
•DetectInstall:IfTrue,thisindicatesthattheupdatealreadyexistsontheclientcomputer.IfFalse,this
indicatesthattheupdatedoesnotexistandmaybeapplicabletotheclientcomputer.
•Dependencies:IfTrue,thisindicatesalldependenciesaremet.IfFalse,thisindicatesoneormore
dependenciesarenotmet.Dependenciescanbethecombinationoftheoperatingsystem,32-bitor
64-bit,registrykeys,theversion,oranyprerequisites.Thislogiscreatedinthesubdirectoryunder
theThinInstallerfolder.
Update_log_YYMMDDHHMMSS.txt
Bydefault,thislogiscreatedinthesubdirectoryundertheThinInstallerfolder.
WindowsVistaandWindows7considerations
WhenThinInstallerfinishesinstallinganupdatepackagewithreboottype1or4,thesystemreboots
automatically.Ifthereareanyupdatepackagesremainingtobeinstalled,theprogramcontinuestoinstall
theseupdatepackagesautomaticallyafterthereboot.
WithconsiderationsforWindowsVistaandWindows7operatingsystems,afteryoulogintotheWindows
desktop,theUACmightstoptheprogramfromcontinuingtoinstalltheremainingupdatepackages.To
installtheremainingupdatepackages,youneedtomanuallyclicktheWindowshasblockedsomestartup
programsmessageonthesystemtrayandselectRunblockedprogramtorunThinInstaller.
Note:IftheWindowshasblockedsomestartupprogramsmessagedoesnotdisplayonthesystemtray,
youneedtomanuallyrunThinInstaller,searchfortheremainingupdatepackages,andinstallthem.
Important:IfyouhavetheUACenabledandyouarenotabuilt-inadministrator,youmightlose
authenticationtotheUNCsharefolder.Topreventthis,youmustaddaregistrykeybyapplyingtheregistry
filenamedForVistaUnc.reginthefolderwheretheThinInstallerpackagefilesareunpacked.Hereisthe
registrykey:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
REG_DWORD"EnableLinkedConnections"=1
Webserverconfiguration
TheIIS(InternetInformationServer)6.0orabovedoesnotserveunknownMIME(MultipurposeInternetMail
Extensions)types.WhenThinInstallerrequestsaMIMEtypethatisnotdefinedontheWebserver,for
example,.sys,theMIMEtypeneedstobeaddedtotheMIMEtypelistontheWebserver.ToaddtheMIME
type,refertothedetailedprocedureavailableonthefollowingWebsiteat:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725608(WS.10).aspx
Bestpractices
ForbestpracticesofworkingwithThinInstaller,see“Scenario8-WorkingwithThinInstaller”onpage69in
Chapter7“Bestpractices”onpage63
.
UninstallingThinInstaller
NoregistrykeysortemporaryfilesrelatingtoThinInstallerarecreatedwhentheprogramfinishesinstalling
updatepackages.Therefore,touninstallThinInstaller,youonlyneedtodeletetherepositoryfolderandall
relatedfiles.
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