Windows Packaging Tools

Preparation

• Look over the Reference Documents at the end of this document
• Make sure windows update is disabled - and basically any unneeded service that updates files
• Make sure you use a clean image of XP other programs and tasks can add extra garbage to the output files
  • ie You do NOT want active AV programs, quicktime, realplayer, open copies of word or notepad, any kind of autoupdate programs!

Utilities

• Utility Locations: \\asimov.cscf.uwaterloo.ca\CORE\swtools\MSI packaging
• Install both swiadmle.msi and WinINSTALLLE 2003.MSI
• Use defaults for installs - these tools will not be part of our final images
• Turn off Windows Update

disco32 Usage - Part of WinInstallLE

• We will generally use defaults for all locations except where noted
• When installing our application for imaging use C:\software

Before snapshot - disco32

• See also Taking the Before Snapshot
• Run C:\Program Files\OnDemand\WinINSTALL\disco32.exe

• Welcome:
  

• Target:
  

• File Target:
  

• Drive:
  

• Drive Selection:
  

• Exclusion File Selection:
  

• Exclusion Registry Selection:
  

• Completing Discover Wizard:
  

• Launch Application:
  

• Cancel at this screeen - we will run the application manually in the next step
  

Install your application

• Now install application manually
• Make sure you use custom install options
• Set your install directory to C:\software

After snapshot - disco32

• Run After snapshot C:\Program Files\OnDemand\WinINSTALL\disco32.exe
• After Discover Welcome:
  

Reference Documents

• GettingStartedWinstall.pdf: Veritas WinInstallLE 7.5 Getting Started
• On Demand Software Support
• Clayton Tucker's MSI Packaging and Local Windows Accounts

-- MikeGore - 22 Nov 2005