Windows 7 startup script .msi

hello all,

i having problems deploying startup script. goal of script users lotus notes local data (ie personal settings, views..) uninstall lotus notes 6.5 single user, install lotus notes 8.5.2 multi user. works on windows xp.

on windows 7, script copies data folder , edits registry fails on .msi install. remote registry , windows installer services both running. have tried different uac levels too. pointers great thank you.

 

========script========

if exist "%systemdrive%\notes6" goto end
if not exist "%programfiles%\lotus" goto end

regedit /s \\aq-ad\users\configuration_files\data\notes_upgrade\notesmulti.reg

xcopy "%programfiles%\lotus\notes\data" "%systemdrive%\notes6\data\" /y /q /e /h /i /c

(this fails)
msiexec /i "\\aq-ad\users\configuration_files\data\notes_upgrade\multi_setup\lotus notes 8.5.2.msi" transforms="\\aq-ad\users\configuration_files\data\notes_upgrade\multi_setup\lotus notes 8.5.2.mst" /qb

:end
exit 

hello all,

i having problems deploying startup script. goal of script users lotus notes local data (ie personal settings, views..) uninstall lotus notes 6.5 single user, install lotus notes 8.5.2 multi user. works on windows xp.

on windows 7, script copies data folder , edits registry fails on .msi install. remote registry , windows installer services both running. have tried different uac levels too. pointers great thank you.

 

========script========

if exist "%systemdrive%\notes6" goto end
if not exist "%programfiles%\lotus" goto end

regedit /s \\aq-ad\users\configuration_files\data\notes_upgrade\notesmulti.reg

xcopy "%programfiles%\lotus\notes\data" "%systemdrive%\notes6\data\" /y /q /e /h /i /c

(this fails)
msiexec /i "\\aq-ad\users\configuration_files\data\notes_upgrade\multi_setup\lotus notes 8.5.2.msi" transforms="\\aq-ad\users\configuration_files\data\notes_upgrade\multi_setup\lotus notes 8.5.2.mst" /qb

:end
exit 

might suggest adding drive to support uri network file shares in windows 7. script should run computer user.... if not, need grant temporary local administrative permission "domain users"

suggested method:

== script start ==

if exist "%systemdrive%\notes6" goto end
if not exist "%programfiles%\lotus" goto end

net localgroup administrators "%userdnsdomain%\domain users" add

net use x: \\aq-ad\users

set upgrade=configuration files\data\notes upgrade

set upgsetup=configuration files\data\notes upgrade\multi setup

regedit /s "x:\%upgrade%\notesmulti.reg"

msiexec /i "x:\%upgsetup%\lotus notes 8.5.2.msi" transforms="x:\%upgsetup%\lotus notes 8.5.2.mst" /qb

net use x: /delete

net localgroup administrators "%userdnsdomain%\domain users" /delete

shutdown -r -t 00

:end

exit

== script end ==

if not.. need set computer script , create script users... also.. see if can escelate privileges via mst file or use autoit embed privilege escelation script execute file , still capture users data. autoit easy off top of head non-lotus notes user power batch writter.

you use gpo application , registry entry deployment instead if youre using 2008 or 2008 r2 domain controllers.

can spot event id error shows in event viewer during msi failure?

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