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Hello,

We have several educational software programs in .exe format for which the usual silent installation parameters (/s /S /SILENT /VERYSILENT /QN) don't work.

The Universal Silent Switch Finder tool, which is used to find the installation options for an MSI or .exe file, returns the message: "Undetected PE File" for these .exe files.

Unzipping the .exe file yields nothing; there's just a file with no extension inside.

There's no information available on Google for these programs.

Do you know of a solution in this case?

Is it possible to generate an MSI file from an .exe file?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Best regards.

Hello psgca85,

psgca85 wrote: ↑Dec 26, 2023 - 3:41 PM We have several educational software programs in .exe format for which the usual silent installation parameters /s /S /SILENT /VERYSILENT /QN don't work.

The Universal Silent Switch Finder tool, which is used to find the installation options for an MSI or .exe file, returns the message: "Undetected PE File" for these .exe files.

Unzipping the .exe file doesn't reveal anything; there's just a file with no extension inside.

There's no information about these programs on Google.

Do you know of a solution in this case?

This type of software is what we internally call podoware...

You can check the store to see if the software has been added; we've added quite a few educational programs recently. If you're using the Enterprise version (see the forum rules when posting), you can contact Jimmy or Etienne to see the list of missing software. We're currently working with our various clients in the education sector to expand the store.

Is it possible to generate an MSI file from an EXE file?

Yes, but that won't be of any use in your case, because to create a silent MSI, the executable must first be silent, and in that case, you might as well put it directly in the WAPT package. And generally speaking, a WAPT package is more versatile than an MSI package, so if you can't do it with WAPT, you have no chance of doing it with an MSI.

You could try it with an auto-it, but the result is quite random, and it's not very reliable in the long run.

Sincerely,

Denis