Managing MSI Files
MSI stands for Microsoft Software Installer
is an installation system for Windows and is used to install Windows-based
applications. The applications that are installed using the Windows Installer
are referred as MSI files.
Desktop Central enables you store the commonly used applications, which
can be installed on to the client machines as required. The MSI files
of the configurations performed using the Windows Installer are automatically
added to the inventory. The files from the inventory can also be picked
up while defining the Windows Installer
Configuration.
Adding the MSI Details
To add the MSI details to Desktop Central, follow these steps:
- Click the Admin
tab to invoke the Admin page.
- Click the MSI
Repository link in the Admin Links
pane. This invokes the MSI Repository page.
- Click the Add MSI
button to invoke the Add
MSI page.
- Enter
the name of MSI in
the MSI Name field.
- Enter the description
for the MSI in the Description
field.
- Select
the MSI installation package file from the shared network location. Click
the Browse button next to the
Location field to launch Network Browser window. Select the MSI
installation package file and click Select
button.
- Click the Add
button. You can find the MSI is added to the table in the MSI
Details page.
- Repeat steps 3
to 7 for adding more MSI details.
Modifying the MSI
Details
To modify the MSI details, follow these steps:
- Click the Admin
tab to invoke the Admin page.
- Click the MSI
Details link in the Admin Links
pane.
- Click the
icon under the Actions column
next to corresponding MSI Name.
Click OK to confirm.
- Follow the step
4 to step 6 of the Adding the MSI Details procedure.
- Click the Modify button.
Removing the MSI Details
To remove the MSI details, follow these steps:
- Click the Admin
tab to invoke the Admin page.
- Click the MSI
Details link in the Admin Links
pane which requires modification.
- Click the
icon under the Actions
column next to corresponding MSI name. Click OK to confirm deletion.
The MSI details will be deleted from the table.
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