Directx Redist silent extract and install command line?

[belliez]

Hi,

Please could someone guide me in the right direction. I am trying to perform a silent install of directx_mar2008_redist.exe via the command line. I can make it extract into a temp directory but not start the install after it has been extracted?

This is my command line to extract:

directx_mar2008_redist.exe /Q /C /T:C:\TempFiles\directx

I do not know how to start the install.

I don't want to do this using two commands, I would prefer the single command to extract AND install silent.

I don't want to extract the contents of directx_mar2008_redist.exe because I want to just supply a single file to use as part of a silent install for a application.

Thanks in advanced

Paul

[ajua]

Hi. Extract the setup files using WinRAR or the command line switches. Then use the extracted files and run dxsetup.exe /silent.

I use this to install it and it works without any issue. Hint: i ran them from a hard disk, not CD/DVD just to make sure it works, some MS installer can't run from read-only media because they try to write a log file.

[belliez]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

This is what I have been doing however I was trying to acheive this in one command on the command line. It is part of an install using Inno Setup and I want to extract and install at the same time! I have halve solved this by extracting and installing as per your reply but I was trying to clean it up a little!

Paul

[ajua]

Well, then you can use the extract command and specify a location. When you are ready to install it in you AutoIt scritp called the extracted files using my instructions. That should do it.