Installer debugger, possible?
I have asked this question before but it was ignored since it was in a thread that wasn't on subject.
Is there anyone who can make or find an program that can create a fake partition and load an installer inside of it and moniter all file actions it takes and registry actions.
I need a kind of... Debugger for installers to see what exactly its doing on my computer. The previous topic asked if you could extract a source installer file but I'm not asking this. What I'm asking is if theres a sort of exe shell that can launch a program and create a fake mounted drive of an operating system and hook all commands and log them.
I know its possible but, I have never seen any such software so far. Not all installers make log files saying exactly what action they took to install the program or set of programs. I see tons of program packs, freeware packed together that installs just like the seperate installers but in one foul swoop.
This question kinda works with nsis and any installer program. I ask this for multiple reasons, I like want to make a custom codec pack and multiple other things. I do not want to load each installer from a main installer and go through tons of differant screens to install a pack of codecs or other things. So I wanted to install them all at once by installing it finding out the installer installed them all and copy that as well as add in more to it.
I may be off base asking, it may not be possible or insanely easy but... I have not been able to find a way and was hoping someone here could help me out.