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Installing Applications on Network Shares
In a Windows 2003 Domain, AD, using a Vista Ultimate 64bit machine.
I am trying to run installation programs from a network drive or mapped drive. When I execute for example a program.msi file I get an installation error: "This installation package could not be opened. Verify that the package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package." The program is valid, since I am able to install it by copying the files to the local machine. I am logged in as a domain admin. into the domain. Any suggestions on what setting I could enable (even using a GPO) so that I can install programs that are not located locally on my machine, and install them from the network drive. Thanks J |
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Installing Applications on Network Shares
Smurfman wrote:
In a Windows 2003 Domain, AD, using a Vista Ultimate 64bit machine. I am trying to run installation programs from a network drive or mapped drive. When I execute for example a program.msi file I get an installation error: "This installation package could not be opened. Verify that the package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package." The program is valid, since I am able to install it by copying the files to the local machine. I am logged in as a domain admin. into the domain. Any suggestions on what setting I could enable (even using a GPO) so that I can install programs that are not located locally on my machine, and install them from the network drive. Thanks J Is the application in question designed to be run in a Client/Server configuration? If so, follow the manufacturer's instructions for the network installation. If not, try installing the files from the client, and choose the custom installation option to select the drive (and folder) on which you wish to install the application. (This may or may not work, depending upon how the developers designed the program, though.) -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
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Installing Applications on Network Shares
Hi,
Thank you for the post. This issue may occur if your shared folder includes a long file name or an invalid character in a short file name. Please create a shared folder with a valid short name (such as TEST) and put the msi installation file into it. Then verify your domain admin has the privilege to access this shared folder. Please check both the Security tab and the permission setting on the Sharing tab to make sure your domain admin has been granted permission to access this shared folder. Please take your time to try the above suggestions. I look forward to hearing from you. Tim Quan - MSFT |
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Installing Applications on Network Shares
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Installing Applications on Network Shares
Hi,
How are things going? We have not heard back from you in a few days and wanted to check on the status of the issue. Please let us know how things turned out. It's my pleasure to be of assistance. Tim Quan - MSFT |