Many of my customers like to install CRM Outlook client update rollups silently in order to limit end-user interruption. It is possible to silently install Update Rollups. I've listed the necessary steps below:
- Download the CRM update rollup that you'd like to apply from the Microsoft Download Center (ex. CRM2011-Client-KB2547347-ENU-i386.exe)
- Extract the update rollup package (CRM2011-Client-KB2547347-ENU-i386.exe /extract)
- After extracting the package, you'll see a file named CrmUpdateWrapper.exe
- To silently install the update rollup via a command prompt, launch the CrmUpdateWrapper (ex. crmupdatewrapper.exe /q /log "C:\log\log.txt")
- The above syntax silently installs the update rollup and creates a log file in the specified folder. Additional parameters that can be used are:
- /? = available parameter options
- /q = silent install
- /passive = installer/uninstall runs in passive mode
- /norestart = even if required, does not restart the computer after installation is completed
- /forcerestart = even if it is not required, restarts the computer after installation is completed
- /promptrestart = prompts the user to restart the computer after the installation is completed when a restart is required
- /uninstall = update is uninstalled
- /log = user can define the log file local path name
While it is definitely possible to run the above silent install from a command prompt, most customers will choose to use these parameters when pushing out update rollups through deployment software (ex. System Center Configuration Manager).
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