Arduino-ide 2.3.1 does not allow to install into a different folder

[tps800]

Describe the problem

Installing arduino-ide with:

msiexec.exe /I arduino-ide_2.3.1_Windows_64bit.msi TARGETDIR=C:\PRGS\arduinoide

Installs into C:\Program files\arduino-ide.

Various other options did not do too:

• TARGETDIR
• DEFAULTDIR
• INSTALLDIR
• INSTALLPATH
• INSTALLFOLDER
• INSTALLLOCATION
• APPLICATIONFOLDER
• APPDIR

It should be documented, how to install unattended into a different location, or the installer shall keep an eye on standards as adviced by microsoft.

To reproduce

Execute

msiexec.exe /I arduino-ide_2.3.1_Windows_64bit.msi TARGETDIR=C:\PRGS\arduinoide

and have it installed into C:\Program files\arduino-ide instead to C:\PRGS\arduinoide.

Expected behavior

Giving

msiexec.exe /I arduino-ide_2.3.1_Windows_64bit.msi TARGETDIR=C:\PRGS\arduinoide

shall install to C:\PRGS\arduinoide.

Arduino IDE version

2.3.1

Operating system

Windows

Operating system version

10, 11

Additional context

Additional reports

• https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/2370#issuecomment-2003470568

Issue checklist

• [X] I searched for previous reports in the issue tracker
• [X] I verified the problem still occurs when using the latest nightly build
• [X] My report contains all necessary details

[WebBuddha]

Issue exists also under 2.3.2