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23 Oct // php the_time('Y') ?>
I wanted to do an unattended install of the Microsoft App-V 5.0 SP1 client.
I wanted to install using the MSI’s instead of using the exe installer so I unpacked the MSI’s from the installer as documented here.
The install failed however with MSI error 1603. I activated logging but that was not very helpful since it only logged "MainEngineThread is returning 1603".
Manual install of the MSI gave a bettor error message:
I had already installed the MSVC++ 2005 SP1 runtime but the version was slightly lower.
Unfortunately Microsoft doesn’t publish the build numbers with their downloads so it takes some searching to determine the correct download.
Version 8.0.61001 is labeled as "Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update" and can be downloaded here.
There is a similar requirement for the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 runtime which should be at least 10.0.40219. This one is easier though because the required version is extracted together with the MSI files.
As a final note you need to set the AcceptEULA MSI property to 1 for both the client and language pack MSI or the install will fail.
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Installers can create so called Advertised Shortcuts in the Start Menu. I wanted to check the Target Path of such an shortcut but Explorer doesn’t show it:
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EDIT: See my followup article to learn how to reverse driver_auth.exe, decrypt and encrypt dell_wwan_sysID.dat.
I bought a Dell Wireless 5530 HSPA Mini PCI card for my Dell Precision M4500 laptop.
This is a small expansion card that works together with the built in SIM card slot that is present in most Dell (Business) laptops.
This SIM card slot is usually located near the battery compartment:
The card was installed in a few minutes since the antenna cables were present already and on my laptop I only needed to remove the backcover with just one screw.
Then I wanted to install the required software but this card is not officially supported in the M4500 (I bought this card because it was much cheaper on ebay).
So I took the driver from the M4400/Latitude E range, labeled R251153 but I got this error message when installing: