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ScriptLogic Desktop Authority will not run MSI package from UNC

I am trying to get Desktop Authority to run a batch file that I created to uninstall an older application and then install a newer one using its .msi file. I do not have it hidden to run at logon so i can see what it is doing but every time it tries to run the msiexec command it stalls and exits. Here is the code:

REG QUERY HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\FFD0D1F8C889BA64A87750A079B96B05\InstallProperties /v DisplayVersion | Find "DisplayVersion      REG_SZ  7.5.087"

If %ErrorLevel%==0 goto Exist

If %ErrorLevel%==1 goto Not_Exist

:Exist

msiexec.exe /x "\\mylocation\old.msi" /qn
 
msiexec.exe /i "\\mylocation\Snew.msi" /qn /norestart


:Not_Exist

Exit

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Gerwin Jansen

Which of the 2 msiexec commands is stalling?

kulisncc

ASKER

the first one

msiexec.exe /x "\\mylocation\old.msi" /qn

ive tried

start /wait msiexec.exe /x "\\mylocation\old.msi" /qn

and it still does nothing

kulisncc

ASKER

it works great if i run it manually but Desktop Authority does not like it

Gerwin Jansen

I'm afraid I don't understand. Desktop Authority is meant to manage your desktops, right? Is DA giving any errors in it's logging or in the Windows event log?

kulisncc

ASKER

No, Desktop Authority is a product by a company called ScriptLogic. They create great products (supposedly) to help administrators leverage desktop environments like patch deployment, application deployments, drive mappings etc, kind of like a one stop console that works like SCCM combined with Group Policy management, remote management functionality and so on. I am trying to get my script to run using their Application Launcher with administrator rights but it is not working - it's very irritating.

kulisncc

ASKER

oops, I think you did know what DA was, my bad, I misunderstood your question and presumed you misunderstood mine LOL. I have looked at the event viewer as well as sltrace.html and it says it ran successfully but it does NOT!!

kulisncc

ASKER

okay so apparently no one can help me on here

kulisncc

ASKER

i figured it out

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