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Original source needed when MSI repair install initiated

Updated: 27 May 2010 | 1 comment
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Hello guys,

I'm almost ready to start deploying OS'es with our DS 6.9 SP3

I have deployment job for new workstations. All MSI packages are installed with separate Run Script task as follows:

U:\software\package.msi /norestart /quiet

U: is mapped to one of our file servers, where I have stored all MSI packages.

Now I noticed, that if user perfoms MSI repair function to one of these softwares without network connection, operation fails, because Windows can't find source package.

Should I modify my installation script to first copy MSI package to say c:\temp folder and then execute it from there? This way package would be stored on local disk and always available.

I checked c:\windows\installer folder and it contains MSI database files for commercial packages like Adobe Reader 9, but none of my custom packages have created database there.

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2009
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MSI Public Property SOURCELIST

Teijo,
can you try using the SOURCELIST public property for your MSI and caching the source files on a UNC?

R