Repackaging
Repackaging and customizing applications is the technical core of Wise Package Studio
Repackaging, or converting, applications into Windows Installer (.MSI) format and customizing them to meet standards is the technical essence of preparing applications for deployment.
Wise Package Studio simplifies the complexity of repackaging and customizing applications, providing everything you need to successfully complete the packaging phase of enterprise software packaging, including:
- Analyzing the requirements and scope of an application installation with reports and editing tools.
- Repackaging or converting an installation into .MSI format. Dozens of features in Wise Package Studio support this; the most important include SetupCapture®, Legacy Setup Conversion and Virtual Capture™.
- Customizing the package to meet organizational standards or unique requirements through Wise Package Studio's numerous customization tools, which accommodate beginning packagers or advanced script writers.
Repackage Now, Save Later
Establishing a consistent, efficient packaging process may take a little more time up front, but your organization will save in the long run. Packaging gives you solid, reliable application packages that are ready for the remaining phases of deployment preparation.
- Up-front analysis saves time and money in later phases
- Packaging makes it easy to customize and test
- Customization enforces corporate standards
- Simplifies rollouts
Powerful Technology for .MSI Migration and Customization
No other product gives you the comprehensive, leading technology for repackaging applications into .MSI format and customizing applications to meet your orginzation's unique requirements. It doesn't matter where your applications come from or how experienced your packagers are; Wise Package Studio makes it easy and efficient.
MSI Migration
When you use Wise to help with migrating to this format, you in turn get the full benefits of Windows 2000/XP migration, such as self-healing, install-on-demand and rollback.
- Convert and repackage any existing installation into .MSI format with legacy conversion tools and SetupCapture
- Customize repackaged .MSI installations through numerous tools, including the unique MSIScript
- Create transforms (.MST) for customizing installations already in .MSI format with InstallTailor
Repackaging and Customizing Installations
Numerous features in Wise Package Studio make repackaging and customization quick and easy.
- Virtual Capture™ allows you to perform repeated captures on a "non-clean" machine without re-imaging, significantly reducing the time it takes to capture installations. You can make repeated captures on a single PC, such as your own workstation, without re-imaging or disturbing the operating system, applications or data.
- SetupCapture, the industry's only complete capture tool, gives you a total picture of what occurs in the original .EXE installation with the combination of snapshot and SmartMonitor technology.
- Legacy Setup Conversion, which converts nearly any existing installation into Windows Installer format.
- Customize packages in any format, including Windows Installer (.MSI) or script-based packages with multiple editing tools, including Windows Installer Editor and MSIScript.
Packaging and customization is the technical core of Wise Package Studio Professional and Standard.