The author often makes the third-party application in the MSI format installation file as needed, and now introduces the production method to everyone.
Making tools for MSI need to use on Windows 2000 installation disks, the directory is
"/ Valueadd / 3rdparty / mgmt / winstle", running swisdmle.msi, after the installation is complete, in the system disk: / program files / veritas software created two folders, copying these two folders to one operating system Machine.
Run /Install/iscoz.exe, click "Next", enter the name of the application and the name of the MSI file to be generated, click "Next", select the drive that you want to store, click "Next", select the information. Disk, "C", click "Next", related files, directory scans default, click "Next". The system starts scanning, information collection is completed,
Click "OK", the system pop-up dialog box, select the application you need to install (with "Jinshan Words" as an example).
After the "Jinshan Words" is installed, the discoz.exe under WinSTAL will be run again, select "Perform The 'After Snapshot Now", if you select the next one, re-establish the MSI file, click "Next". The system re-scans the information changed in the disk, including information such as the registry, installation file, installed application, after the search is complete, click "OK", and the MSI file production is completed.
Run /winconsole/seasw.exe to establish a related shortcut, as well as program group information. Open the MSI application that started to start. Select the FLES component under TTL, and all the installed file information that has been installed on the right side of the window, double-click DICT.exe, and the relevant component information of Dict.exe appears. Remember the associated components, you need to use it when you create a shortcut, select the shortcuts component under TTL, and add the button to add the information you need to create. Componet must select the related components corresponding to its execution file, and the name of the created pickup (Figure 1) is created in CREATE.
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Click ICON, click "Selecticon" (see Figure 2)
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Select the icon for the application to save the MSI file production.
Small knowledge: What is MSI file
The MSI file is a packet of Windows Installer. It is actually a database that includes the information required to install a product and the instructions and data required to install (and uninstall) programs in many installation situations. The MSI file associates the composition of the program with the function. In addition, it also contains information about the installation process itself. Such as target folder paths, system dependencies, installation options, and properties of the installation process. The advantage of using MSI installation is that you can completely remove them, change the installation option, even if you have unexpected errors in the installation, you can safely return to the previous state, just with this powerful function, more and more software Start using MSI as a way of the release.
