Chapter 14: Identifying and Resolving Package Errors Using PackageExpert
Testing Packages and Viewing Results
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Testing External Packages
You can test an external package using PackageExpert.
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Multiple packages can be open
—You can have multiple packages open PackageExpert at the same time.
All will be listed in the
File System
package tree.
Figure 14-3:
Package Tree With Multiple External Packages Open
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Packages will remain open across sessions
—Each time you open PackageExpert, the packages that
were open when you exited previously will remain open.
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You can remove packages
—You can remove a package from the
File System
package tree by selecting it
and then selecting
Remove Package
from the context menu. This action does not affect the package’s
underlying Windows Installer file; it is not deleted.
To test a package that is stored on a local file system, perform the following steps.
Task:
To test an external package:
1.
Select the
File System
node in the
Test & Resolve
view and select
Open Package
from the context menu.
The
Select a Package
dialog box opens.
2.
Click
Browse
and select the Windows Installer package that you want to test.
3.
Optionally, select transform files (
.mst
) to include in the test process.
If any transform files exist in the same directory as the
.msi
file you selected, they are automatically listed in
the
Transform List
, but are not selected.
•
To include listed transform files
—Select the transform files that you want to include in PackageExpert
testing.
•
To add additional transform files
—Click
Browse
and select a transform file to add it to the Transform
list, and then select it to include it in testing.
4.
Click
Test
to open the selected package and perform testing on the package.
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