Software Deployment

It looks like you're trying to use the %SYSTEMDRIVE% environment variable. In WI, such variables only use the '%' sign as a prefix, not as a prefix and suffix. Also, all properties need to be enclosed in square brackets. Next, the trailing backslash is inserted automatically. Thus, you need:

INSTALLDIR=[%SYSTEMDRIVE]Apps

BTW, you should not use the Property table to set this property, as property resolution-ordering is random, so you couldn't guarantee that the SystemDrive property was retrieved before the engine had already tried to resolve INSTALLDIR. Use a 'Set Property' Custom Action.

Lastly, have you looked at using the ROOTDRIVE property?

I tried using the following suggestion

INSTALLDIR=[%SYSTEMDRIVE]Apps

This gave me also the same error message: Error 1606 (Could not access networklocation [%SYSTEMDRIVE]\Apps
I also tried with the windowsvaraiable ROOTDRIVE this gave me same error message


You wrote
BTW, you should not use the Property table to set this property, as property resolution-ordering is random, so you couldn't guarantee that the SystemDrive property was retrieved before the engine had already tried to resolve INSTALLDIR. Use a 'Set Property' Custom Action.

Im not sure if i follow you here can you be a mroe specific

Where are you setting the property? In the MSI or MST? On the command line?

I have set the property in the msi, sorry not for being more specific previous time.

By the way it works when using the cmdline msiexec /I filename.msi INSTALLDIR=%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Apps
But as i said i would like to build this in the msi

Use a set property custom action with [%SYSTEMDRIVE]\Apps\

[%SYSTEMDRIVE]\Apps\

Somehow i cant seem this to work
I have created and SETPROPERY CUSTOM ACTION
Custom Action Name: XX
Property: INSTALLDIR
Property Value: [%SYSTEMDRIVE]\Apps\

This seems like it have no effect what so ever, is it something i missing here

You will, of course, have run the installation with a verbose log, to see if your CA ran at all...?

Finally it works now. Thx for the help Angeld And VBScab

Please post what fixed it so others can benifit of the solution.