Re: Creat .msi or .zap files

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Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 23:17:46 +0400

Run the client system under a virtual machine such as VMWare or Virtual PC.
You do a clean install, shut it down and copy the state file of the virtual
machine. Then you can restore it all back in a minute by replacing the
current state file with the saved clean-install copy.
You can also use disk imaging software but I find virtual machines much more
useful for that.

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Dmitry Korolyov [d__k@removethispart.mail.ru]
MVP: Windows Server - Active Directory
  "Roget" <Roget168@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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  Hi Philip:
  Thank you for your help.  Do you have any recommendation on software to
  return the system back to a "clean" machine?  Currently, I'm doing manual
  uninstall and since it's a low end system, it takes up a great deal of 
time.
  Thanks again.
  "Philip Nunn" <philipnunn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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  > Answer 1) You dont need the 2k3 disk to get the tool.  the windows 2000
  disk
  > does have winInstall on it, but it is an older version.  If you download
  and
  > install winInstall LE 2003 from the website, it will give you 
instructions
  > on how to run and use the program.  Basically all you do to repackage
  > software into the msi is run the discover tool on the pc you are
  installing
  > the package on and it creates a "before" snapshot, you then install the
  > software, and then create an "after" snapshot or the pc and it 
repackages
  it
  > into an msi to reflect the changes.
  > 2) WinInstall LE 2003 is ok for simple packages, I have also used 
Install
  > Shield's "AdminStudio 5.5" and it works extremly well with superior
  > capabilities.  As far as deploying Office updates via AD, I would just
  wait
  > for SUS 2.0 to be released the second half of this year
  > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/wusfaq.mspx  because
  Office
  > updates will be suported.  Good luck!
  >
  > Philip Nunn
  >
  > "Roget" <Roget168@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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  > > New to software deployment from the server so sorry for my ignorance.
  > >
  > > I'm trying to find detail "How to" information on creating .msi or 
/.zap
  > > files to deployment software and MS Office updates using GP.  I did 
find
  > an
  > > article on this for Windows 2000 server (Step-by Step Guid to Creating
  > > Windows Installer Packages and Repackaging Software for the Windows
  > > Installer Using Veritas WinInstall LE), but we are on 2003 server.  I
  also
  > > checked out the WinInstaller LE from http://www.ondemandsoftware.com/,
  but
  > > they don't seem to have detail instructions on how to use the program.
  > >
  > > My questions are:
  > > 1.  Does Server03 comes with a WinInstall tool, if so, where and how 
to
  > use
  > > it?
  > > 2.  If answer to 1 is no, then when can I find tools and information 
on
  > > creating .msi files?
  > >
  > > Any help in pointing me to the right path is greatly appreciated.
  > >
  > >
  > >
  >
  >

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