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Command-Line Options for MED-V Installation Files

When you install or uninstall Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) 2.0, you have the option of running the installation files at the command prompt. This section describes different options that you can specify when you install or uninstall MED-V at the command prompt.

Command-Line Arguments

You can use the following command-line arguments together with their respective MED-V installation files.

Installation File Argument Accepted Values Type Description Default

Host Agent

MEDVDIR

<install path>

Installation

Change installed directory

Installation goes to Program Files\Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization.

MED-V Workspace Packager

MEDVDIR

<install path>

Installation

Change installed directory

Installation goes to Program Files\Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization.

MED-V workspace

INSTALLDIR

<install path>

Installation

Change installed directory

Installation goes to ProgramData\Microsoft\Medv\Workspace.

MED-V workspace

OVERWRITE VHD

0 or 1

Installation

Fail installation if VHD exists(0) or overwrite existing VHD(1).

Overwrite does not occur and installation fails if a virtual hard disk (VHD) already exists.

MED-V workspace

SUPPRESSMEDVLAUNCH

0 or 1

Installation

Start(0) or do not start(1) MED-V after MED-V workspace is installed.

If the MED-V workspace was installed with the user interface (UI), a check box on the Finish page controls whether to start MED-V.

MED-V workspace

DELETEDIFFDISKS

0 or 1

Uninstallation

Keep(0) or delete(1) VHDs created by MED-V

No VHDs are deleted.

 

Examples of Command-Line Arguments

The following example installs the MED-V workspace created by the MED-V workspace Packager. The installation file creates a log file in the Temp directory and runs the installation file in quiet mode, but does not start the MED-V Host Agent on completion. The installation file overwrites any VHD left behind by a previous installation that has the same name.

setup.exe /l* %temp%\medv-workspace-install.log /qn SUPPRESSMEDVLAUNCH=1 OVERWRITEVHD=1

The following example uninstalls the MED-V workspace that was previously installed. The installation file creates a log file in the Temp directory and runs the installation file in quiet mode. The installation file deletes any remaining virtual hard disk files from the file system.

%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Medv\Workspace\uninstall.exe /l* %temp%\medv-workspace-uninstall.log /qn DELETEDIFFDISKS=1

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