InstaAlert MSI Package?

[dapxin]

Hi all,

I need to deploy InstaAlert via AD for a couple of workstations, but I cannot find an MSI package for it.

Anyone with useful information / downloads please ?

Thanks.

[Jamie Edwards]

Hi dapxin,

I'll ask Ryan (InstaAlert developer) to get back to you.

[craigbrass]

There isn't an MSI package as far as I am aware. NullSoft's installer does the installing. You can possibly extract this to build your own package however.

[Ryan Lederman]

Originally Posted by dapxin

Hi all,

I need to deploy InstaAlert via AD for a couple of workstations, but I cannot find an MSI package for it.

Anyone with useful information / downloads please ?

Thanks.

Unfortunately, we don't have an MSI package for InstaAlert. The stand-alone NSIS installer will have to be run on each workstation. Alternatively, you could install it on one and then copy the directory itself to the other workstations and export the HKCU\Software\Kayako\InstaAlert hive to the other workstations' registries.

[dapxin]

Originally Posted by Ryan Lederman

Unfortunately, we don't have an MSI package for InstaAlert. The stand-alone NSIS installer will have to be run on each workstation. Alternatively, you could install it on one and then copy the directory itself to the other workstations and export the HKCU\Software\Kayako\InstaAlert hive to the other workstations' registries.

Thanks.

I will try this to solve the problem. Will update you with results.

PS: Is there any downside to rolling out an MSI package ? just curious

[craigbrass]

PS: Is there any downside to rolling out an MSI package ? just curious

The time it takes to do it when NullSoft's is the one they have always used....?

I do agree though, MSI packages would be handy for those running these sort of networks.

[Jamie Edwards]

Originally Posted by craigbrass

I do agree though, MSI packages would be handy for those running these sort of networks.

Do you require a MSI package to roll out across your network?

[craigbrass]

Novell / Microsoft / Citrix systems for rolling these packages across networks are very simple if MSI packages are available as they basically just add the MSI file and the rest does itself. If MSIs are not available, manual packaging has to be done.

[Jamie Edwards]

No, I was asking about you specifically - if you don't have an actual use for the feature, simply echoing the request of others distorts things; especially when we try our best to gauge popularity of a particular request from an already limited set of sources.

[craigbrass]

I do agree though, MSI packages would be handy for those running these sort of networks.

I was making the point that I can see that this would be handy to larger companies. At no point did I say I needed it.