Is there a good freeware .msi complier? I want to send updates to all pc's on my LAN using a GPO. I did try one, msicreate, but the .msi wouldn't run. The file, update.exe, is created using WinZip Self-Extractor Pro.

http://www.appdeploy.com/downloads/detail.asp?id=415

im going to say this ... it may not work perfectly .... beware

WinINSTALL LE, http://www.wininstall.com

Can you repack hotfixes with that thing?

WinInstall LE is what i use as well. very nice app.

How about the Windows Installer SDK

got a link to that? never knew it existed

http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/

Click it on the left

eh the Wininstall LE is much more intuitive i would say.

^^ got it now. thanks. still got to try it out ^^

Repackage hotfixes? can't you use qchain for that?

qchain makes sure the files that are updated aren't messed up when you do a mass install of hotfixes, it's not a repackager