Determine if MSI/EXE supports certain flag/argument?

Question

I\'m creating an auto-updater that can run MSIs and EXEs. These MSIs/EXEs aren\'t my own. I\'d like to use any unattended/silent install option if it exists. Is there som

Answer 1

If it's MSI, then the parameters are standard, you can get the list of options with msiexec /? or view the docs on MSDN.

There's no way to detect options for an arbitrary EXE which options it supports, if any. Try to find docs from the vendor, or try /? switch…