Questions tagged [msi]
MSI is a Windows Installer package. It contains all of the components necessary to install a particular software package along with a machine-readable description of how the package should be installed.
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Deploy MSI silently - Cisco CAD Client Configuration
Deploy a MSI using Group Policy. Sounds easy right?
This MSI (CAD Client Configuration.msi) prompts for the IP address of our UCCX server. Most MSI's I have dealt with I can install silently uisng /...
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Cannot uninstall Python 3.8.1 silently using MSIEXEC
I initially deployed Python 3.8.1 in our org (through WSUS Package Publisher if relevant) using the MSI's found here. I installed these MSI's using WSUS Package Publisher with the following command ...
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Error 1606 - MSIs, UNC paths and permissions?
I have a persistent issue with a number of our Windows desktop systems where we see various MSI packages throw up error 1606 (and 1314, in the MSI log), which is a permission issue, when attempting to ...
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Gotomeeting MSI needs elevated privs?
Typically I can deploy MSIs with no issue, but the Gotomeeting one refuses to install. SCE lists it as pending and AD just attempts to install it, gives up, and never tries again. When I tried running ...
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When GPO no longer applies, is deployed software automatically uninstalled?
Are packages installed by GPO automatically removed when the GPO no longer applies?
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Google Chrome takes 7 minutes to install via group policy
When enabling the group policy 'auto update check period override' to disable all auto update checks deploying chrome via group policy takes 7 minutes to install
I get the following error in the ...
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Create MSI file with product key
Is there a way to create an MSI file with the product key for the installer? In this particular case, I wish to deploy Office 2003 to a couple dozen workstations, but wish to do so silently, and ...
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On Windows how can I prevent login until a software package has been installed?
I have an MSI which is configured for machine level installation because it is a device driver.
I can deploy it via Active Directory and Group Policy just fine. However on a newly booted machine a ...
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Thunderbird msi installer package
I am in need of a thunderbird msi (Microsoft Installer) package which can be deployed via group policies using Microsoft ActiveDirectory.
I am very pleased with the Firefox packaged provided by ...
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Options for remote administration of Firefox on a Windows network
I'm a web developer responsible for an intranet. I develop using Firefox, but the IT guys here plan to use only Internet Explorer on the network going forwards.
This is because IE can be installed / ...
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Deploying large applications across multiple sites via GP
So we currently have two offices, one in TN and one in FL. Both have a DC installed.
We recently started deploying Trend Micro AV through GP, which is a 200 MB file. We placed the file on DC1 in ...
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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT does not contain contents of HKEY_CURRENT_USER
I have an MSI installer which registers an ActiveX component. The registration info is written to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive, and all works fine and dandy.
For one user, however, IE is behaving as ...
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Troubleshoot msiexec removing dotnet Core
I am attempting to upgrade ASP.NET Core from 2.0.3 to 2.1.5 on a group of servers. I am using a Powershell script that looks something like this:
$software = Get-ChildItem 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\...
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How to get an application's GUID
How can I get an application's GUID from an MSI file without installing it and searching for it in the registry? Is the GUID located in the MSI's properties? Or, can I retrieve it using Orca?
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Scripted check for a specific feature from an msi installer
I need to be able to check for the installation of a particular feature from an msi installer. For context, I need to check whether the "Powershell Cmdlets" feature (TFPS from Feature table in Orca) ...
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MSI keeps trying to install, and I can't stop it - why?
Somehow my desktop system has been infected with Roxio Media Manager... I say it that way only because the MSI is continually executing on my system and I can't make it stop. The install never ...
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install msi using group policy
1) If we install/push msi using group policy can/will we see installation steps/Wizard/options which we can see if start installtaion using setup.exe by double clicking it.
2)Can some provide some ...
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How can I compare the content of two (or more) MSI files?
How can I do a "content compare" of two (or more) MSI files and see what is actually different inside the files - instead of doing a useless binary compare? (which obviously only tells me if I am ...
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Windows Installer runs constantly in the background on Windows Server 2012?
While trying to install a program, it complained that something else was being installed and that Windows Installer was already running (msiexec.exe). Sure enough, there were two instances of the ...
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How can I get the installation log of an MSI which is being deployed via a group policy?
I have an MSI for a driver which I want to deploy via a group policy.
I have a problem with it deploying on 64bit machines and want to log what is happening. The installation works fine as an ...
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Distribute IP packets accross different NIC queues with MSI (Message Signalled Interrupts)
NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet NIC supports MSI feature (Message Signaled Interrupts) and it has 8 queues. Each queue has its own Interrupt handler in /proc/interrupts. What I am trying to ...
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Remote installing an msi on citrix servers using WMI
OK, I'm a C# programmer that is trying to streamline the deployment of a custom windows form app I inherited and built an installer for with WiX (this app will need to be reinstalled regularly as I'm ...
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WD hdd connected to MSI P35 Platinium mb goes to sleep and wakes up instantly [closed]
I have a sata WD hdd (WDC WD500) connected to MSI P35 Platinum motherboard.
It goes to sleep and wakes up instantly. I can hear how it starts (spins out) and after a few seconds it goes sleep (no ...
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Unable to add a 64-bit MSI package to a Group Policy Object on Windows Server 2003 (32 bit)
I am trying to remotely install a 32 -bit MSI and a 64-bit MSI, using Group Policies in Windows Server 2003 (32 bit).
I've created a distribution point and a Group Policy Object. When I try to "...
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Executing setup.exe /silent via MSI File
I would like to build an MSI file for Active Directory deployment. Instead of taking a pre install snapshot, installing the application, taking a post install snapshot and packaging the differences ...
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msiexec /p (for patching) - won't update after another change
I have a .msp file that is made by the Office 2007 Customization tool.
If I create the .msp file and apply it to a machine it works. But if I modify that machine's office install again and then try ...
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SCCM MSI deployment fails with 0x87D00324
I've got an MSI created by WIX that can be run locally as an administrator without error. But when deployed via SCCM as an Application Deployment imported from the MSI shows in Software Center as ...
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How can I list all installed applications including those installed in per-user context?
I can run wmic product to get a list of all installed software. This command will list any software installed in the system context, or per-user context for the logged in user. However, this command ...
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Software deployed using WMIC requires restart before launching
I have an MSI I'm attempting to deploy via WMIC. The MSI install completes without error but I cannot launch the installed application until I reboot the PC. If I try it pops up momentarily then ...
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Install Visual C# Express 2010 onto client machines - redistributable package needed
I would like to install Visual C# Express 2010 onto several machines on the Windows network at the school where I work. I can only find web and ISO installers, but I really need MSIs for both Visual C#...
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Do enterprises expect MSIs to uninstall previous product version?
I am about to give deliver an upgrade to a product in the form of an MSI to an enterprise. I believe they deploy this to various workstations via GPO.
What is the likely sequence of events in ...
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Recurrence of an MSIEXEC package deployment through GPO
We want to use this simple command in a batch file:
msiexec /package "\path\package.msi" /quiet /norestart
We want to deploy it to all users and their machines.
We want it to be installed only once, ...
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Difference between isntalling a msi using "Invoke-WmiMethod"(via a cmd file) and installing directly on the server
Ran against a server to install the msi; eventlogs were clean and all success; but the key file in bin direstory is still old. Later tried installing it directly doing a double click by RDP into the ...
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Installing software as an Update
My company uses SCCM 2007 and Windows 7. I have a rather complicated application deployment that I need to do. To make a long story short, I have to automatically install this while no users are ...
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MSI Arguments for installation
Does anyone know where to find various arguments for msi's, such as installing/running as administrator, or restart after installation.
I am trying to push out an msi update through group policy, ...
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What is the preferred way to distribute a small update to software?
If a product simply requires a replacement of the .EXE file, what would be the expected way to deliver this update to multiple workstations in a large enterprise?
Is an .MSP file preferred?
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MSI package different configuration
How can we have single MSI file with different configuration for each user.
So when I push it, the configuration will be according to the username.
This is for a custom utility application.
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Windows Installer: The system cannot open the device or file specified
I downloaded as Administrator in Chrome an installer .msi file [Citrix XenCenter Management; so it's not an exotic program] on a Windows Server 2012 R2 into a drive F: which is hosted on the SBS and ...
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How to deploy a msi with two command line switch values to different groups
I have an Application created in sccm with an MSI deployment type. As part of the deployment type properties under Programs => Installation Program and Uninstall Program I can specify the msi command ...
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How can I run msi file on Windows Server 2008? [closed]
When I run an *.msi file on Windows Server 2008? I keep getting this error.
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Cleanup pending installation
I have an old PC with Windows 2000 that I want to reanimate. Each time I start the PC I see a dialog box "Windows Installer","Installation wird vorbereitet." (Preparing installation).
I can cancel ...
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SQL Server install - MSI install error - Failed to connect to server. Error: 0x80080005?
I don't know why but i'm very frustrated today, I always failed in installing any kind of SQL Server express edition on my XP SP3 laptop:
2005 into 2008 Standard and Advanced 32 bit all will always ...
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How do I create a SCCM package where the main installation initiates self-contained msi's?
I have a few applications that are installed using InstallShield -- during the installation one or two parts of the application are installed with msi's. I've tried recording an iss file to instruct ...
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Redeploy using Active Directory
I am trying to use group policy to deploy our msi through AD.
For some strange reason, when I overwrite the msi with a newer version, and then go to the policy, and click on "Redeploy Application", ...
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McAfee VirusScan Enterprise prevents MSI installation
I'm not be able to install MSI packages downloaded from the Microsoft Reference Source Code Center.
The package installs first a compressed file that gets decompressed by the custom action. The ...
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Unable to create a Group Policy in Windows Server 2003 to install software
This is my first attempt at creating a Group Policy to install a software product for computers on our domain. When I attempt to add a package I receive the following error:
Add operation failed. ...
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Why running second time ansible.windows.win_package isn't working?
I have a product that I can install it first, then update it - meaning to add more feature to my base product
I do it by execute the MSI first time, then going to Add \ Remove Programs and when ...
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Group Policy software installation failing with error %%14
I have created a GPO configured to "assign" \\<AD DNS domain name>\NETLOGON\<file name>.msi and verified that it's applying to the Windows 10 v1809 PC but the actual installation ...
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App MSI install hangs up on newly imaged PCs (Win10) [closed]
I'm working on an issue that got kicked up to me from Tier 1. I have a proprietary app that's built into an MSI for deployment with a VBscript. I didn't do the build and I don't have access to the ...
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