EMCO MSI Package Builder Starter Edition 4.1.0.3068

With MSI Package Builder you can create MSI packages, that can be later installed remotely with the use of Remote Installer. One of the most important features of the MSI Package Builder is ability to monitor at real time all file system and registry changes, performed by application and use monitoring results to create MSI. You can create MSI package, which performs same actions as any existing installation or application, in few minutes without any programming using just simple wizard. EMCO MSI Package Builder is a valuable addition to the system administrator toolkit. This application enables you to create custom MSI installation packages according to your requirements.

The unique feature of this application is the capability to monitor all file system and registry modifications at real time and using this information to create new MSI package. This feature enables you to monitor the actions of any installation or application and create MSI packages that perform the same actions during MSI installation. If you have to install the application on several computers this feature will be very useful for you. Instead of following installation wizard each time when you install the application on another computer you are able to monitor the installation once and create MSI package that does not require data input but is a complete snapshot of installation. The created MSI package is not just a copy of folders on file system - it is a complete installation that also updates registry in the same manner as original installation.
The unique technology applied in the process of EMCO MSI Package Builder creation enables you to monitor registry and file system modifications at real time and thus it allows you to avoid long analysis of registry and file system. Thus you can create a new MSI package immediately after the monitoring is completed, so this gives you considerable save of time.

However, installation and application monitoring is not the only way to create MSI package with help of EMCO MSI Package Builder. Using simple visual editor you can create your own MSI from the very beginning. This process does not require special skills in programming. All you need to create MSI package is to specify registry and file system modifications to be performed during installation. EMCO MSI Package Builder also is useful when you have to install the application with pre-configured options on multiple computers in the network. In this case you do not have to visit all computers and install this application manually. Instead of this, using EMCO MSI Package Builder you can create MSI package with all necessary configured options according to your requirements.

This MSI package can be easily installed on selected computers remotely with help of EMCO MSI Remote Installer that is a part of EMCO MSI Package Builder distribution. Application was split on three editions with different functionality and price. If you don't need full range of MSI Package Builder features you can select edition with less functionality and save costs. Start Edition should be selected if you interested in manual MSI creation using truly visual MSI editor.

Major Features:

1. Real-time monitoring of existing installations and applications to create your own MSI packages from monitoring results
2. Visual creation of MSI packages does not require programming
3. System variable support, which enable you to install the created MSI on computers with different system configurations
4. Decompiling and editing of existing MSI files
5. Option to control file overwriting
6. File attributes support
7. Localized user interface and help files
8. Simple visual editor
9. System folders support
10. File attributes support
11. File versioning options
12. Permanent files, registry keys and values support
13. Real-time monitoring of existing installations and applications to create your own MSI packages from monitoring results
14. Visual creation of MSI packages does not require programming
15. System variable support, which enable you to install the created MSI on computers with different system configurations
16. Decompiling and editing of existing MSI files
17. Option to control file overwriting
18. File attributes support
19. Localized user interface and help files
20. Simple visual editor
21. System folders support
22. File attributes support
23. File versioning options
24. Permanent files, registry keys and values support

Enhancements:

• Starting from this version, MSI Package Builder produce MSI packages, which can install Windows services. This feature allows to create customs MSI packages for original installations, which include steps to install services.
• At the current moment services support works in automatic mode only. It means that during monitoring and decompilation services installation actions are detected and correspondent information is stored in the MSI Package Builder project and later used for generation of MSI package. In the current version information about services isnt exposed in UI and there are no actions for manual services management. These features will appear soon in upcoming releases.
• Dozen bugs were fixed, including following:
• • Desktop shorcuts uninstallation when MSI is uninstalled
  • Deletion of installation folders when MSI is uninstalled
  • Registry operations exposing in GUI
  • Access violation in the import operation
  • Potential access violation in the manual directory creation