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EMCO MSI Package Builder - Feature List
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Here you can find a complete list of the product features. All features come with detailed explanations and some of them have links to correspondent screenshots, so you can get an idea how they can be used on practice. |
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Produce MSI Package for Silent Remote Deployment
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Generated MSI packages can be installed silently, i.e. without interaction with end-user, and are ready for remote deployment through Group Policy or EMCO Remote Installer.
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Create New MSI Installation
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New MSI packages can be created from scratch using easy visual editor that helps to define installation resources and configure installation actions.
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Repackage Existing Installation into MSI Format
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EXE and other types of installations, including installations that require user input, can be automatically transformed into MSI format, ready for silent execution and remote deployment through Group Policy or EMCO Remote Installer.
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Customize MSI Package
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Existing MSI packages can be decompiled to apply required changes and produce new, customized MSI package based on it.
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Convert Any Activity into Installation
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Any actions on file system and registry can be monitored and used as input for creation of MSI package that will perform same actions in scope of the installation.
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Edition
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Professional
Edition
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Enterprise
Edition
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Manual Creation Using Visual Editor
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MSI package can be generated from manually created installation project. In this case all installation resources together with their installation actions are manually defined using a special visual editor.
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Automatic Creation Based on Monitoring Results
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Unique 'Live Monitoring' technology can be used to track all changes on file system and registry. These changes are transformed to installation project and used for automatic MSI package generation.
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Automatic Creation Based on MSI Decompilation
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Existing MSI package can be decompiled and changed to produce new customized installation.
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Supported Installation Resources |
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Professional
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Enterprise
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Files and Folders
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Create or delete folder. Create, delete or modify file. Update file content.
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System Folders
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Installation paths to file system resources can be defined using special system folders that are converted to OS-specific values during installation. It guarantees resources installation to right system directories, for example to the Program Files, regardless of their different locations or names on different platforms.
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Registry Keys and Values
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Create or delete registry key. Create, delete or modify String, Binary, DWORD, Multi-String and Expandable String registry value.
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Environment Variables
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Create or delete user or system environment variable.
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Shortcuts
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Create shortcut. Configure shortcut name, target, start folder, run parameters, start arguments and comment.
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Services
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Create, delete or manage service. Set or change service state, start options, arguments, execution account and dependencies.
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Resource Management Options |
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Professional
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Enterprise
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File Attributes Management
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Set or modify Read Only, Hidden, System and Compressed file attributes.
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Permanence Option for Files
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Set a special option to prevent file deletion on uninstall.
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Update Options for Registry Values
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Update existing String, Multi-String and Expandable String registry values to replace existing content or append/prepend new content to existing.
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Permanence Option for Registry Keys and Values
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Set a special option to prevent registry key or value deletion on uninstall.
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Conditional Creation and Deletion of Environment Variables
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Create environment variable only if it doesn't exist. Delete environment variable if its value is equal to configured parameter.
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Update Options for Environment Variables
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Update existing environment variable to replace existing content or append/prepend new content to existing.
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Professional
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Enterprise
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Basic MSI Options
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Every generated MSI package includes product name, information about manufacturer, package version and installation language. This information is used by Windows Installer infrastructure and displayed in the list of installed applications.
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Include Installation into Add/Remove Programs List
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Correspondent option allows showing or hiding installed MSI package in the list of application displayed by Windows Add/Remove Programs.
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Reboot After Installation Option
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If MSI installation process requires a reboot, it can be enabled automatically by defining a special option in MSI properties.
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File Versions Handling
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Various file version handling options allows controlling installation behavior in case of files overwriting. Available options include force overwriting, install if file is missing or if file is previous or equal version.
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Installation Summary Information
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Summary information about author, subject, keywords, comment can be included into generated MSI package.
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Installation Support Information
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Produced MSI file can provide full support information including: contact, phone, online support, update info URL, help URL, manufacturer URL and comments.
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Projects and Installations |
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Enterprise
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Persistent Installation Projects
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Information about one or multiple installations, including installation resources and actions, is grouped into the installation project. Projects are stored as XML files and can be saved and loaded when required.
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Import Installation Resources
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The entire folder with a list of subfolders and files can be imported into the installation to save a time for installation model creation. Set of registry values and keys can be imported also in one step from the *.reg file.
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Rolling/Unrolling System Folders
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Paths to file system resources in the installation model can be automatically transformed to/from special system folder variables that represent system OS locations, such as Program Files folder, by the OS-independent way. It guarantees installation resources to the right system locations even if these locations have different paths on different platforms.
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Merge Installations
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Few installations can be automatically merged to produce a new one that combines all installation resources and actions.
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Starter
Edition
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Professional
Edition
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Enterprise
Edition
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Resource Filter
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Resource filter helps to exclude operations with particular file system and registry resources from monitoring results. Application comes with a set of predefined filters to exclude monitoring of specific OS resources that should not be changed by generated MSI. If required, this list can be extended by any custom filters.
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Process Filter
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Process filter helps to exclude all actions of particular service from monitoring results. Application comes with a set of predefined filters to exclude monitoring of changes generated by specific OS processes. If required, this list can be extended by any custom filters.
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Permanence Filter
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Permanence filter helps to mark particular file system and registry resources in MSI as permanent and protect them from deletion during MSI uninstallation. Application comes with a set of predefined filters that can be enlarged by any custom filters if required.
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Overview
Advantages and Benefits
