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AB21805
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Dec 02, 2021
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Hi all,   I have this software https://www.gaomon.net/download/ which I tried to convert into a msi via Advanced installer and no parameters I try works, I cant bypass the accept terms and other bi...
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  • Harm_Veenstra's avatar
    Harm_Veenstra
    Jan 31, 2022

    Perhaps this you're overengineering 😉 What you could do is create a folder on your hard-drive c:\install. Copy all the files and directories like in your screenshot in it (Gaomon, GaomonTablet and the install.ps1.) Create another directory in c:\install, Shortcut for example, and copy shortcuts for your application in it that do work (Just create them on a system on which the applications already are installed) Adjust your install.ps1 script like this

     

    #Copy files
New-Item -Path "c:\" -Name "Gaomon" -ItemType "directory" -force
Copy-Item -Path "Gaomon\*" -Destination "C:\Gaomon" -Recurse -force
New-Item -Path "c:\" -Name "GaomonTablet" -ItemType "directory" -force
Copy-Item -Path "GaomonTablet\*" -Destination "C:\GaomonTablet" -Recurse -force

$Copy Shortcuts
[system.string]$Desktop = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop")
Copy-Item -path "Shortcut\Gaomon.lnk" -Destination "$($Desktop)\Gamon.lnk"
Copy-Item -path "Shortcut\Gaomon.lnk" -Destination $($env:APPDATA)\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
Copy-Item -path "Shortcut\Gaomon Tablet.lnk" -Destination "$($Desktop)\Gamon.lnk"
Copy-Item -path "Shortcut\Gaomon Tablet.lnk" -Destination $($env:APPDATA)\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"

     

     

    Uninstall.ps1 would be something like this perhaps:

     

    #Remove files

remove-item c:\Gaomon -recurse -force
remove-item c:\GaomonTablet -recurse -force
[system.string]$Desktop = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop")
remove-item "$($desktop\gaomon.lnk" -force
remove-item "$($desktop\gaomon tablet. lnk" -force
remove-item "$($env:APPDATA)\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\gamon.lnk" -force
remove-item "$($env:APPDATA)\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\gamon tablet.lnk" -force

     

     

    Not sure if you need shortcuts for Gaomon and Gaomon on all locations 🙂 Create a .intunewin package from your c:\install location

     

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AB21805
Bronze Contributor
Jan 27, 2022
Hi Rudy,

What would the script look like to copy a specific folder into program files? Also with it being a win32 app would we point to the script?
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    AB21805
    Bronze Contributor
    Jan 27, 2022

    Hi Rudy_Ooms_MVP 

     

    I have tried using this instead: 

     

     

    Which works on a test machine if I run the install: 

     

    What would I need to add to create a shortcut for the app? 

     

     

     

     

    • Harm_Veenstra's avatar
      Harm_Veenstra
      MVP
      Jan 27, 2022

      AB21805 

       

      Something like this?

       

      # Create Shortcut to desktop
$TargetFile = "c:\installllocation\executablename.exe"
$Icon = "c:\installllocation\executablename.exe"
$ShortcutFile = "$env:Public\Desktop\applicationname.lnk"
$WScriptShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$Shortcut = $WScriptShell.CreateShortcut($ShortcutFile)
$Shortcut.TargetPath = $TargetFile
$Shortcut.Description = "Application Name"
$Shortcut.IconLocation = $Icon
$Shortcut.WindowStyle = 3
$Shortcut.Save()
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        AB21805
        Bronze Contributor
        Jan 28, 2022

        Hi Harm_Veenstra

         

        I have tried this:  

         

        But getting this error: 

         

         

        Any ideas? 

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    AB21805
    Bronze Contributor
    Jan 27, 2022
    that didn't work.

    Regarding the link you sent does the folder I fetch from a device which I manually installed it need to be put it in a location which im going to packaged as a intunewin and call the folder remoteapp.rdp?

    also Unsure what you mesn by When chrome is installed browse to your RDWeb page

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