4 Upgrading the Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows

You can upgrade an installation of the Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows using the graphical installation program or by performing a silent upgrade. Use the graphical program to upgrade one system, or run it once at the command line to create a response file for silent upgrades on multiple systems.

To upgrade the Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows, follow these steps:

  1. Copy the Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows installation program, Setup.exe, to the guest.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Double-click Setup.exe to begin the upgrade.
    • Open a command line window and then do the following:
      1. Navigate to the directory where the Setup.exe file is located.
      2. Run the Setup.exe -r command to begin the upgrade and create a response file for silent installations.
  3. If prompted, select Yes in the User Account Control dialog to allow the Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows installer to proceed.

    Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows user account control dialog


    This figure shows the initial Update window. The buttons that are available are Back, Next and Cancel.

    The initial upgrade window is displayed.

  4. Click Next to start the upgrade.

    The installation program then copies new versions of the Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows to the system and updates the installed drivers. The Update Complete window is displayed.

  5. Click Yes, I want to restart the system now and then click Finish to restart the virtual machine.

If you used the -r option in the command line, the installation program creates a response file in the C:\Windows directory. You then use the response file, setup.iss, to perform silent upgrades on other Microsoft Windows guests. See Silently Installing or Upgrading the Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows.