what is the best way to figure out how to edit an MSI?

I have an application that comes with an MSI from the vendor. I can deploy
it but when teh users first start it up they need to put a license key in. I
would like to edit the MSI and add the Key to it since it is the same key for
everyone anyway. I have opened up the MSI with orka but for some reason it
was decided to make the msi as unintuitive as possible. If someone could
point me int he right direction for further research I would appreciate it.

Thanks

Assuming that the package uses the standard model for product keys, you'd go
to the Property table and add the case-sensitive property PIDKEY with
whatever the value is.
--
Phil Wilson

"Jacob Sampson" <JacobSampson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:36479E48-AF6E-4F33-8C40-915DB4BAA1ED@microsoft.com...
>I have an application that comes with an MSI from the vendor. I can deploy
> it but when teh users first start it up they need to put a license key in.
> I
> would like to edit the MSI and add the Key to it since it is the same key
> for
> everyone anyway. I have opened up the MSI with orka but for some reason
> it
> was decided to make the msi as unintuitive as possible. If someone could
> point me int he right direction for further research I would appreciate
> it.
>
> Thanks

Thanks for the help. Where can I go to get info on the MSI standard model?

"Phil Wilson" wrote:

> Assuming that the package uses the standard model for product keys, you'd go
> to the Property table and add the case-sensitive property PIDKEY with
> whatever the value is.
> --
> Phil Wilson
>
> "Jacob Sampson" <JacobSampson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:36479E48-AF6E-4F33-8C40-915DB4BAA1ED@microsoft.com...
> >I have an application that comes with an MSI from the vendor. I can deploy
> > it but when teh users first start it up they need to put a license key in.
> > I
> > would like to edit the MSI and add the Key to it since it is the same key
> > for
> > everyone anyway. I have opened up the MSI with orka but for some reason
> > it
> > was decided to make the msi as unintuitive as possible. If someone could
> > point me int he right direction for further research I would appreciate
> > it.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>