Microsoft KB Archive/262230

= SMS: Microsoft Installer Programs and Systems Management Server 2.0 =

Article ID: 262230

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 5

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This article was previously published under Q262230



SUMMARY
Microsoft Windows Installer is an installation technology that streamlines the program installation process and offers continued resiliency for programs, including the ability to install additional features on demand, automatically repair programs, uninstall programs cleanly, and roll back programs reliably. This technology is included with Windows 2000 and Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0.

When you use SMS 2.0 to deploy Windows Installer Setup packages, you gain additional change and configuration benefits. For example, you can use SMS to deploy Windows Installer Setup packages (.msi files) throughout your organization.

Various white papers and Microsoft Knowledge Base articles exist that detail general deployment and usage issues for Windows Installer.



MORE INFORMATION
Running an MSI script from an SMS advertisement may produce &quot;Incorrect command line parameters&quot; error messages.

For additional information, review the following white papers and Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Software Deployment Using Windows 2000 and Systems Management Server 2.0:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/docs/SMSintell.doc

Deploying Windows Installer Setup Packages with Systems Management Server 2.0:

http://www.microsoft.com/smsmgmt/deployment/deploymsi.asp

Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles:

230781 How to Use Property Reference Command-Line Parameters with Msiexec.exe

227091 Command-Line Switches for the Microsoft Windows Installer Tool

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords: kbinfo KB262230

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