DTS: Scripting the 7.x/8.x Silent Install

For silent/unattended DTS install, request MSI from Lumivero. Run `msiexec /i installer.msi /qn` with optional USERNAME, COMPANYNAME, PALACTIVATIONID, or DTOPSHORTCUTS=0.

Jan 14, 2026
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Applies to:

All standalone products, releases 7.x and Up

Silent/Unattended Install

To get an MSI installer for standalone (non-networked) versions, click on the Contact Support button on the Lumivero Community Home Page

Include the product name, one of your serial numbers, and the three-digit version that you want to install.
You will receive a standalone installer whose name does not include "-cust-", with the one exception noted below.

Note: The silent install is not available with textbook versions.

Before running the DTS MSI on an end-user computer, you must install the prerequisites listed in:

Microsoft Components Required for Palisade 7.x Software Install or Microsoft Components Required for Palisade 8.x Software Install

The command lines for typical MSI installs are shown below:

With user interface:

msiexec /i (installername).msi

Without user interface — activated license:

msiexec /i (installername).msi
/qn [USERNAME="First Last"]
[COMPANYNAME="ABC Corporation"]
PALACTIVATIONID=ActivationID

[ ] indicate optional parameters; don't place [ ] on the command line.
The installer will attempt to activate the software during install, but will not display a success or failure message.
If anything prevents the activation, the software will be installed as a fully functional trial with 15 days of use.
- A trial version will prompt you for activation via our License Manager each time you run it.
- To continue using it beyond the 15 days, activate it with an Activation ID from Lumivero.

Without user interface — trial version:

In most installations, every desktop will have a different Activation ID. If you include the Activation ID in the install script, you will need to edit it each time.

msiexec /i (installername).msi
/qn [USERNAME="First Last"]
[COMPANYNAME="ABC Corporation"]

[ ] indicate optional parameters; don't place [ ] on the command line. The software will be installed as a fully functional trial with 15 days of use. To continue using it beyond the 15 days, activate it with an Activation ID from Palisade. The software will prompt you for activation via our License Manager each time you run it.

Without user interface — certificate license:

The installer will have "-cust-" in its name. Have the certificate in the same folder as the installer, and execute this command:

msiexec /i (installername).msi /qn

Variation — no desktop icons:

In the attended install, there is a checkbox for putting shortcuts on the desktop that can be disabled.

In the silent install, add the DTOPSHORTCUTS=0 parameter on the command line to disable them.

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Scripting the Client Install

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