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Creating / Editing Custom Installers

Software Deployment > Catalog > New Windows Installer or Edit Installer, when a custom installer is selected

The New Windows Installer or Edit Custom Installer window displays the following properties when a custom installer file is added or edited in your local Software Catalog.

Note: See Editing Standard Installers.

Install Settings tab

  • Name - The name of the installer.
  • Description - The description of the installer.
  • Version - The version of the installer.
  • Language - The language of the installer. Language Neutral is the default. The drop-down list of supported languages is defined using the Application Settings > Languages tab.
  • Upload Installer File - Select the installer file to upload.
  • Command Line Arguments - Enter additional command line arguments. A "silent-install" command line argument is recommended.
  • Reboot Required - If checked, reboots the managed machine for the install. The reboot action depends on the machine.
  • Pre Procedure - If checked, runs a specified agent procedure before the install.
  • Post Procedure - If checked, runs a specified agent procedure after the install.

Scan Items tab

The Scan Items tab specifies the criteria used to identify a custom install on a managed machine during a Software Deployment and Update scan. Multiple entries of all three types of scan items can be combined. All scan items listed must match during a scan for the software to be identified as installed.

  • Add Scan Item or Edit Scan Item
    • Scan Type - File, Registery Key, Registry Value
    • Scan Item
      • File - The full path to the file, such as C:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMergeU.exe. The scanner will accept, as the first part of the path, three different environment variables: %ProgramFiles%, %ProgramFiles(x86)%, and %ProgramW6432%. For instance: %ProgramFiles%\WinMerge\WinMergeU.exe

        Note: On 64-bit Windows %ProgramFiles(x86)% checks the C:\Program Files (x86) folder while %ProgramW6432% checks the C:\Program Files folder.

      • Registry Key - You can use either the long form of the registry hive name or the short form. For instance: HKLM\SOFTWARE\CompanyName\WinMerge\Locale or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CompanyName\WinMerge\Locale
      • Registry Value - You can use either the long form of the registry hive name or the short form. For instance: HKLM\SOFTWARE\CompanyName\WinMerge\Executable or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CompanyName\WinMerge\Executable
    • Has Version Number
      • If checked and File is selected, the scanner attempts to extract the version number from the EXE or DLL specified.
      • If checked and Registry Value is selected, the registry value must be a string data type. The scanner attempts to read the string of the registry value and return that string as the version number to the server.
  • Delete Scan - Deletes the selected scan item.