Setup Technologies
MSI
See post: MSI Installer
MSI Authoring Tools
Wix Toolet - Free - Hard to learn
Master Packager - Freemium
MSI Installer Tool (advancedinstaller.com) - Freemium
InstallShield
See post: InstallShield Setups
Wise
Wise Setup files are a discontinued technology, but are still fairly prevalent.
Setup switches are very simple.
ITNinja.com has an article on them here Article: Wise Setup.exe Switches (itninja.com)
Usual silent install parameter:
setup.exe /S
Nullsoft NSIS
Website: NSIS Wiki (sourceforge.io) Nullsoft (Creators of Winamp) created their own opensoure and scriptable install system.
Once again, very simple setup switches. Usually just pass /S to install silently.
Review documentation on the website for more complex setups.
Inno Setup
Website: Inno Setup (jrsoftware.org)
Another opensource setup system that is often used as a replacement for InstallShield.
Most common silent install parameters are:
Setup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART
InstallAnywhere
Website: Installer and Uninstaller Command-Line Arguments (revenera.com)
Most common silent install parameters are:
Setup.exe -i silent