EMCO Remote Installer
This remote installer tool allows you to perform remote installation and uninstallation of EXE setups and MSI/MSP packages, and to audit installed software.
EMCO MSI Package Builder is an advanced EXE to MSI converter helps you to repackage legacy installations into silent MSI packages in order to prepare them for a remote unattended deployment by means of Group Policy (GPO) or other tools. You can convert EXE to an MSI file in an automatic mode using the installation capturing technology. This technology tracks file system and registry changes performed by the original installation and uses the captured results to generate an MSI package.
EMCO MSI Package Builder is an MSI authoring tool created to help administrators prepare installations for an unattended remote deployment. It features a specially designed installation capturing technology that makes it possible to convert EXE to MSI automatically with no effort. EXE to MSI repackaging features are available in all editions of the application.
How to convert EXE to MSI using EMCO MSI Package Builder? You can repackage an installation automatically using the capturing technology, which will track all the changes performed by the installation process and generate an MSI package for you.
You can convert EXE to MSI using the installation capturing technology, which tracks all file system and registry changes. In order to create an MSI from EXE, you can launch and follow the installation process in the course of which all your changes will be tracked and used for generation of an MSI package performing the same changes.
The installation capturing technology used for EXE to MSI repackaging provides more accurate results then other technologies. Not only can it to detect file system and registry changes, but also associate every change with the process it was initiated by. As a result, you can easily find and filter out unwanted changes.
If you have an installation that doesn't satisfy the requirements of Group Policy and other tools for remote installation, you can prepare it for a remote deployment by converting it to a silent MSI package. The typical case is creating MSI packages for legacy EXE installations, but you can also convert other types of installations to an MSI.
Transform interactive EXE setups that require manual installation to silent MSI packages ready for an automatic unattended installation. Capture manual installation of the original setup file to get an MSI package capable of reproducing the installation process. The MSI can work in a silent mode and can be deployed remotely.
The program is available in three editions with the different set of the features.
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The Professional Edition includes Live Monitoring technology for capturing installation changes and generating MSI packages from the captured results. It supports EXE to MSI repackaging for basic legacy installations. Repackaging can be performed on the local machine or in Windows Sandbox.
The Enterprise Edition offers extended EXE to MSI converting capabilities. It is designed to capture file system and registry changes, as well as monitor installations of services, drivers, and other advanced resources. This edition enables converting complex legacy EXE installations to MSI for remote deployment. Monitoring can be performed on the local machine or on existing Hyper-V, VMware, and VirtualBox virtual machines.
The Architect Edition includes all available MSI repackaging features and can generate MSI and MSIX/AppX packages from the same project data, allowing you to choose the required output format based on your deployment needs. This edition supports installation monitoring on the local machine or on existing Hyper-V, VMware, and VirtualBox virtual machines. It also includes features for wrapping installations into MSI and IntuneWin packages, as well as publishing packages directly to Intune.