Deleting MSI files - Urgent Help

[Venkat Eswaran]

Hi all, I am developing a application where i convert all msi into a encrypted file. when they want to install the application, I decrypt the encrypted msi files and copy it to temp folder and install. After installation i have to delete that MSI file from Temp. How to perform this. I couldnt get the msi running in the process it gives just msiexec.exe. Please help urgent Venky

[mav northwind]

Why bother? Obviously you don't want people to see your MSI file. But Windows Installer needs the unencrypted MSI file, so if somebody wants to get the unencrypted MSI file, writing a program that's watching Temp and copying the msi to a different location is a matter of minutes. Or, if the installation takes more than about 5 seconds, you can even copy the MSI by hand. So your efforts are just a waste of time IMHO... mav