The fourth part of our step-by-step series for the MSI Builder explains how to add shortcuts for your application in three distinct places.
Shortcuts to your application and/or associated tools can be placed on the Desktop, in the Start Menu,…
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This part of the MSI Builder Step-by-Step series is a re-post of a previous article on adding PowerShell modules to your Installer. As all the information is recent and there have been no changes, you can skip this post if…
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The third part of our MSI Builder Step-by-Step series examines how you can add and customize a user interface for your installer.
This particular step for the MSI builder has already been discussed here, but we would be remiss if…
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The second part in our MSI builder Step-by-Step series explains how to add files and entire folder structures to your installer.
Files and Folders
The main job of a Windows Installer is to copy files to the target computer. Files…
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This first article in our step-by-step guide for the SAPIEN MSI Builder walks you through the initial settings you need for every Windows Installer you will create.
There are reasonable defaults in place for a number of fields, and some…
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The latest versions of the Windows Application engines supplied with the Script Packager in PrimalScript 2023 (8.1.187) and SAPIEN PowerShell Studio 2023 (5.8.226) contain a little new feature you may find handy.
If your script uses the ‘Write-Progress’ cmdlet, the…
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The feature described in this article is also included in PowerShell Studio 5.8.230.
Some time ago, Microsoft introduced Windows Terminal, which has now replaced the default console on Windows 11 (since 22H2). Having a tabbed environment and the ability to…
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In PrimalScript 8.1.182 and PowerShell Studio 5.8.222, we added an option to the current packager engines allowing you to adjust the colors of specific output categories.
You may have seen the properties below in a PowerShell console:
These are properties…
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The information in this article applies to the SAPIEN Script Packager in PrimalScript 8.1.181 and PowerShell Studio 5.8.222.
SAPIEN Script Packager has had the ability to create MSI files for some years now. The intention has always been to provide…
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ARM processors have been part of the Microsoft Windows computer infrastructure for some time. Windows 10 officially started supporting it back in 2017. I am intentionally leaving out Windows 8 on Windows RT; if you have encountered this, you likely…
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