First app I was trying to repackage was Mozilla Firefox version 3.0.6. After several unsuccessful attempts I discovered that FrontMotion already repackages Mozilla Firefox into msi packages and distributes them on their site.

I have been having a hard time with the repackager on AdminStudio when it comes to multiple users. With ALLUSERS=1 this is suppose to do a Per-Machine install which means that it points to the install location. But the MSI’s have been trying to repair themselves from the first install location when new users launch them for the first time. I want to be able to remove the MSI’s from the machine after install.

This is the command I am using to do a quiet install for multiple users and it works successfully. I tested under multiple accounts on XP VM and Vista workstation.

msiexec /i "Firefox-3.0.6-en-US.msi" SETMULTIUSER=1 /qb"

I am the student manager for the IT department at Walla Walla University and so we do a lot of re-imaging, formatting student’s computers, faculty, staff, etc. It is very nice once you have a few .msi packages you can write a simple batch script that once executed will do a silent install of all the apps and once finished launch Windows Updates. This can literally save you hours per machine.

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