Software Deployment

Hello all,

This is my frst post here, i thought you might be interested in how i created an MSI installer for the iPass Offline Hotspot Finder:

>Download iPassFinderInstaller.exe (664KB) from http://www.ipass.com/misc/offlinefinder.html\
>Install iPassFinder and select Worldwide in the installation options
>After it has successfully installed navigate to C:\Program Files\iPass\Hotspot Finder and copy the contents of the directory to a temp dir. Eg c:\temp
>The temp dir should be about 36MB as it downloads the real installer from the internet
>Delete SUninstall.exe & Uninstall.exe from c:\temp
>Start Advanced Installer in wizard mode from http://www.advancedinstaller.com/
>>Start a Simple Project using the Wizard
>>>Enter the following product details:
>>>Application Name: iPass Hotspot Finder
>>>Organisation Name : iPass
>>>Next
>>Browse to the temp dir when prompted for files to add > Next
>>Select only jwFinderSvc.exe for creation of Start Menu and Desktop shortcuts > Next
>>Finish
>Edit Product Details in Advanced Installer
>>Product Version: 3.0.0
>>Technical Support URL: http://www.ipass.com
>>Contact: ipass@support.jwire.com
>>Icon File: jwFinderSvc.exe in c:\temp
>Edit Install Parameters in Advanced Installer
>>Application Folder: [ProgramFilesFolder][Manufacturer]\Hotspot Finder
>>Application Shortcut Folder: [ProgramMenuFolder][Manufacturer]
>Edit Prerequisites in Advanced Installer
>>Turn of Windows 9x
>>Set Windows NT/2K/XP to Windows 2000
>>Set Minimum .NET Version to 1.1
>Edit Files and Folders in Advanced Installer
>>Navigate to the Application Shortcut Folder
>>Change the properties of jwFinderSvc.exe for the Desktop and Start Menu
>>>Name: Hotspot Finder
>>>Description:
>>>Arguments: LANDING
>Build the Project
>Use the built MSI in c:\temp