Editting an MSP

[Saqib Ali]

Hello All,

How can I edit an MSP file? I know Orca doesn't support MSP.

I need to change a few registry key in an MSP.

Thanks
Saqib Ali
http://www.xml-dev.com

 

[Carolyn Napier [MSFT]]

You can't edit an MSP directly. An MSP is a Windows Installer Patch file which
represents the delta between the target and update images. Orca provides the
ability to view the changes made by a MSP.

If you need to alter what an MSP does, you will have to rebuild the patch itself
(using tools like patchwiz.dll and msimsp.exe) by first making the necessary
change in the update image.

Hope this helps,
- Carolyn Napier
Microsoft Windows Installer Team

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[csteddy]

Note sure if it edits MSPs, but an alternative to Orca is Insted a free super MSI editor from www.instedit.com