What is the best tool kit to transform .msi into .exe?

I would like to encapsulate a .msi into an .exe in order to add:

Hardcode folder location, example C:\Program Files (x86)\TEST\
Add installation version file
Use silent installation
Use of command line switches (install/uninstall)
Log generation
Add Windows Registry foot prints

MSI Customization: Customization of MSI files for installation is a built-in feature of the technology. there are two primary ways to customize the installation:
Light Weight: You can set PUBLIC properties on the command line as a light weight form of customization, sample here and here, or...
msiexec.exe /i setup.msi ADDLOCAL="Core,Spell" SERIALKEY="1234-1234" /qn
Heavy Weight: Use transforms (database fragments of changes) to make large changes to the whole installer - you can change almost anything in the whole package.
msiexec.exe /i setup.msi TRANSFORMS="mytransform.mst" /qn
Tools: Major MSI tools - the major tools available to make and customize MSI files. And some (primarily) free MSI tools. Orca can be used to make transforms - customization fragments for MSI files. See that last link for how to get it downloaded / installed.

msiexec.exe Command Line: The msiexec.exe command line is complex and somewhat unusual:

There is this ancient tool that can help to build command lines. No longer officially available, but it might be gotten from archives.

Links:

How to make better use of MSI files (actual explanation of MSI customization via transforms)

How to run an installation in /silent mode with adjusted settings

MSI Repackaging - free tool

Further: Further links - just for reference, the above should suffice.

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58231405/what-is-the-best-tool-kit-to-transform-msi-into-exe

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