Tool to produce an MST by comparing similar MSIs
We install JRE's by Group Policy. As a general rule, we use Static installs on servers, Family installs on workstations. The two installs differ only in the MSI files. If you extract the MSI from the EXE without appending any switches, you get the Family MSI. If you append STATIC=1, you get the Static MSI.
I've compared the 2 MSIs in a utility named "SuperOrca". They are very similar and would appear to lend themselves to use of an MST file to turn the Family MSI into a Static MSI. Unfortunately, SuperOrca doesn't offer a means of automatically generating an MST file from the difference information.
I'm no MSI guru, but I can probably puzzle it out myself with Orca. But in the interests of time and laziness, does anyone know of a utility that will generate an MST from the differences between 2 MSIs--ideally, freeware?
I've compared the 2 MSIs in a utility named "SuperOrca". They are very similar and would appear to lend themselves to use of an MST file to turn the Family MSI into a Static MSI. Unfortunately, SuperOrca doesn't offer a means of automatically generating an MST file from the difference information.
I'm no MSI guru, but I can probably puzzle it out myself with Orca. But in the interests of time and laziness, does anyone know of a utility that will generate an MST from the differences between 2 MSIs--ideally, freeware?
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Posted by:
greenmagnet
14 years ago
Try MSITRAN.Exe from the MSI SDK.
It does just what you're after.
It does just what you're after.
Posted by:
PackageExpert
14 years ago
You could probably download Advanced Installer from below
http://www.advancedinstaller.com/download.html
If the free version doesn't have the function to create transform then register for the trial.
http://www.advancedinstaller.com/download.html
If the free version doesn't have the function to create transform then register for the trial.
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