HttpWatch can be installed from batch files, on the command line or from automated tools like SMS by supplying command line arguments to the setup program:
httpwatchpro.exe /S [/all-users=1] [/errorpath=...] [/license=...] [/ChromeExtension=0|1] [/EdgeExtension=0|1] [/D=< font>
By default, a silent install installs for the current user only (This User) and does not require administrator rights. To install for all users on the machine, add /all-users=1 and run the installer from an elevated (administrator) command prompt.
The command line options are shown below:
The names of the command line flags are case sensitive
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/S |
This causes the setup program to run with no GUI and to require no interaction, i.e. Silent Mode install |
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/all-users=1 |
Installs for all users on the machine. The installer must be run from an elevated (administrator) command prompt when using this option. When this option is absent, the installer defaults to a This User install which does not require administrator rights. |
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/errorpath |
This specifies where files containing error information should be written. If this option is not specified the files will be written to the directory containing the setup program. Example: /errorpath=c:\temp "/errorpath=c:\temp\error logs" If the path error file contains spaces use double quotes around the whole argument not just the value |
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/ChromeExtension=0|1 |
Disables or enables the HttpWatch extension in Google Chrome. When omitted, a fresh installation defaults to enabled. |
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/EdgeExtension=0|1 |
Disables or enables the HttpWatch extension in Microsoft Edge. When omitted, a fresh installation defaults to enabled. |
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/license |
This sets the file name of the HttpWatch Professional edition license. Use the value '[installed]' to use an existing, installed license. Here are some examples
/license=httpwatch.lic /license=D:\temp\httpwatch.lic /license=\\server1\share1\httpwatch.lic /license=[installed] "/license=D:\temp\folder name with space\httpwatch.lic" If the path or file name to the license file contains spaces use double quotes around the whole argument not just the value |
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/D |
The default install directory can be changed using this flag. e.g. /D=c:\program files\networktools\httpwatch If the /D argument is used then it must be the last argument on the command line and must not contain double quotes even if the destination folder contains spaces. |
Silent This User install (no administrator rights required):
start /wait httpwatchpro.exe /S /license=[installed]
Silent All Users install (must be run from an elevated command prompt):
start /wait httpwatchpro.exe /S /all-users=1 "/license=C:\Deploy\HttpWatch.lic" /D=C:\Program Files\HttpWatch
The HttpWatch uninstaller supports the /S flag for silent operation. The /all-users flag must match the mode that was used when HttpWatch was originally installed:
Silent uninstall of a This User installation:
start /wait uninstall.exe /S /all-users=0
Silent uninstall of an All Users installation (must be run from an elevated command prompt):
start /wait uninstall.exe /S /all-users=1
If an error occurs during a silent install no message box or dialogs are displayed. The setup program will have a non zero exit code and one of the following files will be written:
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httpwatch_reboot.txt |
Indicates that the setup requires a reboot to complete |
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httpwatch_error.txt |
Is written if the setup program could not complete, e.g. the destination directory is not writable. |
The directory, in which these files are written, can be controlled using the /errorpath command line flag. When the setup program completes successfully it will have an exit code of zero and no error files are written.
To run directly from the command line or in a batch file, you will need to use the Windows Start command to wait for the setup program to complete, e.g.
start /wait httpwatchpro.exe /S /license=[installed]
Using Chrome extension policies it is possible to force the HttpWatch extension to be automatically enabled in Chrome without any user intervention. This technique is described in the following blog post:
https://blog.httpwatch.com/2021/08/06/how-to-automatically-install-and-enable-a-chrome-extension/