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MST files, how do i create em?


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two questions stated in my topic start...

Is it hard to create a MST-file ???

I want to deploy office XP with policy's (using pro.MSI and the cabinet)

Is it possible to create a file which tells the MSI to include a serial number??? my guess is it's possible only the answer isn't to convenient, had found some info on this board on this, but it wasn't specefic enough to help me on my way...

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It's not very hard to create MST files. MST files are "transform files" i.e. files that contain differences to the MSI file.

So it's e.g. possible to add the serial no for Office. If you simply want to modify/prepare Office for deployment then you could use the ORK (Office Resource Kit) provided by Microsoft. It contains wizards which will create an MST file for you.

There're a lot of commercial tools which are able to create MST files. If you're looking for a free tool then you could use "Orca" which is part of the Microsoft Platform SDK.

If you do want to have more information about the "Microsoft Installer" technology then you should use the Platform SDK. You'll find almost any information you need in there ...

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