PASSPORT Knowledge Base
PASSPORT PC TO HOST Installation

Date Published: March 18, 2008

Date Updated:August 7, 2008

Title

Creating an MST File with Wise Installation Express

Product

PASSPORT PC TO HOST

Emulation Types

TN3270, TN5250, VT, SCO ANSI, Wyse 60

Issue

A transform (.MST) file is a simplified Windows Installer database. Transforms enable an administrator to apply modified settings to an MSI installation package during deployment. MST files can be created with any MSI Authoring Tool, including Wise Installation Express. Once created, MST files can be used with the PASSPORT MSI installation package for deployment with many different deployment tools such as Microsoft SMS, Group Policy/Active Directory, command line parameters using msiexec.exe, or others.

To deploy PASSPORT with these tools, you must apply a transform (.MST) file which contains the license code to the MSI package. Without this, you will receive an "Unable to find Passport.key" error.

Solution

When creating your transform file, you must modify the passport.key file listed in the IniFile table so that the value is equal to the license code provided by Zephyr.

The following instructions are based on Wise Installation Express version 7. Other versions or authoring tools may vary.

1. File->New ("Other Templates" -> "Transform")

2. Browse and select the MSI file to base the transform on.

3. Select the Setup Editor tab at the bottom of the screen
   
   

4. Select the Tables tab

5. In the list of tables, select IniFile
   
   

6. Edit the INI file "passport.key"and replace [LICENSE] in the Value column with the actual license code.

7. Save the MST file.

8. To apply the MST file using a command line installation with msiexec, you can use the following command line:
   
   msiexec /qb /i pc2host.msi TRANSFORMS=yourtransformfile.mst
   
   When using this command line, your MST file and MSI Installation package must reside in the same folder.

More Information

• For more information on the command line parameters available for msiexec.exe, refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314881

• Installing Pre-configured Session Profiles

• Installing Shortcuts to Pre-configured Sessions

• Deploying MSI/MST Using Group Policy and Active Directory

Keywords

install, installation, msi, mst, active directory, group policy, unattended, automatic, wise