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Edit MSI/MST

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• [MSI] Product information
• [MSI] Package IDs
• [MSI] Summary Information
• [MSI] ARP appearance
• [MSI] Digital signature
• [MSI] Permission settings (SecEdit)
• Files and folders
  • [MSI] Add duplicate file
  • [MSI] Add INI file
  • [MSI] Add subfolder
  • [MSI] Add system folders
    • List of System folders
  • [MSI] Change media (compression type)
  • [MSI] Edit file details
  • [MSI] Edit folder details
  • [MSI] Edit INI file
  • [MSI] Export (extract) all files
  • [MSI] Export (extract) file
  • [MSI] Import files and COM
  • [MSI] Move files/folders
  • [MSI] Replace file
  • [MSI] Set INSTALLDIR
  • [MSI] Set/remove file system permissions
  • [MSI] Create empty folders on install
  • [MSI] Clean-up file system on uninstall
• Shortcuts
  • [MSI] Add shortcut
  • [MSI] Edit shortcut
  • [MSI] Import shortcuts
  • [MSI] Move shortcuts
• Registry values/keys
  • [MSI] Add registry key
  • [MSI] Add registry value
  • [MSI] Edit registry key
  • [MSI] Edit registry value
  • [MSI] Export registry to .REG
  • [MSI] Import registry from .REG
  • [MSI] Move registry
  • [MSI] Set/remove registry permissions
  • [MSI] Clean-up system registry on install
• Custom actions
  • [MSI] Add custom action
  • [MSI] Add standard (built-in) actions
  • [MSI] Edit custom action
• Drivers
  • [MSI] Add driver
  • [MSI] Edit driver options
• Environment Variables
  • [MSI] Add Environment Variable
  • [MSI] Edit Environment Variable
• Services
  • [MSI] Add Service Control (Start, Stop, Delete)
  • [MSI] Add Service Installation
  • [MSI] Edit Service Control (Start, Stop, Delete)
  • [MSI] Edit Service Installation
• Features and components
  • [MSI] Add component
  • [MSI] Add feature
  • [MSI] Edit component
  • [MSI] Edit feature
  • [MSI] Find and delete empty components
  • [MSI] Move components/features
  • [MSI] Review component resources
  • [MSI] Review feature resources
• Upgrades
  • [MSI] Add package auto-upgrade
  • [MSI] Edit package auto-upgrade
  • [MSI] Import package auto-upgrade
• System search (AppSearch)
  • [MSI] Search in components keypath
  • [MSI] Search in file system
  • [MSI] Search inside INI file
  • [MSI] Search in registry
• Properties
  • [MSI] Add property
  • [MSI] Edit property
• Tables
  • [MSI] Add tables
  • [MSI] Drop table
  • [MSI] Import tables from .IDT
• Merge Modules (MSM)
  • [MSI] Export components to MSM
  • [MSI] Import MSM to package