Recabing a network installation
Hello,
I have subscribed to this forum because I am not able to find the answer to my question anywhere.
I have created a network installation of a software (for instance, publisher) using setup.exe /a. I have then applied a service pack to it using msiexec /p patch.msp /a setup.msi
Now I have an MSI file and a FILES directory. I have to recab the FILES directory into one cab.
How would I go about doing this ? I have tried the WiMakCab.vbs script but the installation doesn't work. I then tried WISE but it won't recreate a cab even if media is set to CAB.
Can someone help please ? :-)
Thank you very much for your time!
I have subscribed to this forum because I am not able to find the answer to my question anywhere.
I have created a network installation of a software (for instance, publisher) using setup.exe /a. I have then applied a service pack to it using msiexec /p patch.msp /a setup.msi
Now I have an MSI file and a FILES directory. I have to recab the FILES directory into one cab.
How would I go about doing this ? I have tried the WiMakCab.vbs script but the installation doesn't work. I then tried WISE but it won't recreate a cab even if media is set to CAB.
Can someone help please ? :-)
Thank you very much for your time!
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Posted by:
dynek
15 years ago
Why?
Because I need the repair function from add/remove program to work.
And if I don't change my installation from network install to a cab file it asks for the files source when doing so.
Thank you
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
15 years ago
...presumably because you install from a mapped drive which is unavailable at repair time? CABbing the MSI won't make any difference since, at deployment time, the CAB will be removed from the locally-cached MSI. Why not install/deploy using the UNC path instead of a mapped drive?
Posted by:
dynek
15 years ago
...presumably because you install from a mapped drive which is unavailable at repair time? CABbing the MSI won't make any difference since, at deployment time, the CAB will be removed from the locally-cached MSI. Why not install/deploy using the UNC path instead of a mapped drive?
Application will be deployed through SMS. The cab file should be cached when installing nope ?
Otherwise, let's put all the files in the MSI file which gets cached for sure (start -> run : Installer)
Thank you for your time
Posted by:
dynek
15 years ago
Oh well it seems the repair functionnality will never work.
I will simply remove it from add/remove programs.
Thank you
I will simply remove it from add/remove programs.
Thank you
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
15 years ago
SMS/SCCM/Config Manager can be set to copy the installation locally and then execute, can't it? Do that instead.
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