glennda Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 I used to use Wininstaller LE but you cannot create MSI's using it on Windows 7. Which i need to do as i want to try and create an MSI for some graphics drivers (which failed to install under xp as its not running 7!) otherwise i would do it that way! I can do all other software on XP aslong as its throughly tested on 7 fine just for these graphics cards!
bodminman Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 Have you tried AppDeploys little tool! AppDeploy.com > AppDeploy Tools > the AppDeploy Repackager 1
glennda Posted October 11, 2011 Author Posted October 11, 2011 will give it a go in the morning - not got a clean machine here!
TheCrust Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 I used to use Wininstaller LE but you cannot create MSI's using it on Windows 7. Really? I've not really had a problem with it when I've been mucking around with package creation for Win 7 - though I accept it could be a versioning issue as there are several Wininstal LE products available, some more picky than others. What version are you using?
glennda Posted October 11, 2011 Author Posted October 11, 2011 Will need to double check but its the free version i downloaded online
morganw Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 Advanced Installer has a freeware mode that will let you build simple packages.
Arthur Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 I want to try and create an MSI for some graphics drivers Repackaging drivers is not going to be easy with the free MSI creation programs. Which drivers are you trying to install?
sted Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Repackaging drivers is not going to be easy with the free MSI creation programs. Which drivers are you trying to install? probably better to look at scripting it tbh than repacking as an msi
sparkeh Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 For deploying drivers you should be looking at MS's Driver Package Installer
SYNACK Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Drivers are tricky and a capture using something like Winstall is likely to waste the machines you deploy it on. There is someone on here who has done a wiki article on how to do it though: Creating an MSI to install device drivers - Wiki
Arthur Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 probably better to look at scripting it tbh than repacking as an MSI That's what I was thinking. You can silently install nVidia and Intel driver EXEs using the appropriate command-line switches.
AndyB4rks Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 Advanced Installer has a freeware mode that will let you build simple packages. +1 awesome app and so easy to use.
localzuk Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 That's what I was thinking. You can silently install nVidia and Intel driver EXEs using the appropriate command-line switches. This is how I have created my driver installers here. All of them install silently. A really useful site for this here - http://unattended.sourceforge.net/installers.php A list of all the common installer systems and how to get them to install silently.
chrbb Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 PDQ deploy (free version) works well with Windows 7, it will deploy exe with the appropriate switches.
glennda Posted October 14, 2011 Author Posted October 14, 2011 I intstalled using the command line switches in the end - didn't even think of that!
Dan_ATR Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 I am noticing that a lot of these no longer work or need a product key that never arrives. Does anyone have a key for WinINSTALL LE 10.10 at all please? All I need to do is package easi-view.
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