Installation options and parameters
This topic includes information about command line options and other parameters that can be used when installing NVivo.
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Install options
The following options are supported:
| Install Options | Description |
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</package | /i> <Product.msi |
Installs or configures a product |
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/a <Product.msi |
Administrative install - installs a product on the network |
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</uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | |
Uninstalls the product |
Display option
The following option is supported:
| Display Option | Description |
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/qn |
Sets user interface level - No UI |
Logging options
The following options are supported:
| Logging Options | Description |
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/l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] |
i - Status messages w - Nonfatal warnings e - All error messages a - Start up of actions r - Action-specific records u - User requests c - Initial UI parameters m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information o - Out-of-disk-space messages p - Terminal properties v - Verbose output x - Extra debugging information + - Append to existing log file ! - Flush each line to the log * - Log all information, except for v and x options |
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/log <LogFile |
Equivalent of /l* <LogFile |
Public properties
The following optional public properties [PROPERTY=PropertyValue] can be used:
| Public property | Can be defined using... |
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Installation directory (optional) |
INSTALLDIR=C:\Program |
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NVivo desktop shortcut (optional) |
QSR_DESKTOP_APPLICATION=1 (include) or 0 (remove) |
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Allow deactivation via user interface (optional) |
QSR_UI_DEACTIVATION=1 (allow) or 0 (disallow) |
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Allow automatic software update notifications (optional) |
QSR_UPDATE_NOTIFICATIONS=1 (allow) or 0 (disallow) |
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Allow the NVivo application option ‘Participate in the Customer Experience Improvement Program’ (optional) |
QSR_UI_INSTRUMENTATION=1 (allow) or 0 (disallow) |
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For projects stored on a network drive, specify when updates to the project are saved to the network (optional) |
QSR_NETWORK_SAVE=0 (on project close) or 1 (on project save) |
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Specify the default location for project recovery files (optional). |
QSR_RECOVERY_PATH="H:\NVivo Recovery" NOTE The path should be a user-specific location—this avoids project recovery files (for different users) all being saved to the same location. |
Update options
The following options are supported:
| Update Option | Description |
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/? |
Opens a dialog with the parameters in this table |
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/qb |
Unattended installation with progress bar |
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/qa |
Unattended installation with no progress bar |