Tools: Repackaging & Corporate Deployment
See also: Windows Installer Resources for
System Administrators.
Tools with Windows Installer Support
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.
AdminStudio
homepage
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Asdis
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
Web Site
Description from the company:
CapaInstaller ezMSI enables you to generate Windows Installer (MSI)
packages for any application, regardless of the installer technology used by the
original manufacturer. A wizard guides you “step by step” through the entire
packaging process without any use of scripting.
Manufacturer: CapaSystems (Denmark)
License: Retail product
Web Site
BMC Software
BMC Software, who acquired Marimba, Inc. in July 2004, offers a family of change and configuration management solutions for desktops,
servers and mobile devices.
Web Site
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.
Manufacturer: ScriptLogic Corp. (USA)
License: Commercial
Web Site
ManageSoft
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.
ManageSoft home page
MSI Package Builder
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
Web Site
MSI-Repackaging
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.
Web Site.
English Version
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.).
enteo
Software, Inc.
home page
 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.
enteo Software GmbH Homepage
Schulungen zu NetInstall in Deutschland, Österreich und der
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Packaging Robot
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)
Web Site
Deutsche Version
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.
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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.
Web Site
Radia
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.
Web Site
Unity
Unity is a client management and MSI conflict management tool. It is now
part of the "IBM Global Sourcing / Software Management for Microsoft
Platform".
Web Site
VAI InstallSpy
Description from the company:
Do you want to use Active Directory group policies for distributing your
software to users? Use InstallSpy to create a Windows Installer Package
(MSI-file) for all you legacy setup programs.
InstallSpy uses snapshot technology to capture all changes made to the system by
a legacy setup program. These changes are automatically captured into a Windows
Installer Package. By using easy-to-use filters of folders, files and
registrykeys InstallSpy minimizes the need of editing the Windows Installer
Package.
The wizard-like interface of InstallSpy makes is real easy to use. You can
install InstallSpy on one machine and share its installation-folder. This way
you don't have to install it on your clean repackaging-machine.
Manufacturer: VAI bv (Netherlands)
License: Retail product
Product Information
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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.
Manufacturer: Attachmate Corp. (USA)
License: Commercial
WinINSTALL home page
WinINSTALL LE
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. WinINSTALL LE is no longer
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
WinINSTALL home page
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.
Wise Package Studio home page
Discontinued Products
Below is a list of products that used to be listed on this page but are no
longer available:
Tools without Windows Installer Support
Discontinued Products
Below is a list of products that used to be listed on this page but are no
longer available:
- InstallWatch by Epsilon Squared, Inc.
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