[THIN] Re: MSI packaging
- From: "BRUTON, Malcolm, FM" <Malcolm.BRUTON@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 14:26:32 -0000
We use Altiris and the Rapid Install component (Part of deployment solution)
which is very easy to use. Not sophisticated but if you are not a packager
this is ideal.
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Mark CALLEJA
Sent: 01 March 2006 14:19
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: MSI packaging
Joe
We use Wise installer and from my experience it is easier to use than
installer shield. Be aware that most packages leave a lot of crap in the
MSI post build. Sometimes this has to be removed to ensure proper
functioning of the MSI. Wise will allow you to "snapshot" the package
(which effectively records all the resultant changes), sometimes however the
application completes processes and changes post logon - something you
would not normally capture in a recording.
HTH
Mk
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>>> JAG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 01/03/2006 22:11 pm >>>
Hello all,
Given Wilco van Bragt's article was made available recently, where he
stresses automating installations & configs of TS / citrix deployments......
Off all of the msi packagers out there, which is your recommended tool of
choice for packaging apps for citrix environments if you are trying to
script all application installs?
One feature that I haven't read much of any where in the available marketing
info/documentation, is the ability for the packagers to monitor an install
process. With this, I am thinking along the lines of combining the type of
features that are in regmon & filemon into one UI, so you can get a list of
changes/change attempts made by the install process and any
threads/processes it initialises.
Thanks everyone,
Joe
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