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[rsioson]

Are there any special actions we need to do for building an Basic MSI that will be deployed via Active Directory Group Policy Objects? We've found only one so far, where we needed to include the InstallShield Script Engine into the MSI for a couple of small InstallScripts. Are there any more? Or does anyone know of a document number for a "How To..." in the knowledge base?

Thanks,
Roehl

[Glytzhkof]

Do you need to install with elevated rights?

[Zweitze]

If you intend to support software assigning (you have two kinds: publishing and assigning: assigning is the cool one), I've got a couple of hints:

1. Make sure that advertizing work. Hint: For testing, use MsiExec /jm: much faster than deploying on a GPO.
2. Make sure that per user installs works (unless you're only interested in per system GPOs). For testing, use MsiExec /ju
3. Do NOT change the advertize sequences, keep them as recommended by Microsoft. The reason: in a GPO deployment, this sequence is run ON THE DOMAIN CONTROLLER.

[Roadhawk]

KB Q108166 can be handy:

Deploy an MSI Wrapped with an InstallShield Script-Based Setup.exe
http://support.insta...ticleid=q108166