Change Default MSI Installation Directory

You can override the default MSI installation directory.

MSI files on a physical system

When ThinApp installs MSI files on a physical system, the default MSI installation directory is %ProgramFilesDir%\<inventory_name> (VMware ThinApp). For example, if you install a Firefox package, the package resides in %ProgramFilesDir%\Mozilla Firefox (VMware ThinApp).

MSI package for individual users

When ThinApp installs the MSI package for individual users, the default MSI installation directory is %AppData%\<inventory_name> (VMware ThinApp).

You can override the default installation directory by using an INSTALLDIR property in the msiexec command.

Procedure

From the command line, type the msiexec /i <database>.msi

INSTALLDIR=C:\<my_directory>\<my_package> command.