RE: Deploying Hotfixes, SPs and other Software

From: Thor@HammerofGod.com
Date: 11/29/01 

From: Thor@HammerofGod.com
To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20011129062740.00a90f18@192.168.3.190>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 06:37:58 -0800
Subject: RE: Deploying Hotfixes, SPs and other Software

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At 12:36 PM 11/28/2001 -0500, Pete Jacob wrote:

>look in the resource kit...
>
>there are MS utilitys to create .MSI packages out of
>anything... even non MS packages...

Could you be a bit more specific? I have looked all through the resource
kit and can't find any .msi package creation tools. Veritas has WinLite
(or something) software that ships with Windows to create .msi files- but
then, you are to start with a 'clean' PC, take Discovery snapshots and
build the .msi files like that- a *royal* PITA. I have messaged around
with it a bit, and tried other methods of building packages, but it seems
that you have to buy the full version for any real functionality.

I too think that hotfixes, SP's, and other install packages not being in
MSI format is uncool. Why should I have to run SMS to distribute software
when Group Policy allows me to do it so easily (and without additional
cost, administration, and security concerns).

Is anyone else actually *doing* this and happy with a method of easily
creating .msi packages from .exe setup files?

Thanks
AD

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