Jump to content

Creating MSI using Wininstall LE


Recommended Posts

I am trying to create MSI's to deploy a couple of different applications. One of the applications is UltraEdit by IDM Software. I have a fresh Windows XP Pro machine. I run the discover on the XP Pro machine, it seems to run properly, I then get prompted to select the executable. I cancel at this point because ultraedit uses an MSI already. The reason I need to create an MSI is because I want my registration information included in the MSI. I then run the MSI Manually and install the program. I add in all of the registration information. I then run the discover again and perform the after snapshop. it appears to work properly, and I get a confirmation that the MSI is created. It creates it in the \\%Machine name%\wininstall\packages share. If i run the .MSI file from the share it runs and installs without a problem. However if i copy the .msi file out of the share to install on another machine that does not have access to the share it give me an error that it cannot find a file. It appears that the.MSI is actually pointing to the files in the wininstall\packages share and not contained in the MSI itself. Can somebody help and tell me what I am doing wrong?

I thought at first it might be because i was using an MSI to install the program so I downloaded adobe acrobat reader and tried that since it installs using an .exe . I have the same problem with it not including all files in the Path.

Thank you for your assistance ahead of time.

Link to comment
Share on other sites


Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...