On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Tom Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm in the market for a new MSI editor/MST creator. I don't need it for > custom applications, just COTS software and such. Suggestions? Free or > cost ...
In the "free" department: If you're just looking to tweak existing MSIs for deployment, the ORCA tool from Microsoft works great for me. You can get it for free from the Microsoft web site, but you have to download the entire 600 MB "Platform SDK" to get it. If you're looking to build MSIs from scratch, ORCA's the wrong tool. The WiX suite can build MSIs from scratch (also from Microsoft, also free). WiX appears to be pretty powerful, but it's also correspondingly complex. It's designed to be part of an automated software build process; it's not a stand-alone point-and-click affair. I haven't used this one for anything, but I'm given to understand Office 2007 is packaged with it. -- Ben ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
