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Exe to Msi Converter Free

By AprelTech Free Editors' Rating

Editors' Review

Download.com Staff Sep 5, 2011

QwertyLab's Exe to Msi Converter Free is a simple tool that converts a setup executable file (EXE) into a Windows Installer Package (MSI) that can be distributed and installed on other PCs. It automatically detects the type of installer and lets users add command-line arguments. It's a simple tool that does a simple thing that is very useful to those who need it.

Exe to Msi Converter Free's interface is a small dialog offering two entry fields, one for browsing to or entering the Setup Executable and another for adding arguments. Aside from a Web link to the developer's site and three buttons, that's all there is to this tool. There's no Help file, but one is hardly needed since Exe to Msi is practically automatic. We browsed to our Downloads folder and selected an executable at random. We clicked Build MSI, which converted our selected file and saved the new file to the same directory as its source. When we clicked Test Installer, the program initiated our new Windows Installer file, which opened normally and began the process of installing our selected software. Clicking Cancel terminated the process, if we were quick enough.

Exe to Msi Converter Free is just the sort of small, free tool that does something extremely useful when you need it. Maybe you don't need it or won't need it now, but if you should happen to, you'll be glad we told you about it.

Full Specifications

What's new in version 2.0

Version 2.0 adds auto detect the installer type and command line options.

General

Release May 28, 2013
Date Added May 28, 2013
Version 2.0

Operating Systems

Operating Systems Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows, Windows 2000, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows XP
Additional Requirements None

Popularity

Total Downloads 157,751
Downloads Last Week 15
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Developer's Description

A free tool to quickly wrap a Setup Executable (.exe) to a Windows Installer Package (.msi). Supported an installation action only (not uninstall). Select an executable file, enter command line arguments and click the Build MSI button. The MSI package will be builded in the exe installer folder.
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