There is a lot of talk about the new MSIX format (which advanced installer can handle!) WiX (Windows Installer XML) Toolset in VS 2012 2022. Install WiX Toolset 3.11 and the WiX extension for your Visual Studio.
Make sure that the WiX extension is listed in the About dialog window (see menu Help About in the IDE). Since a while you need to license Advanced Installer Architect Edition to have the option for doing repackaging. However, we are just talking about MSI for this article. Install Aware s significance is beyond question. The price is about 2.700,- (6M maintenance), incl. Most old school admins know these things, but for anyone new to the software delivery game, here is a quick blurb on how to repackage a stubborn piece of software so It can be delivered silently! With a 100,000 strong user base, 12 years of operation, and the most technologically advanced installer on the planet, Install Aware is the. Go grab yourself a trial of Advanced Installer. Advanced UI Editor Windows Installer Dialog Editor End-User Dialog Themes for Windows InstallerBased Projects Limited Basic. Request your company purchase an Architect License for your professional use. I came across an old piece of Software called GhostScript 9.01. It’s a pre-requisite to another application called PDF Fill. What I do know is both versions are old and the GhostScript component is not silent. This doesn’t go well in an SCCM Deployment Task Sequence, or for the sake of remote deployment. WIX stands for windows installer XML is a toolset that supports a building. So, what do we do? We repackage the old piece of software into a nice clean silent MSI.įirst you want to setup a clean packaging machine. WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension this extension provides integration for. This should be a virtual machine, and should reflect the same environment you expect to deploy it in. I won’t beat this horse to death, you can go search for packaging, re-packaging and virtual machines. Many blogs will talk about best practices there. You’ll also want to disable services on the machine such asĬopy the Software to the virtual machine.
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