windows :: instalare software din gpo

CAMSCAPE SERVICES Cristian M.	Title	Instalare software din GPO
	Tags	GPO,install,ORCA,MST
	Desc.	Instalare software din GPO folosind ORCA pentru generarea MST
	Code	KBWIN0008 v1.0
	Date	17 aprilie 2018

Deploying an app using GPO is harder than you think.

First, get a MSI of your needed app. Using an exe is out of the scope of this howto.

Then, you''''ll need Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3138 .

After installing it, go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0\Bin and install Orca.msi (you can find it directly here and skip a step).

Now, you''''re ready to roll. Go to your MSI, right click and choose "Edit with Orca". Go to menu Transform and click "New transform".

Step 1: skip EULA

Go to tables "Property" and add two rows:

ACCEPT YES

ACCEPTEULA 1

Step 2: Include files into MSI

Go to Component table. If your target directory is not there, you have to define it. Fields:

Component: a name, a label. For example "MyDir"

ComponentId: A GUID, if not there, generate it using: http://www.guidgenerator.com/

Directory: subfolder of the installation directory, or INSTALLDIR as exactly the installation directory

Attributes: check http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368007(VS.85).aspx to more info

KeyPath: you can leave it blank

Now, add a row to FeatureComponents table (if not already there). Fields:

Feature_: Complete means after installation

Component_: Points to the Component field in the Component table above

Go to File table and add the file. Fields:

File: a label

Component_: Points to the Component field in the Component table above

FileName: The file name

FileSize: The file size, in bytes

Attributes: 8192 (in this howto)

Sequence: Largest existing sequence + 1 (sort by column to get it)

Go to Media table. Add a row with fields:

DiskId: next id

LastSequence: the number you have added in File table above

Source: the file name

All above implies that the file to be added will be shipped along with the MSI in the same directory from which you''''ll run it.

Step 3: Save Transform

Go to menu Transform and click "Generate Transform". This will produce a MST that you can ship along with your MSI.

If want to check execution before including in GPO, run:

msiexec /i MSINAME.msi TRANSFORMS=MSTNAME.mst /qr+

/qr+ will show a reduced install box and allow you to cancel.

/qb! will give you a minimal box (just a status bar, like when an MSI auto-repairs) and not allow you to cancel.

More, you can add logs by adding

/L*V "C:\log\example.log"

as parameters. That will produce a verbose log in C:\log\example.log