WindowsInstaller.Installer – Alkane Solutions

Find the Product Name, Product Code and More for an Installed MSI

Occasionally we need to find the Product Name, Product Code and more for an installed MSI. It’s also handy to find the Install Source so we can see where i was installed from. There are various ways to achieve this...

September 13, 2022

MSI (Windows Installer) Custom Actions

Extract an EXE from the binary table and run it from a VBScript Custom Action

Somebody over at ITNinja recently asked how they could run an executable stored in the binary table, from a VBScript Custom Action. Here’s an example I knocked up which describes how to extract an EXE from the binary table and...

August 1, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Rename Single-file Components

Description This script will rename single-file components to their filename. Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading = 1 Const ForWriting = 2 Const ForAppending = 8 'create a...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Set Arbitrary Keypaths

Description: This script will set arbitrary keypaths for components with no keypath. Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading = 1 Const ForWriting = 2 Const ForAppending = 8...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Create Short File Names

Description: This script will create short file names (8.3 format) for the File table and the IniFile table of a Windows Installer. Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Delete Duplicate Registry

Description: This script will delete duplicate registry entries in the Registry table of a Windows Installer. Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading = 1 Const ForWriting = 2...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Delete Empty Components

Description: This script will delete empty components from a Windows Installer. Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading = 1 Const ForWriting = 2 Const ForAppending = 8 'create...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Split INI Files into Separate Components

Description: This script will split INI files into separate components, as per Windows Installer Best Practices. Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading = 1 Const ForWriting = 2...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Split PE Files into Separate Components

Description: This script will split PE files into separate components, as per Windows Installer Best Practices. Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading = 1 Const ForWriting = 2...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Merge Multiple Windows Installer Transforms

Description: This script will merge multiple Windows Installer transforms into one single transform. Usage: CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} {Transform 1} {Transform 2} {Transform x..} (or if transform ordering is not important, drag an MSI and multiple MSTs onto the VBS file)...

January 4, 2013

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Tag: WindowsInstaller.Installer

Find the Product Name, Product Code and More for an Installed MSI

Extract an EXE from the binary table and run it from a VBScript Custom Action

Rename Single-file Components

Set Arbitrary Keypaths

Create Short File Names

Delete Duplicate Registry

Delete Empty Components

Split INI Files into Separate Components

Split PE Files into Separate Components

Merge Multiple Windows Installer Transforms

PowerShell Script Support for Installing and Uninstalling Intune Win32 Applications

Use PowerShell to Read MSI Windows Installer Properties

Evergreen Application Packaging converting Winget to MSIX

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