VMware Player silent installation doesn't work

[patrick990]

Hi,

I am trying since 5 hours to silently install the vmware player and it don't works. I've tryed many different parameters. the *.log file says:

MSI (s) (A0:00) [20:12:00:791]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding PRODUCTLANGUAGE property. Its value is '1033'.

MSI (s) (A0:00) [20:12:00:791]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding REBOOT property. Its value is 'ReallySuppress'.

MSI (s) (A0:00) [20:12:00:791]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding EULAS_AGREED property. Its value is '1'.

MSI (s) (A0:00) [20:12:00:791]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding INSTALLDIR property. Its value is 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\'.

MSI (s) (A0:00) [20:12:00:791]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying AUTOSOFTWAREUPDATE property. Its current value is '1'. Its new value: '0'.

MSI (s) (A0:00) [20:12:00:791]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying DATACOLLECTION property. Its current value is '1'. Its new value: '0'.

MSI (s) (A0:00) [20:12:00:791]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying DESKTOP_SHORTCUT property. Its current value is '1'. Its new value: '0'.

MSI (s) (A0:00) [20:12:00:791]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding ADDLOCAL property. Its value is 'ALL'.

MSI (s) (A0:00) [20:12:00:791]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying COMPONENTDOWNLOAD property. Its current value is '1'. Its new value: '0'.

MSI (s) (A0:00) [20:12:00:791]: Note: 1: 1708

MSI (s) (A0:00) [20:12:00:792]: Product: VMware Player -- Installation failed.

Erfolg- bzw. Fehlerstatus der Installation: 1639

Parameters are:

VMware-player-15.0.2-10952284.exe /s /l "vmware.log" /v /qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress EULAS_AGREED=1 INSTALLDIR="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\VMware\VMware Player\" AUTOSOFTWAREUPDATE=0 DATACOLLECTION=0 DESKTOP_SHORTCUT=0 STARTMENU_SHORTCUT=1 ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE="" COMPONENTDOWNLOAD=0

It doesn't matter if I'm running it with quotes (") or without, in admin mode, or not. Even just the minimal properties don't work.

Tryed also:

REBOOT=R

EULA_AGREED=1

EULA_AGREE=1

[...] /v "/qn [...]"

[...] /v/qn "[...]"

[...] /v/qn [...]

PROPERTIE="in_quotes"

PROPERTIE="just_strings_in_quotes"

and so on...

I've really tried everything. Do anyone see the failure?

Can anyone help me please?

Yours.

[daphnissov]

This command string works for me:

VMware-player-15.0.2-10952284.exe /s /l <fully_qualified_path>\vmware.log /v/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress EULAS_AGREED=1 AUTOSOFTWAREUPDATE=0 DATACOLLECTION=0 DESKTOP_SHORTCUT=0 STARTMENU_SHORTCUT=1 ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE="" COMPONENTDOWNLOAD=0

Your failure might be due to you not using double double-quotes when providing the INSTALLDIR parameter.

[patrick990]

With double quote in the (INSTALLDIR=""path"") it doesn't work either.

[daphnissov]

Why are you trying to specify that parameter anyway if you're using the default (when unspecified)? Verify my string works for you.

[patrick990]

I thinked that is maybe the issue, but it isn't I guess

[daphnissov]

Omit that parameter by using my command. Does that work or not?

[patrick990]

@

I've copy&pasted your string and it doesn't work for me..

I will try to re-download the setup.exe

[daphnissov]

If that doesn't work you've either got a corrupt download (verify with the posted checksums) or some system-level blocker (UAC? Are you running from an elevated prompt?)

[patrick990 · Accepted solution]

Yes, I am running from an elevated promt.

I've found the problem... it's really weird, tryed the exact same parameters from the promt, but it doesn't worked either, idk why..

I've got at the end of the line from my *.cmd a comment (REM)

It is working with a an ampersand before the REM-Command:

some_code     & REM some_comment

*facepalm

Thank you for your advice and I hope someone will help my stupidity!

OT: Is there a command to install passive? I want to see an progress bar, maybe something like /passive?

EDIT: Here is my (working) parameter-list for a passive installation

/s /l "<fully_qualified_path>\vmware.log" /v /qb-! REBOOT=ReallySuppress EULAS_AGREED=1 INSTALLDIR=""<fully_qualified_path>"" AUTOSOFTWAREUPDATE=0 DATACOLLECTION=0 DESKTOP_SHORTCUT=0 STARTMENU_SHORTCUT=1 ALLUSERS=1 ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE="" COMPONENTDOWNLOAD=0

Change /qb-! to /qb to add a cancel button