Repackaging a Sample Package

In this procedure, you will repackage a sample setup, perform some minor edits in Repackager, and then build a Windows Installer package.

#	Step	Instructions	Result
1	Select and repackage a sample package (.exe) to a Windows Installer Package (.msi)	Use Repackaging Wizard ( Installation Monitoring method) to repackage the following sample setup: C:\ASEvalGuideDataFiles\ SampleApplicationSetup\ SampleApplicationSetup.exe Note: It is recommended that you repackage this sample package on a clean machine. Save the captured data in the following directory: C:\Packages Note: For instructions, see Repackaging Using the Installation Monitoring Method.	The captured data was converted into a Repackager project file ( SampleApplication.irp ) and opened in the Repackager interface.
2	Edit package in Repackager and build Windows Installer package	To exclude files that are not part of the package, open the Files and Folders view, right-click on the \[WindowsVolume\] folder and select Exclude All from the context menu. Click Save . Note: For instructions, see Excluding All Files in a Directory.	The \[WindowsVolume\] folder is displayed in red to indicate that it is excluded.
		Open the Repackaged Output view and click Build to build a Windows Installer package. Note: For instructions, see Building a Windows Installer Package.	The Repackager project file has been converted to a Windows Installer package, located in the following directory: C:\Packages\MSI_Package\ SampleApplication.msi
		Copy all of the files in the C:\\Packages\\MSI\_Package directory (including the SampleApplication.msi file) to the following directory on the machine where AdminStudio is installed: C:\ASEvalGuideDataFiles\ SampleApplicationSetup\	New Windows Installer package (and other associated files) are now in the same main directory as the other evaluation data files.