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Originally posted by Richie
Answer files are basically text files or scripts that tell automate the user input stages of an installation... the........etc...

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I create MSI files using Winstall LE 2003. It’s free and very easy.

You run Winstall; this takes a "snapshot" of your computer i.e. every file and reg entry. Then install the application/update/patch or what ever. Then you run Winstall again, it recognises that it has to take the "after snapshot" and then creates the Msi files.

Easy peasy.

Oh thnks Richie. Gunna read into this, I know how to deploy MSI files on my network...

Answer files are basically text files or scripts that tell automate the user input stages of an installation... therefore telling the installer what product key to use, what to select yes and no for, installation directories ect...... thus removing any user interaction making the program easily depoloyable on a mass scale.

Neo.... MSI files usually are preconfigured with information before installation.... then you just use a /q switch during install.

Only Installshield apps use .iss files for unattended info....

If it is an installshield built exe then you can use the setup.exe /r switch to create the .iss file.

With an MSI... you will need to use a program like Orca to do a fake installation which will then create an MST file specifying everything you did... then use the command line in the format of :
msiexec -i C:\data1.msi" /q TRANSFORMS="E:\data1customizedsetup.mst"

Explain these "answer files" for me.

Ah ok.

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Originally posted by Aj.
Can't you create an MSI for it :boggle:

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Can't you create an MSI for it :boggle:

Its a dartfish viewer installer, a free viewer for the program they use in the school.

I'll have a look at Autoit :thumbs:

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Originally posted by Richie

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Originally posted by Steve
wtf is an answer file?

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[Edited on 20-11-2007 by Richie]

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I dont think he's asking for one for RIS though......

An answer file for RIS

u2u me your e mail address and i'll send you one of ours. obviously i'll take some parts out

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Originally posted by Steve
wtf is an answer file?

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Some exe's dont support answer files and the switches vary per exe basis.... what app you trying to do it for?

Any installer that doesnt have answer file ability's, I just repackage with AutoIt.

wtf is an answer file?

your rubbish steve...


I need to record an answer file from an exe installer

In CMD i though you typed -r after the path to the exe, however it doesn't create the answer file (.iss file)

Thank you :)

eh?

People,

What is the code to create the answer file from an exe in cmd ?

thought it was exename.exe -r or /r ??

Any help :)