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Application Packaging Training- AdminStudio, InstallShield (Udemy.com)

how to repackage the applications and customize the applications and how to install / uninstall the MSI package

Created by: Rajendra Prasad

Last updated December 2018

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What you will learn

  • Able to Repackage the applications
  • What is Application Packaging
  • How to setup a lab for creating the packages
  • How to use Installshield Tool to edit the packages
  • How to use Repackager tool
  • Install and Uninstall MSI Packages through commandlines / VBScript / Wise Script
  • Advantages of Application Packaging
  • Hands-on experience on how to upgrade the packages
  • Best Practices to create a pacakge

How it compares

Against the other 1,182 rated Udemy courses in IT & Software on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 30% of them
  • Reviews684#501 of 1,183 by number of reviews
  • Length10.8 hourslonger than 73% of them
  • Last updatedDecember 2018earlier than 91% of them

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Course Description

  • Overview  of Application

  •  What is Application Packaging

  •  What is Application Repackaging

  •  Difference b/w Packaging and Repackaging

  •  Windows Installer History

  •  Challenges with the traditional installers (.exe)

  •  Advantages of Application Repackaging

  •  Introduction to AdminStudio and Installshield

  •  Introduction to Repackager and Tuner tool

  • Lab setup for Repackaging the Applications

         Tools required to setup the lab

         Introduction to VMWare workstation

         How to create and configure the Virtual Machine (VM)

         Purpose of Virtual Machine

         Installing the Repackaging tools

  • Repackaging Best Practices

         What is image ?

         Importance of Clean Machine

         Perform the Source Validation

  • Customizing the application with Installshield

         Customize the files and folders

         Customize the Registry keys

         Customize the Environment Variables, Services, ODBC

  • Methods to Repackage the Application Using Repackager

         Introduction to Remote Repackager

         How to configure and access Repackager remotely

         What is Installation Monitoring ?

         What is SnapShot Method ?

  • Introduction to Self-healing

         What is Advertised Shortcuts

         Significance of Advertised Shortcuts

         What is Self-Healing

         How to find the root cause for the Self-healing

  • MSI Logical Structure

        Introduction to Features

        Introduction to Components

        Introduction to Resources

  • Parent – Child Features

  • Sibling Features

  • Component Rules

  • Introduction to Windows Installer Transform (.mst)

         When to Create a Transform

         How to Create a Transform

         Commands to Install Transform

  • Introduction to Custom Actions

         Purpose of Custom Actions

         Type of Custom Actions

         Custom Action Conditions

         Practicals on Custom Actions

  • Introduction to MSI Upgrades

         What is Upgrade ?

         Types of MSI Upgrades

         Introduction to Small Updates

         Introduction to Minor Upgrade

         Introduction to Major Upgrade

         Commands to Install the each Upgrade

  • Package Deployment

         Commands to install / uninstall

         Create a VbScript to Install / Uninstall

         Create a Wise Script to Install / Uninstall

         Commands to create log files

         Commands to do the silent install / uninstall

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Instructor Details

Rajendra Prasad

Rajendra Prasad started his IT career in 2008 and worked for mutiple clients and domains.

Played roles during this tenure as a SME (Subject Matter Expert), QA (Quality Analyzer), Technial Lead.

Having 10+ years of Experience in Application Packaging and SCCM Admin.

Also working as a free lancer and completed significant number of projects with his tremendous experience.

Has more than 5 years of teaching experience on Application Packaging and SCCM Admin.

Trained around 10000+ students across the global. Do provide Class room / Online / Corporate trainings.

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Reviews

4.4

684 ratings on Udemy

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By Arulprakash Rajendran on 11/29/2025

The course content is excellent overall, except for the audio quality. It would be greatly appreciated if you could update it to cover the latest Windows 11 versions and include demonstrations using different applications instead of just Notepad

By Anonymized User on 12/20/2024

The tool that the instructor is using is dated (Admin Studio2016/InstallShield 2016), but the features of the tools are similar to more modern versions and are still very helpful. 5 stars if you could redo with more modern versions of the tools.

By Damien Cashman on 3/16/2024

the content is very useful. the sound quality is dreadful and forget about using the captions unless you need a good laugh at the inventive translations. you definitely need headphones on when listening

By Anonymized User on 3/9/2024

Audio quality could have been better. Now we are into Windows 11 and still this session is recorded for Windows 7. Should be updated with latest OS and advanced Install shield features

By Srikanth Barigeda on 12/9/2020

This course is good, I am really happy with the course. I have learned a lot from it and I can use it at my work. The teacher has really good knowledge and explained everything in deep. I would really recommend this course if you're looking to learn to package your application with InstallShield.

By Munawar Zaman on 10/13/2020

Complete and Comprehensive course which cover all the concern subjects and a great step by step guide for all the process. Teacher has a great in-depth practical knowledge of subject. Highly Recommended .

By Ade Afolabi on 7/20/2020

Generally okay as a lot of vital points were covered, however, the mouse actions were a bit too fast in some sections, attendees need to see what icons are being clicked(without having to slow down the video) Another issue was the omission of some sub topics which were displayed but not covered at all e.g deployment via SCCM. Overall, it is a good summary of Application Packaging especially for those with some prior knowledge. As much as it's a paid course, your effort putting this together is very much appreciated.

By Craig F Williams on 4/10/2019

Instructor is great and goes over lessons efficiently where you understand the lectures well, and they are easy to follow with him. I will recommend others to him in the Future - Lessons and short labs are fun to take notes on and practice again later THANKS! Craig

By Jag Jan on 3/28/2019

This course is just amazing and Rajedra is very knowledgeble in packaging. This is more of hand-on training and anyone can just follow along with his training to get mastered with Application packaging knowledge. This training also helped me to get a job in IT. I'm glad I found his course on Udemy!

By Allen F on 3/26/2019

This course will give you a great understanding and practical knowledge of the application packaging. I've only finished half of the course, very excited to complete the rest of the course. Only complain would be the audio could be better.

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Overall Score : 88 / 100