How to Create a Dell Command Update MSI Installer Package

Right-click the Windows start menu icon and then select Run.

(Figure.1 Start Menu Icon on the Taskbar)

In the Run Box, type CMD and then press CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER, to run the command prompt as an administrator.

(Figure.2 Run Box)

The User Account Control (UAC) prompts you to authorize administration access, click Yes. Otherwise carry on to the next step.

In the Command Prompt window, go to the location of the Dell Command | Update executable file.

Type Dell-Command-Update_[VERSION] /PASSTHROUGH /X /B"[EXTRACTION PATH]" and then press the Enter key.

C:\>Dell-Command-Update_Y2PJJ_WIN_3.1.1_A00.EXE /passthrough /x /b"C:\Temp\DCU3.1"

If you are prompted to upgrade Dell Command | Update, click No. Otherwise carry on to the next step.

(Figure.3 Set up Pop-Up Window)

In the Command Prompt window, type Exit and then press the Enter key.

Exit

In Windows Explorer, go to the [EXTRACTION PATH] from step five, and retrieve the Dell Command | Update MSI package.

Download the latest version of Dell Command Update:

• (See Article #000177325) Dell Command Update

Run the Update Package EXE and select Extract. (See Figure.4)

(Figure.4 Dell Update Package)

Select or create a folder to extract the Dell Update Package contents to.

Go to the folder where the Dell Update Package contents were extracted. (See Figure.5 An example of the extracted files to C:\DCU\ is shown.)

(Figure.5 Windows Explorer Folder)

Open an elevated command prompt window in the same directory as the extracted files from steps three and four.

In the elevated command prompt window, type [EXE-NAME] /PASSTHROUGH /X /B"[EXTRACTION PATH]" and press Enter.

During this step, you may receive a warning that the application is to be uninstalled. You can press either Yes or No, it does not impact the extraction process.

The MSI package is now available in the [EXTRACTION PATH] folder.