Windows SDK to build an MSI

DustinB3403

Hey all, long time since I've posted. To summarize the ask is anyone familiar enough with Windows SDK to build an MSI out of an EXE? Hoping for a crash course on this.

The software vendor provides only loose instructions to building an MSI, but it's all for SCCM and not SDK.

Thanks

Obsolesce

@DustinB3403 said in Windows SDK to build an MSI:

Hey all, long time since I've posted. To summarize the ask is anyone familiar enough with Windows SDK to build an MSI out of an EXE? Hoping for a crash course on this.

The software vendor provides only loose instructions to building an MSI, but it's all for SCCM and not SDK.

Thanks

Why can't you install the EXE? Why does it have to be MSI?

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@DustinB3403 said in Windows SDK to build an MSI:

Hey all, long time since I've posted. To summarize the ask is anyone familiar enough with Windows SDK to build an MSI out of an EXE? Hoping for a crash course on this.

The software vendor provides only loose instructions to building an MSI, but it's all for SCCM and not SDK.

Thanks

Why not convert the exi (as it is) to msi file without building it as an msi?
There are wrappers and converters out there that will do it.

Or are you looking for special customization of the msi files?

DustinB3403

@Pete-S said in Windows SDK to build an MSI:

@DustinB3403 said in Windows SDK to build an MSI:

Hey all, long time since I've posted. To summarize the ask is anyone familiar enough with Windows SDK to build an MSI out of an EXE? Hoping for a crash course on this.

The software vendor provides only loose instructions to building an MSI, but it's all for SCCM and not SDK.

Thanks

Why not convert the exi (as it is) to msi file without building it as an msi?
There are wrappers and converters out there that will do it.

Or are you looking for special customization of the msi files?

The exe has no options at all, I did try a wrapper but it failed to work. So I figured might as well go down the road that's been paved..

Obsolesce

@DustinB3403 said in Windows SDK to build an MSI:

@Pete-S said in Windows SDK to build an MSI:

@DustinB3403 said in Windows SDK to build an MSI:

Hey all, long time since I've posted. To summarize the ask is anyone familiar enough with Windows SDK to build an MSI out of an EXE? Hoping for a crash course on this.

The software vendor provides only loose instructions to building an MSI, but it's all for SCCM and not SDK.

Thanks

Why not convert the exi (as it is) to msi file without building it as an msi?
There are wrappers and converters out there that will do it.

Or are you looking for special customization of the msi files?

The exe has no options at all, I did try a wrapper but it failed to work. So I figured might as well go down the road that's been paved..

You've tried those like /verysilent and such?

scottalanmiller

@DustinB3403 said in Windows SDK to build an MSI:

@Pete-S said in Windows SDK to build an MSI:

@DustinB3403 said in Windows SDK to build an MSI:

Hey all, long time since I've posted. To summarize the ask is anyone familiar enough with Windows SDK to build an MSI out of an EXE? Hoping for a crash course on this.

The software vendor provides only loose instructions to building an MSI, but it's all for SCCM and not SDK.

Thanks

Why not convert the exi (as it is) to msi file without building it as an msi?
There are wrappers and converters out there that will do it.

Or are you looking for special customization of the msi files?

The exe has no options at all, I did try a wrapper but it failed to work. So I figured might as well go down the road that's been paved..

I think an MSI conversion tool will likely be the best option then.

Obsolesce

@DustinB3403 said in Windows SDK to build an MSI:

@Pete-S said in Windows SDK to build an MSI:

@DustinB3403 said in Windows SDK to build an MSI:

Hey all, long time since I've posted. To summarize the ask is anyone familiar enough with Windows SDK to build an MSI out of an EXE? Hoping for a crash course on this.

The software vendor provides only loose instructions to building an MSI, but it's all for SCCM and not SDK.

Thanks

Why not convert the exi (as it is) to msi file without building it as an msi?
There are wrappers and converters out there that will do it.

Or are you looking for special customization of the msi files?

The exe has no options at all, I did try a wrapper but it failed to work. So I figured might as well go down the road that's been paved..