1. Disable Windows Installer (All
Windows)This restriction allows
you to prevent users from adding and removing software applications with Windows
Installer.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'DisableMSI' using
the settings below.| Settings: |
| System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer] |
| Name:
DisableMSI |
Type: REG_DWORD
(DWORD Value)
|
| Value: (0 =
default, 1 = admin only, 2 = disabled) |
2. Remote Administration of Windows
Installer (Windows
2000/XP)This setting allows
administrators using Windows Terminal Services to remotely install and configure
software using Windows Installer.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called
'EnableAdminTSRemote' using the settings below.
Note: This setting affects system administrators only. Other users
cannot install programs remotely.
| Settings: |
System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer]
|
Name:
EnableAdminTSRemote
|
| Type: REG_DWORD
(DWORD Value) |
| Value: (0 =
disable, 1 = enabled) |
3. Windows Installer Logging (All Windows)Windows Installer can
use logging to help assist in troubleshooting issues with installing software
packages. You can enable verbose logging with this setting. Create a new string value called "Logging" and set it to a combination of the
letters below to enable the logging options. A value of "voicewarmup" will
enable all the logging options.
| Letter |
Option |
| v |
Verbose output |
| o |
Out-of-disk-space messages |
| i |
Status messages |
| c |
Initial UI parameters |
| e |
All error messages |
| w |
Non-fatal warnings |
| a |
Start up of actions |
| r |
Action-specific records |
| m |
Out-of-memory or fatal exit information |
| u |
User requests |
| p |
Terminal properties |
| + |
Append to existing file |
| ! |
Flush each line to the log |
The next time Windows Installer is used a log will be created.
Note: Windows Installer will store the logs in the TEMP directory. The
filename is random, but begins with the letters "Msi" and end with a .log
extension.
| Settings: |
| System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer] |
| Name:
Logging |
Type: REG_SZ
(String Value)
|
