How to Handle Install Prerequisites



Hello, I want to use Group Policy to install some software on client
machines. I understand that GP can only use .msi and .msp files. However,
my .msi has several prerequisites that dictate it be launched via a setup.exe
file. Yes, I can write a .msi file to do the installation, but would have to
delete the prerequisites so that a setup.exe was not created. This resolves
the issue of using only an .msi or .msp with GP, but does not resolve the
issue that the software I want to install has prerequisites. How does one
handle the installation of prerequisites, via GP, for a given .msi file?

Thanks in advance!
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Tim Stevens
Software Installation Developer

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