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Feb 4th - I've been successful in using a .adm file to customize a push of Firefox over the network. After doing so, I'd like to do some more research into figuring out how this .adm file interacts with the install.
Feb 6th - Today I've started to get a little lost again. Not only do I have to create an .msi I am actually attempting to create a program that can create and customize .msi files. I figure the most important thing is to understand more about .msi files so I can edit/create them.
Feb 8th - So I did some research on .msi files. There are tons of tutorials on the internet on how to use automated tools to create .msi files. I need to manually do it so that I can customize it. I found a Microsoft SDK on the internet for it. I am currently downloading it and will begin my work with it tomorrow.
Feb 9th - Knowing that I must produce some tangible code for this week I have been really stressing about my project. I feel somewhat lost. I've used a tool called Orca (included in the SDK) that has allowed me open some .msi files and edit them. I still know very little about creating .msi files.
Feb 10th - After speaking with David Humphrey I feel much better about my work. He has pointed me at a project know as Wix. Which seems to be an OS SDK for developing .msi files. Since I'm at work I can't write more yet.
== Project Goals ==