Windows Desktop Search 4 - EXE to MSI

[steve714]

Hi,

Has anyone had any success creating an MSI of this? I am having some issue's getting WDS 4 into an MSI format, ultimately to be deployed via Group
Policy. Because the download is in an exe, it is suggested that the exe be
put into an MSI wrapper.

Here is what Microsoft is recommending...

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754004(WS.10).aspx

I know the very basics of re-packaging but not enough to make sense of the
instructions. We use AdminStudio for our packages and ive also played with
Windows Installer Wrapper Wizard.

Can anybody offer some guidance or suggestions? For example in step 3 it wants you to add an action and it lists sample C++ code and I know nothing about C++.

Any help would really be appreciated.

Thank you!

Steve

[Tony_Toni_Tone]

There is an admin guide for deploying via GPO

http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/6/2/8629CB23-6E5A-45B5-A430-99778A34CFBF/Windows%20Desktop%20Search%20Administration%20Guide.doc