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Export from MSI Package
Submitted by tageur on 9 June, 2008 - 23:27.

All The queries are using Wise Software Manager Database

1) In Wise Software Manager Database we can virtualize a few repackaged apps but do they perform the same as the msi packages,
2) If we virtualize msi/mst packages. What effects do we notice.
3) Do vendor supplied MSI’s give problems(due to in built custom actions)? What’s the nature of these

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Do vsa's behave the same like msi's?

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Submitted by erikw on 10 June, 2008 - 11:28.

1)Yes, if you have build a msi in wise, and you create a VSA, it will behave the same like the msi.
2) You will see no effects, other then normal SVS behaviour. You will be able to activate and de-activate software.
3)Vendor msi's will not run correctly. Best thing is to run the vendor msi in a fresh machine, and create the vsa from there.

Regards
Erik
www.dvs4sbc.nl

Vendor msi

Submitted by tageur on 10 June, 2008 - 22:01.

Why will the vendor MSI wont work correctly?Yes the other option is there of capturing but what sort of issues we face if we directly convert the msi??(like adobe etc)

Msi and warranty

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Submitted by erikw on 11 June, 2008 - 03:27.

Vendor MSI's will loose support when you rebuild them. The ebst practace in this one is to build the VSA with the vendor MSI.
For instance Adobe.
Start capturing, and start the vendor msi.
Follow the install as normal.
After this is finished you have a working layer.

Regards
Erik
www.dvs4sbc.nl

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