Command Line Parameters

Installing Backup4all with command line parameters

Backup4all can be installed with various command line parameters that are useful when an unattended installation is needed.

Syntax

b4asetup.exe [switches]

Switches can be any combination of the following parameters:

/SILENT - Instructs Setup to be silent. When Setup is silent the wizard and the background window are not displayed but the installation progress window is. Everything else is normal so for example error messages during installation are displayed. If a restart is necessary and the /NORESTART command isn't used (see below) and Setup is silent, it will display a "Reboot now?" message box.

/VERYSILENT - Instructs Setup to be very silent. When a setup is very silent the installation progress window is not displayed and if a restart is necessary it will reboot without asking. However the error messages during installation are displayed.

/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES - Instructs Setup to suppress message boxes. Only has an effect when combined with /SILENT and /VERYSILENT.

/NOCANCEL - Prevents the user from cancelling during the installation process, by disabling the Cancel button and ignoring clicks on the close button. Useful along with /SILENT or /VERYSILENT.

/DIR="x:\dirname" - Overrides the default directory name displayed on the Select Destination Location wizard page. A fully qualified pathname must be specified.

/GROUP="folder name" - Overrides the default folder name displayed on the Select Start Menu Folder wizard page.

/LANG="language" - Specifies the language to use for the installation. When a valid /LANG parameter is used, the Select Language dialog will be suppressed.

/CURRENTUSER=[YES|NO] - Specifies if the settings for Backup4all will be used for the current user only (YES) or for all users (NO)

/SETTINGSFOLDER="DEFAULT|<PATH>" - Specifies the path of the folder where program's settings will be kept. If DEFAULT is selected, the path will be "C:\Documents and Settings\<CURRENT USER NAME>\Application Data\Softland\Backup4all 4\" (same as if <PATH> would be empty). Otherwise if a full path is entered that will be where the settings folder will be kept.

/TASKS = "comma separated list of task names" - Specifies a list of tasks that should be initially selected or deselected. To deselect a task, prefix its name with a "!" character. Only the specified tasks (and their children) will be selected; the rest will be deselected. Use the /MERGETASKS parameter instead if you want to keep the default set of tasks and only select/deselect some of them.

Task names:

/MERGETASKS="comma separated list of task names" - Like the /TASKS parameter, except the specified tasks will be merged with the set of tasks that would have otherwise been selected by default.

/DefaultBackupDest="x:\dirname" - Overrides the default directory name displayed on the Default Backup Folder wizard page. A fully qualified pathname must be specified.

/Languages="language1-language2-..." - Specifies the languages that will be installed. Language codes available in the current version: ITA, CHS, CHT, CSY, DAN, DEU, ELL, ESP, FRA, ITA, JPN, NL, NO, PLK, PTB, ROM, RUS, SV, TRK.

/DefaultLang="language" - Specifies the default language. Language codes available in the current version: ITA, CHS, CHT, CSY, DAN, DEU, ELL, ESP, FRA, ITA, JPN, NL, NO, PLK, PTB, ROM, RUS, SV, TRK

/RegisterName="registration name" - Backup4all registration name

/RegisterKey="license key" - Backup4all Registration key

/NoInstallIfExists - Instructs setup to check if the "Backup4all" is already installed, and if it is, does not start the installation

Uninstalling Backup4all with command line parameters

The uninstaller has also some parameters for silent uninstall.

Syntax

unins000.exe [switches]

Switches can be any combination of the following parameters:

/SILENT - Instructs uninstaller to be silent during uninstallation. When Setup is silent the wizard and the background window are not displayed but the uninstallation progress window is. Everything else is normal so for example error messages during uninstallation are displayed.

/VERYSILENT - Instructs uninstaller to be very silent during uninstallation. When a setup is very silent the uninstallation progress window is not displayed. However the error messages during uninstallation are displayed.

/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES - Instructs uninstaller to suppress message boxes. Only has an effect when combined with /SILENT and /VERYSILENT.