How to scan for filesystem changes?
Hi,
I'm not really looking for a complete MSI repackager, but I have a need to scan for filesystem (and perhaps registry changes) changes and create a MSI or some other form of package of the collected files.
I also need to be able to place specific files and folders in paths that I specify. This could be fonts, ICC profiles, shortcuts, etc. The tool should understand system variables like %userprofile%.
Does there exist a free or inexpensive tool that can accomplish this? I don't need the "installation" to be recognized as a real installation, so some sort of script that just deploys the files and folders would be ok.
Regards,
René Frej Nielsen
I'm not really looking for a complete MSI repackager, but I have a need to scan for filesystem (and perhaps registry changes) changes and create a MSI or some other form of package of the collected files.
I also need to be able to place specific files and folders in paths that I specify. This could be fonts, ICC profiles, shortcuts, etc. The tool should understand system variables like %userprofile%.
Does there exist a free or inexpensive tool that can accomplish this? I don't need the "installation" to be recognized as a real installation, so some sort of script that just deploys the files and folders would be ok.
Regards,
René Frej Nielsen
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Posted by:
renefn
14 years ago
As far as I can tell, then it needs an EXE file as a starting point. One of the things that I need to scan for is changes made by Adobe's updaters. I need to check which files are updated and to what version, so that I can create installation conditions in Absolute Manage (formerly LANrev).
I also have a need to place specific files on the users computers, something that I don't think that Repackager can do.
I also have a need to place specific files on the users computers, something that I don't think that Repackager can do.
Posted by:
pjgeutjens
14 years ago
René,
I believe you can choose to "not launch the selected .exe automatically" during the snapshotting process. So you could just input a "dummy" setup.exe, then make all the changes you want to monitor manually, and start the second system scan afterwards.
this should allow you to capture the changes for anything you want.
PJ
I believe you can choose to "not launch the selected .exe automatically" during the snapshotting process. So you could just input a "dummy" setup.exe, then make all the changes you want to monitor manually, and start the second system scan afterwards.
this should allow you to capture the changes for anything you want.
PJ
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