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Re: skipping initial setup screens for existing installation with setup.exe?
On 12/7/2010 2:03 PM, Steven Lefevre wrote:
> [...]
> I had tried the -M option, but got no window. Perhaps there's another
> problem that's causing my symptoms.
>
> I'm using Windows Vista. I have a shortcut on the desktop that
> launches setup.exe. I've tried both the -M and --help switches, with
> and without 'Run As Administrator' checked, but I get no window.
> However, the shortcut works ( the window appears with the initial
> screen) when I remove the switches.
-M works for me on XP and 7.
Maybe you are supplying the -M argument incorrectly in your shortcut?
You may have double quotes around the setup.exe path. Make sure to put
the arguments outside the quotes.
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