Repackaging Options Comparison - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Chapter 7: Repackaging Legacy Installations Using the Repackaging Wizard
About Repackaging

Repackaging Options Comparison

The following table details the different options available to you when using Repackager, based upon source type,
product and version:
Table 7-3 • Repackaging Options Comparison Chart
Source Product / Version
Media IS Professional 1.x to 5.1.x
IS Professional 5.5 to 7.x
IS InstallScript MSI
IS Editor InstallScript
IS DevStudio 9.x InstallScript
Project Repackager 3.x output (
Microsoft SMS projects (
Novell ZENworks 3.0, 3.1, or 4.0
projects (
.axt/.aot
WinINSTALL projects (
6.5, 7.x)
Wise installation projects (
InstallShield Editor Pro log files
( )
.isl
Once you have created a Repackager project, you can visually examine the files,
data from the installation, and exclude any non-essential items. Then, you can build the Repackager project into an
InstallShield Editor project (
444
Repackaging Method
Repackaging Wizard
Installation Monitoring or Snapshot
Repackaging Wizard
Installation Monitoring or Snapshot
and SmartScan Wizard
Repackaging Wizard
Installation Monitoring or Single
Step Snapshot
Repackaging Wizard
InstallShield Professional Logging
Method
) Repackager Interface
.inc
) Select Open on the File menu to
.ipf
have Repackager automatically
convert file to a Repackager project
)
) (6.0,
.txt
)
.wse
Repackager Interface
Select Open on the File menu to
have Repackager automatically
convert file to a Repackager project
) for further editing, or create a Windows Installer package (
.ism
Result
Repackager project with no feature
delineation
Repackager project with feature
delineation, including registry
entries and shortcuts
Repackager project with feature
delineation, including registry
entries and shortcuts
Repackager project with feature
delineation, including registry
entries and shortcuts. Also
captures path variables and
converts them into properties
(using text substitution rather than
hard-coded path names).
Repackager project with no feature
delineation
Repackager project with feature
delineation
files, shortcuts, and registry
.ini
.msi
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