Installing From the DOS Command Line

If you want to install the software from the command line, without using the graphical interface, you can run the installer in a DOS shell in silent mode, as follows:

setup-silent.exe [/install|/remove|/repair] options

The options are described in Table 1.

To check the progress of the installation you can look at the log files, which are located in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Schrodinger\Installer\2026-1 by default, and contain the following information:

schrodingerSetup.log

Overall progress.

schrodingerInstaller.log

Information for the product installer that was last run or is currently running.

 

Table 1. Options for setup-silent.exe

Option

Description

/install

Install products. This is the default, and includes all products.

/installdir:directory

Installation directory. If mmshare is already installed, the directory in which it is installed is used and this directory is ignored; the change is noted in the log file. The default is C:\Program Files\Schrodinger-2026-1, or C:\Program Files (x86)\Schrodinger-2026-1 for 32-bit executables on a 64-bit OS.

/logpath:directory

Directory for log files. Default is

%USERPROFILE%\SchrodingerInstaller\2026-1

/plist:filename

Full path to text file containing list of “products” to process. The file must contain one product name per line. The product names are case-sensitive. The product name can be obtained from the initial string, up to the version string (-vx.y), on the product line in the GUIDs.ini file, e.g. maestro, phase-client. If this option is omitted, all products are processed for the specified action (install, remove, repair).

/profiles:{all|profiles}

Install the specified profiles, given as a comma-separated list. Valid standard profiles are Maestro, BioLuminate, and MaterialsScience. Custom profiles can be installed if they are added to apps\customize\profiles prior to installation. The values are case-sensitive. By default all profiles are installed (including custom profiles). Only valid with /install.

/remove

Remove products rather than install them. Default is to remove all, including documentation.

/repair

Repair the existing installation. The default is to install.

/interactive_mode [:on|:off]

Display output from the installer after it finishes if set to on, close console window immediately if set to off. Default: on.

/user[:all|:current]

Install for all users or for the current user. Default is all users.