How to Install MSI File in Batch Script
In Windows, it is easy to install .msi files in the system by just double-clicking or running the file as administrator if necessary. We also can install the .msi by using a Batch script.
This article will show how we can install a .msi file using a Batch script. We also see an example with a proper explanation to make the topic easier to understand.
Install MSI File in Batch Script
In our example below, we will install a .msi file. Also, we will check whether the system is 32-bit or 64-bit.
The code for our example will look like the below.
@ECHO off
ECHO Checking Windows OS architecture...
ECHO %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% | findstr /i ".64." > nul
IF %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 GOTO ver_64
GOTO ver_32
:ver_32
ECHO 32 bit detected
ECHO Installing application...
if EXIST "C:\Program Files\SMP\SMP Agent\installSMPlugin.txt" GOTO :end
NET USE u: "\\SMP-W2K8-01.EPM.LOCAL\NSCap\Bin\Win32\X86\Software Management\Plugin"
msiexec.exe /q /i "u:\SoftwareManagementSolution_Plugin_x86.msi"
TIMEOUT 30
TIME /T > "C:\Program Files\SMP\SMP Agent\installSMPlugin.txt"
NET USE u: /DELETE
:end
pause
exit
:ver_64
ECHO 64 bit detected
ECHO Installing application...
if EXIST "C:\Program Files\SMP\SMP Agent\installSMPlugin.txt" GOTO :end
NET USE u: "\\SMP-W2K8-01.EPM.LOCAL\NSCap\Bin\Win64\X64\Software Management\Plugin"
msiexec.exe /q /i "u:\SoftwareManagementSolution_Plugin_x64.msi"
TIMEOUT 30
TIME /T > "C:\Program Files\SMP\SMP Agent\installSMPlugin.txt"
NET USE u: /DELETE
:end
pause
exit
In our example, we first checked whether the system is 32-bit or 64-bit. A built-in variable in Batch named PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE contains .86 or .64 symbols.
Through this, we can get the processor’s architecture. For this purpose, we used the below lines of code.
@ECHO off
ECHO Checking Windows OS architecture...
ECHO %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% | findstr /i ".64." > nul
IF %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 GOTO ver_64
GOTO ver_32
In the line msiexec.exe /q /i, /q means quiet and /i means installation. "C:\Program Files\SMP\SMP Agent\installSMPlugin.txt" is the location of your SMP Plugin.
You can modify this depending on your system. \\SMP-W2K8-01.EPM.LOCAL\NSCap\Bin\Win32\X86\Software Management\Plugin is the location of your SMP server.
And lastly, u:\SoftwareManagementSolution_Plugin_x86.msi is the location of your .msi file.
For 32-bit installation, we used the below lines of code.
:ver_32
ECHO 32 bit detected
ECHO Installing application...
if EXIST "C:\Program Files\SMP\SMP Agent\installSMPlugin.txt" GOTO :end
NET USE u: "\\SMP-W2K8-01.EPM.LOCAL\NSCap\Bin\Win32\X86\Software Management\Plugin"
msiexec.exe /q /i "u:\SoftwareManagementSolution_Plugin_x86.msi"
TIMEOUT 30
TIME /T > "C:\Program Files\SMP\SMP Agent\installSMPlugin.txt"
NET USE u: /DELETE
:end
pause
exit
For 64-bit installation, we used the below lines of code.
:ver_64
ECHO 64 bit detected
ECHO Installing application...
if EXIST "C:\Program Files\SMP\SMP Agent\installSMPlugin.txt" GOTO :end
NET USE u: "\\SMP-W2K8-01.EPM.LOCAL\NSCap\Bin\Win64\X64\Software Management\Plugin"
msiexec.exe /q /i "u:\SoftwareManagementSolution_Plugin_x64.msi"
TIMEOUT 30
TIME /T > "C:\Program Files\SMP\SMP Agent\installSMPlugin.txt"
NET USE u: /DELETE
:end
pause
exit
The script automatically installs your .msi file if every file location and directory is okay.
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