Integration available in Visual Studio for all (most?) products.Īnd there are further tools as linked to by Phil above and also linked to in my answers above - some of which are not MSI-based, but create legacy setup.exe style setups ( Inno, NSIS, etc.). WiX is free and XML-based, with a learning curve.

exe file and with the target folder where you want the MSI package to be saved to). Run the following command: /s /x /b'' /v'/qn' (replace with the name of your. Extract MSI from EXE using Command Prompt. And there is PACE Suite - another commercial product. 3 Ways to Create MSI Packages from EXE Installers. What installation product to use? InstallShield, WiX, Wise, Advanced Installer, etc - older, more comprehensive summary of deployment tools and their different strengths and snags - no claim to be 'right', but 'best effort' to help people get their software to end users.Īdvanced Installer ( further info) and Installshield ( further info) are commercial options with nice GUIs for MSI creation - both with some free features / editions as well.I would recommend this one as a ' quick read'. How to create windows installer - new and 'short version' of deployment tools overview.

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