New Post: New to the PDT
Thank you for the reply Souporman. Just want to share my first experience with the PSAppdeploytoolkit Adobe Reader update script. I am planning to upgrade to version 11.0.08 which is a bit different...
View ArticleNew Post: Help! Execute-Process passing arguments to an MSI with a Transform
I simply cannot get a Transform to include into this line without throwing a 1639 or 1203 error. I can get it working fine if I remove the "-Transform $dirFiles\WorkingP\Filename.mst" section and it...
View ArticleNew Post: Set-ActiveSetup and Remove-ActiveSetup: Per-user changes (as...
Added -Arguments parameter$ActiveSetupPath renamed to $StubExePath The function to make -Purge work is still not done and I have no time to finish it for now. Using -Purge will give you an...
View ArticleNew Post: Help! Execute-Process passing arguments to an MSI with a Transform
I got this figured out using the below script actually. This might be good to have in the help section. Execute-Process -FilePath "$dirFiles\WorkingP\setup.exe" -Arguments "/S /v" /QB...
View ArticleNew Post: Help! Execute-Process passing arguments to an MSI with a Transform
It looks like you just mixed up your switches with the ones available for Execute-MSI. Probably not something that needs to go in the Help, though, as you don't normally transform .exe setups and it...
View ArticleNew Post: Create new folder using New-Item
I am a beginner of powershell, came across this little app and have started to use it. It works well for me until I have to do something a little outside the box then it gets a bit tricky. I came...
View ArticleNew Post: Create new folder using New-Item
I figured it out... My issue was the $($user.Name). I changed it to $env:Username and everything looks to be working. So now I have:If (!(Test-Path -Path...
View ArticleNew Post: Show-InstallationRestartPrompt only for Exit Code 3010?
Hello, I've just started using the PSADT and it's really great, but I've ran into a slight issue. I would like to use Show-InstallationRestartPrompt, but only if Windows Installer returns the 3010 exit...
View ArticleNew Post: Help! Execute-Process passing arguments to an MSI with a Transform
It wasn't the switches because I tried both actually. what it was is I was trying to enter the full path to the transform when it just needed the transform itself. I see your point about not using a...
View ArticleNew Post: Show-InstallationRestartPrompt only for Exit Code 3010?
I use a function to check for pending reboots and then If/Else on that. Here's the function I use:Function Get-PendingReboot { <# .SYNOPSIS Gets the pending reboot status on a local or remote...
View ArticleNew Post: copy folder incl. permissions from fileshare to program files
Hi can I use psappdeploy script to copy an empty folder from a network share to local C:\program files (x86) I've tried sooo many ways and it never seems to bring permissions over.. I'm really hoping...
View ArticleNew Post: Automatically elevate "Deploy-Application.EXE"?
Hi! In a manual-use case (double-click Deploy-Application.EXE to start the install), the EXE file typically bombs out with an error that it's not running with administrator permissions. Right-clicking...
View ArticleNew Post: Specified cast is not valid. (at
I have a few random systems that throw the following error for an application install script. One win 7 and one win 8 all other systems seem to install fine. Specified cast is not valid....
View ArticleNew Post: Automatically elevate "Deploy-Application.EXE"?
Hi,Actually the original WiseCode was as you described but it caused issues on standard user accounts, I can't recall exactly what the issue was but we decided to sacrifice the convenience in favour of...
View ArticleNew Post: Test-Powerpoint
I know this is an old thread, but I've figured out a way to discover when PowerPoint is actually in fullscreen presentation mode.$FullScreenWindowSource = @' using System; using System.Text; using...
View ArticleNew Post: Test-Powerpoint
Sintaxasn, it is never too late for great ideas :) Does your code work when executed within the system context?
View ArticleNew Post: Regarding the SCCM limitation with Applications and "allow user to...
OK, so I think I have found the thread I am looking for but after reading the entire thing 1) my brain hurts a bit ;) and 2) still have no idea if anything has been resolved with this. I love this tool...
View ArticleNew Post: Unable to find "AppDeploymentkit" Folder
@ener2014 interesting, and the exe still works as needed? here is how I did it.... $scriptDirectory = Split-Path -Parent "$env:SYSTEMROOT\Brunswick\AppDeployToolkit"...
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