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For the following two options, the Destination Path column is appended to whatever
directory you select. Example: Suppose you are repackaging Application.msi, and
you have it installed in C:\Program Files\Application, you would select the C drive,
then select Selected Directory Contains Destination Directory Structure and
click OK. If you selected the Application directory itself, it would result in searching
C:\Program Files\Application\Program Files\Application because the Destination
Path column on the File Sources page is appended to the end of the directory you
select.
Selected Directory Contains Destination Directory Structure
Select this if a directory on your computer or network contains the application’s
files in a directory structure that mimics the directory structure in which they
will be installed. You might have this directory if you have the application
installed, or you might just have a directory that contains the same directory
structure as that of the installed application.
Using this option, the Duplicate Files Details dialog box might appear if the
installation you are converting contains instances of duplicate files. An
installation can contain multiple copies of a file and the copies can be set to
install to the same directory. Example: Suppose the installation Application.msi
contains both a Windows NT version and a Windows 98 version of the file
pshop.dll. Only one file gets installed, depending on the operating system the
installation runs on. In an installation with duplicate files, MSI to WSI
Conversion cannot change the paths to point to your local computer, because
your local computer only contains one copy of the file. For these files, either
leave them set to the default, which will extract all copies of the file from the
.MSI, or individually replace them with the appropriate files from your
computer.
Selected Directory Contains Administrative Install
Select this if a directory on your computer or network contains an
administrative installation. Select the same directory you selected as the root
directory for the administrative installation. An administrative installation
mimics the directory structure of the installed application and allows for
network installations. Unlike a normal installation, an administrative installation
has a copy of every file that the installation contains. This option pulls files from
the directory structure created by an administrative installation.
Files are matched by name. The first found instance is used. The Source column on
the File Sources page changes to Local to indicate that local files will be used instead
of files from the .MSI. If the search is unsuccessful, a dialog box lists the files.
Package Validation
Package Validation checks a Windows Installer package for errors based on rules in one
or more validation modules. It validates installation files (.MSI and .WSI), merge
modules (.MSM and .WSM), and transforms (.MST).
See the following topics in the Wise Package Studio Help:
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Validating Installation Packages
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About Customizing Validation Modules
