From ITNinja.com: Active setup provides a solution when the aim is to deliver user based components when no advertised entry points exist in an MSI package. Most packages will contain some kind on entry point; commonly an advertised shortcut. When launching this kind of shortcut Windows Installer will check the keypath of the component the…
Internet Explorer’s Enterprise Mode is a special compatibility mode in Internet Explorer 11. A website that loads in Enterprise Mode renders like it did in Internet Explorer 8. Some businesses have standardized on older versions of Internet Explorer and may use internal web applications that just don’t function with modern versions of Internet Explorer. Rather…
Download the latest version of Google Chrome for Business, save the msi to your source location. Using Powershell Application Deployment Toolkit copy the msi to the Files folder and add the following to the PS1: ##*=============================================== ##* INSTALLATION ##*=============================================== Execute-MSI -Action Install -Path ‘googlechromestandaloneenterprise64.msi’ -Parameters ‘ALLUSERS=1 REBOOT=ReallySuppress /qb-!’ ##*=============================================== ##* POST-INSTALLATION ##*=============================================== Set-RegistryKey -Key ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Update’…
This is an easy one, but the uninstall is a little interesting so I thought I’d add this. Using the PSApp Deploy Toolkit: Install: Execute-Process -Path ‘CitrixReceiver.exe’ -Parameters ‘/silent /norestart’ -WindowStyle ‘Hidden’ Uninstall: Execute-Process -Path “C:\ProgramData\Citrix\Citrix Receiver\TrolleyExpress.exe” -Parameters ‘/uninstall /cleanup /silent /noreboot’ -WindowStyle ‘Hidden’
I needed to package and deploy Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for IT staff using SCCM 2012 R2. Deploying the software is easy, detecting the installed update was a bit different. Not entirely difficult but noteworthy. 1. Setup the application with the unattended silent install of the .msu update wusa.exe KBxxxxxx.msu /quiet /norestart2. In the…