ArcGIS Engine Developer Guide

INSTALLING ARCGIS ENGINE RUNTIME ON WINDOWS
The Windows Installer 2.0 setup is available
from \Support\MSI\instmsiw.exe.
Your application setup program should not launch
the ArcGIS Engine Runtime setup if it is already
installed on the machine.
• To apply a service pack to an existing ArcGIS Engine Runtime installation on
a local machine:
msiexec.exe /p \ArcGISEngine90sp1.msp
REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=omus
• To apply a service pack to an admin installation of ArcGIS Engine Runtime:
msiexec.exe /a \setup.msi /p \ArcGISEngine90sp1.msp
In addition to the general requirements listed earlier that apply to any installation
of ArcGIS Engine Runtime, the following are applicable to installs that are
incorporated within other applications:
• Prerequisites—The ArcGIS Engine Runtime setup uses Windows
Installer 2.0. To utilize command-line parameters to install ArcGIS Engine
Runtime, Windows Installer 2.0 must be installed and running on the target
machine. The setup.msi file automatically checks for Windows Installer 2.0; if
it is not detected a message box is displayed. Even if you are including the
ArcGIS Engine Runtime setup in a non-MSI-based setup, Windows
Installer 2.0 must be installed on the machine. The ArcGIS Engine Runtime
setup uses the Windows Installer technology.
• Compatible setup programs—If the ArcGIS Engine Runtime setup will
be launched at the end of an MSI-based setup, you must create your MSI
setup using Windows Installer 2.0 or higher to be compatible with the ArcGIS
Engine Runtime setup.
• Nested MSIs—The ArcGIS Engine Runtime MSI cannot be nested within
an MSI. Each product, including ArcGIS Engine Runtime, must be listed
individually in Add/Remove Programs.
Your setup process should follow these steps:
1. Before launching the ArcGIS Engine Runtime setup, you need to check
whether ArcGIS Engine Runtime and any needed optional features—
JavaRuntime and DotNetRuntime—have already been installed to the target
machine. If your application also requires an ArcGIS Engine Runtime service
pack, you need to check that the current service pack is on the user’s machine.
a. For ArcGIS Engine Runtime, check for the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ESRI\ArcGIS Engine Runtime
If the key exists, then ArcGIS Engine Runtime has already been installed
on the target machine and you may not need to launch the ArcGIS Engine
Runtime setup. Continue to Step 1b if your application requires the Java
feature or Step 1c if your application requires the .NET feature; otherwise,
proceed with the installation of your application.
If the key does not exist, then ArcGIS Engine Runtime has not been installed.
Continue to Step 1b if your application requires the Java
feature or Step 1c if your application requires the .NET feature; otherwise,
proceed to Step 2.
• If ArcGIS Engine Runtime 9.0 is required, the RealVersion registry key under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ESRI\ArcGIS Engine Runtime\ will
have a value of 9.0.
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