upgrading windows installer version to 2.0

[Darren Long]

how can i do this with an msi with group policy?
i have extracted the msi but it fails to be added withi group policy
software...


thanks

 

[Carolyn Napier [MSFT]]

If you are using the redist, you have to use the instmsi.exe executable. The
..MSI package cannot be used for deployment. This can be delivered via ZAP file
(although your users will have to have administrator level privileges to
install) or SMS.

Note that MSI 2.0 is also included in Windows 2000 SP3 (and SP4) which do
provide a method for deploying the service pack using the MSI file. Consult
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/spdeploy.htm for
more information.

Hope this helps,
- Carolyn Napier
Microsoft Windows Installer Team

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