Since I have some pre-reqs like .Net 3.5, windows installer engine etc I have to create a setup.exe. I also have to create an msi with no pre-reqs so that the package can be deployed via Active Directory/Group Policy.
Right now, I create an compressed exe only. Can I extract the msi from the exe? If so, how? I see that msi is created in the temp folder when I run the installer. Is there a command line option or such?
Or do I have to create another ism with no pre-reqs that creates an msi as an output?
I have an automated build process, so I would like to have an exe and msi at the end of each build.
Could you have two releases/product configurations in the same project (.ism) file, one with everything compressed and one with an external MSI?
Setup.exe does support the /a switch, which performs an "administrative installation", which might be close to what you want; please see the help topic "Setup.exe and Update.exe Command-Line Parameters".
I would like to have a compressed msi as well, so if I create 2 releases for the same project as you suggest, I would be able create an msi but not compressed.
The only way I can think of is that,
1. Have an ism with no pre-reqs 2. Build it and create a compressed msi 3. Find the automation API's so that I can add the .Net 3.5 and installer engine 3.1 4. Build the ism and create a compressed setup.exe
