We use iexpress to bundle everything into a self extracting executable.
We then add a manifest to that executable and sign it. When the self
extracting executable unpacks, it runs our bootstrapper which does all
the detecting etc. and then invokes msiexec with the correct parameters.
From: Christopher Painter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 10:09 PM
To: John Vottero; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] msi to exe
It was clearly purposed for packaging IE, it always was. Now it also
seems to have become repurposed as a generic basic solution. Now that
it leaked into the OS it probably is fair game. Heck, I just read a
TechNet article suggesting it's use for slipping things into a Sysprep
postinstall via cmdlines.txt. Go figure...
So I guess if it meets your needs, rock on. Personally I need a lot
more power and flexibility in my bootstrappers. I can't see how
IExpress could even begin to provide proper servicing in terms of UAC
manifests, caching of packages, detecting installed products and
performing upgrades, installing prereqs ectera so it's of no use to me.
John Vottero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What says it's for packaging IE not other apps?
From: Christopher Painter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 8:24 PM
To: John Vottero; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] msi to exe
Yes but it still says it's for packaging IE not other apps. I
don't know how to touch this one to tell you the truth.
John Vottero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
wrote:
I have never installed the "Internet Explorer 7 Administration
Kit" and yet, I have IExpress.exe. Why do you think that license covers
IExpress?
From: Christopher Painter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 5:31 PM
To: Christopher Painter; John Vottero; Afshin Sepehri;
wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] msi to exe
I'm reading this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/ie/ieak7/eula.mspx
And I don't see any rights to use iexpress in the way that I
read it being described here.
Christopher Painter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Is this legal? Does Micrososft convey redist rights to
reuse this as a generic bootstrapper?
John Vottero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
We use IExpress as part of an automated daily
build. Do "iexpress.exe /?" to see the command line switches.
From: Afshin Sepehri
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 5:06 PM
To: John Vottero;
wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] msi to exe
I need this to be done as part of an automatic
daily build process which also creates the .msi file. I am not sure if
IExpress can be used for this purpose. Any alternative?
Afshin
From: John Vottero [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 1:56 PM
To: Afshin Sepehri;
wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] msi to exe
Use IExpress.exe. You probably already have it
(it's part of IE).
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Afshin
Sepehri
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 4:53 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] msi to exe
Hi,
How can I convert an .msi file to .exe?
Afshin
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