Software Distribution - problem

Hi,
I try to install software using msi with mst. Software supplier told that I
must run msi two times. First for some options and secound for another (
language option ).

I try solve this with two way:
1) Add two mst to one package. I prepare mst with ORCA. After add secound
mst and click OK i got error:
"An error occurred accessing the software installation data in the active
directory"

and event log:
Event id 110: Software Installation was unable to generate the script for
\\dc\client.msi. The following error was encountered: Error applying
transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid.

Event ID 101:
Software Installation encountered the following error: Error applying
transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid.

How to solve this problem ? Is this problem with mst ? It it possible to add
two mst to one msi package while mst have set the same option with different
value ?

2) To install each step with own msi package. But without success becouse
first run package which I add secound. Wrong order couse error.

How to control order of package installation.

Best regards,
Xentri

Howdie!

Am 28.06.2010 17:05, schrieb Xentri:
> I try solve this with two way:
> 1) Add two mst to one package. I prepare mst with ORCA. After add secound
> mst and click OK i got error:
> "An error occurred accessing the software installation data in the active
> directory"
>
> and event log:
> Event id 110: Software Installation was unable to generate the script for
> \\dc\client.msi. The following error was encountered: Error applying
> transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid.
>
> Event ID 101:
> Software Installation encountered the following error: Error applying
> transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid.

So is that as soon as you try to add the MST file to the Software
Package in Group Policy Editor? Are you sure that MST file is built
correctly?

> 2) To install each step with own msi package. But without success becouse
> first run package which I add secound. Wrong order couse error.

So there are actually two MSI packages or what? If they are, you need to
create two different GPOs in order to get them applied in a certain order.

Cheers,
Florian

Hi,
Thank you Florian for answer and tip ( two gpo's )

> So is that as soon as you try to add the MST file to the Software
> Package in Group Policy Editor? Are you sure that MST file is built
> correctly?

When I create package with one of this mst there is no errors. So I think
mst is OK. I do this with ORCA
1. Open msi
2. Choose New Transform
3. Add row in Property table
4. Generate transform

> So there are actually two MSI packages or what? If they are, you need to
> create two different GPOs in order to get them applied in a certain order.

No I have only one msi, which should be run twice. One for set some options
and second for install language. But I will try this advice.

Have you any idea why ADDLOCAL in mst doesn't work when I run msi with
TRANSFORM option on Windows 2000 SP4 ? The same mst on Windwos XP SP3 works
well. Maybe have you any idea how to do investigation ?

Best regards,
Xentri

Howdie!

Am 28.06.2010 20:35, schrieb Xentri:
> No I have only one msi, which should be run twice. One for set some options
> and second for install language. But I will try this advice.

Hmm, not sure whether that'll work. If the installer isn't clever
itself, Group Policy Software Installation won't do a second call the
install the second portion of the software -- at least that's what I
think. But I might be wrong here.

Scripting the installation witht he msiexec command might be your safest
bet. Run a startup script that would

(1) Run the setup command
(2) After setup is complete, create a text file as a checkmark (install
is done)
(3) within the script, check whether the text file is present on the
client -- and if so, proceed with step 4, if not, start with step 1
(4) do the installation of the languages

Generally, putting the whole transform stuff into one single MST should
do the trick -- but I don't know the Installer technology and the
subsystem enough to be a valid source here.

> Have you any idea why ADDLOCAL in mst doesn't work when I run msi with
> TRANSFORM option on Windows 2000 SP4 ? The same mst on Windwos XP SP3 works
> well. Maybe have you any idea how to do investigation ?

I can only think of a limitation within the Windows Installer itself. Or
the MSI simply does not install that. I'd look at that.

Cheers,
Florian