Installing MSI from command line.

[vtec0]

Hi,

So If I understand it correctly I just need to populate the "wsusoffline/client/software/msi" folder.

How do I trigger the installer to look here and install what I have in the folder.
I'd like to use it to trigger installation of a MSI with IE11 branding.

I'm not sure I have it working properly as I can see no mention of it being installed in the log.

I have read that for the GUI version you need to update the "UpdateInstaller.ini" and add the entry of your MSI.
How does this transpose to the command line version.

Thanks.

[WSUSUpdateAdmin]

Hi vtec0,

sorry for delay.

If you pass "/instmsi" to DoUpdate.cmd, it'll install all MSI packages existing under ...\client\software\msi (and subfolders).
If you run the GUI (UpdateInstaller.exe), you'll find your MSI packages selectable on a separate tab item.
UpdateInstaller.exe then writes a file %SystemRoot%\Temp\wouselmsi.txt, which contains the file names of the selected packages, and which is evaluated by DoUpdate.cmd (line 1270ff.):

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rem *** Install MSI packages and custom software ***
if exist %SystemRoot%\Temp\wouselmsi.txt (
  echo Installing selected MSI packages...
  call TouchMSITree.cmd /instselected
  echo %DATE% %TIME% - Info: Installed selected MSI packages>>%UPDATE_LOGFILE%
  del %SystemRoot%\Temp\wouselmsi.txt
  set REBOOT_REQUIRED=1
) else (
  if "%INSTALL_MSI%"=="/instmsi" (
    echo Installing all MSI packages...
    call TouchMSITree.cmd /install
    echo %DATE% %TIME% - Info: Installed all MSI packages>>%UPDATE_LOGFILE%
    set REBOOT_REQUIRED=1
  )
)


Hope this helps.

Regards
T. Wittrock

[vtec0]

Thanks. Not sure if this is actually being passed with the switch /instmsi.

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10/12/2014 10:25:48.37 - Info: Starting WSUS Offline Update (v. 9.4.2)
10/12/2014 10:25:48.37 - Info: Used path "T:\client\cmd\" on <machinename> (user: <user>)
10/12/2014 10:25:48.37 - Info: Option /instielatest detected
10/12/2014 10:25:48.45 - Info: Option /updatecpp detected
10/12/2014 10:25:48.50 - Info: Option /instmssl detected
10/12/2014 10:25:48.51 - Info: Option /updatetsc detected
10/12/2014 10:25:48.53 - Info: Option /instdotnet4 detected
10/12/2014 10:25:48.58 - Info: Option /instwmf detected
10/12/2014 10:25:48.65 - Info: Option /autoreboot detected