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How to AUTORUN .MSI File from cd

Updated: 22 May 2010 | 3 comments
parag's picture
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I have develop setup suing WISE which is in .msi format
i want to autorun that from CD
please help

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ShadowStep's picture
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Aug
2008
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autorun.ini

Am I understanding you correctly that you want the setup-file you have on your cd to run one you enter the disc? Then it's a simple matter, just create an empty .txt file, and rename it to Autorun.inf . Open it in notepad, and write the folloing lines in it:

[autorun] 
open=setupname.msi
icon=autorun.ico

Then save it and put it in the root directory of the disc, together with setupname.msi. If you'd rather have an application which creates this file, I suggest you use this one:

http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptautorun.asp

haim96's picture
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Aug
2008
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i'm not sure it will run with MSI

i tried this with MSI file and it didn't work...
i think you need to convert it to EXE.

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2008
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Wrapper

Just create a wrapper for the MSI, its just a one step(minute) solution.

Use this setup.exe for autorun.

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