MSI packaging and Transforms

[ufuo]

We need to be able to create and modify MSI's. Does any one know of any other reliable tool besides the Wininstall packager professional. It seems quite expensive.

[Simcfc73]

What about LE?

[ufuo]

LE does not have the capability to create transforms.

[CyberNerd]

Swiadmle.msi - an MSI creator on the windows 2000 CD
orca - MSI editor

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;257718
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...p/orca_exe.asp

[ajbritton]

If you need to create so called 'response' transforms which answer the questions asked during setup, then you could try Wise Install Tailor, which looks like it's free.

[ufuo]

Thanks for all your responses.
From previous tests I have encountered that the Wininstalle LE in the Windows server 2000 sometimes produces a corrupt MSI when used in a windows server 2003 environment with windows installer 3.1.

Also I have tried using the install tailor with no success yet. It seems to capture the property values onto the wrong tables. I noticed this when I opend the database with the orca editor. Perhaps I am doing something wrong.......

[eejit]

I use one by an Icelandic company called EMCO their package builder is pretty fab.
Download a trial here:
http://www.emco.is/msi_package_builder/features.html

About £300 to buy after the trial, but I've found it well worth it.