InstallScript MSI Identified Panel

AdminStudio 2021 R2 SP1 | 22.01 | Repackager | Repackaging Wizard

This panel opens if the Repackaging Wizard identifies an installation as an InstallScript MSI installation created with InstallShield Editor, InstallShield DevStudio, or InstallShield Developer.

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 setup.exe file. This 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.