msiexec and .exe files

[Bankesy]

Hello

 

I'm new to using WPKG and all the command files that go with it, does anybody know if the msiexec command works with .exe files or does it have to be .msi?

 

I can post an example of what I've got if somebody really wants to help.

 

Thank you in advance

[willtech]

Hope this helps. I believe it is just MSI files it interacts with.

 

Msiexec (command-line options)

[Boredguy]

Hello

 

I'm new to using WPKG and all the command files that go with it, does anybody know if the msiexec command works with .exe files or does it have to be .msi?

 

I can post an example of what I've got if somebody really wants to help.

 

Thank you in advance

 

WPKG can call an exe file without any issues, but msiexec is only for MSI files

We deploy Sophos via WPKG and this is our install line from the XML

[sparkeh]

Msi should follow the msi standard as shown above.

 

However, the problem with exe is that they can be made in different ways, there are some standards though (eg Installshield, Wise, Inno, Nullsoft etc) and if the exe is produced via one of those methods then they *should* accept the standard switches for that method (experience shows though that this is not always the case!). Sometimes you just need to work out what your exe will accept.

 

Here is a good guide: Unattended, A Windows deployment system: Unattended/Silent Installation Switches for Windows Apps

Edited February 21, 2014 by sparkeh