[wpkg-users] Applying a transform to MSI - is my syntax correct?

[Tomasz Chmielewski]

Chris Wilcox schrieb:
> Hi,
>  
> I'm trying to install an MSI which has a transform file to be applied 
> containing the serial number and disable auto-updates.
>  
> I can run a command prompt and install it fine but the WPKG client 
> always fails to install the app with the following install cmd:
>  
> <install cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\OpenMindSP5\Setup.msi 
> TRANSFORMS=%SOFTWARE\OpenMindSP5\copysn.mst" /qb-' />
>  
> The file paths are correct but I'm lost with what errors may be there.  
> Event Viewer on the workstation tells me:
>  
> Could not process (install) 'Openmind Service Pack 5' (OpenMindSP5);
> Exit code returned non-successful return value (1619) on command 
> 'msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\OpenMindSP5\Setup.msi 
> TRANSFORMS=%SOFTWARE%\OpenMindSP5\copysn.mst" /qb-'

Error 1619 means that the MSI package was not found:

http://wpkg.org/MSI:_Windows_Installer

Hint: installer is looking for this filename:

"%SOFTWARE%\OpenMindSP5\Setup.msi TRANSFORMS=%SOFTWARE\OpenMindSP5\copysn.mst"

Which means you have quotations in wrong places.


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Tomasz Chmielewski
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