App Repackaging Using Orca

Pluralsight
Course Summary
Installing software is a requirement for all IT pros. This course will introduce customizing Windows Installer packages through the use of Microsoft Orca to ease software installations for organizations of any size.
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Course Description
Users rely on software, so it's the IT pro's responsibility to ensure that software is installed and maintained reliably. Unfortunately, these tasks can quickly consume too much time if the old click, click, next approach is followed. This course, App Repackaging Using Orca, will introduce software customization concepts allowing any IT pro to automate, standardize, and validate software installation packages. First, you will learn the basics of the Windows Installer and its .MSI installation packages. Next, you'll see how to explore the customizable properties available within a package. Finally, you get to meet Microsoft's Orca tool and learn how it's used to edit .MSI files, producing a customized deployment package. When finished with this course, you'll have the skills necessary to turn a click, click, next software installation into a fully automated, silently installed solution.
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Course Syllabus
Course Overview- 1m 53s
—Course Overview 1m 53sGetting Started- 14m 58s
—Introduction 1m 24s
—The Windows Installer 1m 50s
—Windows Installer Advantages 2m 51s
—Switches, Patch Files, and Transforms 2m 19s
—Installing with the GUI 3m 12s
—Uninstalling with MSIExec 3m 22sGetting an MSI When Only an EXE Is Available- 11m 45sIntroducing and Installing Orca- 15m 33sUsing the Orca Interface- 12m 34sRepackaging an MSI with Orca- 22m 45sClosing the Story- 1m 29s