Software Deployment

Create a new MSI (.WSI) and use the custom actions to install/uninstall or execute programs of your needs.
Don't forgett that you need at least one resource (component) in the package.

Hi,
how about a few seconds of searching:
http://www.404techsupport.com/2008/12/windows-installer-wrapper-wizard-and-a-better-firefox-3-enterprise-deployment/
http://web.archive.org/web/20091214060048/http://www.vinsvision.com/Articles/tabid/66/EntryID/15/Default.aspx
But i am not sure, if this stuff behaves 100% friendly with modern techniques like UAC.
Regards, Nick

Hi Alice,
you need to call it with custom actions for install/uninstall.
Why not use WIWW? See:
http://www.vinsvision.com/Articles/tabid/66/EntryID/15/Default.aspx
They have done it for you already.
Regards, Nick

thanks nick. but is there any way to create a wrapper using Wise packaging studio itself?

Hi Alice,
you really should go with WIWW.
Building a wrapper in Wise involves these steps:
- Create a blank project from template.
- Include the setup files and copy them to a local cache.
- Start the setup with a custom action:
The CA type depends on your needs.
Execute Program from Destination (type 34)
Execute Program from Installation (type 2)
Execute Program from Installed Files (type 18)
Execute Program from Path (type 50)
The last involves setting a property with the full path with an CA type 51.
-Further an other CA is needed to uninstall.

Ups: Kim was faster! :-)
Regards, Nick

Nick,

I think you covered it all there :D

thanks nick n angel.
but i do like to inform u all that im a newbie to application packaging field.
n Execute Program from Destination (type 34)
Execute Program from Installation (type 2)
Execute Program from Installed Files (type 18)
Execute Program from Path (type 50)
The last involves setting a property with the full path with an CA type 51.
looks like greek n latin for me.

If you are that new then why not use WIWW as Nick suggested?
They do also describe how to use their MSI wrapper.

the WIWW wrapper is not easily understandable. can anyone tell hoe to use that in detail. am not able to understand the usage of that application.

thanks.

Did you actually look at the link Nick provided?
It's described step-by-step IMO.

http://www.vinsvision.com/Articles/tabid/66/EntryID/15/Default.aspx
link dead any one update?

By the time you've found it, you could have captured the installer to create a new MSI. Apart from anything else, I want to know what an installer is going to do to my workstations so I'm going to capture every time, rather than wrap.