Despite its advantages, silent deployment is not without challenges. The most common issue is the User Account Control (UAC) . A silent install will fail if the deployment agent does not have local system or administrative rights. Additionally, Promethean occasionally updates its installer behavior; a switch that works for version 2.12 may differ for version 3.0. Administrators must consult the latest Promethean Deployment Guide.
Another pitfall is user-specific data. While the MSI installs the application to Program Files, user settings—like personal flipcharts, profiles, or resource packs—are typically stored in AppData. A silent install does not configure these for existing user profiles. Post-deployment scripting or Group Policy preferences may be required to deploy default resources. activinspire silent install
Before diving into the syntax, understand that Promethean’s standard ActivInspire.exe download is a wrapper containing multiple components (the main software, fonts, drivers, and the ActivDriver). If you double-click it, a wizard launches asking for license acceptance and install paths. Despite its advantages, silent deployment is not without
When you attempt to run this standard EXE silently using generic flags like /quiet or /S, you will likely fail. The wrapper requires specific, documented switches to bypass the UI. ActivInspire has optional features you can disable to
Open Command Prompt as Administrator and run:
msiexec /i "ActivInspire-2.x.xxxxx.msi" /qn /norestart
ActivInspire has optional features you can disable to save disk space:
msiexec /i "ActivInspire.msi" ADDLOCAL=Core,Drivers,Resources REMOVE=PROMETHEAN_ACTIVOFFICE /qn