Packaging Guide for MSI & APP-V

Issue:- Attempting to upgrade a package in Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) fails with error 04-0000180C: sftmime add package:"TEST" /manifest " " /overrideUrl " " The Application Virtualization Client could not complete the operation. The operation failed because the GUID in the package manifest matches a package name other than the one specified. Verify the package name, and then try again. Error code: 4605F3-18305104-0000180C Solution Generic App-v Error code: 4605F3-18305104-0000180C Cause This error indicates that there is a mismatch between the package name of the original package and that of the upgraded package. This results in the App-V client incorrectly determining that there is a duplicate GUID, when the PackageName for the two packages is same and the PackageGUID is different or viceversa. To successfully upgrade a package, both of the following conditions must be true: 1. The package GUID must be the same (the Versio...

Uninstalling a patch using MSIPATCHREMOVE on a command line:- Msiexec /I MSIPATCHREMOVE= /qb Example:- Msiexec /I {0C9840E7-7F0B-C648-10F0-4641926FE463} MSIPATCHREMOVE={EB8C947C-78B2-85A0-644D-86CEEF8E07C0} /qb - Uninstalling a patch using the standard command line options:- Msiexec /package /uninstall /passive Note :- The /passive standard option is not an exact equivalent of the Windows Installer /qb option. This will uninstall only patch applied on any product.

How to remove File Type Associations on the App-V Sequencer Steps to Follow: 1. Revert your sequencer to the clean snapshot. 2. Copy the package you want to edit locally to the Sequencer 3. Launch the Sequencer 4. Select "Modify an Existing Virtual Application Package" 5. Select "Edit Package." 6. Browse to and Select the package you want to edit and click EDIT. 7. Once the package is loaded browse to the OSD tab and select the application you want to edit from the "Select Application" dropdown. 8. Expand MGMT_FILEASSOCIATIONS> FILEEXENTSIONLIST and then FILEXTENSION until you find the File Type Association you want to delete. 9. Right-click and delete the SHELLNEW first. 10. Right-click and delete the FILEEXTENSION. 11. Repeat as needed for additional File Type Associations. 12. Save the package.

Dot net framework updates Issue :- Silent setup to be used 1.            For installing the application following switches were passed to the EXE /Q /NORESTART 2.            For uninstalling the application following switches were passed to the EXE /Q /UNINSTALL

Interactive guides for office tools Issue:- Disable desktop shortcuts Type :- MSI Solution:- To remove the desktop shortcut:- Comment the Custom action “CustomCheckA_SetProperty_ CHECKBOX1” and Delete CHECKBOXA1=1 property 

Issue:- 1)        Setup.Msi does not work as a standalone 2)        Disabling updates Type :- MSI Solution:- The EXE file extracts setup.Msi. This Msi would can work as a standalone only after removing the property    SHAREDADDINFOLDER To check the whether the  updates are disabled or not, we have to install the application SettingsManager.air. To disable the update and EULA following files were added through custom action disableupdates eulaAccepted (data 3 in the file) There is no extension to these files.

Issue:- 1)      Setting custom installation of the application in silent more 2)      Disabling updates 3)      Removing the startup window 4)      /QB switch does give GUI 5)      During uninstall explorer.exe is restarted. Type :- MSI Solution:- Ultra edit 18.00.1025 ,is the text, HTML and hex editor, and an advanced PHP, Perl, Java and JavaScript editor for programmers. UltraEdit is also an XML editor including a tree-style XML parser. For the custom installation of this application , when in UI mode can be easily done, but when installing it with silent switches it is a problem. When you open the MSI using any tool,  you find that there are no dialog boxes . Also there are no properties set for the installation type. On taking log of the installation as well you do not find any solution. When you compare the silent installation and the GUI installation with custom installation using picture...