[wpkg-users] WPKG Client 1.3.2 released (testing release)

[Marco Gaiarin]

Mandi! Tomasz Chmielewski
  In chel di` si favelave...

> Windows Installer 3.1 has to be installed. With it, it is able to 
> upgrade MSI packages where there are files in use.

Ok, windows installer 3.1 are OK. Windows XP SP2 with all updates
applied.


> At least it works that way when double clicked on a MSI package (it will 
> perform an upgrade, and after installation will display a window that a 
> reboot is needed).
> Didn't actually try to do it from the command line, so someone might 
> want to check it?

I've done it:

	C:\WINDOWS\system32>msiexec /qb /i "\\media\software\shareware\Utility\WPKG\WPKG Client 1.3.2.msi" SETTINGSFILE=\\file\wpkg\settings.xml ALLUSERS=1
	C:\WINDOWS\system32>echo %ERRORLEVEL%
	0

Two note:

1) the settings file was the 'plain' 0.X settings file, and the
 installer took it without complain (i remember 0.9 that bombs out with
the wrong version of xml file). Very _very_ good.

2) effectively the install goes well, after reboot the service works
 and all was at the right place. But... the question about rebooting
now or later WAS DISPLAYED also if 've used /qb.
So you have made an installer non-silent for a silent installation
system. ;)


Two more little note:

3) seems that the service log an error, but seems not a real error,
probably an intended 'debug' or a mistake in marking events:

	Tipo evento:	Errore
	Origine evento:	WpkgService
	Categoria evento:	Nessuno
	ID evento:	1
	Data:		13/06/2008
	Ora:		17.09.01
	Utente:		N/D
	Computer:	VOLDEMORT
	Descrizione:
	Starting WPKG on startup

4) i've noted that if you enable the 'stop service when all action are
done' switch and there's nothing to do, windows now and then complain
that 'the service start and stop too quickly', consider to add a one
or two seconds delay in such case.


Apart that, and apart the wpkginst.exe interface that clearly need
cleanup, seems to work quite well.

I've not tested the 'install on shutdown'feature: if i choose this, i
can/have to disable the delay logon? Can you explain a bit?


Many thanks!

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