[SOLVED] It is possible to set icon (in .sed file), working with IExpress?

It is possible to set icon (in .sed file), working with IExpress?

I want to create an .exe from my .msi.

I use for it (with good result):

IExpress /N myFile.SED

myFile.SED was generated by Start menu->Run->IExpress. I want to change the icon (.ico) for the final .exe with IExpress.

I know that I can change .ico for .exe in other programs, even in Visual Studio, but I want to do it at once.

Does IExpress supports setting icons for .exe generated from .msi?

If so, how to set it to myIcon.ico? I couldn't find any apropiate line in myFile.SED

Solution

You shouldn't use IExpress to create setup.exe's anymore. There were several security vulnerabilities found in it and Microsoft has since abandoned it.

Instead take a look at the Burn bootstrapper in Windows Installer XML. It's a much more robust solution for creating a bootstrapper/chainer for your MSI.

In Burn you use the Bundle@IconSourceFile attribute to brand the EXE and Add/Remove Programs entry.