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This documentation has moved to https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/browser/installer/windows/installer/FullConfig.html.
 
<b>IMPORTANT:</b><br>
DO NOT MIX command line options from different lines below (e.g. don't mix /S with /INI, etc.)<br>
The account performing the installation will require administrative privileges to properly complete the installation.
 
<tt>&lt;path to setup executable&gt; [/S] | [/D=&lt;<b>full path</b> to installation directory&gt;]</tt>
 
notes:
/S is broken in Firefox 3.5 through Firefox 3.6 - {{Bug|506867}}<br>
/D= is broken in Firefox 3.5 through Firefox 4.0 - {{Bug|592414}}
 
<tt>&lt;path to setup executable&gt; [/INI=&lt;<b>full path</b> to configuration ini file&gt;]</tt>
 
<tt>&lt;path to setup executable&gt; [-ms]</tt>
 
Silent install / uninstall:<br>
<tt>/S</tt> or <tt>-ms</tt><br>
<tt>-ms</tt><br>
note: -ms is not available when uninstalling Firefox 3.5 / 3.6 so use /S instead when uninstalling - {{Bug|506867}}<br>
 
Installation directory:<br>
<tt>/D=&lt;<b>full path</b> to install directory&gt;</tt>
 
Configuration ini file:<br>
When specifying a configuration ini file the installer will always run silently. When specifying a Configuration ini file other command line switches should not be specified and may have unexpected results<br>
/INI=<<b>full path</b> to configuration ini file>
 
Configuration ini file syntax and available settings:
<pre>[Install]
; The name of the directory where the application will be installed in the
; system's program files directory. The security
; context the installer is running in must have write access to the
; installation directory. Also, the directory must not exist or if it exists
; it must be a directory and not a file. If any of these conditions are not met
; the installer will abort the installation with an error level of 2. If this
; value is specified then InstallDirectoryPath will be ignored.
; InstallDirectoryName=Mozilla Firefox
 
; The full path to the directory to install the application. The security
; context the installer is running in must have write access to the
; installation directory. Also, the directory must not exist or if it exists
; it must be a directory and not a file. If any of these conditions are not met
; the installer will abort the installation with an error level of 2.
; InstallDirectoryPath=c:\firefox\
 
; By default all of the following shortcuts are created. To prevent the
; creation of a shortcut specify false for the shortcut you don't want created.
;
; Create a shortcut for the application in the current user's QuickLaunch
; directory.
; QuickLaunchShortcut=false
;
; Create a shortcut for the application on the desktop. This will create the
; shortcut in the All Users Desktop directory and if that fails this will
; attempt to create the shortcuts in the current user's Start Menu directory.
; DesktopShortcut=false
;
; Create shortcuts for the application in the Start Menu. This will create the
; shortcuts in the All Users Start Menu directory and if that fails this will
; attempt to create the shortcuts in the current user's Start Menu directory.
; StartMenuShortcuts=false
 
; The directory name to use for the StartMenu folder.
; note: if StartMenuShortcuts=false is specified then this will be ignored.
; StartMenuDirectoryName=Mozilla Firefox</pre>

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