Organization command-line installation & activation – (NVivo 15 Windows)

You can use the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) engine to perform an unattended installation of NVivo Windows. An unattended installation is undertaken entirely from the command line and requires no user interaction.

The MSI file and application files can be extracted from the NVivo Windows installer using the command below. This creates a number of folders containing application files along with the NVivo.msi file:

NVivo.x64.exe /a

If you require a silent installation (no messages or windows are displayed), you may need to change the command line options.

If you intend to install NVivo using the Windows Installer (MSI) engine, you will need to ensure that the prerequisites for NVivo are installed before you install NVivo—you can download these components from the software download locations listed below. Instructions for installing these prerequisite components are provided.

You can also optionally install the supplementary add-on for NVivo, NCapture. This is a browser extension that allows users to gather material from the web.

You can also optionally install the Windows–Mac Project Converter plug-in to enable users to convert projects between NVivo Windows and NVivo Mac format. If you do not install this plug-in, it will be automatically downloaded and installed the first time the user converts a project between NVivo for Windows and NVivo for Mac formats.

Software download locations

The NVivo Windows installer packages are available for download from the Lumivero website. Later releases of these components may become available, however we recommend that you use the versions listed below, as these have been tested with NVivo Windows .

• NVivo Windows Installer

Windows Installer Packages for NVivo’s prerequisites are available for download using the following links:

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
• Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express LocalDB)
• Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Express LocalDB (For NVivo releases 1.0 to 1.5)
  
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable Package
  

You can optionally download and install supplementary add-ons for NVivo. The latest versions of these add-ons are available from the links below:

• NCapture for Chrome - Requires Google Chrome 44 or later
  

You will need additional files if you want to install the Windows-Mac Project Converter on behalf of your users—refer to Installing the Windows-Mac Project Converter.

Installing NVivo Windows

1. Open the command line prompt as an administrator.
2. Install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 (if not already installed) using the following command line:
   NDP48-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe /showrmui /passive /norestart
   NOTE: To ensure the other components install successfully, we recommend restarting the machine.
3. Install NVivo’s Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable Package using the following command line:
   vcredist_2015-2022_x64.exe /passive
4. Install NVivo’s Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express local database instance using the following command line:
   SqlLocalDB_x64.msi IACCEPTSQLLOCALDBLICENSETERMS=YES /qb
   NOTE: Omit this step if you want to install NVivo 15 Windows without a local database component.
5. (Optional) Install the supplementary add-ons:
   NCapture for IE
   NCapture.IE.exe /v"/qb"
   
   NCapture for Chrome
   NCapture.Chrome.exe /v"/qb"
6. Install NVivo using the following command line:
   msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]
   For example, you could install NVivo using the following:
   msiexec /i "NVivo.msi" /qb
   

Refer to Installation options and parameters for a list of command line options and public properties.

Installing the Windows-Mac Project Converter

After installing NVivo Windows, you can optionally install the Windows-Mac Project Converter on behalf of your users who may be working with NVivo Mac (.nvpx) projects. The project converter is a software plug-in for NVivo Windows that converts projects to or from the NVivo for Mac format.

To download and install the Windows-Mac Project Converter:

1. Download the following files
   ExtractConverter.exe (972 KB):
   QSR.Tools.ProjectConverter.zip (200 MB):
   
2. Install the Windows-Mac Project Converter using the following command line:
   ExtractConverter.exe "QSR.Tools.ProjectConverter.zip" "C:\ProgramData\QSR\NVivo 15\Plugins\Converter"
   

The project converter files will be extracted from the zip file and installed in the appropriate folder on the user's computer.

If you choose not to install the project converter for the user, it will be automatically downloaded and installed on-demand the first time the user:

• Opens, copies or imports an NVivo Mac project in NVivo Windows
• Copies or exports an NVivo Windows project to NVivo Mac format

During an on-demand download and installation, the user needs to have an Internet connection but does not need administrator privilege.

Activating via command line and XML

NVivo can be activated via the Internet using a command line script and an activation XML file. A valid license key is required for this process.

The following script needs to be run on each computer you intend to activate:

nvivo -i <license key> -a <activation filename> [-u <username> [-p <password>] [-d <domain>]]

This command performs a product initialization using the specified license key and the activation details in the specified activation file.

NOTE

• Enter the license key in the following format: xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
• If you want to use NVivo as a 14 day trial, you can use the '-i' parameter without a license key.
• If your organization's proxy server requires your activation request to be authenticated, you may optionally specify a username, password and/or domain. This information is not retained by Lumivero.
• After the activation command is run, NVivo sends an ENTER key to return focus to the command window. You can use the optional parameter -skr to suppress this. You will need to do this if you have scripted the activation command to run in a minimized window.
• Angle brackets < > indicate that the enclosed element is mandatory. You need to replace the text within the angle brackets with relevant information. Do not type the angle brackets themselves in the command line.
• Square brackets [ ] indicate that the enclosed element is optional. Do not type the square brackets themselves in the command line.

Activation file format

Copy the text below into Notepad, set the values within the tags, and then save as an .xml file. Ensure that you save it with UTF-8 encoding.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>

<Activation>

<Request>

<FirstName>John</FirstName>

<LastName>Sysadmin</LastName>

<Email>admin@yourorg.com</Email>

<Phone>+1-555-555-5555</Phone>

<Fax>+1-555-555-5555</Fax>

<JobTitle>Your Job Title</JobTitle>

<Sector>Your Sector</Sector>

<Industry>Your Industry</Industry>

<Role>Your Role</Role>

<Department>Your Department</Department>

<Organization>Your Organization</Organization>

<City>Boston</City>

<Country>USA</Country>

<State>Massachusetts</State>

</Request>

</Activation>

You can also download a zip file containing the sample activation file. Extract the file and then open it in your text editor.

SampleActivation.zip

NOTE You must observe the following rules, or the activation will fail:

• Fields in bold are mandatory.
• State is a mandatory field if you set the country field to USA, Canada or Australia.
• You must use a valid email address.
• You must use abbreviations for the following countries:
  • For United States of America, use USA
  • For United Kingdom, use UK
• For all other countries, capitalize the first letter of each word—for example, 'Mexico'or 'New Zealand'. Refer to the list of accepted country names for the specific format and spelling for your country name.

Disable AI Features Via Registry Key

Administrators can disable AI features by setting the following string value:

• Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\QSR\NV\15\AI\

• Value Name: AIFeaturesDisabled

• Value Data: True

Removing NVivo 15 Windows using a command line

We recommend that you deactivate NVivo before uninstalling the software so that you can reuse the license key on another computer.

To remove the NVivo software using a command line, run the following command:

msiexec /x {2BB44685-6105-46BF-937E-12F96F4694B9 } /qb

NOTE If the NCapture browser extension was also installed, you can remove it from the Control Panel.

Removing prerequisite components

NVivo relies on a number of other components to run, and if they are not already present when you install the software using the setup wizard, NVivo will install them for you. However, when NVivo is uninstalled, these components remain on the workstation.

These components can be removed individually from the Control Panel using Uninstall a program.

You should only uninstall them if you are certain that they are not utilized by other programs on your computer.

The components to be removed, in order, are:

• Microsoft SQL Server Express LocalDB 2019 (NVivo releases 1.0 to 1.5 use 2017 version)

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) – 14.40.33810

  NOTE  Remove Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable Package, if only NVivo 15 is using this package and it is not utilized by other programs on your computer.

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8