Vista - Remote Install MSI

I am looking for a way to remotely install an MSI through a VB script, but
more importantly a PS script. I have tried the VB script in the Windows
Scripting center but I always get an 80070005 "Access Denied" error stating
an issue with SWbemLocator. I have enabled DCOM on the remote computer, but
still no luck.

I am now trying to find a way to do it in a PowerShell script. I looked at
the Windows Scripting Center under PowerShell but there were only examples of
listing installed programs, no installs.

I would think someone has got this to work already.

Thanks

How are you trying to do this?

eg.
Computer01 - machine executing the script
Server01 - Share containing the MSI
Computer02 - Machine to recieve the MSI



"Daedalus" wrote:

> I am looking for a way to remotely install an MSI through a VB script, but
> more importantly a PS script. I have tried the VB script in the Windows
> Scripting center but I always get an 80070005 "Access Denied" error stating
> an issue with SWbemLocator. I have enabled DCOM on the remote computer, but
> still no luck.
>
> I am now trying to find a way to do it in a PowerShell script. I looked at
> the Windows Scripting Center under PowerShell but there were only examples of
> listing installed programs, no installs.
>
> I would think someone has got this to work already.
>
> Thanks

On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:54:00 -0800, Daedalus
<Daedalus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I am looking for a way to remotely install an MSI through a VB script, but
>more importantly a PS script. I have tried the VB script in the Windows
>Scripting center but I always get an 80070005 "Access Denied" error stating
>an issue with SWbemLocator. I have enabled DCOM on the remote computer, but
>still no luck.
>
>I am now trying to find a way to do it in a PowerShell script. I looked at
>the Windows Scripting Center under PowerShell but there were only examples of
>listing installed programs, no installs.
>
>I would think someone has got this to work already.
>
>Thanks


From page 93 of the user guide...

(Get-WMIObject -ComputerName PC01 -List | Where-Object -FilterScript
{$_.Name -eq
"Win32_Product"}).InvokeMethod("Install","\\AppSrv\dsp\NewPackage.msi")

This method typically will not work in most environments. If you are
deploying in an AD evironment you will not be able to invoke a remote
installation unless the machines are trusted for delegation. So will allow
the passing on of credentials. The example supplied in the primer manual
would have to meet this criteria to work. it will break on the third hop, and
reject the access.

Having machines and servers setup trusted for delegation in the real world
can pose a security risk on a network.

"Blip" wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:54:00 -0800, Daedalus
> <Daedalus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I am looking for a way to remotely install an MSI through a VB script, but
> >more importantly a PS script. I have tried the VB script in the Windows
> >Scripting center but I always get an 80070005 "Access Denied" error stating
> >an issue with SWbemLocator. I have enabled DCOM on the remote computer, but
> >still no luck.
> >
> >I am now trying to find a way to do it in a PowerShell script. I looked at
> >the Windows Scripting Center under PowerShell but there were only examples of
> >listing installed programs, no installs.
> >
> >I would think someone has got this to work already.
> >
> >Thanks
>
>
> From page 93 of the user guide...
>
> (Get-WMIObject -ComputerName PC01 -List | Where-Object -FilterScript
> {$_.Name -eq
> "Win32_Product"}).InvokeMethod("Install","\\AppSrv\dsp\NewPackage.msi")
>

One way is to use psexec.exe from Windows SysInternals
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...s/default.mspx

interactive
psexec \\computername -u <domain\user> -p <password> -i -d <package_path>

non-interactive
psexec \\computername -u <domain\user> -p <password> -s -i -d <package_path>


Another option is to use WMI Create Method of the Win32_Process Class
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa389388.aspx

Check this one too, from the Hey, Scripting Guy!
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...4/hey0901.mspx

--
$hay
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com



"Daedalus" <Daedalus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:21E77F22-2231-4350-AD79-C5A6C393653B@microsoft.com...
>I am looking for a way to remotely install an MSI through a VB script, but
> more importantly a PS script. I have tried the VB script in the Windows
> Scripting center but I always get an 80070005 "Access Denied" error
> stating
> an issue with SWbemLocator. I have enabled DCOM on the remote computer,
> but
> still no luck.
>
> I am now trying to find a way to do it in a PowerShell script. I looked
> at
> the Windows Scripting Center under PowerShell but there were only examples
> of
> listing installed programs, no installs.
>
> I would think someone has got this to work already.
>
> Thanks

Like others have mentioned you should be able to use the Win32_Process or
Win32_Product WMI classes to do this, however, you'll have to troubleshoot
the Access Denied error you are getting first. The problem is most likely
not a language issue so switching from VB to PS won't fix it.
Unfortunately, I'm not much of an expert on WMI so I can't help you ou there
but there are plenty of pages with troubleshooting steps if you search for
"WMI Access Denied".

"Daedalus" <Daedalus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:21E77F22-2231-4350-AD79-C5A6C393653B@microsoft.com...
>I am looking for a way to remotely install an MSI through a VB script, but
> more importantly a PS script. I have tried the VB script in the Windows
> Scripting center but I always get an 80070005 "Access Denied" error
> stating
> an issue with SWbemLocator. I have enabled DCOM on the remote computer,
> but
> still no luck.
>
> I am now trying to find a way to do it in a PowerShell script. I looked
> at
> the Windows Scripting Center under PowerShell but there were only examples
> of
> listing installed programs, no installs.
>
> I would think someone has got this to work already.
>
> Thanks