Altiris Rapidinstall Package Conversion Guidelines - Symantec WISE PACKAGE STUDIO 8.0 - REFERENCE V1.0 Reference

Altiris RapidInstall Package Conversion Guidelines

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Open the converted installation in Windows Installer Editor.
Mark this option to open the converted installation in Windows Installer Editor
when the conversion is finished. You must use the Target Installation Browse
button to enable this option.
4. To remove certain parts of the installation from the conversion process, click
Advanced on the Specify Files page.
The Items to Convert page appears.
a. Clear the items you do not want to convert. This does not remove these items
from the converted installation.
Basic User Interface
If you mark this option, the graphics on the installation dialog boxes and
references to InstallShield in the text of the dialog boxes are converted.
Customized User Interface
If you mark this option, any default InstallShield installation dialog boxes
that were renamed or any dialog boxes that were added to the default dialog
boxes are converted.
Self-Registration
If you mark this option, self-registration information is converted and
appears on the Self-registration tab of the File Details dialog box on the
Installation Expert > Files page in Windows Installer Editor.
SQL Server Operations
If you mark this option, SQL Server scripts that configure a SQL Server
during installation are converted to the Windows Installer Editor format. This
information appears on the Installation Expert > SQL Server Scripts page in
Windows Installer Editor.
b. Click Apply.
5. Click Next to start the conversion.
Several progress dialog boxes appear. The .MSI or .EXE is converted to a non-
proprietary Windows Installer format (.MSI or .WSI).
When the conversion is finished, the Conversion Results page appears. It displays
the results of the conversion and lists any problems that might have occurred.
(Example: If the .EXE did not contain an .MSI, the conversion fails.)
6. To see a log of the conversion process, click View Log File.
Use the log file to verify that all parts of the conversion process were successful.
7. Click Finish.
If the conversion is successful and you marked the option on the Specify Files page
to open the converted installation in Windows Installer Editor, it now opens.
Test the converted .MSI or .WSI to verify that all parts of the installation were converted
successfully. If it needs editing, edit it in Windows Installer Editor.
You can use Legacy Setup Conversion to convert an Altiris RapidInstall package (.EXE)
version 3.0 or later to an .MSI.
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