this is my first time using msi... i sent my install.msi program to an end user.. he tried to install it and windows came up with the what program do you wish to use to open this dialouge screen. how do i get msiexec to install on a system that doesn't have it already?
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end user doesn't have msiexec on comp
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jerm
, Jan 06 2003 19:09
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hambone
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Posted 06 January 2003 - 20:12
for the 95/98/ME platform download the InstMSIa.EXE
for the NT/2K/XP platform download the InstMSIw.EXE
i believe the current version is MSI v2.0.2600.2 ( InstMSI.EXE file version 12.0.2600.2 )
for the NT/2K/XP platform download the InstMSIw.EXE
i believe the current version is MSI v2.0.2600.2 ( InstMSI.EXE file version 12.0.2600.2 )
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Posted 06 January 2003 - 20:14
Ok, but is there any way for my install.msi to check if the users machine has windows install package installed already and if not install it?
hambone
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Posted 07 January 2003 - 13:43
yes.
in the summary information stream of the package you have the abiltity to specify what the minimum version required by this msi is.
should the end system not meet this minimum you can have the msi install it for you ( but this WILL require a reboot and there have been issues on 2K/XP with SFP/WFP )....
in the summary information stream of the package you have the abiltity to specify what the minimum version required by this msi is.
should the end system not meet this minimum you can have the msi install it for you ( but this WILL require a reboot and there have been issues on 2K/XP with SFP/WFP )....
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Posted 07 January 2003 - 13:46
on second thought, is this a 'chicken and egg' situation ?
ie. i need the msi service to install the msi with the msi service....
ie. i need the msi service to install the msi with the msi service....
jerm
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Posted 07 January 2003 - 14:27
all I want is for my end users to be able to install my program. I switched to msi from pdw because it was giving me all kind of problems. Could you give me some more details on how to make msi install the necessary files so it can run.
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Posted 07 January 2003 - 14:34
okay, the solution ( i think ) to your situation is this...
use a suitable tool to create a .EXE wrapper for your MSI. this will allow for the pre-installation of the MSI Service and following the re-boot your MSI will install...
wise allows for this when you first create the project and you tell it you want to built a .MSI/.EXE...
use a suitable tool to create a .EXE wrapper for your MSI. this will allow for the pre-installation of the MSI Service and following the re-boot your MSI will install...
wise allows for this when you first create the project and you tell it you want to built a .MSI/.EXE...