Response MST

Response MST is a transform file that contains your ‘responses’ to the installation dialog options, input fields, etc. Response MST is used to install the MSI package silently with the necessary options.

Note

PACE Suite will simulate the MSI installation and capture changes that you will make to the installation dialogs. The simulated installation will not affect your system.

  1. Run PACE Suite Launcher either from the Start Menu or Desktop shortcut on your work station (PC).

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  2. Select the Packager Tasks > Create Package > MST > Response MST.

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  3. Click Browse…, located next to the MSI package for tailoring field, to select an MSI package for tailoring. The MSI installation will be simulated and will not affect your real system.

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  4. Choose an MSI package (e.g. VisualSVN-Server-3.2.3-x64.msi), for which you want to create a response transform, and click Open.

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  5. (optional) In the Apply transform you can specify an additional MST, which you want to apply to MSI during the installation simulation. Also, you can specify public properties to the Command-Line options field to set the necessary values before MSI tailoring. If the package can’t be run for the simulation due to some installation conditions are not satisfied, tick the Ignore MSI launch condition option to skip all ‘Launch Conditions’.

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  6. Click Next to start the simulation.

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  7. Follow the installation dialogs and choose the necessary options.

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  8. Here you can review the captured results. Values are divided between the Properties, Features and Directories tabs. Also, you can add extra values clicking Add, or remove unnecessary clicking Remove. Then, click Next to choose the saving options

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  9. Click Finish to complete the wizard.

    With the default options, the created response MST will be opened in MSI Editor, where you can review the captured results against the MSI package.

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