About Windows Installer repair
You can proactively identify and repair broken applications on selected computers. If an application needs repair, a repair command is sent to the Windows Installer service to initiate self-repair.
You can repair Windows Installer applications with a policy or task as follows:
Policy | Use a policy as your primary means to repair Windows Installer applications. A policy not only repairs the applications that are currently broken, but it can also repair any applications that break in the future. To repair current and future applications, schedule the policy to run on a recurring basis. A policy can perform a quick repair or a full repair. |
Task | Typically, you use a task to repair a specific application. For example, if a user reports a broken application, you can create a task to repair that specific application on that user’s computer. A task can perform a full repair only. |
The Software Management Solution plug-in must be installed on the client computers for you to perform Windows Installer repairs.
Instead of using a Windows Installer Repair policy or task to repair Windows Installer applications, you can use the remediation feature of Managed Software Delivery. Managed Software Delivery provides more control over the criteria that are used to determine when a repair is needed. Instead of a predefined key path, it uses the metadata that is associated with the software resource, which your Software Catalog administrator defines. Managed Software Delivery can also repair multiple software resources with a single policy. A Windows Installer Repair policy or task can repair one application or all applications.