Installing Applications on Network Shares

[Guest Smurfman]

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

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Smurfman wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> 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

> </span>

 

 

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.)

 

 

 

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Bruce Chambers

 

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[Guest Tim Quan [MSFT]]

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

[Guest Mike Torello]

v-tiquan@online.microsoft.com ("Tim Quan [MSFT]") wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>Hi,

>

>Thank you for the post.</span>

 

It would have been quite nice if you had quoted what you replied to.

<span style="color:blue">

>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</span>

[Guest Tim Quan [MSFT]]

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