Client Administrative Install Problem
I am trying to set up an administrative install point for the desktop client with msiexec /a, but after selecting the network location I receive the error:
Error 1315.Unable to write to the specified folder H:\mav\program files\Microsoft SoftGrid\Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization for Desktops \.
It does appear that the installer is trying to create/access a folder with a space at the end of it's name, which I didn't think was allowed.
Any suggestions as how to work around this?
Thanks
--Richard Burns-Allan
Answers
Get yourself a copy of Orca
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=orca+msi
Use it to open the MSI
Navigate to the Directory Table and find the row called SOFTGRID_FOR_WINDOWS_DESKTOPS
delete the space.
This is an horrendous package I am shocked that it has come from Microsoft.
These are the errors that I have found:
10 Components without keypaths
Unadvertised shortcut
13 unused directory table entries
A service being installed via the customaction instead of the service tables
6 lower case GUIDs (Only uppercase should be used)
12 registry entries in SOFTWARE\Classes\ instead of HKCR
three unused customactions
3 errors that would prevent SHORTFILENAMES from being used as a solution to Richard's problem
21 redundant registry entries
The installing user is required to be an Administrator, rather than someone with equivalent rights
various other errors in MSI validation
If changing the entry in the Directory Table doesn't work for you then I will be able to send you a Transform which fixes the other problems too which might help.
Carl
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- That's not the msi error where the msi doesn't work if you launch the MSI from a network share, is it?
- Nope, have tried running it from network and local to network and local - nothing seems to make any difference, same error. Have no problems with other msi files doing /a installs.
--Richard Get yourself a copy of Orca
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=orca+msi
Use it to open the MSI
Navigate to the Directory Table and find the row called SOFTGRID_FOR_WINDOWS_DESKTOPS
delete the space.
This is an horrendous package I am shocked that it has come from Microsoft.
These are the errors that I have found:
10 Components without keypaths
Unadvertised shortcut
13 unused directory table entries
A service being installed via the customaction instead of the service tables
6 lower case GUIDs (Only uppercase should be used)
12 registry entries in SOFTWARE\Classes\ instead of HKCR
three unused customactions
3 errors that would prevent SHORTFILENAMES from being used as a solution to Richard's problem
21 redundant registry entries
The installing user is required to be an Administrator, rather than someone with equivalent rights
various other errors in MSI validation
If changing the entry in the Directory Table doesn't work for you then I will be able to send you a Transform which fixes the other problems too which might help.
Carl
- Thanks Carl, Orca did the trick.
--Richard Thanks for your assessment Carl.
The issues that you mention here have been logged and looked at by the team. Rest assured they are working to make the installer better during the Beta period.
Feedback is essential.
