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Here is more comprehensive blog regarding silent installation.  Ignore/Excuse the document format as it is a copy/paste from Microsoft Word. 1.                Required Components 1.        Setup.exe along with supporting installation files for MicroStrategy product 2.        Response.ini 3.        Setup.iss – file containing responses to required input by InstallShield during installation 4.        Batch File - .bat file containing the command to be executed 1.1.          Setup.exe Setup.exe is shipped with other MicroStrategy installation files. Usually downloaded as a zip file and can be unzipped to any location. For purposes of Silent Install, this file could be located locally or on a network drive. 1.2.    ...

Create a batch file "install.bat" (name does not matter) with the following command line: "Path_to_setup_file\setup.exe" -L0009 --ResponseFile=" Path_to_setup_file \response.ini" -f1" Path_to_setup_file \setup.iss" -f2"c:\setup.log" Path_to_setup_file above should be replaced with actual path to the setup.exe for the version you are trying to uninstall. The setup files can be located on remote server. Make sure to provide a proper fully qualified UNC path. Use the below response file. Response file should be named response.ini and should be saved in the same location as setup.exe. Below script only installs Desktop and Narrowcast. If you would like to install additional components, make necessary changes. Also notice that the below script will force a reboot of your system. Most errors encountered during installation will be logged in c:\setup.log. Again, feel free to change the location of the setup.log file. [Installer]  HideA...