Command line problem

Andrew · External Since: Dec 16, 2003 Posts: 14

I am trying to create a batch file that calls my launcher.

Here is what I have,

msiexec /a T:\apps\visio.msi /qb

Now the problem I having is that Visio does not actually get installed. Sitting at the client machine I see the installer status bar come up and run but it never gets installed.

Any idea on what I am doing wrong?

Chris Roth [ Visio MVP ] · External Since: Mar 09, 2005 Posts: 269

Not sure which version you're running but I found this link regarding custom
installs, administrative installs, etc.

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/Visio/visio2002/reskit/CH04.mspx" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/Visio/visio2002/reskit/CH04.mspx</a>

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Hope this helps,

Chris Roth
Visio MVP

"Andrew" <anonymous DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:03F28B2A-AC2D-4C87-BDB9-12ADA057F4C4@microsoft.com...
> I am trying to create a batch file that calls my launcher.
>
> Here is what I have,
>
> msiexec /a T:\apps\visio.msi /qb
>
> Now the problem I having is that Visio does not actually get installed.
Sitting at the client machine I see the installer status bar come up and run
but it never gets installed.
>
> Any idea on what I am doing wrong?

Andrew · External Since: Dec 16, 2003 Posts: 14

Should have stated this in the intial post.
Im trying to install Visio 2002 STD on a NT machine.
The package is being pushed via WinInstall which we know is functioning correctly because we have 42 other packages that are pushed out without issue.

The steps I have taken this far are creating an admin install point then configured my command line in WinInstall. I've tried two different comnand lines, one being using the setup.exe and one using msiexec.

setup.exe command line is:
\\path to admin install point\setup.exe /qb

msiexec command line is:
\\path to admin install point\msiexec /i \\path to admin install point\visio.msi /qb

neither one works. I see setup.exe and 4 msi threads running in task manager. WHen I can manually end those threads entries get written to event viewer. one of them is system files update - error 2761

e-dog · External Since: Jul 30, 2004 Posts: 1

take away the q in the switch to get error messages...
this will allow you to see what is going on and why it
stops..

>-----Original Message-----
>Should have stated this in the intial post.
>Im trying to install Visio 2002 STD on a NT machine.
>The package is being pushed via WinInstall which we know
is functioning correctly because we have 42 other packages
that are pushed out without issue.
>
>The steps I have taken this far are creating an admin
install point then configured my command line in
WinInstall. I've tried two different comnand lines, one
being using the setup.exe and one using msiexec.
>
>setup.exe command line is:
>\\path to admin install point\setup.exe /qb
>
>msiexec command line is:
>\\path to admin install point\msiexec /i \\path to admin
install point\visio.msi /qb
>
>neither one works. I see setup.exe and 4 msi threads
running in task manager. WHen I can manually end those
threads entries get written to event viewer. one of them
is system files update - error 2761
>.
>