![]() ![]() In order to create a WISE installer, first an installation script has to be written and then compiled. WSE scripts, primarily developed for a “WISE Package Studio” by Altiris Inc. Wise Executable Installers are compiled.Unfortunately, advanced customization and fine-tuning are not available for such installations. While it’s very easy to install such files, on contrary to prepare such installation is a rather time-consuming task. It’s more of a supporting tool, which can unpack files to a certain location and execute a predetermined simple scenario. Having said that, it would be wrong to suppose that SFX archive is a standalone installer. If need be, the archive can be recreated with new files and registry settings. It is possible to configure and alter the behavior of the self-extracting archive. A number of various installation customizations (UI and logics) is supported along with the ‘silent’ installation mode. SFX Archivers (CAB/RAR/ZIP/7z etc.) are, by definition, self-extracting archives.Customization opportunities are predetermined by the manufacturer. ![]() This script based installer supports the ‘silent’ mode and works with response files. ![]() ![]() InnoSetup Executable Installers are created with a freeware open source installer “Inno Setup” made by Jordan Russell.Installations support the ‘silent’ mode and can be customized within predefined by manufacturer settings. NSIS has its own set of free tools and add-ons, but requires developer skills to write a script. An installation file is produced by compiling a script scenario. NSIS ( Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is an open source project, supported by the dev community.Naturally, in such cases specific features inherent to InstallShield MSI (specific properties, tables, custom actions) have to be taken into account. EXE and can be processed as a regular MSI installer. Frequently, in software packaging factory practice, MSI file is simply extracted from. Customization options are available via public properties of the. Having the same origin and being mostly similar to the previous file type, this format does not offer many advanced configuration options as well. InstallShield Executable Installer with wrapped MSI.Customization of the installation file is limited, i.e., user can change only certain settings, which were specified by the manufacturer, while creating the installation. It also supports ’silent’ installation mode, which requires no actions from the user. This format supports customization by using a response file. InstallShield Executable Installer is created with “Flexera AdminStudio”.In this part of our blog, we’ll talk about the second largest type of non-virtual application packaging methods – Executable Installers (.EXE).Įxecutable installers (.EXE) represent the second largest type of installers. In the previous article, we were talking about Microsoft Windows Installer. ![]()
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