Is it possible to monitor an install?

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rajsw
5th January 2007 15:01 UTC

Is it possible to monitor an install?
Is there a way for me to monitor the install of an application and create a new NSIS install script?

I know there is the installation monitor program from Microsoft which does work but I would like to find a way to have NSIS do that work for me.

Thanks,
/*Raj*/

Red Wine
5th January 2007 15:40 UTC

Obtain an utility that is able to monitor the system.
Take a snapshot of the system before start the 3rd party installation, take a snapshot right after the installation is finished, compare them, get all system changes e.g. registry added/modified/deleted keys, extracted files, started/stopped services etc, and build an installation script based on this comparison.

rajsw
5th January 2007 15:44 UTC

Originally posted by Red Wine
Obtain an utility that is able to monitor the system.

Yes. I have one already, the Microsoft Installation Monitor. I was asking if NSIS has this feature built-in.

I've been using the WISE Install System and it has a feature to capture a program as it installs and then builds a generic install based on the capture.

Thanks,
/*Raj*/

Red Wine
5th January 2007 15:56 UTC

As far as I know there isn't such a feature.
Probably you should add a feature request.
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Requests

rajsw
5th January 2007 16:38 UTC

Originally posted by Red Wine
As far as I know there isn't such a feature.

Ok. Thank you for the information.

/*Raj*/