Create a Custom Detection Script for Advanced Installer (PowerShell)

Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / SCCM) and Microsoft Intune use Detection Rules to determine the presence of Applications & Win32 Apps. The detection rules ensure that application installations only begin to run if the application is not already installed on the device. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to create an updated custom detection script for each new version of Advanced Installer using PowerShell.

How to Create a Custom Detection Script for Advanced Installer

Advanced Installer (File Detection Method)

## Check for Advanced Installer (File Detection Method)
$AdvancedInstallerExe = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files\Caphyon\Advanced Installer*\bin\x86\advinst.exe","C:\Program Files (x86)\Caphyon\Advanced Installer*\bin\x86\advinst.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$AdvancedInstallerExe.FullName
$AdvancedInstallerPath = $($AdvancedInstallerExe.FullName).Replace("C:\Program Files\","").Replace("C:\Program Files (x86)\","")
$FileVersion = (Get-Item -Path "$($AdvancedInstallerExe.FullName)" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion

## Create Text File with Advanced Installer File Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\Advanced_Installer_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([String](Get-Item -Path `"`$Env:ProgramFiles\$AdvancedInstallerPath`",`"`${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\$AdvancedInstallerPath`" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge `"$FileVersion`"){"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Write-Host `"Installed`""
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 0"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "else {"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 1"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Invoke-Item $FilePath
  • Click Run Script (F5)
  • A text file will open with the Advanced Installer Detection Method script required to detect the current version of Advanced Installer that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([String](Get-Item -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\Caphyon\Advanced Installer 21.0.1\bin\x86\advinst.exe","${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Caphyon\Advanced Installer 21.0.1\bin\x86\advinst.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge "21.0.1.0"){
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

Advanced Installer (Registry Detection Method)

## Check for Advanced Installer (Registry Detection Method)
$AdvancedInstaller = Get-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall","HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | Get-ItemProperty | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match 'Advanced Installer' } | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, DisplayVersion, PSChildName
$AdvancedInstaller.DisplayVersion
$AdvancedInstaller.PSChildName

## Create Text File with Advanced Installer Registry Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\Advanced_Installer_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($AdvancedInstaller.PSChildName)','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($AdvancedInstaller.PSChildName)' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '$($AdvancedInstaller.DisplayVersion)') {"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Write-Host `"Installed`""
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 0"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "else {"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 1"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Invoke-Item $FilePath
  • Click Run Script (F5)
  • A text file will open with the Advanced Installer Detection Method script required to detect the current version of Advanced Installer that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{F89B3D59-A06F-44A2-8A63-8821629631BF}','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{F89B3D59-A06F-44A2-8A63-8821629631BF}' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '21.0.1') {
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

Always make sure to test everything in a development environment prior to implementing anything into production. The information in this article is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.