:
```
msiexec /i "IBM Notes 9.0 Social Edition.msi" PROGDIR=C:\Test DATADIR=C:\Test\DataTRANSFORMS="custom.mst" 
```
- For a multi-user install, you can either use the "SETMULTIUSER=1" command line statement or use a transform (.mst) file when performing the Notes silent multi-user install.
```
msiexec /i "IBM Notes 9.0 Social Edition.msi" SETMULTIUSER=1 /qb"
```

Related concepts:

Example: Sharing command line utilities for installing Notes

Customizing Notes install using the tuner

Using the install manifest "default" setting for silent feature specification