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MSIEXEC.EXE keeps poping up "Windows Installer" help for v5

Answered MSIEXEC.EXE keeps poping up "Windows Installer" help for v5

  • Friday, February 08, 2013 12:47 PM
     
     
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    OS: Server 2008 R2

    Installer version: 5.0.7601.17514

    I'm trying to do an automated install using msiexec but it keeps poping up and just showing me the help.  It would be nice if maybe it would give me a reason : )

    Here's the command line I'm running:

    msiexec /q /i “Y:\FIM\FIM2010R2\Synchronization Service\Synchronization Service.msi" STORESERVER=LocalMachine SQLDB=FIMSynchronization SERVICEACCOUNT=ACCOUNT1 SERVICEPASSWORD=Password1 SERVICEDOMAIN=DOMAIN1 GROUPADMINS=FIMSyncAdmins GROUPOPERATORS=FIMSyncOperators GROUPACCOUNTJOINERS=FIMSyncJoiners GROUPBROWSE=FIMSyncBrowse GROUPPASSWORDSET=FIMSyncPasswordSet FIREWALL_CONF=1   /L*v C:\mylogfile.txt

    I've also tried various swtiches like "/qb", etc...  Any idea where I can find what error msiexec is getting?  If I run the msi file directly it installs fine.

     

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  • Friday, February 08, 2013 11:07 PM
     
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    The problem is with the little quotation marks there. When I examine the associated ASCII character code, I get 8220, which is definitely not the standard chr 34. Replace the quotation marks with proper ones and it'll work I think.
    • Marked As Answer by dcray2000 Friday, February 08, 2013 11:32 PM
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  • Friday, February 08, 2013 11:34 PM
     
     
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    Wow Nigel, that was the issue.  I copied the original string straight off Microsoft's web site.  One would think after many decades in technology I would pick up things like that : )

    Thank you very much!