Installing Base Driver and Intel® PROSet Via Command Line
Content Type: Install & Setup | Article ID: 000005778 | Last Reviewed: 08/09/2023
Base Driver installation
Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software for Windows Device Manager* and Intel® Advanced Network Services installation
| Note | Support for the Intel® PROSet command-line utilities (prosetcl.exe and crashdmp.exe) has been removed. Intel® PROSet for Windows PowerShell* software has replaced this functionality. Transition all of your scripts and processes to use the Intel® PROSet for Windows PowerShell* software. Windows* 8.1 and Windows Server* 2012 R2 are the last operating systems to support the Intel PROSet command-line utilities. See Intel PROSet for Windows PowerShell Software for more information. |
Overview
The command-line applications are in the software download packages.
SetupBD.exe, the base driver installation utility, allows unattended installation of base drivers from a Windows* command line.
You can use DxSetup.exe to install all driver and software components from a Windows* command line, including:
| Note | Don't use SetupBD.exe to update drivers when Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software or Intel® Advanced Network Services are installed. You can experience unexpected results. Intel Services are installed. When Intel® PROSet, Advanced Network PROSet, or Intel® Advanced Network Services are installed, use DXSetup.exe. |
| Windows XP* x64 and Windows Server 2003* x64 don't support unattended driver installation. | |
| You can install Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software with DxSetup.exe or msiexec.exe. We recommend DxSetup.exe. It detects the system language, searches for the appropriate transform file, and applies it to MSI package. The transform file translates the installation instructions to the language associated with your operating system. |
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Base driver installation
Command-line options
SetupBD.exe supports the following command-line switches.
| Note | You must include a space between switches. |
| Option | Description |
| /s | Silent installation with no reboot |
| /r | Force reboot (must be used with the /s switch) |
| /nr | No reboot (must be used with the /s switch—switch is ignored if included with the /r switch) |
Examples
| Option | Description |
| SetupBD | Installs and/or updates the driver(s) and displays the GUI |
| SetupBD /s | Installs and/or updates the driver(s) silently |
| SetupBD /s /r | Installs and/or updates the driver(s) silently and forces a reboot |
| SetupBD /s /r /nr | Installs and/or updates the driver(s) silently and forces a reboot (/nr is ignored.) |
Other information
Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software for Windows Device Manager and Advanced Network Services installation
See how to install Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software for Windows Device Manager from the command line.
| Note | You can install Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software with DxSetup.exe or msiexec.exe. We recommend DxSetup.exe. It detects the system language, searches for the appropriate transform file, and applies it to MSI package. The transform file translates the installation instructions to the language associated with your operating system. |
Using the DxSetup.exe utility
DxSetup.exe is a setup utility used for installing Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software. It detects the system language, searches for the appropriate transform file in the same folder, and launches PROSETDX.msi in the language specific to the operating system. The transform file translates the installation instructions to the language associated with your operating system.
DxSetup.exe also takes the install options from the command line and applies them to the PROSETDX.msi command-line installation.
DxSetup.exe command-line switches
| Switch | Description |
| /q[r|n] | silent install options r Reduced GUI Install |
| /l[i|w|e|a] | log file option i log status messages w log non-fatal warnings e log error messages a log the start of all actions |
DxSetup.exe public properties
| Property | Definition | ||
| BD | 0: deselect / do not execute SetupBD. 1: execute SetupBD to install the drivers (default setting)
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| ANS | 0: deselect / hide ANS 1: select ANS (default setting) | ||
| DMIX | 0: deselect / hide Intel PROSet feature 1: select Intel PROSet feature (default setting) | ||
| FCoE | 0: deselect / do not install Data Center Bridging (DCB) / Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) feature (default setting) 1: select install Data Center Bridging (DCB) / Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) feature | ||
| SNMP | 0: deselect / do not install the SNMP Agent (default setting) 1: select / install the SNMP Agent |
| Note | If you specify a path for the log file, the path must exist. If you do not specify a complete path, the install log is created in the current directory. |
| Only set the ANS property to ANS=1 if DMIX=1 is set. If DMIX=0 and ANS=1, the ANS=1 is ignored and only the base driver will be installed. | |
| Public properties are case-sensitive. All characters are uppercase with no white space between characters. Example: DxSetup.exe /qn ANS=1 Any white space in ANS=1 makes the setting invalid, and ans=1 is not a valid setting. | |
| The FCoE property is ignored if no adapters supporting the FCoE feature are installed. |
Command-line examples
| You can change the paths for different operating systems and CD layouts and apply the command-line examples. The following launches a typical installation of DxSetup.exe from the CD or download directory: DxSetup.exe /qn /liew install.log
How to install components but deselect ANS. Set the ANS=0 in the command line: DxSetup.exe /qn ANS=0 /liew install.log |
Msiexec.exe command-line options
For the most current information on msiexec.exe command-line options, see the Microsoft Developer Network* (MSDN) Library.
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Command-line switches
See how to install Intel® PROSet using PROSETDX.msi and msiexec.exe from the command line.
Windows Installer Service is installed by default in Windows 2000*, Windows XP* 32-bit and Windows XP 64-bit. msiexec.exe is under System32 folder. When System32 is not in the current PATH, the full path to msiexec.exe should be specified in the command line. For example:
C:\WINNT\System32\msiexec.exe /i PROSETDX.msi /qn /liew install.log
Most commonly used msiexec.exe command-line options
| Switch | Description |
| /i | install |
| /x | uninstall |
| /q[r|n] | silent install options. r Reduced GUI Install |
| /l[i|w|e|a] | log file option. i log status messages. w log non-fatal warnings. |
| Transforms | A property used to apply transforms a .mst file to a MSI package. The following example applies a Chinese language transform to a MSI package, so the installer displays Chinese strings during installation: TRANSFORMS=2052.mst |
Silent install/upgrade command-line syntax
The following launches a typical installation of PROSETDX.msi.
<Full path to msiexec.exe> /i <Full path to PROSETDX.msi> /qn /liew install.logSilent uninstall command-line syntax
The following uninstalls all the Intel PROSet components. You can use it when the path to PROSETDX.msi is available.
<path to msiexec.exe> /x <path to PROSETDX.msi> /qn /liew uninstall.logThe following uninstalls all the Intel PROSet components. You can use it when the path to PROSETDX.msi is not available but the ProductCode of MSI package is known.
<path to msiexec.exe> /x <ProductCode of PROSETDX.msi> /qn /liew uninstall.logCommand-line options supported by PROSETDX.msi
PROSETDX.msi provides public properties that can be used to change Intel® PROSet install selections from the command line. You can disable and hide some features in PROSETDX.msi, or force some features to be selected/displayed. This command-line option provides the flexibility to install different components/features in Intel® PROSet.
Public properties provided by PROSETDX.msi:
| Property | Definition | ||
| BD | 0: deselect / do not execute SetupBD. 1: execute SetupBD to install the drivers.
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| ANS | 0: deselect / hide ANS. 1: select ANS.
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| DMIX | 0: deselect / hide Intel PROSet feature. 1: select Intel PROSet feature.
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| FCoE | 0: deselect / do not install Data Center Bridging (DCB) / Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) feature. 1: select install Data Center Bridging (DCB) / Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) feature.
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| SNMP | 0: deselect / do not install the SNMP Agent. 1: select / install the SNMP Agent.
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| Note | If you specify a path for the log file, the path must exist. If you do not specify a complete path, the install log is created in the current directory. |
| The ANS property should only be set to ANS=1, if DMIX=1 is set. If DMIX=0 and ANS=1, the ANS=1 is ignored, and only the base driver is installed. | |
| Public properties are case-sensitive. All characters are uppercase with no white space between characters. For example:
Any white space in ANS=1 makes the setting invalid. ans=1 is not a valid setting. | |
| The FCoE property is ignored if no adapters supporting the FCoE feature are installed. |
Command-line install examples
Assume that C:\WINNT\System32 is in the system32 folder and PROSETDX.msi is under the D:\Apps\PROSETDX\Win32 folder. You can change the paths for different operating systems and CD layouts, and apply the command-line examples.
How to install Intel PROSet silently on Windows XP:
C:\WINNT\System32\msiexec.exe /i D:\Apps\PROSETDX\Win32\PROSETDX.msi /qn /liew install.logHow to install Intel PROSet silently on Windows Server 2003 for Intel® Itanium® Processor-based systems:
C:\WINNT\System32\msiexec.exe /i D:\Apps\PROSETDX\Win64\PROSETDX.msi /qn /liew install.logHow to install components but deselect ANS:
Set the ANS=0 in the command line, for example:
C:\WINNT\System32\msiexec.exe /i D:\Apps\PROSETDX\Win32\PROSETDX.msi /qn ANS=0 /liew install.logHow to apply a transform file to MSI using msiexec.exe:
Set the TRANSFORMS=filename.mst in the command line. For example:
C:\WINNT\System32\msiexec.exe /i D:\Apps\PROSETDX\Win32\PROSETDX.msi /qn TRANSFORMS=2052.mst /liew install.log | Note | Use DxSetup.exe to install Intel PROSet. DxSetup.exe detects the system language, searches for the appropriate transform file, and applies it to MSI package. |
Command line uninstall example
| Note | Don't use the ANS or FCoE options when uninstalling Intel® PROSet Software from a command line. |
Get the path of PROSETDX.msi in the local system or any other image path when you installed Intel PROSet Software. Use msiexec.exe to uninstall Intel PROSet.
For example, assume System folder is C:\Windows\System, and PROSETDX.msi is in d:\unattend, and then the command line is:
C:\Windows\System\msiexec.exe /x d:\unattend\ PROSETDX.msi /qn /liew uninst.logCommand-line reinstall or repair
If you need to repair an Intel PROSet Software installation, uninstall the application and reinstall it. See the uninstall and install examples provided for more information.