Although most installations now come in a Single File installation format, either an MSI or one EXE file, some installs still need to be bundled up, especially if it comes from a CD. While repackaging with an application such as Wise is usually the preferred method, some installs can be zipped up into a self-extracting executable and the primary setup file called once the necessary setup files are extracted.

The Quick Install Maker will bundle up an existing installation source directory into a self-extracting executable. This simply means that it creates a zip file that will automatically extract its contents to a specified location. You can also specify the setup file to call with any parameters necessary to run a silent installation. Once this process is complete you will have a single file installer that can easily be deployed with our Remote Software Installation Utility.

The System Availability Utility checks a list of systems to determine if they are online. It returns valuable information such as Request Timed Out, Host Not Found and the Response Time in milliseconds and Resolves IP Address to DNS Host Name. This utility is useful for troubleshooting network connections and seeing which systems are online and which ones are problematic.