VideoLAN VLC media player
If you want to perform an unattended (or silent) installation of VLC, you can do so via a command-line interface. Type in "filename" /L="languagecode" /S. For example, the English installation … Read More
VLC-Installer customization for unattended installation (Windows 64 Bit-Version 2.1.5 Rincewind)============================================================================Customizations:- No i… Read More
App-V 5.0 works a treat in all aspects inc. Context Menu's and Explorer Integration. perform the standard setup then edit the Start Menu shortcut for the no prompt launch trick: vlc.exe "--no… Read More
This is an update for VLC 2.0.2 This works in LANDesk and I have tried it on 10 machine so far and works perfect. The Command switches are below /L=1033 /S /NCRC Read More
This is an update for VLC 2.0.2 This works in LANDesk and I have tried it on 10 machine so far and works perfect. The Command switches are below /L=1033 /S /NCRC Read More
I found an MSI version at http://people.videolan.org/~etix/msi/. With that I was able to generate a Transform. Generate a new Transform using Orca or your MSI editor of choice. To delete the… Read More
If installing the vlc-2.0.0-win32.exe version you can use the following switches to install the base software silently: vlc-2.0.0-win32.exe /S /V/qn To disable auto-updates and without not… Read More
The command line /L=1033 doesn't force the installation in English for me. The only way I found to install VLC in english in silent mode is to set the "Region and Language" Format to "English … Read More
Like version 1.x - same way: 1. Download 7zip or zip package and unpack 2. Create MSI 3. Create a link to the vlc.exe with parameter: vlc.exe "--no-qt-privacy-ask" "--no-qt-updates-notif" ..… Read More
The syntax from previous versions seems to still work: vlc-2.0.0-win32.exe /S /V/qn. It does briefly display an empty command window as it installs the cache manager, but that soon goes away. Read More
All the above very useful. Nevertheless I had some troubles in customizing the installer (I chose this way instead of using the VLCRC file). What I wanted to do is disabling BOTH updates notif… Read More
For VLC 1.1.11 I made a simple batch file that: *Uninstalls previous versions of VLC silently. *Installs New version of VLC silently. *Disables Prompt "Look for updates & allow fetching media… Read More
Another way to establish settings for all users is to make configuration with one user (including disable the flags for Updates and Policy Settings). The config files are stored in the Appdata … Read More
While playing an MP3, click the EQ icon. -In "adjustment and Effects" window -> Audio tab -> Spatializer tab The spatializer function will break if played with (https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/… Read More
The commandline switches: --no-qt-updates-notif --qt-updates-days=x :doesn't seem to work. This is out of the bugreport: https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/4269 "Works as expected. The pref… Read More
To uninstall it seem like the uninstall won't work silently if vlc is running so: cmd /c taskkill /F /IM vlc.exe /T & "%programfiles%\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe" /S Read More
Thanks for the comments. They helped me :) I use this script. But with the latest versions there is an anoying popup named vlc-cache-gen. It stays there for 15 a 20 seconds and then it install… Read More
Start VLC witout privacy and update notification? 1. download VLC as zip-file, unpack to a folder 2. create a msi with a shortcut Use this shortcut description: C:\Programme\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc… Read More
Update for 1.1.4: 1) Download the .7z file, not the zip file, so this is the file you want to download: vlc-1.1.4-win32.7z 2) In order to extract the source files, you will need to install a … Read More
For silent installation on computers with previous versions of VLC, modify the folowing line (836/837) in the NSIS : MessageBox MB_YESNO|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION $Message_AlreadyInstalled IDNO done… Read More
Version 1.1.4 Setup capture is easy with this application. Remember to add "--no-qt-privacy-ask --no-qt-updates-notif" in the shortcut before you compile. You should alsp consider the registry… Read More
I didn't see the vlc.win32.nsi file in the zip file for version 1.1, so I went the autoit route. This script will unclick the desktop icon and the file associations, and copy the vlcrc file. … Read More
Silent Installation: vlc-1.1.1-win32.exe /S Silent Deinstallation: %ProgramFiles%\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe /S No Updates: There are two ways to do it. Way 1: Download the vlc-1.1.1-win… Read More
adding this entry did CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\VideoLAN\VLC media player.lnk" "$INSTDIR\vlc.exe" "--no-qt-privacy-ask --no-qt-updates-notif" will stop the shortcut from being associated with… Read More
In addition to sean c roberts entry. Also find the string: WriteRegStr HKCR "VLC$R0\shell\Open\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "%1"' And change it to: WriteRegStr … Read More
The silent install switches you can code into the install using vlc.win32.nsi only change the icon under Programs but not the file associations. So if you double click on a file the first time… Read More
Install run: %~dp0vlc-0.9.9-win32.exe /L=1033 /S /NCRC 1033 = EN-us, 1036 = FR-fr, 1033 = dutch, 1044 = Norwegian, 1053 = SV-sv etc. To uninstall: %Programfiles%\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe /S … Read More
Also with this version the software is a "drag and drop" Project. Just insert the installation directory inside a WISE or Installshield project and your good to go. For further tuning you'll… Read More
To disable the autoupdate modify this line with the following parameters: CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\VideoLAN\VLC media player.lnk" "$INSTDIR\vlc.exe" "--no-qt-privacy-ask --no-qt-update… Read More
To package VLC Media Player 1.0.1, make sure that you download NOT the executable, but the zipped version: http://www.videolan.org/mirror-geo.php?file=vlc/1.0.1/win32/vlc-1.0.1-win32.zip Also,… Read More
