Migrating to Windows Installer

The flowchart on the Migrate to Windows Installer tab of the AdminStudio Start page lists the steps you need to perform to migrate a sample setup (such as an .exe file) to a deployable Windows Installer package.

In this section, you will convert a sample setup named SampleApplicationSetup.exe to a Windows Installer Package, import it into the Application Catalog, test it for best practices, operating system compatibility, and application conflicts, and then prepare it for distribution using Distribution Wizard.

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It is preferable to repackage 32-bit applications on 32-bit operating systems. In this exercise, we will be repackaging a 32-bit application.

To migrate a sample application to a Windows Installer package, perform the following steps:

• Repackaging a Sample Package

• Importing Packages into the Application Catalog

• Testing a Repackaged Application and Resolving Issues