Background information installation modes

As described in the Execution of packages section, you execute a package by calling the "Deploy-Application.exe" executable that is located in the package directory.

You can specify which installation mode is used by using the command line parameter "InstallMode" to specify how the installation should be performed. If you do not specify the InstallMode parameter, the default value is "Install".

Possible values for InstallMode are:

  • Install
    Either only the computer part (for non-interactive execution) or both computer and user part (for interactive execution) is installed.
  • InstallComputerPart
    Only the computer part is installed.
  • InstallUserPart
    Only the user part is installed (typically via Active Setup).
  • Modify
    A modification execution takes place. In its current status, this corresponds to a normal installation.
  • Reinstall
    A reinstallation takes place and the script is executed again.
  • Repair
    A repair installation takes place. In the current status this corresponds to a normal installation.
  • Uninstall
    Either only the computer portion (for non-interactive execution) or both the computer and user portions (for interactive execution) are uninstalled.
  • Update
    An update installation takes place. In the current status this corresponds to a normal installation.