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Creating Web-Based Installations With WebDeploy
http://username:[e-mail]/file_name.msi
Click the Edit button next to each field to display a URL Settings dialog, which lets
you enter the elements of the file location separately and then builds the full path
from your entries.
Note
If you select the Create .EXE and .INI option, the password is stored in the .INI file. If
you are concerned about the password being visible, select the Create a downloadable
.EXE option instead, which stores the password in the .EXE.
•.MSI Download URL
Enter the Web server address that points to the .MSI. This must match the name
of the .MSI you upload later. To embed the .MSI in the .EXE, leave this field
blank.
• 9x Download URL / NT Download URL
To make the Windows Installer runtime installations for Windows 9x and
Windows NT available for pre-installation, enter the addresses of the runtime
installation files. The runtime installation files are typically named:
Windows 9x: InstMsi.exe
Windows NT: InstMsiW.exe
Leave these fields blank to embed the .MSI in the .EXE if the Prerequisites page
is set to pre-install the Windows Installer runtime.
• .NET Runtime URL / .NET Update URL
Getting the latest version of the .NET Framework runtime requires installing two
files, the original installation and a patch installation. In .NET Runtime URL,
enter the address that points to the .NET Framework runtime file (dotnetfx.exe).
In .NET Update URL, enter the address that points to the .NET Framework
upgrade file.
Leave these fields blank to embed the .MSI in the .EXE if the Prerequisites page
is set to pre-install the .NET Framework runtime.
Uploading a WebDeploy Installation to the Web
" Editions and Windows Installer version.
Available in Professional and Enterprise Editions only. For best results with WebDeploy, the
destination computer should have Windows Installer 2.0 or later.
Note
This page is enabled in a .WSI only.
To upload the files in a WebDeploy installation, you can use:
! Package Distribution. Because Package Distribution cannot upload to multiple
directories, use it only if all the installation files will be stored in the same directory
on the server.
! Any FTP client. Do this when the Windows Installer and .NET runtime installation files
will be stored in a different location than the application installation files.