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Hi Guys - I have a dilemma,

I’m trying to use a group policy to deploy a server client application, the app data path which is a network drive (F) has to be provided during the client installation. Any ideas ???

Thanks in advance

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The installer has to be an MSI file. Normally if there are things that have to be defined, there’s a .ini or .xml file that they can be defined in ahead of time. You’d have to look at the product’s documentation or talk to the vendor to know for sure.

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It may not work to use software settings in the GPO, so rather you can install it via startup script/batch file that maps your drive for you, like this:

net use f: \\path\to\map
msiexec /i "F:\installfile.msi" /qn

I’d only advise doing this if having that mapped drive is a requirement.

You’ll probably want to add some logic to that batch file to have it check for the drive and only install once.

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If it’s a well-designed installer, the path can be specified via a transform (MST) file. The app should have deployment documentation somewhere to tell you how to set it, but if not, simply explore the MSI’s Properties table using Orca, InstEd, or your MSI tool of choice, and you may find it in there.

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Thanks for the replies guys. but I can’t seems to find the field where I can predefine the path. this software is not really well designed. Is there any recommendation for a good deployment software I can use to accomplish this?