anyone know about .mif files?

[TWILL]

Can anyone explain what .mif files ( Management Information Format) are exactly used for? And yes I have used google!

Can they be used to help install programs or are they for info only after installation?

these are the switches I am talking about:

-m[filename]

Causes Setup.exe to generate a Management Information Format (.mif) file automatically at the end of the setup. Do not include a path - the .mif file is always placed in the Windows folder. [filename] is optional. If you do not specify a filename, the resulting file will be called Status.mif.

-m1[serial number]

Tells setup to place the indicated serial number in the created .mif file.

Reason I ask is because I have been trying to install EZ Armor Antivirus which uses an installshield installer and it is not recording the license key when I am using the -R switch. I was hoping to be able to merge in the key some other way.

TWILL