Orca
Hi folks, I have edited an MSI using orca. In the property table where the value "SERIALNUM" appears I have put in the serial number for the application. The problem I have when i deploy it through SMS I still get prompted for the serial number even though I have it saved in the MSI. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Posted by:
anonymous_9363
16 years ago
Stupid question, but does the MSI use that property to write a file/INI/registry entry? There are templates floating around which have that property in as a default but the MSI doesn't necessarily use it. There's a similar property in Wise Package Studio templates called PIDKEY.
Posted by:
AngelD
16 years ago
Ian,
I'm surprised you didn't mentioned that any modifications to a vendor MSI should be done in a transform ;)
/Kim
I'm surprised you didn't mentioned that any modifications to a vendor MSI should be done in a transform ;)
/Kim
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
16 years ago
That's because, unlike you, I haven't assumed that it is a vendor MSI. All the OP says is that he "edited an MSI..." :)
Posted by:
AngelD
16 years ago
hehe nice catch Ian, however the SERIALNUM property indicates it... ah damnit, thats the assumption again =)
Posted by:
mbulfin
16 years ago
Thanks very much guys for your suggestions, you wouldn't believe that I spotted a space that shouldn't have been in the serial number. Sometimes we overlook the simple things.
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
16 years ago
Yes it was...in which case - in case the above wasn't clear - you ought to be using a transform to make changes. The accepted practise is to never, EVER edit a vendor-supplied MSI unless forced to (at gun-point, probably.) I have yet to find any circumstance in which I had to edit a vendor MSI rather than using a transform.
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