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Managing Windows Installer applications
About managing Windows Installer applications
About managing Windows Installer applications
You can create policies and tasks to manage Windows Installer applications on
managed computers. The policies and the tasks work with Windows Installer to
enhance its functionality.
You can manage Windows Installer applications in the following ways:
Initiate the repair of
Windows Installer
applications.
Update the source paths for
Windows Installer
applications.
View reports to monitor the
state of Windows Installer
applications.
You can proactively identify and repair broken applications
on selected computers. If an application needs repair, a
repair command is sent to the Windows Installer service to
initiate self-repair.
You can use a policy or a task to identify the applications
that need repair.
See
"About Windows Installer repair"
You can update the source paths of Windows Installer
applications with resilient source paths. The updated source
paths point to the package servers that you designate. If an
application needs modification or repair, Windows Installer
can access the needed installation file from one of these
servers.
You can use a policy or a task to update the source paths.
See
"About source path updates for Windows Installer
applications"
on page 198.
When you create policies or tasks to manage Windows
Installer applications, data is gathered on broken
applications and inaccessible source paths. The Application
Management reports that are listed under the Software
reports display this data. Use this data to monitor the state
of Windows Installer applications. For example, the
Software Resources - Broken Elements report displays the
computers that had broken applications during a specified
date range. For each computer, the report lists each
occurrence of a broken application and identifies its broken
element.
See
"Running a Software Management Solution report"
on page 83.
on page 193.
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