Repackaging Legacy Applications
Some legacy installers don’t support silent installations, and some that do support silent installations don’t provide a way to script settings. No legacy installers provide the management capabilities that Windows Installer provides.
In these cases, you can consider repackaging an application that uses a legacy installer. Repackaging an application is part art and part science. The topic is too large to cover in this chapter, so I’ll serve you better by referring you to some exceptional sources of information on the topic:
Wise for Windows Installer at http://www.wise.com. Wise for Windows Installer is the packaging tool that I use most. It’s easy to use, and I get very good results almost every time I use this product. ...
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