What are the MSI versions 3.17 and below?
Below are descriptions of the older MSIs version 3.17 and below, which are deprecated.
For the new and improved MSIs, which were released with version 3.18 and above, please see What are the different types of MSIs?.
User and machine installers
There are two types of MSI installers: MSI that installs per-user, and MSI that installs per-machine.
Note: MSI installers version 3.17 and below have the following limitations:
- No auto-updates: When the app is installed via the MSI installer, the auto-update is disabled. IT administrators need to periodically deploy newer versions of the MSI to keep the app up to date.
- No tel: links handling: When the app is installed via the MSI installer, it is not registering itself as a handler for tel: links.
- Uninstall does not auto-terminate the running app: If the app is installed via MSI, uninstalling the MSI will not automatically terminate the app if it is running during the uninstallation. The MSI uninstall will prompt to close the running app but it will not do so, and it will ask to reboot the system at the end.
| User MSI installer | Machine MSI installer | |
|---|---|---|
| Default installation folder | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\GoTo | %ProgramFiles%\GoTo %ProgramFiles(x86)%\GoTo if installing the 32-bit MSI on a 64-bit system. |
| Specify custom installation folder | Use the APPLICATIONFOLDER MSI property, e.g. msiexec.exe /i GoToSetup-x64-user.msi APPLICATIONFOLDER="%APPDATA%\CustomGoToFolder" |
Use the APPLICATIONFOLDER MSI property, e.g. msiexec.exe /i GoToSetup-x64-machine.msi APPLICATIONFOLDER="%ProgramFiles%\CustomGoToFolder" |
| Requires elevation | No | Yes |