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Subject: Using Microsoft Installer Technology
Product: ProjectWise 08.01.xx.xx and above
Operating System: All
Document Number: 8357
Last Updated: 10 April 2008

 

Bentley is using the Microsoft Windows Installer technology to allow administrators to easily deploy ProjectWise Explorer to client computers.

Using this technology, it is possible to both install and uninstall ProjectWise Explorer using a command line. The command line can be placed in a log in script or used with automated deployment technology such as Group Policy or Microsoft SMS.

msiexec.exe is a Microsoft executable that provides the means to install, modify, and perform operations on Windows Installer from the command line. This command line tool has many options. Those options can be found on Microsoft's web site at: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367988.aspx

All ProjectWise modules use Windows Installer 2.0 and .msi files for installation

Here are a few examples on how to use the misexec.exe command to install and uninstall ProjectWise Explorer.

  • This example will install ProjectWise Explorer completely silent with the default options. If ran in a log in script, the user will not be aware of the installer running.

    msiexec /i <fullpath>\pwxplore.msi /qn AgreeToLicense=Yes

    Where /i = install, and /qn = quiet, with no user input

  • Un-install of existing ProjectWise modules can be first accomplished by using the following example:

    msiexec /x <full path>\pwxplore.msi /qn

    Note: the pwxplore.msi file noted here is the .msi file for the ProjectWise installation. Where /x = uninstall, and /qn = quiet, with no user input

  • Installing specific ProjectWise features:

    • ADDLOCAL: add specific features or all features

    • REMOVE: remove or do not install features

    • Example 1: This Example installs all the features of ProjectWise Explorer, except Integration for AutoCAD into the D:\test\silent directory on the client hard drive in a completely silent fashion.

      msiexec /i <fullpath>\pwxplore.msi /qn INSTALLDIR=D:\test\silent ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE=AUTOCAD

    • Example 2: This example installs ProjectWise Explorer - the native front end for the Engineering Content Management System, Document operations on Bentley MicroStation V8 2004 Edition drawings, Batch plotting operations for Bentley MicroStation V8, and Title Block integration for MicroStation V8 2004 into the D:\test\silent directory on the client hard drive in a completely silent fashion.

      msiexec /i <fullpath>\pwxplore.msi /qn INSTALLDIR=D:\test\silent ADDLOCAL=WindowsClient,USTATIONV85BASEINTEGRATION, USTATIONV85BATCHPLOTTING,AUTO_V85_TB_UPD

MSI Installer Feature List for ProjectWise Explorer XM Edition, version 8.9.4:

(Note: The features listed in italic are hidden features. You will not find them in Custom Setup page of the installation wizard. It is not recommended for you to influence their installation through command line.
Feature Parent Title Description
ACAD2000BASEINTEGRATION AUTOCAD2000 Document Operations Document operations on AutoCAD 2000 drawings.
ACAD2000IBASEINTEGRATION AUTOCAD2000I Document Operations Document operations on AutoCAD 2000i drawings.
ACAD2000ITITLEBLOCKS AUTOCAD2000I Titleblocks for AutoCAD iDesktop TitleBlocks and attribute exchange for AutoCAD 2000i.
ACAD2000TITLEBLOCKS AUTOCAD2000 Titleblocks for AutoCAD iDesktop TitleBlocks and attribute exchange for AutoCAD 2000.
ACAD2002BASEINTEGRATION AUTOCAD2002 Document Operations Document operations on AutoCAD 2002 drawings.
ACAD2002TITLEBLOCKS AUTOCAD2002 Titleblocks for AutoCAD iDesktop TitleBlocks and attribute exchange for AutoCAD 2002.
ACAD2004BASEINTEGRATION AUTOCAD2004 Document Operations Document operations on AutoCAD 2004 drawings.
ACAD2004TITLEBLOCKS AUTOCAD2004 Titleblocks for AutoCAD iDesktop TitleBlocks and attribute exchange for AutoCAD 2004.
ACAD2005BASEINTEGRATION AUTOCAD2005 Document Operations Document operations on AutoCAD 2005 drawings.
ACAD2005TITLEBLOCKS AUTOCAD2005 Titleblocks for AutoCAD iDesktop TitleBlocks and attribute exchange for AutoCAD 2005.
ACAD2006BASEINTEGRATION AUTOCAD2006 Document Operations Document operations on AutoCAD 2006 drawings.
ACAD2006TITLEBLOCKS AUTOCAD2006 Titleblocks for AutoCAD iDesktop TitleBlocks and attribute exchange for AutoCAD 2006.
ACAD2007BASEINTEGRATION AUTOCAD2007 Document Operations Document operations on AutoCAD 2007 drawings.
ACAD2007TITLEBLOCKS AUTOCAD2007 Titleblocks for AutoCAD iDesktop TitleBlocks and attribute exchange for AutoCAD 2007.
ACAD2008BASEINTEGRATION AUTOCAD2008 Document Operations Document operations on AutoCAD 2008 drawings.
ACAD2008TITLEBLOCKS AUTOCAD2008 Titleblocks for AutoCAD iDesktop TitleBlocks and attribute exchange for AutoCAD 2008.
ADT2000 AUTOCAD ADT 2000 (None)
ADT2000I AUTOCAD ADT 2000i (None)
ADT2002 AUTOCAD ADT 2002 (None)
ADT2004 AUTOCAD ADT 2004 (None)
AUTOCAD INTEGR AutoCAD ProjectWise iDesktop Integration modules for AutoCAD.
AUTOCAD2000 AUTOCAD AutoCAD 2000 (None)
AUTOCAD2000I AUTOCAD AutoCAD 2000i (None)
AUTOCAD2002 AUTOCAD AutoCAD 2002 (None)
AUTOCAD2004 AUTOCAD AutoCAD 2004 (None)
AUTOCAD2005 AUTOCAD AutoCAD 2005 (None)
AUTOCAD2006 AUTOCAD AutoCAD 2006 (None)
AUTOCAD2007 AUTOCAD AutoCAD 2007 (None)
AUTOCAD2008 AUTOCAD AutoCAD 2008 (None)
AUTO_J_TB_UPD USTATIONJTITLEBLOCKS AUTO_J_TB_UPD (None)
AUTO_V811_TB_UPD USTATIONV811TITLEBLOCKS AUTO_V811_TB_UPD (None)
AUTO_V85_TB_UPD USTATIONV85TITLEBLOCKS AUTO_V85_TB_UPD (None)
AUTO_V89_TB_UPD USTATIONV89TITLEBLOCKS AUTO_V89_TB_UPD (None)
AUTO_V8_TB_UPD USTATIONV8TITLEBLOCKS AUTO_V8_TB_UPD (None)
ChangeHistory WindowsClient Change History property page Client extensions for the Change History.
ClientTools ProjectWiseWindowsClient Tools Client tools and utilities for managing ProjectWise Engineering Information Management System data and user settings.
DEFAULT_SERVER INTEGR Server for Unregistered Clients ProjectWise iDesktop Integration as server for unregistered ODMA aware applications.
DocumentCreationWizard WindowsClient Document Creation Wizard ProjectWise Document Creation Wizard.
GDI_Plus_Conditional_Installation WindowsClient Conditional Installation of GDI Plus (None)
INTEGR ProjectWiseWindowsClient iDesktop Integration ProjectWise iDesktop Integration provides support for 3rd party desktop applications.
JSpace_apps INTEGR JSpace_apps (None)
MSEXCEL MS_OFFICE Microsoft Excel ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Microsoft Excel.
MSEXCEL12 MSEXCEL NewFeature1 (None)
MSEXCEL_12_ATTREXCH MSEXCEL_ATTREXCH MSEXCEL_11_ATTREXCH (None)
MSEXCEL9_10 MSEXCEL MSEXCEL9_10 (None)
MSEXCEL_10_ATTREXCH MSEXCEL_ATTREXCH MSEXCEL_10_ATTREXCH (None)
MSEXCEL_11_ATTREXCH MSEXCEL_ATTREXCH MSEXCEL_11_ATTREXCH (None)
MSEXCEL_9_ATTREXCH MSEXCEL_ATTREXCH MSEXCEL_9_ATTREXCH (None)
MSEXCEL_ATTREXCH MSEXCEL Attribute Exchange for Microsoft Excel Attribute data exchange through iDesktop Integration for Microsoft Excel.
MSOUTLOOK MS_OFFICE Microsoft Outlook ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Microsoft Outlook.
MSOUTLOOK_12 MSOUTLOOK Outlook 2007 (None)
MSOUTLOOK_PRE_12 MSOUTLOOK Outlook 2000, XP and 2003 (None)
MSPOWERPOINT MS_OFFICE Microsoft PowerPoint ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Microsoft PowerPoint.
MSPROJECT MS_OFFICE Microsoft Project ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for different versions of Microsoft Project.
MSPROJECT2000 MSPROJECT Microsoft Project 2000 ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Microsoft Project 2000.
MSPROJECT2002AND2003 MSPROJECT Microsoft Project 2002 and 2003 ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Microsoft Project 2002 and 2003.
MSPROJECT2007 MSPROJECT Microsoft Project 2007 ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Microsoft Project 2007.
MSVISIO MS_OFFICE Microsoft Visio ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Microsoft Visio.
MSVISIO_2000 MSVISIO Microsoft Visio 2000 ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Microsoft Visio 2000.
MSVISIO_2002 MSVISIO Microsoft Visio 2002 ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Microsoft Visio 2002.
MSVISIO_2003 MSVISIO Microsoft Visio 2003 ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Microsoft Visio 2003.
MSVISIO_2007 MSVISIO Microsoft Visio 2007 ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Microsoft Visio 2007.
MSWORD MS_OFFICE Microsoft Word ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Microsoft Word.
MSWORD10 MSWORD MSWORD10 (None)
MSWORD11 MSWORD MSWORD11 (None)
MSWORD12 MSWORD MSWORD12 (None)
MSWORD9 MSWORD MSWORD9 (None)
MSWORD_10_ATTREXCH MSWORD_ATTREXCH MSWORD_10_ATTREXCH (None)
MSWORD_11_ATTREXCH MSWORD_ATTREXCH MSWORD_11_ATTREXCH (None)
MSWORD_12_ATTREXCH MSWORD_ATTREXCH MSWORD_12_ATTREXCH (None)
MSWORD_9_ATTREXCH MSWORD_ATTREXCH MSWORD_9_ATTREXCH (None)
MSWORD_ATTREXCH MSWORD Attribute Exchange for Microsoft Word Attribute data exchange through iDesktop Integration for Microsoft Word.
MSWORD_PRE_12 MSWORD MSWORD_PRE_12 (None)
MS_OFFICE INTEGR Microsoft Office ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Microsoft Office applications.
ManagedTables WindowsClient Managed Tables The Managed Tables feature of ProjectWise allows MicroStation users to utilize the underlying relational database of ProjectWise to store attribute data.
MDT2000 AUTOCAD MDT 2000 (None)
MDT2000I AUTOCAD MDT 2000i (None)
MDT2002 AUTOCAD MDT 2002 (None)
MDT2004 AUTOCAD MDT 2004 (None)
MessagingServices WindowsClient Messaging Services Client extensions for the Messaging Agents.
OFFICE_COMMON_12 MS_OFFICE Common Components Common Office integration components for Office 2007
OFFICE_COMMON_PRE_12 MS_OFFICE Common Components Old Common Office integration components for Offices 2000, XP and 2003
PWAdminTools ClientTools Administrative Tools Tools for ProjectWise Explorer administration.
PWExport PWExportImport Data Export Datasource data export tool.
PWExportImport ClientTools Export and Import Datasource data Export and Import tools.
PWImport PWExportImport Data Import Datasource data import tool.
PWMrrEdit PWAdminTools Menu Editor ProjectWise Menu File (MRR) Editor.
PWRegEdit PWAdminTools Local Registry Editor ProjectWise Local Registry File (BRG) Editor.
PWUserTools ClientTools User Tools Set of user tools, including Locale Manager, Socket Analyzer and MicroStation Reference Analyzer.
ProjectWiseWindowsClient ProjectWise Explorer and Tools ProjectWise Explorer - the native front end and user tools for the ProjectWise Engineering Information Management System.
QuickView WindowsClient QuickView ProjectWise QuickView engine and filters for supported document formats.
USTATION INTEGR Bentley MicroStation and Bentley Redline Integration modules for Bentley MicroStation and Bentley Redline.
USTATIONJ USTATION MicroStation/J ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Bentley MicroStation/J.
USTATIONJBASEINTEGRATION USTATIONJ Document Operations Document operations on Bentley MicroStation drawings.
USTATIONJBATCHPLOTTING USTATIONJ Batch Printing Batch printing operations for Bentley MicroStation/J.
USTATIONJTITLEBLOCKS USTATIONJ TitleBlocks for MicroStation/J TitleBlock and attribute operations on Bentley MicroStation/J drawings.
USTATIONV811BASEINTEGRATION USTATION_V811 Document operations Document operations on Bentley MicroStation V8 XM Edition drawings.
USTATIONV811BATCHPLOTTING USTATION_V811 Batch printing Batch printing operations for Bentley MicroStation V8 XM Edition.
USTATIONV811TITLEBLOCKS USTATION_V811 TitleBlocks for MicroStation V8 XM Edition TitleBlock and attribute operations on Bentley MicroStation V8 XM Edition drawings.
USTATIONV85BASEINTEGRATION USTATION_V85 Document operations Document operations on Bentley MicroStation V8 2004 Edition drawings.
USTATIONV85BATCHPLOTTING USTATION_V85 Batch printing Batch printing operations for Bentley MicroStation V8 2004 Edition.
USTATIONV85TITLEBLOCKS USTATION_V85 TitleBlocks for MicroStation V8 2004 Edition TitleBlock and attribute operations on Bentley MicroStation V8 2004 Edition drawings.
USTATIONV89BASEINTEGRATION USTATION_V89 Document operations Document operations on Bentley MicroStation V8 XM Edition drawings.
USTATIONV89BATCHPLOTTING USTATION_V89 Batch printing Batch printing operations for Bentley MicroStation V8 XM Edition.
USTATIONV89TITLEBLOCKS USTATION_V89 TitleBlocks for MicroStation V8 XM Edition TitleBlock and attribute operations on Bentley MicroStation V8 XM Edition drawings.
USTATIONV8BASEINTEGRATION USTATION_V8 Document operations Document operations on Bentley MicroStation drawings.
USTATIONV8BATCHPLOTTING USTATION_V8 Batch printing Batch printing operations for Bentley MicroStation V8.
USTATIONV8TITLEBLOCKS USTATION_V8 TitleBlocks for MicroStation V8 TitleBlock and attribute operations on Bentley MicroStation V8 drawings.
USTATION_GENERAL ProjectWiseWindowsClient Ustation general integration (None)
USTATION_V8 USTATION MicroStation V8 ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Bentley MicroStation V8.
USTATION_V811 USTATION MicroStation V8 XM Edition and Bentley Redline ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Bentley MicroStation V8 XM Edition and Bentley Redline.
USTATION_V85 USTATION MicroStation V8 2004 Edition ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Bentley MicroStation V8 2004 Edition.
USTATION_V89 USTATION MicroStation V8 XM Edition and Bentley Redline ProjectWise iDesktop Integration support for Bentley MicroStation V8 XM Edition and Bentley Redline.
VPR WindowsClient Bentley Viewing, Printing and Redlining Bentley Viewing, Printing and Redlining control.
WindowsClient ProjectWiseWindowsClient ProjectWise Explorer ProjectWise Explorer - the native front end for the Engineering Content Management System.
scanrefs ProjectWiseWindowsClient Scan References engine (None)

 
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