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Converting an SMS Installer or WiseScript Installation
Windows Installer Editor Reference
When you convert an SMS or WiseScript installation, its contents are added to the
Windows Installer installation that is currently open.
To convert an SMS Installer or WiseScript installation
1.
Before you convert a script, open it and delete all Display Billboard, Display Graphic,
and Add Icon script actions.
2.
In Windows Installer Editor, open a new or existing installation.
3.
Select Tools menu > Convert WiseScript Installation or SMS Installer. (In Visual
Studio: Project menu > Convert WiseScript Installation or SMS Installer.)
The Welcome page appears.
4.
Complete the page:
Installation Script
Specify the full path of the .IPF or .EXE to convert.
Extract Directory
If you specified an .EXE file above, specify a directory in which to hold the
extracted files and click Next.
Files must be extracted from the .EXE before the conversion can begin. This
becomes the source directory for the new package.
5.
Click Next to start the conversion.
The .IPF or .EXE is converted to Windows Installer format.
When the conversion is finished, the Conversion Complete page appears. It shows
the results of the conversion and lists any errors or problems that might have
occurred. (Example: An error occurs when files that were referenced by the source
installation cannot be found.)
6.
To obtain a record of any conversion errors, click Save Errors or Print Errors.
7.
Click Finish.
More errors might appear at this point, which have to do with saving in Windows
Installer format.
If a file that is part of a merge module is added, the Files in Merge Modules dialog
box appears. It prompts you to add the merge module and, if necessary, download
it.
See
Adding Merge Modules Instead of Files
8.
Open the resulting package in Windows Installer Editor to view the converted file
and to resolve reported problems.
Pages in Installation Expert, such as the Files page, are populated based on the
contents of the source installation. If you converted an .IPF, files are referenced
from their original locations. If you converted an .EXE, files from the converted
installation are stored in and referenced from the extract directory that you
specified above.
See also:
Convert SMS Installer or WiseScript Installation
on page 118.
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