Re: PDW2003: Changing shortcut. Location to workgroup file.

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From: Jim Andersen (jimVÆÆK_at_officeconsult.dk)
Date: 01/07/05

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    Jim Andersen wrote:
    > I have made an installer package. I'm satisfied with it, except I
    > want to change the location of the workgroup file in the shortcut.
    >
    > I have been to Installer2go website, and browsed the whitepaper on
    > it, at the Logico site.
    > But do I need to do all that just for fixing the workgroup location ?
    >
    > Is there no way I can use Orca.exe to edit the MSI file ?
    > I don't need to ask the user for the location.
    >
    > And while we're at it.... any way to get it to do a silent install ?
    >
    > /jim

    And after a days work, I can now answer my own question(s) :-)

    I open the .msi file with Orca, and find the shortcut and change:
    "[#MBESTIL.MDB]" /wrkgrp "[#system.mdw]" /runtime
    to
    "[#MBESTIL.MDB]" /wrkgrp F:\system.mdw /runtime

    and when Installing silently I do
    msiexec.exe /i mypack.msi /qn

    And since my packet is to install MS-Access2003 I do of course remember to
    put in a registry key
    Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Access\Security
    with a value of #1 ( to make it a type DWORD)
    to disable sandbox mode and that way avoid the various security warnings.

    /jim

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