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trouble getting program to install - 6/20/2008 6:30:51 PM

pappatoad

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I have a program that we need to install on our computers. I am having difficulty getting it to install on the local machines. I can use the command line to execute and install the program from the cmd window, but for some reason it always fails to push out.... here is the command line.
msiexec.exe /i \\triton\d$\smspkgd$\999000DE\O12Conv.msi /q

Any suggestions would be helpful

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RE: trouble getting program to install - 6/20/2008 11:39:11 PM

mhudson

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Why are you pointing to a shared folder. Why don't you put the o12conv.msi in the package. Then your installer will be

msiexec /i o12conv.msi /q

If you want to install via a network share then you need to click the box that allows for a network drive. But I think you need to rethink your package structure. It looks like the package is setup already.... Just change the command line to what I have above and it will work.

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RE: trouble getting program to install - 6/22/2008 12:36:41 AM

jsandys

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Matt's advice is dead on. The basic defintion of a package is a collection of source files and the basic definition of a program is a command-line using those source files. Thus, as long as the msi is in the source files defined for the package, which it appears that it is, then you don't have to reference it via UNC, its local. Don't let the browse box from the command-line in the program definiton fool you, the command-line can be a valid command-line syntax.

Also note that you can't/shouldn't use an admin share (d$) to push out software, only administrators on the system hosting d$ will have access and that is just bad form and asking for trouble if you are using a network access account to push out software that has admin privileges on your servers.

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