Installing Browsium Catalyst from a Command Line

The Browsium Catalyst software is packaged as a Windows Installer (.MSI) package to streamline the software deployment process. Windows include the msiexec.exe application that interprets packages and installs the Catalyst software. More information and a full list of available switches for msiexec can be found at on the Microsoft support site.

Deployment Requirements

Prior to starting the command line installation process, gather the following information:

Location of Catalyst-ClientSetup.msi. This example assumes files are at C:\Catalyst\Catalyst-ClientSetup.msi.
Use the license key provided by Browsium for your organization. This value is passed to Msiexec under the PIDKEY parameter.
Administrator Permissions – Installing the Catalyst software requires Administrator permissions. Once installed, Catalyst requires only Standard User permissions to operate.

Installation Examples

The following examples give you options for installing Catalyst from the command line, according to your specific needs.

Basic client installation command

“C:\Catalyst\Catalyst-ClientSetup.msi” PIDKEY=”####-####-####-####-####-####-####”
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Client installation with reduced UI and no modal box displayed at the end of installation

C:\Documents and Settings\Admin> “C:\Catalyst\Catalyst-ClientSetup.msi” PIDKEY=”####-####-####-####-####-####-####” /qr

Client installation with no UI

“C:\Catalyst\Catalyst-ClientSetup.msi” PIDKEY=”####-####-####-####-####-####-####” /qn

Client installation with no UI, verbose logging enabled to a text file

“C:\Catalyst\Catalyst-ClientSetup.msi” PIDKEY=”####-####-####-####-####-####-####” /qr /l*v C:\Catalyst\CatalystLogTest.txt

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