Article ID: 262230
Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006
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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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 "Incorrect command line parameters" 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:
Deploying Windows Installer Setup Packages with Systems Management Server 2.0:
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
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