You cannot use command-line setup switches to create a customized Windows Internet Explorer 7 package when you use Internet Explorer Administration Kit 7 in certain license modes

When you use Internet Explorer Administration Kit 7 (IEAK 7) in certain license modes, you cannot use command-line setup switches such as /quiet and /norestart to create a customized Windows Internet Explorer 7 package.

This issue occurs when you use IEAK 7 in the following license modes:

• Internet service provider (ISP)
• Independent software vendor (ISV)
• Internet content provider (ICP)

This issue occurs because these command-line setup switches are available only in the Corporate Administrator license mode.

To work around this issue, use a command that resembles one of the following sample commands.

To create a setup package for full installation together with the setup switches, type a command that resembles the following at a command prompt:To create a configurable setup package together with the setup switches, type a command that resembles the following at a command prompt:Notes

• The path placeholder represents the path of the IEAK 7 output file.
• The setup switches placeholder represents Internet Explorer setup switches such as /quiet and /norestart.
• The IE7Setup.exe file is the setup package for a full installation. The IE7Setup.cmd file is the Setup program that the setup package uses to install Internet Explorer 7.
• The Setup.exe file is the setup package for a configurable installation. The IEBrand.cmd file is the Setup program that the setup package uses to install Internet Explorer 7.

For more information about Internet Explorer Administration Kit 7, visit the following Microsoft Web sites: