help modify WISE installers needed

[mus1k]

hello

i have an installer, WISE, and i want 2 replace few files inside of it, i manage 2 access inside the file with Total Command and InstallExplorer 0.9.1 plugin

by renaming the file from .exe for .msi, i can see everything well inside but that plugin can only view and copy the content, im looking for something that can replace files, any help is appriciated, tnx in advance!

[bj-kaiser]

http://wixedit.sourceforge.net/

It can "decompile" MSIs, not just create them. However, personally I think modifying MSIs is not that easy.

[mus1k]

winxedit dont open the file, the msi i have is WISE

[bj-kaiser]

Could you say the name of the software product you have there?

The question is, is it a packed MSI or only the usual setup.exe stuff. If it's the second, you probably only have the options to repack or use a script to replace the files after the installation.

[ajua]

if you have an exe or an msi from wise you can download a trial of wise for windows installer and open the installer with it. im almost sure that you can open a wise exe file. for msi there is no problem.

[sleepydvdr]

I know this is a roundabout way of doing it, but here's the way I replace files without getting too deep into this kind of thing...

1. make a silent installer.

2. make a .sfx file to overwrite the two files with the new ones in the installed folder. I use %programfiles% instead of C:\Program Files so that they will make it to the right place no matter what drive letter Windows is installed on.

3. write a .bat to run the silent installer with the /wait command, then run the the sfx to replace the files.

4. combine all these into one sfx and call the .bat file.

Like I said, it isn't the cleanest way of doing things, but it gets the job done!