Creating Windows Installer Packages
The last method of deploying registry settings I discuss in this chapter is creating Windows Installer package files. You’ve undoubtedly encountered package files by now. Office 2003 Editions ships as a package file, which is a database of files and settings that Windows Installer installs on the computer. Creating a package file for a large application is an intense process, but creating package files that contain registry settings is straightforward.
To create a package file, you need an editor. One of the most popular package editors is VERITAS WinINSTALL, and you can learn more about this enterprise-class tool at http://www.veritas.com. If you don’t want to fork over the cash necessary to purchase a full ...
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