How to make .msi packages...?

[Freddy Ulvseth]

Hi,

I'm planning to make .msi packages for my default programs in network and
distribute with AD.
I have never made a .msi file before and have some questions. (I'm a newbie
to msi yes... hehe)

What program is the easyest to make .msi files with?
Is there any step-by-step in how to make .msi files?
Is it possible to make a singel .msi install file of a program that already
has a .msi file in setup?

What i want is one singel .msi file for installation of SAV, one file for
installation of pcAnywhere and so on...

Anyone have some good newbie tech docs

Best regards,
Freddy.

 

[Angele Karlheinz]

Hi,

look at www.wise.com or
www.installshield.com
but this tools need time to work with this. You can do many things that you
not need now.

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[Phil Wilson]

Good summary here:
http://installsite.org/pages/en/msi/authoring.htm

and at that site in general.

 

[Carolyn Napier [MSFT]]

For already released products, you may find the following site useful as well:
http://www.appdeploy.com/packages/. Volunteers upload details about different
product setups, including deployment tips.

- Carolyn Napier

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Good summary here:
http://installsite.org/pages/en/msi/authoring.htm

and at that site in general.
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Hi,

I'm planning to make .msi packages for my default programs in network and
distribute with AD.
I have never made a .msi file before and have some questions. (I'm a newbie
to msi yes... hehe)

What program is the easyest to make .msi files with?
Is there any step-by-step in how to make .msi files?
Is it possible to make a singel .msi install file of a program that already
has a .msi file in setup?

What i want is one singel .msi file for installation of SAV, one file for
installation of pcAnywhere and so on...

Anyone have some good newbie tech docs

Best regards,
Freddy.