How to build an BgInfo msi package?

Environment
  • Altiris Deployment 6.9
  • Windows x86, x64

Introduction
Building an bginfo package that is for deploying it from Altiris Deployment


Procedures
You can download bginfo from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897557

Run a Wise MSI Editors to build package. First, set file destination of bginfo, for example
C:\Program Files\bginfo

Then, edit "ROOTDRIVE" and "INSTALLDIR" for registry and UI Wizard from "Setup Editor" > "Product" > "Properties"


To be auto-run bginfo, set registry - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
"[INSTALLDIR]bginfo\bginfo.exe" "[INSTALLDIR]bginfo\conf\Host_IP.bgi" /NOLICPROMPT /TIMER:0
The .bgi file is a saved setting from bginfo

Next, set it Destination Folder in UI Wizard

Finally, run "Compile" to build an bginfo package.

This is an example for installing via Altiris Deployment
bginfo.msi /qb-