Any freeware to make MSI files?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Blurp
  • Start date Start date
B

Blurp

Hi freeware guru's,

I'm looking for some freeware to make MSI-files (Microsoft Installer).
Is there any good freeware around for this?

Greetings,

B
 
Thank you both H-Man and GamePlayer, I'll have look at them both. Already
downloaded them both.

B
 
Hi,

H-Man said:
I downloaded the Visual Studio Installer for free from Microsoft. Might have
been from the MSDN site.
Click to expand...

I assume you know that this product is not free, to quote from the microsoft site:

The Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is available
for download to licensed customers of any Visual
Studio 6.0 Professional or Enterprise edition tool

Bye,
Dennis
 
Works with the standard edition.
Dennis Bareis said:
Hi,



I assume you know that this product is not free, to quote from the microsoft site:

The Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is available
for download to licensed customers of any Visual
Studio 6.0 Professional or Enterprise edition tool

Bye,
Dennis
Click to expand...
 
It is included freely in MS Platform SDK: named ORCA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Blurp" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.freeware
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 6:38 PM
Subject: Any freeware to make MSI files?
 
Thorsten Duhn said:
Hy,


does not make it freeware or even licensed to use with
this standard edition.
Click to expand...
Yes, in fact it works with any or no version. And Thorsten is correct, it
doesn't make it free. I have VB6 Enterprise edition and never paid attention
to the terms of use. Again, I stand corrected.
HK
 
If you aint got Visual Studio why would it be any good to you? You need to
load a Visual Studio project file eg. VB, C++ to get up and runnning. So how
is the non- visual studio owner going to get a freebee out of downloading
it?
And as for the non-registered (pirate) Visual Studio owner. They've already
ripped off thousands of dollars worth of software and every program they
distribute carries tell-tale evidence of their non-genuine registration or
crack. I think the free installer/distribution program is the least of their
worries.
 
Craig said:
If you aint got Visual Studio why would it be any good to you? You need to
load a Visual Studio project file eg. VB, C++ to get up and runnning. So how
is the non- visual studio owner going to get a freebee out of downloading
it?
Click to expand...

Can't you just open an empty installer and start from there? For instance if
you created a program in any of the free C++ varieties, you can still write
an installer including the files you want, reg entries you want, shortcuts
and so on. I've used it to create an installer for an XBasic program, never
released to the public by the way so I know it can be done, so it is of some
use.
And as for the non-registered (pirate) Visual Studio owner. They've already
ripped off thousands of dollars worth of software and every program they
distribute carries tell-tale evidence of their non-genuine registration or
crack. I think the free installer/distribution program is the least of their
worries.
Click to expand...

Never said I pirated anything, just saying that when I downloaded Visual
Studio Installer, it was primarily for use with the version of VB I legally
own, and therefore assumed the terms of use were not in conflict with my
current situation. Please don't be calling me a thief, I certainly do not
appreciate it.

HK
 
Back
Top