Repackaging PrimoPDF for MSI intranet distribution

[TheCurious]

Hi,

I've had a look at PrimoPDF, great product. I would like to make this available
to my company using Group Policy. I've seen in this thread..

http://forums.primopdf.com/showthread.php?t=53

..that there is no native MSI build of PrimoPDF available at the moment.

Would it be OK if I was to repackage the .exe into an .msi?

Many thanks

Richard Hedderly

[Douglas Saltsman]

Hi,

I've had a look at PrimoPDF, great product. I would like to make this available
to my company using Group Policy. I've seen in this thread..

http://forums.primopdf.com/showthread.php?t=53

..that there is no native MSI build of PrimoPDF available at the moment.

Would it be OK if I was to repackage the .exe into an .msi?

Many thanks

Richard Hedderly


Feel free, make sure you follow the license rules though which means no distribution for profit, etc.

[VALGROM]

When you complete this repackaging...I'd appreciate any info on how to do it. I've tried it a couple of times but am getting nowhere.....

[charford]

Ya, I would like to see an MSI based installed published for it...

But in the meantime, those who are really stuck can script out something like:

O:\PrimoSetup.exe /r /f1O:\setup2.iss <-- to record the installation


O:\PrimoSetup.exe /s /f1O:\setup2.iss <-- to replay the installation on the client's

HTH.

CH

[Re~Silient]

But in the meantime, those who are really stuck can script out something like:
O:\PrimoSetup.exe /r /f1O:\setup2.iss <-- to record the installation
O:\PrimoSetup.exe /s /f1O:\setup2.iss <-- to replay the installation on the client's.
To add to this:

O:\PrimoSetup.exe /s /f1.\setup2.iss /f2c:\temp\PrimoPDF_Inst.log

/f1 = is the redirect for the answer file (setup2.iss) with the addition of .\ which basically says the answer file is in the same folder as the setup.exe

/f2 = is the redirect command line switch for the install log... in my example it creates an install log called PrimoPDF_Inst in c:\temp.

The PrimoSetup.exe /s /f1.\setup2.iss /f2c:\temp\PrimoPDF_Inst.log would work from an SMS 2.0 and SMS2003 Compressed Distribution point.

NOTE:
Applicable ONLY to PrimoPDF v1.0

A response file (Setup.iss) recorded (/r) on XP SP1 does not work to install on an XP SP2 system (and vice versa).

When you review the install log created with /f2... the ResultCode =-3
(that is: Required data not found in the Setup.iss file.)

Record and use seperate answer files
O:\PrimoSetup.exe /r /f1O:\setupXP.iss
O:\PrimoSetup.exe /r /f1O:\setupXPSP2.iss

[Douglas Saltsman]

Thank you for taking the time to write that up Re~Silent As you stated, and I would like to reiterate:

This is only applicable for Primo v.1.0

[slain]

I have made a working msi for PrimoPDF v2.0 please take a look at this link
http://forums.primopdf.com/showthread.php?p=1047#post1047

[lopper]

You can get a tut or download the primoPDF msi file from here:
http://www.x2f.dk/catlist.aspx

[sandymiss]

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