MSI transform

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Vlaad

Hi again.
Am I correct in assuming that this question has no answer?
I posted this a week ago. I have researched the issue,
exhausting all of my sources, but have found no answer to
my query except that I might want to buy a program from
Veritas.(I don't want to.. Veritas' software is flakey at
best when dealing with GPO installs. I want something
clean)
This Microsoft list is my last resource. Perhaps I am
posting to the wrong group? Perhaps there is no way to do
this?
Help?

Vlaad

Hi,
I have what I hope will be a simple question.
I am using Win2k server and workstations and use GPOs to
install software quite often.
Recently I received a software package from a vendor that
is compatible with MSI. The only thing is that I need to
create an msi transform to add a few pieces of info to
the install such as Serial numbers.

I have not made an msi transform before. Can someone walk
me through the steps or guide me to this info?

Thanks!

Vlaad.
 
Hi!

Just load the MSI in Orca, choose "Transform/New Transform" , add your
pieces of info and "Generate Tranform".

The command-line for isntalling a package with transform should look lke
this:
msiexec /I %MSI% TRANSFORMS=%MST%

More than one MST must be delimited with ';'.


We use InstallShield-AdminStudio for repackaging - it has a built-in
feature to create Transforms - you just have to specify the base-msi and
the "target-msi" with changed values.

You can also use the editor of your choice, load the base-msi, add your
pieces of information and save the "target" as a new file. Then use the
SDK-Tool "Msitran.exe" to generate the MST between both MSIs:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/msitran_exe.asp

Some info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/transforms.asp


HTH, regards
Heiko
 
Looking at Orca it doesn't provide a gui to represent the steps the msi goes
through in collecting the required info. Is there a free mst creator that
does this like the Custom Installation Wizard does for Office?

Otherwise, is there a particular section of an msi that should be
created/modified to hold the customisation info? Any documentation available
for Orca?

Many thanks
Eddie
 
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