How to Deploy a .msp File?

[koglerh]

Hello!

I am trying to deploy a msp File (Adobe Acrobat Reader XI Update). These files are always provided as msp. When trying to deploy via installer command

msiexec.exe /i "{PackageShare}\PathToMSP\AdbeRdrUpd11011.msp" /norestart /qn

i get the error message:

Result: Deployment ended: This installation package could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package. Stop(Failure). Credential: (domain\Administrator). ShareCredential: (domain\serviceaccount).
Command: msiexec.exe /i "PathToMSP\AdbeRdrUpd11011.msp" /norestart /qn

Any ideas or suggestions on that?
Best regards, helmut

[Daniel_B]

Thank you for your post. We recommend manually testing the Result command of your deployment package step on an example machine. This helps you to find things going wrong and pointing to the cause of the issue. Anyhow, good to hear that you could resolve it.

[koglerh · Accepted solution]

Ahhhhh, sorry! I have to use the msiexec option "/update"... my mistake sorry!

[Frederik_Hansen]

koglerh wrote:
Ahhhhh, sorry! I have to use the msiexec option "/update"... my mistake sorry!

I tried this fix, but it is incorrect. The correct syntax is "msiexec.exe /p "{PackageShare}\PathToMSP\AdbeRdrUpd11011.msp" /norestart /qn"
So the "/i" is replaced with a "/p". Source: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc759262(v=ws.10).aspx#BKMK_ApplyPatch