Problem Installing MSI file and receiving Error 1639

Products

• Client Management Suite

Issue/Introduction

Trying to run a MSI install with the following command line:

msiexec /i “Filename.msi” ALLUSERS=2 /passive

When pushing the application through Altiris is fails with MSI error 1639 as seen here:

ERROR_INVALID_COMMAND_LINE
1639 (0x667)
Invalid command-line argument. Consult the Windows Installer SDK for detailed command-line help.

However, if navigating to the cache folder and running that same installation command in the command prompt it installs normally.

Source: Microsoft System Error Codes (1300-1699)

Environment

ITMS 8.5, 8.6, 8.7

Software Management Solution 

 

Cause

The following command line includes curly quotes instead of straight quotes as shown here:

msiexec /i “Filename.msi” ALLUSERS=2 /passive

Resolution

Replace the curly quotes with straight quotes.