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7/18/2009

PowerShell to set Registry Entries needed to install Live Mesh on Win2008

I am going to use Mesh to sync files between my host OS and the VM where I am using Office 2010 Tech Preview (which includes InfoPath 2010 and SharePoint Designer 2010).

In order to install Mesh on Win2008, you need the registry entry described in http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368304(VS.85).aspx.

The PowerShell commands you need are:

cd hklm:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\

md Installer

cd Installer

New-ItemProperty . -name "DisableMSI" -value "0" -PropertyType dword

--Michael

PS, when you want to work with the Registry, especially to create or edit anything, you need to be running an Elevated (i.e. As Admin) instance of PowerShell.

Posted at 4:04 PM by Michael Blumenthal | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

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