I can see lot of discusssions still going on over the topic "Returning an Exit Code from within Wise script". In case of Wise script wrapper installs, it is important to get an exit code from the installation so that in case of an error returned from the install. Exit Installation action exits the WiseScript .EXE with an Exit Code. An exit code should be a Non-Negetive integer value. I would like to have an enhancement in Wise Package Studio, which will ...

Now I don't know if this is  even possible, but I had an idea and I thought I would throw it out there.  I wonder if it would be possible to just convert an MSI to a VSA for use with SVS as opposed to doing a setup capture where other unwanted files and process activity may be captured during the installation.  I have done a little work on this just to see what I can come up with and I have found that it is fairly easy to extract files from the MSI programmatically ...

I think that Symantec should ensure that all their applications are available in Windows Installer format and come with a guide to customising the application using Wise Packaging Studio. You could call such a program "Administrator Friendly" or something, and even extend it to include 3rd party apps (for a fee, of course!). Have some rules like: Comes as Windows Installer. Includes an Admin customisation guide. No post install setup... Disable registration... etc.

I have an enhancement request for Wise Package Studio / SVS. I want to automatically deploy software in a layer on a user's computer. Not using Altiris Deployment but by GPO in the AD. My idear: Compile an SVS package or export an layer. Wrap the package in an MSI. Make some custom actions in the MSI that uses the SVS Dll or the SVS Cli to import the SVS inside the MSI into the SVS on the computer the MSI is being installed on. Possibly first check if a layername exist already. It is similar ...