[wpkg-users] Silent installs of MSI or exe files.

[David Christensen]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Charles Gargent wrote:
>> Is anyone familiar with modifying msi files by way of mst to do silent
>> installs, is this even possible?
> 
> If you run msiexec /i __PATHTOPACKAGE__ /qn
> 
> The /qn will run the install with no user interface, ie it is silent,
> however if you want it unattended you may need to supply extra
> properties on the command line or apply a transform (.mst) file.
> 
> If you want to install 7Zip with default settings the above will work.
> 
>   What about installing an exe using
>> wpkg in conjunction with AutoIT?
> 
> I think AutoIT needs an explorer shell to run in, and if you are using
> WPKG as a startup script before login it may not work.
> 
> Besides, anything you can run on the command line can be run in WPKG
> (if there are many command lines to run putting them in a batch file
> is a good idea.

I started investigating the mst option, but was unsure if that option
would work via WPKG.  With the issue at hand I need to include a new ini
file that contains site specific configuration options.  I downloaded
orca and created an mst, but wasn't clear on how to include the ini as
part of the mst or even what needed to be the final output after
everything  was changed.  This is about the time I started looking at
autoit, but based on your response it doesn't look like a valid solution.

I'd like to try toe msi/mst route but I have limited knowledge of this
area, any pointers on where to look for howtos etc would be appreciated.

Thanks.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

iEYEARECAAYFAkqAd58ACgkQ5B+8XEnAvquLdACeJq/eGZqTpd0cPQD6sRIB0h20
0YUAn2i2EEtSeQpdcSU98VggofVVxn+u
=57rJ
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----