If it's not in the property table in the MSI, that simply means the MSI doesn't supply a default value which makes perfect sense for a property that is used to set the serial number. The MSI isn't anything written to though, it's simply used to drive the installation so not sure why you're expecting it to be be in the MSI.
J From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ccollins9 Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:22 AM To: mssms Subject: Re: [mssms] MSI properties Well, no not really, which is why I posted the question. I have an MSI where I know that SERIALNUMBER= is a property used at install to pass the license file. Before I emailed my question to everyone, I opened Orca and looked at the Property section of the MSI and do not see SERIALNUMBER listed. So it must be a property only used at install and doesn't store the serial number in the registry, which is probably pretty common for license keys. On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 10:07 AM, Paul Winstanley <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: You've answered your own question. Use Orca. Here's some details http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/the-complete-guide-to-msi-switches-for-silent-software-installation On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 2:03 PM, ccollins9 <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Is there a way to view all the available install properties on an MSI file using an editor like Orca or InstEd? For example, when installing something silently and wanting to pass through the license key, I've seen some MSI files want LICENSE_KEY= or SERIALNUMBER= etc. Just trying to figure out an easy way to find this info since many companies don't bother publishing it. Thanks!
