Creating MSI Setup

[Mushq]

Currently our product’s setup application is MFC dialog based application, we are planning to move that to a MSI setup. As I am beginner to MSI can anyone please tell me how I should start to make a MSI setup?
I am also searching on google that, but if someone has already got some experience in that field, please share that.


Regards,
Mushq

[Krishnaa]

You will need some kind of tool which helps you create MSI packages, there are various tools available. I like InstallShield the most, it has a lot of good features that make deployment so easy, but if your requirement is to just create a simple MSI package to ship few files then you might want to consider low cost MSI tools like Install Creator.

Also, if you don't have a requirement of 'Deployment from central location such as Active Directory publish, Assign methods Or SMS server etc.' then you can get all the things you want from simple EXE installer (for which there are a lot of free tools available, like innosetup).

[Mushq]

Thanks. :)