Package files

[I_AM_DON_AND_YOU?]

When I create package, I get following files:

(1) MYPROGRAM.msi
(2) InstMsiA.Exe
(3) InstMsIW.Exe
(4) Setup.Exe
(5) Setup.Ini

However, when I installed on destination computer then I only copy the file
MYPROGRAM.msi and run it. What's the purpose of the other files and in which
scenario we use SETUP.EXE etc.?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

(1) MYPROGRAM.msi
(2) InstMsiA.Exe
(3) InstMsIW.Exe
(4) Setup.Exe
(5) Setup.Ini

However, when I installed on destination computer then I only copy the file
MYPROGRAM.msi and run it. What's the purpose of the other files and in which
scenario we use SETUP.EXE etc.?

The other files are required if the Microsoft Installer is not yet
installed on the target machine.

 

[I_AM_DON_AND_YOU?]

Whether "Microsoft Installer" is a separate program? How do we install (and
un-install) that? How do we know whether it is installed on my computer on
not because I checked Add/Remove program it doesn't show there? And if in
case it is not installed on the destination computer then which file we
should run to install the program (is it .msi or setup.exe or what).

Thanks!

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Whether "Microsoft Installer" is a separate program? How do we install (and
un-install) that? How do we know whether it is installed on my computer on
not because I checked Add/Remove program it doesn't show there? And if in
case it is not installed on the destination computer then which file we
should run to install the program (is it .msi or setup.exe or what).

You should always deploy all files (except in internet deployment).
"Setup.exe" will check if an approproiate version of the windows
installer is installed and will run the installer if it is not available
on the machine.

 

[I_AM_DON_AND_YOU?]

thanks.

You should always deploy all files (except in internet deployment).
"Setup.exe" will check if an approproiate version of the windows
installer is installed and will run the installer if it is not available
on the machine.