MSI Veiwer?

[Richard Gutery]

I guess I have two quesions:
1) Is there such a tool as an MS MSI viewer. At times (particularly after a
web download) I'd like to view the contents of an MSI file,
2) What tool would one use to create an MSI. I have the ORKTOOLS and can
create MST files, but can't seem to find much in MSI files.

TX in advance.

RG

[Byte]

You can view MST files with the MST file viewer by ORKTOOLS, but MSI files
are installer files and cannot be viewed for they are programmed in the
C+++ programming language. (unless you're a programmer).

"Richard Gutery" wrote:

> I guess I have two quesions:
> 1) Is there such a tool as an MS MSI viewer. At times (particularly after a
> web download) I'd like to view the contents of an MSI file,
> 2) What tool would one use to create an MSI. I have the ORKTOOLS and can
> create MST files, but can't seem to find much in MSI files.
>
> TX in advance.
>
> RG
>
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Richard Gutery wrote:
> I guess I have two quesions:
> 1) Is there such a tool as an MS MSI viewer. At times (particularly after a
> web download) I'd like to view the contents of an MSI file,
> 2) What tool would one use to create an MSI. I have the ORKTOOLS and can
> create MST files, but can't seem to find much in MSI files.
>
> TX in advance.
>
> RG
>
>

Try Orca, part of Microsoft's Platform Software Development Kit (SDK).
http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/downlevel.htm

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[Richard Gutery]

We are a programming and engineering shop.

Thanks,
"Byte" <Byte@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> You can view MST files with the MST file viewer by ORKTOOLS, but MSI files
> are installer files and cannot be viewed for they are programmed in the
> C+++ programming language. (unless you're a programmer).
>
> "Richard Gutery" wrote:
>
>> I guess I have two quesions:
>> 1) Is there such a tool as an MS MSI viewer. At times (particularly after
>> a
>> web download) I'd like to view the contents of an MSI file,
>> 2) What tool would one use to create an MSI. I have the ORKTOOLS and can
>> create MST files, but can't seem to find much in MSI files.
>>
>> TX in advance.
>>
>> RG
>>
>>
>>

[Richard Gutery]

This is what I was looking for. Thanks Bruce.

"Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
news:epJ$OEm4EHA.1524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Richard Gutery wrote:
>> I guess I have two quesions:
>> 1) Is there such a tool as an MS MSI viewer. At times (particularly after
>> a web download) I'd like to view the contents of an MSI file,
>> 2) What tool would one use to create an MSI. I have the ORKTOOLS and can
>> create MST files, but can't seem to find much in MSI files.
>>
>> TX in advance.
>>
>> RG
>
> Try Orca, part of Microsoft's Platform Software Development Kit (SDK).
> http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/downlevel.htm
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
> both at once. - RAH