MSI Deployment with GPO or SCCM

To deploy the software with an Active Directory Group Policy Object (GPO), or with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), use the MSI version of the installer. The EXE version cannot be deployed with GPO or SCCM.

MSI Configuration and MST Transformation Files

To customize installation, you can supply arguments to the MSI installer and use MST transformation files. Since the MSI installer is a wrapper of the standard EXE installer, configuration options such as file associations and the target installation directory must be specified via a custom property WRAPPED_ARGUMENTS (passed to the EXE), rather than by using typical MSI configuration values.

Below is a screenshot of the MSI opened in Orca that illustrates how to add sample WRAPPED_ARGUMENTS values. See Software Installer Options for possible WRAPPED_ARGUMENTS values. You can save changes as a new MSI, or save your transform as an .MST file and supply it to the installer as follows:

msiexec.exe /i fvp_setup_6.2.2.130ent.msi /quiet TRANSFORMS=mytransforms.mst