Deploying a single setup.exe file instead of a .msi file Eitan B. 12.07.2007 11:12:02 Is there a way to provide a single setup.exe file, instead of both the files: setup.exe, and MyApp.msi? I would like to provide my customers over the internet with a file-type they are familiar with - an .exe file, and not with 2 files they have to download or a compressed file they have to mess with. Is there a simple way to do this from within Windows Installer? Maybe an external tool?

Re: Deploying a single setup.exe file instead of a .msi file Alan <alanabc[ at ]deterministicabcnetworks.com> 12.07.2007 20:48:58 Wise Installation Studio has an option to embed the MSI inside the EXE, so you only have one file to ship. (Other tools probably do, too, but that's the only one I know much about.) Eitan B. wrote: [Quoted Text] > Is there a way to provide a single setup.exe file, instead of both the files: > setup.exe, and MyApp.msi? > I would like to provide my customers over the internet with a file-type they > are familiar with - an .exe file, and not with 2 files they have to download > or a compressed file they have to mess with. > Is there a simple way to do this from within Windows Installer? Maybe an > external tool?

Re: Deploying a single setup.exe file instead of a .msi file "mayayana" <mayaXXyana1a[ at ]mindXXspring.com> 12.07.2007 21:19:17 [Quoted Text] > Is there a way to provide a single setup.exe file, instead of both the files: > setup.exe, and MyApp.msi? > I would like to provide my customers over the internet with a file-type they > are familiar with - an .exe file, and not with 2 files they have to download > or a compressed file they have to mess with. > Is there a simple way to do this from within Windows Installer? Maybe an > external tool? Why not just create an SFX? You put your msi into a zip file and create a self-executing EXE from it that can be set to unpack in the TEMP folder and open the file of your choosing. I use that method myself, in order to have setup start from TEMP. Though I've never specifically tried packaging an msi installer. Most decent zip programs can create EXEs with various options. A good choice is PowerArchiver. The last free version should be here: www.321download.com/LastFreeware