Commands for installing Active@ LiveCD without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.
Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell
With winget
PowerShell
winget install --id LSoftTechnologies.ActiveLiveCD -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id LSoftTechnologies.ActiveLiveCD -e --silentwinget uninstall --id LSoftTechnologies.ActiveLiveCD -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · All users · en-US
Silent install
ActiveLiveCD.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
ActiveLiveCD.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\active-livecd"- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{F09C52F9-660B-4FE3-8041-AFF6DB177FAA}_is1
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%\LSoft Technologies\Active@ LiveCD
- DisplayVersion
- 25
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-active-livecd.ps1
$url = 'https://www.livecd.com/downloads/ActiveLiveCD.exe'
$sha256 = '4606010DD9DF3995E7D4BC74E7FF3DA87B35D8618413355E3F979C56FF7E4F05'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'ActiveLiveCD.exe'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-' -Wait 
