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

Question

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

Answer 1

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.