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[duckman]

Hi,I am Japanese. I am developing msi file using with Orca.
Please tell me why prompt for "insert disk" appears in following cases.

case 1:
1) Install from local HDD.
2) Install from CD-ROM where different directory defined in MEDIAPACKAGEPATH property.

case 2:
1) Install from CD-ROM or other media (such as USB memory stick).
2) Move msi file from 1) to other CD-ROM directory .
3) Install from 2).

I've tried "Updates & Patches" topics in this site.

I apologize for my poor English.

[Stefan Krueger]

I think that's a limitation in Windows Installer. The file should be at the root of the CD

[duckman]

Thank you Stefan.

...but I cannot understand installer's behavor.

I found MEDIAPACKAGEPATH property allows msi file does not need in root of removable media.
So I thought I can install application from any directory in media at first time.
But second time (re-install same package from different directory), in the log, Windows Installer
looks like searching original source package which used in first time, and failed to find.
Why Installer does not use locally cached msi file in %SYSTEMROOT%\Installer?
Does "limitation" means something about security?

--- log: install from media and disk prompt appears
InstallFiles: File: aaa.txt, Directory: C:\Program Files\xxx\yyy\zzz\, size: 1781
MSI (s) (30:94): Re-applying security from existing file.
MSI (s) (30:94): Verifying accessibility of file: aaa.txt
MSI (s) (30:94): Note: 1: 2203 2: F:\1667\bbb.msi 3: -2147287038
MSI (s) (30:94): Source is incorrect. Unable to open or validate MSI package F:\1667\bbb.msi.

--- log: install from local hdd and no prompt appears
InstallFiles: File: aaa.txt, Directoy: C:\Program Files\xxx\yyy\zzz\, size: 1781
MSI (s) (58:1C): Re-applying security from existing file.
MSI (s) (58:1C): Verifying accessibility of file: aaa.txt
MSI (s) (58:1C): SOFTWARE RESTRICTION POLICY: Verifying object --> 'C:\work\temp\1667\bbb.msi' against software restriction policy
MSI (s) (58:1C): Note: 1: 2262 2: DigitalSignature 3: -2147287038
MSI (s) (58:1C): SOFTWARE RESTRICTION POLICY: C:\work\temp\1667\bbb.msi is not digitally signed
MSI (s) (58:1C): SOFTWARE RESTRICTION POLICY: C:\work\temp\1667\bbb.msi is permitted to run at the 'unrestricted' authorization level.
MSI (s) (58:1C): Note: 1: 2318 2: C:\Program Files\xxx\yyy\zzz\aaa.txt

[grantmi]

I don't understand this behaviour either.??

See this link for more information (but not really a solution)

http://community.ins...threadid=130104

Cheers Mike

[Johannes John]

Hello all together!

Unfortunately the MEDIAPACKAGEPATH property works neither with WI 3 nor with WI 4.
On WI 3 I have the right zu manupulate the registry before Installfinalize reads the value but on WI 4 the deferred CA runs only after Installfinalize has read the Mediapackage value.
Can someone ask MS to give the MEDIAPACKAGEPATH property a chance in WI 4 SP1?

Regards!
Johannes

[gloom]

MEDIAPACKAGEPATH property doesn't work
MSI 5.0 / Windows 7