Repackaging a Sample Package

In this procedure, you will repackage a sample setup, perform some minor edits in Repackager, and then build a Windows Installer package.

Repackage a Sample Package

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Step

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Result
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Select and repackage a sample package (.exe) to a Windows Installer Package (.msi)

Use Repackaging Wizard (Installation Monitoring method) to repackage the following sample setup:

C:\ASEvalGuideDataFiles\
SampleApplicationSetup\
SampleApplicationSetup.exe

Important:It is recommended that you repackage this sample package on a clean machine.

Save the captured data in the following directory:

C:\Packages

Note:For instructions, see Repackaging Using the Installation Monitoring Method.

The captured data was converted into a Repackager project file (SampleApplication.irp) and opened in the Repackager interface.
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Edit package in Repackager and build Windows Installer package

To exclude files that are not part of the package, open the Files and Folders view, right-click on the [WindowsVolume] folder and select Exclude All from the context menu. Click Save.

Note:For instructions, see Excluding All Files in a Directory.

The [WindowsVolume] folder is displayed in red to indicate that it is excluded:

Open the Repackaged Output view and click Build to build a Windows Installer package.

Note:For instructions, see Building a Windows Installer Package.

The Repackager project file has been converted to a Windows Installer package, located in the following directory:

C:\Packages\MSI_Package\
SampleApplication.msi

Copy all of the files in the C:\Packages\MSI_Package directory (including the SampleApplication.msi file) to the following directory on the machine where AdminStudio is installed:

C:\ASEvalGuideDataFiles\
SampleApplicationSetup\

New Windows Installer package (and other associated files) are now in the same main directory as the other evaluation data files.