This video provides a step-by-step guide to creating a clean environment in which you may repackage application setups. Presented by HowToPackage.com's Craig Hassan, this guide offers several recommendations for removing and disabling windows components and services. Following these recommendations on the computer or virtual machine where you perform any snapshot operations will serve to minimize the capture of unrelated files and registry entries that ultimately lead to package issues ranging from failures during installation, operation and removal.

Running Time: 8:09
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After providing an overview of the problem and benefits to repackaging in a clean environment, Craig covers Windows Components that may be removed to help ensure unrelated changes to your system are not captured during the repackaging process.

 

Among the recommendations for establishing a clean system for repackaging Craig also discusses modifying the state and startup settings for unnecessary services.

Also see training on Creating Custom Actions with Wise Package Studio, Repackaging Best Practices, and finding what changes exist in a transform file.