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Repository for open source software re-packaged into MSI packages for enterprise deployment. Currently available packages include Firefox, Thunderbird, FileZilla, Gimp, NTP for Windows, and others.
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Free msi packages for Mozilla Firefox are available from:
FrontMotion
ZettaServe
Please visit these web sites for the latest version information.
Free deployable package for Mozilla Thunderbird is available from:
ZettaServe
Please visit this web site for the latest version information.
This is an msi wrapper to deploy Internet Explorer 5.x or 6.x. This can be used to deploy IE using group policies (GPO) in a Windows 2000 environment.
IeXsetup.zip Written by Vincent van Egmond
File size: 176.832 bytes Last update: 2001-09-03
Microsoft also has a wrapper for IE.
Related topic: Application Virtualization
AdminStudio from Macrovision Corp. is a product suite for repackaging and customization applications, as well as finding and resolving potential conflicts between applications. It is designed specifically to meet the application pre-deployment needs of System Administrators. It includes tools to create msi files from scratch or modify existing msi files, to create msi files using repackaging technology, to create transforms and to solve potential conflicts between msi packages.
The InstallShield MSI authoring tool is included in the AdminStudio suite. A special SMS edition of AdmonStudio is available for owners of Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) free of charge.
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Description from the company:
ASDIS is a product suite for a comprehensive software management, an essential part of the IT infrastructure management in complex environments. It is a point solution designed to aid administrators in managing any type of software applications and content on distributed systems independent of their branch. It offers matured broad functionality for all tasks in managing the software life cycle. Integrated components ensure a fully automated pristine installation of machines, individual configuring of applications and middleware, day-by-day software and content changes, patch management, desaster recovery as well as a very flexible discovery of hardware and software installed.Manufacturer: ASDIS Software AG (Germany)
License: Commercial
Description from the company:
CapaSystems develops and delivers Management & Deployment Solutions, making it easy and effective to manage an IT environment. Choose an area and learn more about our solutions and services.Manufacturer: CapaSystems (Denmark)
License: Commercial
BMC Software, who acquired Marimba, Inc. in July 2004, offers a family of change and configuration management solutions for desktops, servers and mobile devices.
Description from the company:
Desktop Authority MSI Studio is the complete application software packaging solution used by system administrators, software packagers and setup developers worldwide. It has a complete set of features to create Windows Installer (MSI) files from legacy software installations and tools to modify existing Windows Installer packages using transforms.
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Manufacturer: ScriptLogic Corp. (USA)
License: Commercial
The company formerly known as Open Software Associates now offers their product NetDeploy under the name ManageSoft. It uses a "software warehouse" for electronic software management.
Description from the company:
Using MSI Package Builder you can create MSI package, which can be later installed remotely by MSI Remote Installer. One of the most important features of the MSI Package Builder is ability to monitor at real time all file system and registry changes, performed by application and use monitoring results to create MSI. You can create MSI package, which performs same actions as any existing installation or application, in few minutes without any programming using just simple wizard.Manufacturer: Emco Software (Iceland)
License: Commercial
MSI-Repackaging is a (inactive) open source project to document information about Windows Installer MSI files.
Started: August 2001, last significant activity in August 2001.
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NetInstall is a tool to solve software management problems and control the desktop network. It can update all your workstations from one location. NetInstall allows network administrators to handle software distribution and workstation customization challenges from a single server or across the enterprise.
NetInstall has been distributed by InstallShield Software Corp. for some time, but is now distributed and supported by the original manufacturer enteo Software, Inc. (formerly called NetSupport Solutions, Inc.).
Deutsche Version
NetInstall ist ein Tool, das den Netzwerk-Administrator bei der Distribution von Software in Netzwerken von zeitraubender Routinearbeit befreit und für ein leistungsfähiges Client/Server-Netzwerk mit optimierten Softwareinstallationen sorgt. Dies geschieht zum Beispiel durch die zentrale Installation und Anpassung der gesamten Anwendungssoftware im Netz oder durch die zentrale Inventarisierung sämtlicher Hard- und Software-Komponenten, einschliesslich der Erfassung der Seriennummer. Der Hersteller enteo Software GmbH hieß früher NetSupport GmbH.
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Description from the company:
BRAIN FORCE Packaging Robot is able to package both proprietary software and standard systems. Only 10 % of packaged applications require additional manual reworking. As almost all applications are automatically processed in a faultless manner, their quality is extremely high. This gives a low cost, 80 % higher efficiency, and a project of short duration.Manufacturer: Brain Force Holding AG (Austria)
BRAIN FORCE Packaging Robot ist in der Lage, sowohl individuelle als auch Standard-Software zu packagen. Nur bei 10 % der paketierten Applikationen ist noch Nacharbeit nötig. Da fast alle fehlerfrei automatisch bearbeitet wurden, ist die Qualität extrem hoch. Das Resultat sind niedrige Kosten, eine 80 % höhere Effizienz und eine kurze Projektdauer.
Prism Pack and Prism Deploy from New Boundary Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as Lanovation) are packaging and deployment tools that can produce Windows Installer packages. A conflict checker is also included.
Starting with version 5, Prism Pack and Prism Deploy include InstallShield Developer and InstallShield Tuner to fully edit and customize Windows Installer files.
Radia is a software distribution tool that makes change and configuration management much easier. It was originally created by Novadigm, but owned by Hewlett-Packard and integrated with HP OpenView.
Unity is a client management and MSI conflict management tool. It is now part of the "IBM Global Sourcing / Software Management for Microsoft Platform".
Description from the company:
WinINSTALL provides the most popular and comprehensive software packaging solution on the market. It has a complete set of features to create Windows Installer (MSI) files from existing software installations and to modify existing Windows Installer packages using transforms. Unlike other packaging tools WinINSTALL is ideal for IT administrators while powerful enough for developers.
This product formerly known as Vertias WinINSTALL 2000 has been re-acquired by OnDemand Software, who originally developed the product, from Vertias on June 28, 2002. On March 7, 2006, AttachmateWRQ (now Attachmate Corporation) acquired OnDemand Software, Inc. In July 2008 the product was acquired by Scalable Software LLC.Manufacturer: Scalable Software LLC (USA)
License: Commercial
WinINSTALL LE (Limited Edition) includes a sub set of the functionality in the full version of WinINSTALL. It is designed to repackage legacy applications (pre-Windows Installer) into packages suitable for distribution with the Windows Installer by taking pre-install and post-install snapshots of your system.
This product formerly known as Vertias WinINSTALL LE has been re-acquired by OnDemand Software in June 2002, which in turn have been acquired by Attachmate Corp. in March 2006. In July 2008 the product was acquired by Scalable Software LLC, and WinINSTALL LE again available free of charge.
A previous version, WinInstall LE 2000, can be found on your Windows 2000 Server CD in directory \VALUEADD\3RDPARTY\MGMT\WINSTLE
Wise Package Studio is a product suite that helps system administrators to repackage existing installs, detect conflicts between applications and manage a standard operating environment.
Below is a list of products that used to be listed on this page but are no longer available:
The following web sites provide additional information about windows Installer, especially for system administrators
Classroom and web based training courses tailored to the needs of system administrators are available from many of the tools vendors listed above.
Vendor independent training and certification is available at WindowsInstallerTraining.com (by Darwin Sanoy from Desktop Engineer's Junk Drawer). You can use products from InstallShield and Wise for the excersises in these courses.
See also: In addition to the commercial offers listed above there are also free Windows Installer WebCasts and Presentations
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