Applying A Transform To An Installation - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 8.0 Reference

Applying a Transform to an Installation

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A new installation opens.
2. Complete the Installation Expert pages or otherwise edit the transform as needed.
The following Installation Expert pages are available:
General Information Page
Path Variables page (see
Resources page (see
Registry Page
INI Files Page
Shortcuts Page
Environment Variables page (see
System Search page (see
3. Save the transform, using the .mst extension.
The transform appears in the location you specified.
See also:
Applying a Transform to an Installation
About Transforms
A transform must be applied to a base .MSI during installation using a command-line
option; it cannot be applied beforehand.
On the command line, type the following:
msiexec /i Application.msi TRANSFORMS=TransformName.mst
where Application.msi is the name of the .MSI, and TransformName.mst is the name of
the transform.
Because it is not practical to have end users type a line on the command line to run a
transform, we suggest you use one the following methods to run the transform:
Write a batch file that runs the .MSI along with the appropriate transform.
Use the shortcut that was created with the transform. If you used InstallTailor to
create a transform, a shortcut with the same name as the transform is created
along with the transform file. This shortcut's target is set to run the base .MSI and
apply the transform.
Output the installation as an .EXE that launches an .MSI, which lets you send
command-line options to the .MSI. Do this on the Build Options page. See the
example below.
Example: Applying a transform with an .EXE
In this example, you output the installation as an .EXE that launches an .MSI and applies
the transform.
1. Select Installation Expert > Releases page.
2. Create a new release.
See Creating a New Release
About Path Variables
Managing Binary Resources
Adding an Environment Variable
Performing a System Search
on page 345
on page 185.
Merge Modules and Transforms
on page 315)
on page 102)
on page 153)
on page 169)
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