packaging .net framework 2.0
Hi
I am trying to package up .net framework 2.0
I did an admin install and extracted the netfx.msi file along with several txt files and dlls. Using ORCA I created an mst file and created a property called ADDEPLOY and set this to 1. This takes care of the installer wanting installer.exe to install the app.
This works fine but all of the files I extracted from the original .exe are required by the install but these are not in a cab file and are just sitting in the source folder. I was able to put the extracted files into my own .cab file but am not sure how I go about telling the app where to find them. Should I just leave them where they are or is there a nice simple way of getting the msi to use my cab file ?
Thanks
I am trying to package up .net framework 2.0
I did an admin install and extracted the netfx.msi file along with several txt files and dlls. Using ORCA I created an mst file and created a property called ADDEPLOY and set this to 1. This takes care of the installer wanting installer.exe to install the app.
This works fine but all of the files I extracted from the original .exe are required by the install but these are not in a cab file and are just sitting in the source folder. I was able to put the extracted files into my own .cab file but am not sure how I go about telling the app where to find them. Should I just leave them where they are or is there a nice simple way of getting the msi to use my cab file ?
Thanks
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Posted by:
anonymous_9363
16 years ago
There should be an entry in the Media table telling the MSI what the CAB file name is.
Posted by:
gtalboys
16 years ago
Thanks
I did add the entry into the media table but it told me it couldn't find the source files. I have decided just to leave them uncompressed in the source location for now and might do a bit more research into cab files.
I did add the entry into the media table but it told me it couldn't find the source files. I have decided just to leave them uncompressed in the source location for now and might do a bit more research into cab files.
Posted by:
aogilmor
16 years ago
In addition to what VBscab says, you should look at the package database. This subject has been covered. BTW, admin install and packaging this with the MSI/mst is not supported by msft. At my current client they ended up just deploying it the microsoft way instead of trying to shoehorn it into an msi/mst. IMHO, why do it if msft doesn't recommend it? That's like trying to repackage office....
Posted by:
KentK
16 years ago
I'm pretty new at this, but why repackage when dotnetfx.exe comes with cmd lines?
I use the following command to install dotnet 2.0:
dotnetfx.exe /q:a /C:"install.exe /q"
Best regards
KentK
I use the following command to install dotnet 2.0:
dotnetfx.exe /q:a /C:"install.exe /q"
Best regards
KentK
Posted by:
nheim
16 years ago
Hi Graeme,
use the SDK tools to do this.
Make a copy of 'netfx.msi', lets say '1.msi'
Load 'netfx.msi' into ORCA. Go to the file table and sort it after the 'Sequence' table.
Delete all rows from 1 to 10055.
The remaining lines should be the files to compress (excluding 'netfx.msi').
Now we need to get rid of the "NonCompressed" attribute '8192'.
You can do this by hand or export the table as an IDT file and "Search and replace" it in Notepad.
Change the '9216' attributes to '1024'.
Now you can create and embed the cabfile with this command:
cscript wimakcab.vbs netfx.msi instres /L /C /U /E
Now open the '1.msi' in ORCA. Go to the file table and sort it after the 'Sequence' table.
Select all rows from 1 to 10055. Press Ctrl-Shift-C
Go to the open 'netfx.msi' and paste this into the File table with Ctrl-Shift-V.
Go to the media table and copy the 'Cabinet' entry from line 1 to line 13.
Delete line 1 and copy it over from '1.msi'.
And last but not least, you could add the 'ADDEPLOY' property.
That should do the trick.
Regards, Nick
use the SDK tools to do this.
Make a copy of 'netfx.msi', lets say '1.msi'
Load 'netfx.msi' into ORCA. Go to the file table and sort it after the 'Sequence' table.
Delete all rows from 1 to 10055.
The remaining lines should be the files to compress (excluding 'netfx.msi').
Now we need to get rid of the "NonCompressed" attribute '8192'.
You can do this by hand or export the table as an IDT file and "Search and replace" it in Notepad.
Change the '9216' attributes to '1024'.
Now you can create and embed the cabfile with this command:
cscript wimakcab.vbs netfx.msi instres /L /C /U /E
Now open the '1.msi' in ORCA. Go to the file table and sort it after the 'Sequence' table.
Select all rows from 1 to 10055. Press Ctrl-Shift-C
Go to the open 'netfx.msi' and paste this into the File table with Ctrl-Shift-V.
Go to the media table and copy the 'Cabinet' entry from line 1 to line 13.
Delete line 1 and copy it over from '1.msi'.
And last but not least, you could add the 'ADDEPLOY' property.
That should do the trick.
Regards, Nick
Posted by:
gtalboys
16 years ago
I decided to go with the switches that MS recommend for this one and it works fine. The info about including an external cab will come in handy on future apps though.
Thanks all.
Thanks all.
Posted by:
nheim
16 years ago
Hi folks,
you could also try to delete this entries from the file table.
Because this files are helpers for the the exe bootstrapper.
Delete all rows with sequence 10055 and higher.
Regards, Nick
you could also try to delete this entries from the file table.
Because this files are helpers for the the exe bootstrapper.
Delete all rows with sequence 10055 and higher.
Regards, Nick
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