# Silently installing Compose

The installation process consists of two stages: creating a response file, and running the silent install.

## Creating a response file

Before starting the installation, you need to create a response file.

To create the response file:

1. From the directory containing the Compose setup file, run the following command (note that this will also install Compose):

   ` Qlik_Compose_<version.number>.exe /r /f1<my_response_file>
                            `

   where:

   `<my_response_file>` is the full path to the generated response file.

   Example:

   ` Qlik_Compose_<version.number>.exe /r /f1C:\Compose_install.iss
                            `

2. To change the default installation directory, open the response file in a text editor and edit the *first* szDir value as necessary.

3. To change the default data directory, edit the *third* szDir value as necessary.

4. Save the file as &lt;name&gt;.iss, e.g. Compose\_install\_64.iss.

## Running the silent install

To silently install Compose, open a command prompt and change the working directory to the directory containing the Compose setup file. Then issue the following command (where &lt;response file&gt; is the path to the response file you created earlier):

Syntax:

`<Compose_setup_file> /s /f1<my_response_file> [/f2<LOG_FILE>]`

Example:

`C:\>Qlik_Compose_<version.number>.exe /s /f1C:\temp\1\Compose_install.iss /f2C:\temp\1\silent_x64_install.log`

If the installation was successful, the log file should contain the following rows:

`[ResponseResult]` `ResultCode=0`