How to know which installer technology has created specified .exe file and the silent installation switches attached to that??
hi,
i want to know that if i have one .exe file or any .exe file.so how can i know that this exe is generated by which installer.
I also want to know the silent switches for installation attached with that specified .exe file.
plz help me ,
regards,
kami
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@786_ak i am unable to read ur comment - kamran120 9 years ago
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EdT
9 years ago
There is no single answer to this. If there is an MSI inside the EXE then you can usually extract this and then get the necessary information by looking at the property table. If there is no MSI inside the EXE then it may be a legacy installer and you need to look at the interface as suggested above. Or it may be a modern installer which might be freeware. NSIS is one example of an EXE generator which is used by VLC (if I recall correctly). The NSIS website will give you information on the switches supported.
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can i just 7zip to extract the .exe file..then after that i will look for the prpperty table...actually i am new to that kind of task thats why i am asking you a little bit in detail - kamran120 9 years ago
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and what is the meaning of legacy installer and how can look at the interface..plz dont mind my annoying questions. - kamran120 9 years ago
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Legacy installer usually means an installer that was used before MSI standard was released in 2001. - EdT 9 years ago
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Depends on the EXE file - not all EXE files can be opened with 7-zip - EdT 9 years ago
Posted by:
786_ak
9 years ago
Usually, when you run the .exe you can tell by the interface of it. Secondly, whatever .exe you are running, on cmdline just put /? or /help to find the silent switches for it.
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I tried by placing /? Or help ..used the setup file of ccleaner but its start to run..no switches had been displayed there - kamran120 9 years ago
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If you are just looking for completely silent install use /S. But this way you'll have do alot of clean up via script. Second option is to create an MSI and play with that. - 786_ak 9 years ago
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thanks for ur suggestion,,,can u plz let me know which is the best .exe to msi converter free of cost which can do all all .exe files irrespective of the installer to convert it to msi and then i deploy intsall it using msi silent switches - kamran120 9 years ago
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i am unable to read ur complete answer about Orca - kamran120 9 years ago
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EdT
9 years ago
Posted by:
Chris5578
9 years ago
I use Actual Installer Free
It generates EXE setup files and supports silent mode (just add /S command line to the file path).
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I believe the poster was looking for an EXE to MSI solution and not something to create EXE files. - EdT 9 years ago
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EdT
9 years ago
I may have misinterpreted the question. It is trivial to create an MSI wrapper to install an EXE with appropriate command line switches. However, tools to capture an installation and create a new MSI from the EXE install are not free, although there are older tools such as the WinInstall LE tool supplied in the Win 2K server CD.
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thanks - kamran120 9 years ago
Posted by:
Jonathan
9 years ago
I generally use the Universal Silent Switch Finder. It seems to work pretty well, for me at least.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Launchers-Shutdown-Tools/Universal-Silent-Switch-Finder.shtml
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Launchers-Shutdown-Tools/Universal-Silent-Switch-Finder.shtml
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yes its working good only for msi packages but for .exe its response is very bad - kamran120 9 years ago