How do I automate installation of the MSMQ components on a Windows client?

I'm looking at message queueing for client/server communication in a new product. One of the problems with MSMQ is that it's not installed by default on most Windows desktops, and that it doesn't seem to be available as a redistributable for inclusion in our MSI.

Given that the administrator will have access to Microsoft SMS or ConfigMgr or similar, how do I persuade them that it's easy to install? That is: how do I automate installation of the MSMQ components?

From serverfault Roger Lipscombe

• This should get you started:

  You will need to do the following to get an unattended installation of MSQM:

  1. Create the files InstallMSMQ.bat and MSMQ.txt based on the text below
  2. Have an ISO of the OS that your using available via a network share called Iso Library
  3. Have Pismo File Mount downloaded and available via a network share called resource
  4. Run the script something like PSExec that connects to the machine and tells the machine to run the script from a network share

  InstallMSMQ.bat

  :Variables
  :: Path Variables
  SET IsoPath=\\server1\ISO Library
  SET ResourcePath=\\server2\Resource
  SET ScriptPath=%~dp0
  SET ScriptPath=%ScriptPath:~0,-1%
  SET MountPath=m:
  
  :: Application Variables
  SET PismoMount=pfm mount -m %MountPath%
  SET PismoUnMount=pfm unmount
  
  echo -Installing Pismo File Mount
  "%ResourcePath%\pfmap-051.exe" /q
  
  echo Configuring Windows install location source path
  reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\ /v "SourcePath" /t REG_SZ /d %MountPath%\ /f
  reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\ /v "ServicePackSourcePath" /t REG_SZ /d %MountPath%\ /f
  
  sysocmgr /i:%WINDIR%\inf\sysoc.inf /u:"%ScriptPath%\MSMQ.txt" /x /q
  

  MSMQ.txt

  [Version]  
  Signature = "$Windows NT$"  
  
  [Global]  
  FreshMode = Custom  
  MaintenanceMode = RemoveAll  
  UpgradeMode = UpgradeOnly  
  
  [Components]  
  msmq = on
  msmq_Common = on
  msmq_Core = on
  msmq_TriggersService = on
  msmq_HTTPSupport = off
  msmq_LocalStorage = on 
  msmq_ADIntegrated = off
  
  [Msmq]  
  ControllerServer=  
  SupportingServer=  
  ServerAuthenticationOnly=  
  Site=
  

  If you need more information about the various parts of the script let me know and I will try to write up something that explains all the parts.

  From ObligatoryMoniker