How to create patch of .exe ?

[nilesh_bahirshet]

As per my previous post and your answer
" yes, you can distribute it as long as it has the "Include install files in EXE" option set."
I have created the only .exe not .msi file.

now
1) That .exe contains the .msi inside ?

2) for patch creaion it ask for two .msi,how can I give path of both .msi as I dont created the msi ...?

[Cosmin]

Hi,

1) That .exe contains the .msi inside ?

If the bootstrapper uses the "Include install files in EXE" option then all the installation files are included in the EXE.

2) for patch creaion it ask for two .msi,how can I give path of both .msi as I dont created the msi ...?

For creating a patch you can extract the installation files from the EXE by using the /extract command. After you extract both versions of the package into different folders, you can use the extracted MSI files to create the patch.

Regards,
Cosmin

[nilesh_bahirshet]

1) When and how to extract the the .exe by using /extract command ?
what are steps for that ?

2) After the including the .msi into .exe ,still I need the windows installer to install my application ?
Can I execute my .exe without windows installer ?

[Cosmin]

Hi,

1) When and how to extract the the .exe by using /extract command ?
what are steps for that ?

In order to extract the files from an EXE package created with Advanced Installer you can follow these steps:
- copy the EXE into into the folder "C:\MyProduct"
- click on the Windows "Start" button
- click on the "Run" menu
- in the "Open" field type:

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cmd.exe

- click on "OK" (this will launch the command shell)
- use the "cd" command to set "C:\MyProduct" as the current folder
- type the name of the EXE package followed by the "/extract" parameter:

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C:\MyProduct>My Product.exe /extract

After the including the .msi into .exe ,still I need the windows installer to install my application ?

Yes, all packages created with Advanced Installer require Windows Installer 2.0 or higher for their installation.

Can I execute my .exe without windows installer ?

Yes, your application doesn't require Windows Installer. However, the package which installs the application requires Windows Installer (it doesn't matter if its an EXE or MSI).

Regards,
Cosmin