DOC: Windows Installer Error "Incorrect Command Line Parameters" When You Run Sample in BizTalk Server Installation Guide (295567)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000
This article was previously published under Q295567

SUMMARY

An Installation Guide (Installation Guide.htm) is provided in the root directory of the BizTalk CD. The Installation Guide contains a section called "Silent Installation" that explains how to perform a silent install. Step 3 provides the following instructions: 
msiexec /I "\\server\folder\Microsoft BizTalk Server.msi"
/qb /Lv*"C:\Temp\install.log" INSTALLLEVEL=200
ALLUSERS=1
PIDKEY="your 25-character product key (without dashes)"
DSNCONFIG="C:\Temp\BizTalkInstall.ini"
If you copy and paste this code into a command window (ensure that the paths to the .msi, .log, and .ini files are correct) and run the code, the following dialog box appears:

Windows Installer Dialog Box

MORE INFORMATION

The syntax for the "msiexec" command contains an error at the following parameter: 
/Lv*"C:\Temp\install.log"
This parameter should include a space between the asterisk (*) and the quotation mark ("), as follows: 
/Lv* "C:\Temp\install.log"
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/30/2003
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