Silent Installation

The silent installation allows you to install Cantax FormMaster on a computer without using a user interface. To do so, you must first extract the .msi file from the Cantax FormMaster (T1Txp-Setup.exe) installation file, and perform the installation.

  1. Save the Cantax FormMaster installation file in the folder in which you want to extract the .msi file.
  2. In the Windows Command Prompt, enter CD <Destination folder>, where <Destination folder> represents the installation folder path for Cantax FormMaster can be found.
    E.g. CD C:\Documents\Silent install.
  3. Press Enter on your keyboard.
  4. Then enter the command <Taxprep folder.exe> /extract, where <Taxprep folder.exe> represents the name of the Taxprep installation folder.
    E.g. T1Txp-Setup.exe /extract
  5. Press Enter on your keyboard.

The PersonalTaxprep.msi and 3084.mst files are now available under the Extract folder.

  1. Run the Windows 'Command Prompt in administrator mode.
  2. In the command prompt, enter the instruction CD <Destination folder>, where <Destination folder> represents the path in which the previously extracted .msi file can be found, then press Enter on your keyboard.
    Instruction example: CD C:\Documents\Silent install\Extract
  3. In the Command Prompt, enter the instruction Msiexec /i <FileName.msi> <Properties> <Display options>, where <FileName.msi> represents the name of the previously extracted file, <Properties> represents the properties that you want to add and <Display options> represents the type of interface to display during installation.
    For example, the instruction msiexec /i PersonalTaxprep.msi INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\Wolters Kluwer\T1 Taxprep 2018" TAXPREPACTIVATIONKEY="5555-5555-5555-5555" /qn+ allows you to install the application in the T1 Taxprep 2018 folder, enter the activation key for the product and display a box to indicate if the installation is successful.
  4. Press Enter on your keyboard.

Cantax FormMaster is now installed on the workstation.

For more information regarding the Windows Msiexec installer, enter the instruction Msiexec in the command prompt.

Property

Description

Example

INSTALLDIR

Allows you to define the location where the application will be installed during local installation. If this property is not set, the Taxprep default location will be used.

msiexec /i PersonalTaxprep.msi INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\Wolters Kluwer\T1 Taxprep 2018" /qn+

EFILE

Allows you to define the location of the EFILE database. If this property is not set, the Taxprep default location will be used.

msiexec /i PersonalTaxprep.msi EFILE="C:\Program Files (x86)\Wolters Kluwer\T1 Taxprep 2018" /qn+

TAXPREP_SLIPS_INTEGRATION

Allows you to define the location or export data coming from Taxprep Forms. If this property is not set, the Taxprep default location will be used.

msiexec /i PersonalTaxprep.msi TAXPREP_SLIPS_INTEGRATION="C:\Program Files (x86)\Wolters Kluwer\T1 Taxprep 2018" /qn+

TARGETDIR

Allows you to define the location for the installation server. Applies only to the Network and Advanced Network versions of Taxprep.

msiexec /a PersonalTaxprep.msi TARGETDIR="z:\Taxprep T1 2018" /qn+

TAXPREPACTIVATIONKEY

Allows you to enter the activation key for the product when you perform a local installation of Taxprep.

If you are not using this property, you will have to enter the activation key for the product the first time you use it.

msiexec /i PersonalTaxprep.msi TAXPREPACTIVATIONKEY="5555-5555-5555-5555" /qn+

 

TEMPLATES_PATH

Allows you to define the location where the different templates are saved when you perform a local installation of Taxprep.

If you are not using this property, the Taxprep default location will be used.

msiexec /i PersonalTaxprep.msi TEMPLATES_PATH="C:\Templates" /qn+

 

TXPLANGUAGE

Allows you to define the default language used in the application.

Use the "French" setting in order for the language to be set to "French" or "English" in order for the language to be set to "English."

If this property is not set, English will be the default application language.

msiexec /i PersonalTaxprep.msi TXPLANGUAGE=French /qn+

 

TRANSFORMS

Allows you to use French as the language when installing the application.

The 3084.mst file must be in the same location as the PersonalTaxprep.msi file.

msiexec /i PersonalTaxprep.msi TRANSFORMS="3084.MST" /qn+

 

The /q[n,b,r,f] command allows you to set the user interface level to use during silent installation. For more information relating to the different available user interface levels, consult the Microsoft page Command-Line Options.

You can create a log containing the information relating to the silent installation. To do so, add the /lv property to the instruction Msiexec /i <FileName.msi> <Properties> <Display options> <lv> where <lv> represents the name and the access path to the log.
For example, the instruction msiexec /i PersonalTaxprep.msi TAXPREPACTIVATIONKEY="5555-5555-5555-5555" /qn+ /lv "C:\Log\Taxprep_log.txt" allows you to install Cantax FormMaster and create a log entitled Taxprep_log.txt in the C:\Log folder.