Application Template Creation - Installer Requires Restart

[jwander]

I'm trying to build some custom application templates using the VZ template creation wizard (using the 'from application' option).

The installer that I'm running is asking for a restart of the OS midway through the installation process. If I do it, I lose my rdp session, if I don't the rest of the install fails.

Does anyone know a way around this?

I think I could also do it with multiple application templates, but the applications layer on top of each other, so when I used the wizard the second time around I would need my temporary VE that the wizard creates to come with the first app template installed. Any ideas?

-Miah

[rleeson]

If the software allows you to continue installation even without rebooting then you should be able to successfully perform the installation. I encountered installing SQL 2005 then SQL 2005 SP1 before there was a direct installer available for SQL 2005 SP1.

You may need to add some commands to run after template installation, which you can put in the mb_add.cmd file during the Edit File/Registry step of template creation. I recommend running regmon and filemon to see what the installer is doing to give you more detail.