How to Build Your Own Deployment Package in PDQ Deploy
When an application isn't in PDQ Deploy's package library, you build it yourself. The process is straightforward once you know how to handle the two main installer types — MSI and EXE — and where to find the silent switches.
Topics covered:
• When to build a custom package vs. using a pre-built library package
• Working with MSI installers: properties, transforms, and silent flags
• Working with EXE installers: finding silent switches and testing them
• Building multi-step packages that chain installs, scripts, and registry changes
• Testing your package on one machine before deploying to the fleet
Covers the full range of real-world scenarios — if you can get an installer file, you can build a package for it.
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