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Delete a File from multiple User Profiles

Description: This post describes how to delete a file from multiple user profiles (normal.dot in this example). Also has the ability to exclude certain profile folders. Could be easily combined with this script to delete folders/subdolfers and files from each profile:...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Rename Single-file Components

Description This script will rename single-file components to their filename. Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading = 1 Const ForWriting = 2 Const ForAppending = 8 'create a...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Set Arbitrary Keypaths

Description: This script will set arbitrary keypaths for components with no keypath. Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading = 1 Const ForWriting = 2 Const ForAppending = 8...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Change the Class Context Case

Description: This script will change the Class context case. For example, Inprocserver32 is replaced by InprocServer32. Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} {Transform 1} {Transform 2} {Transform x..} (or if transform ordering is not important, drag an MSI and multiple MSTs onto...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Change GUIDs to Upper Case

Description: This script will change GUIDs to upper case, as per Windows Installer Best Practises Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading = 1 Const ForWriting = 2 Const...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Delete Unused Directories

Description: This script will delete unused directories in the Directory table which are unused Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading = 1 Const ForWriting = 2 Const ForAppending...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Create Short File Names

Description: This script will create short file names (8.3 format) for the File table and the IniFile table of a Windows Installer. Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Delete Duplicate Registry

Description: This script will delete duplicate registry entries in the Registry table of a Windows Installer. Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading = 1 Const ForWriting = 2...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Delete Empty Components

Description: This script will delete empty components from a Windows Installer. Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading = 1 Const ForWriting = 2 Const ForAppending = 8 'create...

January 4, 2013

MSI (Windows Installer) Scripts

Split INI Files into Separate Components

Description: This script will split INI files into separate components, as per Windows Installer Best Practices. Usage CScript.exe {Script} {MSI} Script 'set up log file Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Const ForReading = 1 Const ForWriting = 2...

January 4, 2013

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Category: MSI Application Packaging

Delete a File from multiple User Profiles

Rename Single-file Components

Set Arbitrary Keypaths

Change the Class Context Case

Change GUIDs to Upper Case

Delete Unused Directories

Create Short File Names

Delete Duplicate Registry

Delete Empty Components

Split INI Files into Separate Components

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