I know how to install msi files over a domain so that's not the issue.
KB942367 is a fix for WinXP where the Computer Browser service just randomly
stops on machines where Windows Firewall service is disabled.
From the webpage that the previous poster posted:
IEAK 7 can also create an .msi file together with a standard .exe
file. Therefore, you can continue to use SMS. However, you can also
use Group Policy in Active Directory environments to deploy Internet
Explorer 7.
The following list describes the support that is available to create
or to edit an .msi file:
Use the WiX tool set to create an .msi file.
WiX is a Microsoft product in shared source. It is not shipped as part
of the Microsoft operating systems. To download WiX, visit the
following Web site:
http://sourceforge.net/index.php (
http://sourceforge.net/index.php)
Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find
technical support. This contact information may change without notice.
Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact
information.
Use Windows Installer to edit an .msi file.
Windows Installer supports low level APIs to open and to edit the
Windows Installer database. The Msi.dll module is a part of the
Windows Installer service.
This article describes the .msi file that IEAK 7 produces. The .msi
file applies to the following Microsoft products:
Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
(SP1)
For more information about how to use the WiX tool set to integrate
setup development into your development process, visit the following
Web site:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa302186.aspx
(
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa302186.aspx)
For more information about Windows Installer, visit the following Web
site:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372860.aspx
(
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372860.aspx)
The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured
by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no
warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability
of these products.
It Also Mentions before that Internet Explorer is supposed to be
available in .msi format... (Come to think of it, I do think I
remember seeing a link that asked you if you wanted to download the
..exe or the .msi file.....)
