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Convert SMS Installer or WiseScript Installation
Convert SMS Installer or WiseScript Installation
With this tool, you can convert the following types of installation scripts:
! An .IPF file created in Microsoft’s System Management Server (SMS).
! A .WSE file created in version 5.0 and later of Wise Installation System.
! A .WSE file created in WiseScript Editor.
! An .EXE file created by one of the applications above. Do this when you do not have
the original installation file. The compiled .EXE file contains an embedded copy of the
installation script.
Use the following guidelines to identify and fix conversion problems:
! Because WiseScripts and SMS Installer scripts are based on a non-Windows Installer
technology, not all elements of the script are converted to Windows Installer format:
• Only the installation of files, registry changes, and other system changes are
converted.
• Custom dialogs, custom logic, and other settings are not converted.
! All the files available to the original SMS installation must be available to the
converted Windows Installer package at the same locations.
! Components are converted to features, and Execute Program script actions are
converted to Execute Program custom actions.
! Some script actions can cause problems with the conversion process.
To convert an SMS Installer script or WiseScript:
1. Before converting a script, open it and delete all Display Billboard, Display Graphic,
and Add Icon script actions from the script.
2. Do one of the following:
• Select File menu > New. On the New Installation File dialog, select Conversion
Tools from the Categories list and double-click the SMS Installer or WiseScript
Installation icon in the Templates/Tools list. (In Visual Studio: Select File
menu > New > File. On the New Files dialog, select Wise Files from the
Categories list and double-click Convert SMS Installer or WiseScript Installation
in the Templates list.) Use this method to create an installation that contains
only the information from the converted installation.
• Select Tools menu > Convert SMS Installer or WiseScript Installation. (In Visual
Studio: Project menu > Convert SMS Installer or WiseScript Installation.) Use
this method to add the converted installation’s information to the current
installation file.
The Welcome dialog appears.
3. Complete the dialog:
• Installation Script
Specify a .WSE, .EXE, or .IPF file to convert.
You cannot convert .EXE files that were not generated by the Wise Installation
System or SMS.
• Extract Directory
If you are converting an .EXE file, specify a temporary directory to hold the files
extracted from the installation.
4. Click Next to start the conversion.
The script is converted to Windows Installer format.