问题
I need to install redistributable Visual C++ 2015 on three hundred computers in a corporate office. Is there any way to convert EXE to MSI. It would save tons of time.
回答1:
The Visual Studio 2015 and 2017 installers are built with the WiX toolset.
You can extract the contents of these with the dark tool:
+>dir /b vc_*
vc_redist.x64.exe
vc_redist.x86.exe
+>mkdir x64-extracted
+>c:\local\WiX-3.11.1-bin\dark.exe vc_redist.x64.exe -x x64-extracted
Windows Installer XML Toolset Decompiler version 3.11.1.2318
Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved.
vc_redist.x64.exe
+>cd x64-extracted
+>dir /b /s
....\vcredist-2015\x64-extracted\AttachedContainer
....\vcredist-2015\x64-extracted\UX
....\vcredist-2015\x64-extracted\AttachedContainer\packages
....\vcredist-2015\x64-extracted\AttachedContainer\packages\Patch
....\vcredist-2015\x64-extracted\AttachedContainer\packages\vcRuntimeAdditional_amd64
....\vcredist-2015\x64-extracted\AttachedContainer\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_amd64
....\vcredist-2015\x64-extracted\AttachedContainer\packages\Patch\x64
....\vcredist-2015\x64-extracted\AttachedContainer\packages\Patch\x86
....\vcredist-2015\x64-extracted\UX
...
+>
This will contain the vc_runtimeMinimum_x64.msi along with a cab1.cab that contains the actual data and the vc_runtimeAdditional_x64.msi along with another cab1.cab with the MFC dlls.
Note that it will also contain a bunch of MSU files (under the ..\Patch\..) subdir, that contain operating system patches for a minimum version of the Universal C Runtime. The UCRT is the part of the C runtime library that is no longer VS version specific, but an OS component.
回答2:
Have you tried to extract it, as in the this example?
回答3:
You can use a tool that converts a setup executable file (EXE) into a Windows Installer Package (MSI):
QwertyLab's Exe to Msi Converter (Free): download
EMCO MSI Package Builder (Shareware): download You can download and use an evaluation version during a trial period. If you would like to continue using the product after the trial period, you must purchase the license. License removes any trial version limitations, so you don't need to download another copy of the product.
MSI package are useful to be deployed via GPO of Microsoft Active Directory.
Also, There other approach than GPO using EMCO Remote Installer.
EMCO Remote Installer perform any complex deployment task with just a few clicks. The application automates software deployment and audit operations, so you can easily manage software across your entire network. Review feature list
回答4:
I looked for a solution for that, too but couldn't find a way.
I just deploy it with powershell with silent switch like this:
& "\\MyServer\path\vc_redist.x86.exe" /q /norestart | Out-Null
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39755490/msi-for-visual-c-2015