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Installation of Converted MSI Products

Converted MSI products are registered in the Software Package Library and installed on target computers similarly to other MSI products. However, it is required that the Software Delivery agent must be installed on the target computer, before a converted MSI product can be installed.

The following considerations apply to the installation of converted MSI products:

• Converted MSI products must be installed on the machine agent only. They are then available for all users of that target computer.
• Converted MSI products can be advertised, provided a nonuser-specific link exists in the product. When a user triggers the installation of an advertised MSI product, the product will be installed for all users.
• During installation of an MSI package, the Microsoft Installer sets properties. Default values for the properties are predefined in the MSI package in the Property table. If a parameter product is installed on the machine, these default values are overwritten by the client parameter values set on this target machine.
• During installation or removal of converted MSI packages, the Windows Installer logging is active. The output is provided in the job output file. In addition, the SXP Installer’s trace mechanism is used.
• The installed MSI product has no entry in the Add/Remove Programs option of the Windows Control Panel. The product can be managed only through software delivery functions, and not by single users from their desktops.