Silent Installation Guide: Promethean ActivInspire To perform a silent installation of ActivInspire, you must first extract the application’s components into an administrative image (MSI format). Promethean does not provide a direct MSI for download; instead, you must generate one from the standard executable. 1. Extract the MSI (Administrative Installation)
The MSI Package: Promethean provides an MSI (Windows Installer) file specifically for network deployment. You can download this from the Promethean Support Portal.
- Many vendor EXE installers accept standard switches. Try:
or"C:\Installers\ActivInspire\ActivInspireSetup.exe" /S /v"/qn /norestart /l*v \"C:\Logs\ActivInspire\install.log\"""C:\Installers\ActivInspire\ActivInspireSetup.exe" /quiet /norestart- Prepare installer files
Why you need a silent install for ActivInspire:
- Scale: Rolling out to 500+ lab computers? Manual installs take ~10 minutes each. Silent installs take 2 minutes of script time.
- Consistency: Users cannot accidentally change installation paths or skip critical drivers (like the ActivDriver).
- Remote deployment: Install software on sleeping or occupied machines overnight via scheduled tasks.
- Zero user friction: Teachers don't have to wait for "Please click Next" pop-ups during class changes.
4. Silent Uninstall
Find the Product Code (GUID) or use the MSI:
/norestart: Prevents the machine from automatically rebooting after installation. 3. Advanced ConfigurationDriver Issues: ActivInspire requires Promethean ActivHub drivers to work with hardware. These are often a separate MSI and must be deployed silently as well for the software to "see" the boards.