Problems with deployment of MSI's

[Henk Prins]

Hi

I have created MSI files for some of our applications, and
I want to deploy the packages using GPO's in the AD.
However, some of the packages are not deployed correctly:
they do not show a icon on the desktop (no feature
published) and they also do not show up in the Add/Remove
Program panel. If I select the MSI from the Windows
Explorer directly, the package is installed without any
problem, so the MSI seems to be correct. As far as I can
see, all rights for the user are correct (Authenticated
users have access to the GPO).

Does anybody have any idea why deployment through the AD
and GPO does not work, while the MSI itself installs fine?

Thanks

Henk

 

[MadDHatteR]

The possible list of causes is long, but if this is installed as a
machine-assigned GPO the local users shouldn't need special access. Will the
MSI install correctly with the /qn option (no user-interaction)? Will the
MSI install correctly in administrative mode (I believe this is the mode
used by GPOs)? If no to either, what errors are generated in the event log?
Do you have an MSI-editing tool available to open the MSI and investigate
possible sources of error? Have you tried logging the installation to see if
any useful information is revealed?

\\ MadDHatteR