Trying to suppress restart on an .MSI file
Sorry this is a repost - I realized after posting in the distribution group that this one is more appropriate.
I have an .MSI package provided by a vendor that I need to push out via SMS to thousands of machines and would like to do so silently while suppressing the reboot. The /quiet switch works fine, however the /norestart switch is not working. I took a look at the .MSI package in Wise for Windows installer 4.0 and found the RebootYesNo Property and set this to no. I also added a REBOOT property and set it to ReallySuppress. After doing this if I run the .MSI with no switches it does not prompt me to reboot – which is a step in the right direction. However when I use the /quiet switch or even both the /quiet and /norestart it immediately reboots after the installation. The only other thing I could come up with is un-checking all of the dialogs – however I have my suspicion this is not good practice.
Anyone have any other ideas?
If it’s not painfully obvious I am super new to windows installer, wise, and packaging. I’m a network admin who got duped into taking over a large SMS 2003 environment and I guess this stuff comes with the territory.
Thanks
npeterson
I have an .MSI package provided by a vendor that I need to push out via SMS to thousands of machines and would like to do so silently while suppressing the reboot. The /quiet switch works fine, however the /norestart switch is not working. I took a look at the .MSI package in Wise for Windows installer 4.0 and found the RebootYesNo Property and set this to no. I also added a REBOOT property and set it to ReallySuppress. After doing this if I run the .MSI with no switches it does not prompt me to reboot – which is a step in the right direction. However when I use the /quiet switch or even both the /quiet and /norestart it immediately reboots after the installation. The only other thing I could come up with is un-checking all of the dialogs – however I have my suspicion this is not good practice.
Anyone have any other ideas?
If it’s not painfully obvious I am super new to windows installer, wise, and packaging. I’m a network admin who got duped into taking over a large SMS 2003 environment and I guess this stuff comes with the territory.
Thanks
npeterson
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rikx2
19 years ago
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npeterson
19 years ago
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Lillude
18 years ago
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dj_xest
18 years ago
npeterson,
Try to append a verbose log together with your silent command line and see if it will reboot.
I have encountered the same error with one of my packages but managed to suppress the reboot with this... I don't know if this will also be effective on your app. Let me know if it works.. Send me beers.. [:D]
Try to append a verbose log together with your silent command line and see if it will reboot.
I have encountered the same error with one of my packages but managed to suppress the reboot with this... I don't know if this will also be effective on your app. Let me know if it works.. Send me beers.. [:D]
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