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Repackage and Import Installers |
Advanced Installer Repackager allows you to create projects based on capturing existing installations. For example you can repackage a legacy EXE setup into an industry standard MSI package. For detailed examples on how to repackage an existing installation package, please see the Repackager Tutorial. The import facilities allow you import existing installers and installer projects and convert them into standard Windows Installer-based MSI packages.
The Repackager tool captures only the effects of the installation: the changes made on the system. If the original installation package executes custom code (programs, scripts etc.) then only the effect will be captured (registry entries, files and folders etc.). After repackaging an installation some adjustments may be necessary in order to obtain a working installation package.
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Please note that the import features in Advanced Installer
(Repackager, MSI import, etc.) are intended for obtaining a starting
point for your installation package. This package must still be tested
and the eventual incorrect or missing parts must be fixed.
On 64-bit operating systems, the Repackager tool
automatically runs its x64 version, in order to
accurately capture 64-bit installations. If you wish to override this
default behavior and force the use
of the 32-bit Repackager on 64-bit systems, you can use the