topic Re: Upgrading QlikView Desktop silently in Installing and Upgrading

Upgrading QlikView Desktop silently

Meta — Fri, 02 May 2025 10:41:08 GMT

Hi,

I am testing the silent upgrade of QlikView Desktop from an older version to a newer one, but it's not working as expected.

When I use the .exe installer with the command
QlikViewDesktop_x64Setup.exe /s /v"/qn"
the installer closes without any error, but the existing installation is not upgraded.

If I use the .msi installer, it shows a prompt stating that an existing version is already installed and must be removed before proceeding.

I would like to know:

Is there a way to perform a silent upgrade of QlikView Desktop from an older version to the latest?
If not, does the existing installation need to be removed manually before upgrading?
If we remove the current version, will it affect any user settings or configurations?

Thank you.

Re: Upgrading QlikView Desktop silently

PrashantSangle — Fri, 02 May 2025 12:47:10 GMT

After silent upgrade did you reboot the machine?

The following silent installation command line is recommended for QlikView Desktop:

QlikViewDesktop_x64Setup.exe /s /v"/qn"

The command line above installs all features completely silently.

Add a + sign at end of the interface levels command to get a modal dialog at the end of the installation saying “Finished” and if it was successful or not.

After completing a silent installation, perform a system reboot or log out and log back in to ensure the software functions correctly.

Regards,

Prashant Sangle

Re: Upgrading QlikView Desktop silently

Meta — Mon, 05 May 2025 06:23:48 GMT

Hi Prashant,

Thank you for your help.

Issue here is it's not at all upgrading.

EXE installer closes without any error, but the existing installation is not upgraded.

If I use the .msi installer, it shows a prompt stating that an existing version is already installed and must be removed before proceeding.

Regards,

Sheetal

Re: Upgrading QlikView Desktop silently

Sebastian_Linser — Thu, 08 May 2025 11:24:37 GMT

Hello @Meta

which error message do you get in the QlikViewx64.wil log in appdata\temp

MSI (s) (98:F4) [13:18:16:501]: Product: QlikView May 2024 SR1 -- Configuration failed.

MSI (s) (98:F4) [13:18:16:502]: Windows Installer reconfigured the product. Product Name: QlikView May 2024 SR1. Product Version: 12.90.20100.0. Product Language: 1033. Manufacturer: QlikTech International AB. Reconfiguration success or error status: 1603.

MSI (s) (98:F4) [13:18:16:503]: Attempting to delete file C:\WINDOWS\Installer\968f543.mst
MSI (s) (98:F4) [13:18:16:503]: Unable to delete the file. LastError = 32
MSI (s) (98:F4) [13:18:16:588]: Deferring clean up of packages/files, if any exist
MSI (s) (98:F4) [13:18:16:588]: Attempting to delete file C:\WINDOWS\Installer\968f543.mst

something like that?

regards

Sebastian

Re: Upgrading QlikView Desktop silently

Meta — Wed, 14 May 2025 03:44:56 GMT

Hi Sebastian,

The logs show same error message that "already another version exists".

And EXE just exists without error and without upgrade.