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Chapter 7: Repackaging Legacy Installations Using the Repackaging Wizard
Repackaging Wizard Reference
Figure 7-5: Repackaging Wizard InstallScript MSI Identified Panel
InstallScript MSI installations use a Windows Installer database for storage of all file/registry information, but the
actual user interface, and much of the installation logic is driven by the InstallScript engine via a
type of installation architecture can cause difficulties during deployment, such as:
• inability to customize or transform the application
• inability to conflict detect
• inability to suppress the user interface
• difficulty patching or upgrading the application
Also, if an InstallScript MSI installation is repackaged using traditional methods (OS Snapshot or Installation
Monitoring), significant platform-specific or custom installation, maintenance, and uninstallation logic, and user
interface information is lost because those methods only record the installation activities for the specific platform
used during repackaging.
Therefore, it is recommended that you use InstallScript Scan to convert an InstallScript MSI installation to a Basic
MSI package with InstallScript support. InstallScript Scan preserves the original components and much of the
InstallScript installation logic, architecture, and maintainability of the original installation package.
Select one of the following options:
• Yes—Use InstallScript Scan to automatically extract the MSI package and convert it to Basic MSI, while
preserving the original components and installation logic. This is the default selection.
• No—Repackage the installation using the repackaging method selected on the Method Selection Panel
(Installation Monitoring or Snapshot).
Click Next to proceed.
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