Install Method of the Win32_Product Class (Windows)

Install Method of the Win32_Product...

Install Method of the Win32_Product Class

The static Install WMI class method installs an associated Win32_Product instance using the installation package provided through the PackageLocation parameter, and any supplied command line options.
Note For more information about support or requirements for installation on a specific operating system, see Operating System Availability of WMI Components.
This topic uses Managed Object Format (MOF) syntax. For more information about using this method, see Calling a Method.

Syntax

MOF

uint32 Install(
  [in]  string PackageLocation,
  [in]  string Options,
  [in]  boolean AllUsers
);

Parameters

PackageLocation [in]: The path to the package to be installed.
Options [in]: The command line options for the installation. Format as property=setting.
AllUsers [in]: This parameter value must be present, but it is ignored. True is the recommended value.

Return Value

Returns one of the following values. For more information and other integer values, see the error code documentation in the Windows Installer API.

Return code	Description
0	Successful completion
2147549445	RPC Server Fault Error

Examples

For script code examples, see WMI Tasks for Scripts and Applications and the TechNet ScriptCenter Script Repository.

For C++ code examples, see WMI C++ Application Examples.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server
MOF	Msi.mof
DLL	Msiprov.dll
Namespace	\root\cimv2

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Examples

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