This method does not allow you to customize what components will be installed.Ĭreate a configuration file called a spec file to define which features in an installation should be enabled and disabled by default. Your computer may be restarted as part of the silent installation. You can verify that the silent installation has started by going to the Windows Task Manager and checking for setup.exe as a process. This will bring up the following window, showing the optional parameters available when calling setup.exe.
Here are a set of steps for creating a silent installer/uninstaller for LabVIEW but the steps apply to most other National Instruments software products. There are two methods which you can use to install or uninstall National Instruments products silently.