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Creating an Installation for Microsoft SMS

If an installation will be run in a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)

environment, you can have the installation create a status .MIF file in the Windows

directory to describe the application. In order to use an installation in an SMS

environment, you must also create a package definition file (.PDF or .SMS), which

contains information about the installation. You can create the package definition file

manually, or configure the installation to create it when compiled. For information about

SMS, visit the Microsoft Developer Network (msdn.microsoft.com).

The Microsoft SMS page specifies the information for the .MIF file and package definition

file. Alternatively, you can apply the /m command line option to msiexec.exe to create a

status.mif file. See Command Line Options in the Windows Installer SDK Help.

To have the installation create a status .MIF file and a package definition file, mark

Create Status MIF and complete the page.

! Install MIF Filename

Enter the name of the application being installed. Example: sample.mif.

! Uninstall MIF Filename

Enter the name of the application being uninstalled. Example: uninstall_sample.mif.

! Serial Number

Enter the serial number of the application being installed.

! Package Definition File

To create a package definition file when the installation is compiled, mark one of the

following checkboxes. Verify that the installation’s name, version, and manufacturer

are entered on the Product Details page, because that information is included in the

package definition file.

• Create .PDF File (SMS 1.2 or earlier)

Mark this to create a package definition file of file type .PDF. In Version, enter

the SMS version.

• Create .SMS File (SMS 2.0 or later)

Mark this to create a package definition file of file type .SMS. In Version, enter

the SMS version.

You can also import an existing Microsoft SMS installation. See Convert SMS Installer or

WiseScript Installation on page 358.