How to extract the msi package from setup.exe and run the Client installation.

Created
October 08, 2021 23:25

Date Posted: 2018-08-20
Product: TIBCO Spotfire®

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Description:
How to extarct the msi package from setup.exe and run the Client installation.

Steps required to extract the msi package from the setup.exe .
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1. Run the setup.exe and leave it at the first screen. This will unpack the .msi file in the following location:
“C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Downloaded Installations\{ADB39533-DBAD-46EF-BA11-08D9B24E6820}\TIBCO Spotfire.msi”
Where USERNAME is the username of the user logged on to the computer.

2. Copy the .msi file and cancel the installation from step 1.

3. Once you have the .msi file you can run/package it using the command:

"TIBCO Spotfire.msi" /qb! SETUPEXEDIR="%TEMP%" SERVERURL=http://servername:port/ ALLUSERS=1 /l* "%temp%\TIBCO Spotfire xx.log"
Most are standard msi parameters -
“SERVERURL" - is to specify the standard server that Spotfire will have defined until the user adds more servers.
"ALLUSERS" - is to make sure the shortcuts are created for all users.
"SETUPEXEDIR" - needs to be specified for the .msi package to work correctly. It does not need to point specifically to “%TEMP%” , just where the installation account has write access to.