Name

InstallUtil.exe — Installer utility

Synopsis

InstallUtil [/u[ninstall]] [options] assembly1 [[options] assembly2] ...

Description

Executes installers and uninstallers contained within the assembly. A log file can be written, and state information can be persisted. For complete details, see the Installer Tool (Installutil.exe) topic in the .NET Framework SDK Documentation.

Options

/? [ assemblypath ], /h[elp] [ assemblypath ]

Prints a usage message and exits. If assemblypath is supplied, it displays help for any additional options supported by installers in the assembly.

/logFile= file

Logs installation progress to a file (defaults to assemblyname.InstallLog).

/logToConsole=(true|false)

If true, logs output to the console. The default is false.

/showCallStack

Prints the call stack to the log file if an exception is thrown during installation.

/u[ninstall]

Uninstalls assemblies. This option applies to all assemblies specified on the command line.

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