Msi progress using Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.

Question

Hi Everyone,
In Windows application,  install msi in silent mode using Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller namespace in
button click event. 
            string msiPackage = @"D:\MSI\feb20\Sample.msi";
            Installer.SetInternalUI(InstallUIOptions.Silent);
            Installer.InstallProduct(msiPackage, "REBOOT=R");
When click button then msi install
successfully and everything is working fine. So is it possible to "catch" progress
using Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller namespace  and update a progressbar on my app? 
So, is it possibile? Is there something we can do in C# or is it a very hard task that requires a lot of knowledge I don't have?
Please help me regarding this.

Answer 1

Hi
Cheranarasu,
After do some research.  there is a command-line options named
Msiexec.exe. It's pretty useful to run msiexec with proper arguments to accomplish this task.
Like the following cmd
msiexec /i A:\Example.msi
To use the administrative installation option
In C#, we can use
ProcessStartInfo Class to start.
You can add flags to the MSIEXEC to control what type of installation you want -- such as whether it is silent, whether it displays a progress bar, whether UI is included, etc.
For more detailed information, please refer to some similar threads as below.
Progress bar on installing an external msi
MsiExec progress catch
How to interactive a silently installing msi? (Progress data and cancel it)
You'll get more inspirations.
Best regards,
Kristin
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