Advanced Installation
Silent Install
A silent install means Capture Express will be installed without the user having to answer any questions during the installation process. This is useful if you want to install Capture Express from within another setup program or when installing from a server on a network.
The /S command line parameter tells the Capture Express installer to do a Silent Install. For example:
capex.exe /S
Note: The Capture Express installation file can be named setup.exe or capex.exe depending on where you obtained the file. In the examples shown, substitute the actual name of your Capture Express installation file. If you downloaded an installation file in zip format, you must unzip setup.exe or capex.exe from the zip file before running a Silent Install.
Installation Options
The Capture Express Install program allows you to use a text file to automatically respond to the install questions during the installation process. By putting entries in the text file, you can choose things such as where to install the program, whether Capture Express should be put in the Startup folder so it is automatically launched when Windows starts, or whether the Quick Start Guide should be displayed after Capture Express is installed.
To do this you need to create a text file with a name of your choosing and use the /M= command line parameter. For this example, we will name the file CESetup.txt.
capex.exe /M=c:\CESetup.txt
These are the options you can put in the setup file:
INSTALLPATH is used to override the default installation folder. If included, Capture Express will be installed in the folder specified by INSTALLPATH.
INSTALLPATH=c:\myprograms\Capture Express
STARTUP=Y puts Capture Express in Windows StartUp folder.
STARTUP=N does not put Capture Express in Windows StartUp folder.
LAUNCHNOW=Y Launches Capture Express after installation is completed.
LAUNCHNOW=N does not Launch Capture Express after installation is completed.
NOQUICKSTART = Y the Quick Start Guide will not be installed
NOQUICKSTART = N the Quick Start Guide will be installed (default)
QUICKSTARTNOW = Y displays Quick Start Guide after installation is completed or when Capture Express starts (default).
QUICKSTARTNOW = N does not display Quick Start Guide at the end of the installation.
QUICKSTARTNOW = P Prevents the Quick Start Guide from being displayed when Capture Express starts.
QUICKSTARTNOW = NP does not display Quick Start Guide at the end of the installation and also prevents the Quick Start Guide from being displayed when Capture Express starts.
Note: NOQUICKSTART prevents the Quick Start Guide from even being installed. QUICKSTARTNOW just prevents the Quick Start Guide from being displayed. When using QUICKSTARTNOW the Quick Start Guide can be installed but not automatically displayed.
NOHELP = Y the Help file will not be installed
NOHELP = N the Help file will be installed (default)
INSTALLOLDER = Y all files will be installed even if they are older than files already in the destination folder
INSTALLOLDER = N newer files in the destination folder will not be overwritten (default)
REBOOT=N suppresses the dialog suggesting a reboot after installation is completed, even if the installer has determined that one is needed.
LICENSENAME and LICENSECODE are used to license the software during install:
LICENSENAME=Name used when Capture Express was licensed
LICENSECODE=Code received when Capture Express was licensed
Sample Text File
Using Notepad, or some other text editor, create the file CESetup.txt containing the following:
INSTALLPATH=c:\Program Files\Capture Express
STARTMENUFOLDR=Capture Express
STARTUP=N
LAUNCHNOW=N
QUICKSTARTNOW=N
REBOOT=N
LICENSENAME=John Smith
LICENSECODE=CEB9J-XBT87-QR54W-X6AH8-QA7NU
Note: The License Information is for demonstration purposes only. You should use the License Information you received when you purchased Capture Express.
This example will cause Capture Express to be installed in the c:\Program Files\Capture Express folder. The start menu will be Capture Express. Capture Express will not be launched when Windows is started. Capture Express will not run at the end of the install. The Quick Start Guide will not be displayed at the end of the install. The setup will not reboot the computer. After the installation is complete, the program will be licensed to John Smith.
Note: Only insert valid options into the CESetup.txt file. Do not include comments.
Silent Install with Options
You may combine the Silent Install with the Installation Options listed above. After creating CESetup.txt you would install Capture Express with the following command:
capex.exe /S /M=c:\CESetup.txt