Threads Replies Last Post 4 Pages: 1  2  3  4   Deploying Adminpak 2000 from Svr 2003 to 2000 clients The problem percieved is that to manage Server 2003 from Windows 2000 the Server 2000 adminpak is required and this does support Server 2k3 management. The problem is that when setting up group policy to deploy the package an error is generated that implies it cannot e used because it is not a 2k3 package. The message says that the adminpak.msi should be validated. We can successfully depl... 1 09.05.2007 12:39:21 An Error event after run setup.exe. (Source: MsiInstaller Event ID: 10005) Dear all, I use VSTO 2005 to create an outlookaddin project. I have followed the document http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa537179(office.11).aspx I have been finish the outlookaddin setup. I run the setup on the XP + Outlook 2003. It works well. But I run the setup to another computer. (Vista + Outlook 2003) It will show a error message to me. I find an eventlog in the applicat... 1 09.05.2007 07:16:44 Creating IIS Virtual Directory with WiX 3 Can anyone show a sample .wxs how to create a virtual directory (and web application) with WiX3? I can only find v2 samples that reference things that do not exist with v3. Thanks. ... 2 09.05.2007 03:27:10 Questions concerning installation on fileshares Hi everybody I have written a .NET 2.0 application that i would like to install using an msi installer created with Visual Studio 2005. The installer works well for the normal. However, concerining fileshares, i have got two questions: 1. Is it possible to install the application on a (remote) fileshare. When the installer starts, one can chose a folder where wants to have the progra... 2 08.05.2007 17:03:15 msiexec behavior different on XP vs. Win2003 Short version: When I run an MSI that's already installed on XP, it aborts with an error. When I run the same MSI when it's already installed on Win2003 Server, it gives me the maintenance dialog. Is this by design? Longer version: There were a few differences in the MSI logs. 1. The lines listed below that have a "+" in front of them were in the msiexec log on XP, but not ... 2 08.05.2007 13:56:20 Runas with MSI In an attempt to improve security I have removed the local administrator account on my desktop. This generally works well and when I need to install something I can right click and select runas then select the domain admin account. However I recently tried to install activesync and noticed that on ..msi files there is no option of runas on the menu when I right click. Is there an easy wa... 4 08.05.2007 11:22:52 Error 2763 trying to install PKI Patches Am trying to setup SMS 2003 SP2 packages and advertisements for Verisign PKI patches, specifically the OnSiteMSI and the mpki_vscnfchk_eu_sp1 msi patches, to all our computers PRIOR to installing the PKI product itself. The patches require Admin Rights to install, and, our users are not given those rights. When we've done these manually, either by using RunAs or by logging in as an ... 1 08.05.2007 10:08:15 Updater Generators? In the past few weeks I've been playing with several tools which allow me to generate software updaters. I'm aiming for updaters which do cumulative patching (a single updater works for several installed versions), update in a transaction with possible rollback and, preferably, support some notion of version management, allowing me to keep record of versions, features and components. Web... 1 08.05.2007 06:47:06 after any install no restart warning or alert I have an odd issue I haven't seen. I am running server 2003 with exchange, and have been doing some cleanup and uninstall of some applications, these include dell openmanage administrator, and array manager, and symantec anti-virus for exchange. After I did the uninstalls I ran a symantec cleanup tool, and noticed that the application exited without any alert of a reboot, actually it ... 1 07.05.2007 14:56:00 OCS Beta msi installer error I downloaded the OCS Standard Edition beta from the website and am receiving an error. It tells me it is not a valid installer package. I have tried it on 3 systems and also completely rebuilt a fresh Windows 2003 server with SP1 to no avail. I have also tried 3 separate downloads but all do the same thing. Is this MSI corrupt or am I missing something? thanks in advance. Doug... 1 04.05.2007 15:04:01 WiX for Web Application Projects? I'm not sure if this is the right group or not, but I'm looking for pointers/resources/samples for how to use WiX and Votive to create a deployment package for Web Application Projects. Thanks. ... 1 03.05.2007 18:57:59 need help installing file hello. i have a question . i need to install a patch to all computers on my network ( around 400) KB927891 the problem is the patch is an .exe file and as far as i know Active directory can only deploy software that 's in .msi form. any one have any ideas or know of a place where these patches can be changed to an .msi file. ? thanx ! -- ulyses96... 3 03.05.2007 18:21:52 MSI error 1015 safemode MSI error when I install and uninstall- I am unable to then do either. it say's I am in safe mode but am clearly not. I have the latest version 3.1v2 KB893803 what do I do? Jazza ... 1 03.05.2007 00:08:23 MsiInstaller- error 1015, safemode MsiInstaller is not allowing me to run any installers or unistallers, yet it comes back with an error saying I am in safe mode or that there might be issues with MsiInstaller therefore see your support personal..... I understand there to be table that holds options for MSI, but where is it. SFC /scannow doesn't help because XP is a recovery CD and unfortunately I can not point it to i3... 1 02.05.2007 23:11:00 Windows Installer Problems From what I have gone through, this is not a common problem. It seems that Windows Installer 3.1 has been thoroughly corrupted for: 1)Upon attempting to uninstall any software from add or remove programs the following error is displayed: “The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in safe mode, or the Windows Installer is not corr... 5 02.05.2007 23:01:42 Windows Installer runs when I run application exe Hi there, I've created a windows installer; I've set it to install for all users (ALLUSERS=2) and install as an admin. Looking at the log, I can see it is in fact installing for all users (ALLUSERS is set to 1 during the install). However, when I log on using an account other than the one used to install the application and run one of the exe's installed by the installer the Windows... 5 02.05.2007 00:30:00 Looking for MSI MS-6967 bluetooth dongle MSI site has only a 11kb download. Help please... 2 01.05.2007 15:23:45 Windows installer unnecessary intervention Sometimes, when I'm installing new programs (or all the times I start Office programs), Installer starts, trying to install already installed (or already uninstalled) programs. Btw, the programs I'm installing aren't ".msi" programs either. How to end this behaviour? Thanks. Giovanni ... 8 01.05.2007 09:25:12 Basic UI through WindowsInstaller properties Hi there, I'm trying to kick off a silent install of my windows installer MSI through the VS2005 setup.exe bootstrapper. The bootstrapper doesn't passthrough MSI cmdline args (like /qb) but does allow properties to be specified (prop=value), so I was wondering if there is a way I can accomplish this through WindowsInstaller properties; or if alternatively there's a better way to ac... 1 01.05.2007 01:22:00 adware i have somehow allowed adware to be downloaded on to my computer. there is a flashing icon on the windows bar along the bottom. it keeps flashing up with a message saying system alert. when i click on it a ad comes up for something called spylocked. can anyone tell me how i can remove it. thank you . dave... 3 28.04.2007 14:04:01 Newbie: Custom Action Hi, I set up a custom action in vbScript to run during: During Installation After Destination Folder Dialog Everything works great until they try to run "Silent Installation". The Destination Folder Dialog never pops out, so the script is not run or it is stucked there waiting. would you guy teach me how to do it please? Thanks!! ... 2 28.04.2007 09:49:55 Extract .rtf file from Binary Table and Print Is there a way to extract an .rtf file from the Binary table? I would then like to use the Operating System's Write.exe to print this file (Write.exe /p <extracted location>\eula.rtf). The file should then be deleted after print. I'm using Wise for Windows Installer and they don't have a handy-dandy print mechanism to print License Agreement, ReadMe info, etc. from their dialogs. ... 7 28.04.2007 00:49:48 Unrelated Network Drive Causing Self-Repair We have a user in-house that has installed our software while attached to our network. When attached, he has an F:\ drive, but when unattached or at home, this drive is not available. When installed, this F:\ has nothing to do with the application's installation really, as it is installed to C:\. While at work, he can use the installed application without problem. Now, at home, he gets a s... 3 27.04.2007 14:10:15 Missing Network Drive Causing Self Repair! HELP!?!?!?!?!? We have a user in-house that has installed our software while attached to our network. When attached, he has an F:\ drive, but when unattached or at home, this drive is not available. When installed, this F:\ has nothing to do with the application's installation really, as it is installed to C:\. While at work, he can use the installed application without problem. Now, at home, he gets a s... 3 25.04.2007 19:55:41 Best practice for Updates? Hi, I'm just about to release my first msi based installer, and am a bit confused about how to handle upgrades. My product ships a demo version with limited functionality, and a full version which is available after purchase. I planned to ship the full version as a minor upgrade to the demo version. That seems to require me to change the product version as described here: <http://t... 2 24.04.2007 16:48:44 4 Pages: 1  2  3  4