moar A free file compressor/extractor: [http://www.7-zip.org/ www.7-zip.org] == MSI installer package.xml ==<source lang="xml"> <package id="7zip" name="7-Zip" revision="465" reboot="false" priority="0"> <check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="7-Zip 4.65" /> <install cmd='msiexec /qn /norestart /i %SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465.msi' /> <upgrade cmd='msiexec /qn /norestart /i %SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465.msi' /> <remove cmd='msiexec /qn /x{23170F69-40C1-2701-0465-000001000000}' /> </package></source> Alternatively to the use of the GUID you might use the MSI file for uninstall as well. I prefer this method since some packagers tend to create new GUID strings on each release - so you need to search for the right ID at each release. Using the MSI file obsoletes this step: <source lang="xml"><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><packages> <package id='7zip' name='7-Zip' revision='465' priority='50' reboot='false' > <check type='uninstall' condition='exists' path='7-Zip 4.65' /> <install cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465.msi" /qn' /> <upgrade cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465.msi" /qn' /> <remove cmd='msiexec /x "%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465.msi" /qn' /> </package></packages></source> == MSI installer package.xml for use with existing older exe based installs=='''Background''' The hosts on my network are a mix of 7-Zip (various versions) .exe and .msi based installs. If you do a .msi based install without first uninstalling the .exe version it will leave some files from the .exe based install intact as well as an entry in "Add/Remove Programs". Use this if you have existing .exe based installs of 7-Zip (such as 4.20) and you would like to uninstall them before switching to an .msi based install. <source lang="xml"> <package id="7zip" name="7-Zip" revision="465" reboot="false" priority="0"> <check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="7-Zip 4.65" /> <install cmd='%comspec% /c if exist "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" /S' /> <install cmd='msiexec /qn /norestart /i %SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465.msi' /> <upgrade cmd='%comspec% /c if exist "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" /S' /> <upgrade cmd='msiexec /qn /norestart /i %SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465.msi' /> <remove cmd='msiexec /qn /norestart /x %SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465.msi' /> </package></source> == MSI installer for use with existing older exe based installs with mixed 32-bit/64-bit hosts== On a 64-bit host, the 64-bit version is more useful, because the 32-bit version of 7-Zip doesn't integrate in the Windows Explorer. '''Warning''': The approach demonstrated below which checks the value of "PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE" in the registry is flawed for several reasons:* When you remove the package, 7zip-x64 will never be detected as being successfully removed on 32bit systems (and vice versa), because the check on "PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE" will always return true.* When you upgrade the package and increase the revision number, WPKG will detect this and try to execute the upgrade commands even if the check statements return true! However on a 32bit host the upgrade commands of 7zip-x64 will of course always fail, as will the upgrade commands of 7zip on a 64bit host.* "''So please remember that checks are NOT there to check if a package applies to the system if the checks are true. Checks are there to verify that a package is installed properly and WPKG will run the commands over and over again until checks become true. In case of your checks they will never become true since the package will for sure not change the PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE or CurrentVersion value.''" (WPKG author Rainer Meier - [http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/2010-January/006210.html wpkg-users]) A better approach is to either A) put both packages "7zip" and "7zip-x64" in your package database without the checks on PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE and assign "7zip" only to 32bit hosts and "7zip-x64" only to 64bit hosts, orB) create only one package that contains both the 32bit and 64bit installers of 7-Zip, and write a custom installer script that checks the operating system and installs the correct version of 7-Zip. <source lang="xml"><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <packages> <package id='7zip' name='7-Zip Packer' revision='465' priority='50' reboot='false' > <check type="logical" condition="or"> <check type="registry" condition="equals" path="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment\PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE" value="AMD64" /> <check type='uninstall' condition='exists' path='7-Zip 4.65' /> </check> <!-- First Uninstall the .exe --> <install cmd='%comspec% /c if exist "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" /S' /> <install cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465.msi" /qn /norestart' /> <!-- If you do a .msi based install without first uninstalling the .exe version it will leave some files from the .exe based install intact as well as an entry in "Add/Remove Programs". --> <upgrade cmd='%comspec% /c if exist "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" /S' /> <upgrade cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465.msi" /qn /norestart' /> </package> <package id='7zip-64' name='7-Zip 4.65 (x64 edition)' revision='465' priority='50' reboot='false' > <check type="logical" condition="or"> <check type="registry" condition="equals" path="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment\PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE" value="x86" /> <check type='uninstall' condition='exists' path='7-Zip 4.65 (x64 edition)' /> </check> <!-- First Uninstall the .exe --> <install cmd='%comspec% /c if exist "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" /S' /> <install cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465-x64.msi" /qn /norestart' /> <!-- If you do a .msi based install without first uninstalling the .exe version it will leave some files from the .exe based install intact as well as an entry in "Add/Remove Programs". --> <upgrade cmd='%comspec% /c if exist "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" /S' /> <upgrade cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465-x64.msi" /qn /norestart' /> </package> </packages></source> == EXE installer package.xml == <source lang="xml"> <package id="7zip" name="7-Zip" revision="464" reboot="false" priority="0"> <check type="file" condition="exists" path="%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\7zFM.exe" /> <install cmd='%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z464.exe /S'> <exit code="0" /> </install> <remove cmd='"%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" /S'> <exit code="0"/> </remove> </package></source> == MSI Installer package.xml, sets 7-zip as default archive application == In meantime, while 7-zip author considers installer switches for file associations, you can use registry files to do it yourself. <source lang="xml"><packages> <package id="7zip" name="7-Zip" revision="465" priority="0" reboot="false"> <check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="7-Zip 4.65"/> <install cmd="msiexec /qn /norestart /i %SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465.msi"/> <install cmd="regedit /s %SETTINGS%\7zip.reg"/> <upgrade cmd="msiexec /qn /norestart /i %SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465.msi"/> <upgrade cmd="regedit /s %SETTINGS%\7zip.reg"/> <remove cmd="msiexec /qn /x{23170F69-40C1-2701-0465-000001000000}"/> </package></packages></source> The .reg file: <source lang="reg">Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.7z]@="7-Zip.7z"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.arj]@="7-Zip.arj"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.bz2]@="7-Zip.bz2"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.bzip2]@="7-Zip.bzip2"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.cab]@="7-Zip.cab"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.cpio]@="7-Zip.cpio"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.deb]@="7-Zip.deb"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.dmg]@="7-Zip.dmg"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.gz]@="7-Zip.gz"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.gzip]@="7-Zip.gzip"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.hfs]@="7-Zip.hfs"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.iso]@="7-Zip.iso"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.lha]@="7-Zip.lha"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.lzh]@="7-Zip.lzh"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.lzma]@="7-Zip.lzma"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.rar]@="7-Zip.rar"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.rpm]@="7-Zip.rpm"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.split]@="7-Zip.split"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.swm]@="7-Zip.swm"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.tar]@="7-Zip.tar"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.taz]@="7-Zip.taz"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.tbz]@="7-Zip.tbz"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.tbz2]@="7-Zip.tbz2"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.tgz]@="7-Zip.tgz"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.tpz]@="7-Zip.tpz"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wim]@="7-Zip.wim"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.xar]@="7-Zip.xar"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.z]@="7-Zip.z"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.zip]@="7-Zip.zip" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.7z]@="7z Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.7z\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,0"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.7z\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.arj]@="arj Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.arj\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,4"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.arj\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.bz2]@="bz2 Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.bz2\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,2"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.bz2\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.bzip2]@="bzip2 Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.bzip2\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,2"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.bzip2\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.cab]@="cab Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.cab\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,7"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.cab\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.cpio]@="cpio Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.cpio\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,12"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.cpio\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.deb]@="deb Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.deb\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,11"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.deb\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.dmg]@="dmg Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.dmg\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,17"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.dmg\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.gz]@="gz Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.gz\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,14"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.gz\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.gzip]@="gzip Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.gzip\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,14"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.gzip\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.hfs]@="hfs Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.hfs\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,18"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.hfs\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.iso]@="iso Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.iso\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,8"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.iso\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.lha]@="lha Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.lha\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.lha\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.lzh]@="lzh Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.lzh\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,6"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.lzh\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.lzma]@="lzma Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.lzma\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,16"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.lzma\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.rar]@="rar Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.rar\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,3"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.rar\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.rpm]@="rpm Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.rpm\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,10"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.rpm\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.split]@="split Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.split\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,9"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.split\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.swm]@="swm Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.swm\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,15"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.swm\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tar]@="tar Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tar\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,13"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tar\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.taz]@="taz Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.taz\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,5"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.taz\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tbz]@="tbz Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tbz\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,2"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tbz\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tbz2]@="tbz2 Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tbz2\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,2"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tbz2\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tgz]@="tgz Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tgz\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,14"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tgz\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tpz]@="tpz Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tpz\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,14"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.tpz\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.wim]@="wim Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.wim\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,15"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.wim\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.xar]@="xar Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.xar\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,19"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.xar\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.z]@="z Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.z\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,5"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.z\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.zip]@="zip Archive"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.zip\DefaultIcon]@="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.dll,1"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.zip\shell\open\command]@="\"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zFM.exe\" \"%1\""</source> as alternative, you can use this batch-script:<source lang="dos">@echo off SET SC=HKLM\Software\ClassesSET Extn=7z-0 arj-4 bz2-2 bzip2-2 cab-7 cpio-7 deb-11 gz-14 gzip-14 iso-8 lha-6 lzh-6 rar-3 rpm-10 split-9 swm-15 tar-13 taz-5 tbz-2 tbz2-2 tgz-14 tpz-14 wim-15 z-5 zip-1 FOR %%j IN (%Extn%) DO ( FOR /F "tokens=1,2 delims=-" %%A IN ("%%j") DO ( REG ADD %SC%\.%%A /VE /D "7-Zip.%%A" /F REG ADD %SC%\7-Zip.%%A /VE /D "%%A Archive" /F REG ADD %SC%\7-Zip.%%A\DefaultIcon /VE /D "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\7z.dll,%%B" /F REG ADD %SC%\7-Zip.%%A\shell\open\command /VE /D "\"%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\7zFM.exe\" \"%%1\"" /F ))</source> == MSI installer package.xml for 7-zip x64 == For the 64 bit version of 7-Zip you just have to change the check-flag. This is the method, which sets 7-Zip as default application for archives. <source lang="xml"><package id="7zip-x64" name="7-Zip x64" revision="465" reboot="false" priority="0"> <check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="7-Zip 4.65 (x64 edition)" /> <install cmd='msiexec /qn /norestart /i %SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465-x64.msi' /> <install cmd="regedit /s %SETTINGS%\7zip.reg"/> <upgrade cmd='msiexec /qn /norestart /i %SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465-x64.msi' /> <upgrade cmd="regedit /s %SETTINGS%\7zip.reg"/> <remove cmd='msiexec /x "%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z465-x64.msi" /qn' /> </package></source> == 7-Zip EXE installer options == "Use the "/S" parameter to do a silent installation and the "/D=dir" parameter to specify the "output directory". These options are case-sensitive. 7-Zip uses the NSIS installer by Nullsoft." - http://www.7-zip.org/faq.html == 7-ZIP 9.10 (beta) MSI installer for 32bit and 64bit hosts == <source lang="xml"><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><packages><package id='7zip' name='7-Zip 9.10' revision='910' priority='50' reboot='false' > <check type="logical" condition="or"> <check type="registry" condition="equals" path="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment\PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE" value="AMD64" /> <check type='uninstall' condition='exists' path='7-Zip 9.10' /> </check> <!-- First Uninstall the .exe --> <install cmd='%comspec% /c if exist "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" /S' /> <install cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z910.msi" /qn /norestart' /> <!-- If you do a .msi based install without first uninstalling the .exe version it will leave some files from the .exe based install intact as well as an entry in "Add/Remove Programs". --> <upgrade cmd='%comspec% /c if exist "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" "%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" /S' /> <upgrade cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z910.msi" /qn /norestart' /> <remove cmd='msiexec /x "%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z910.msi" /qn' /></package> <package id='7zip-64' name='7-Zip 9.10 (x64 edition)' revision='910' priority='50' reboot='false' > <check type="logical" condition="or"> <check type="registry" condition="equals" path="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment\PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE" value="x86" /> <check type='uninstall' condition='exists' path='7-Zip 9.10 (x64 edition)' /> </check> <!-- First Uninstall the .exe --> <install cmd='%comspec% /c if exist "%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" "%PROGRAMFILES%(x86)\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" /S' /> <install cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z910-x64.msi" /qn /norestart' /> <!-- If you do a .msi based install without first uninstalling the .exe version it will leave some files from the .exe based install intact as well as an entry in "Add/Remove Programs". --> <upgrade cmd='%comspec% /c if exist "%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" "%PROGRAMFILES%(x86)\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe" /S' /> <upgrade cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z910-x64.msi" /qn /norestart' /> <remove cmd='msiexec /x "%SOFTWARE%\7zip\7z910-x64.msi" /qn' /></package> </packages></source>9000 == Links == * [http://www.7-zip amirite.org/faq.html 7-Zip FAQ] briefly discusses silent install* [http://appdeploy.com/packages/detail.asp?id=506 7-Zip on appdeploy.com]* [http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter3.html#3.2 Generic NSIS Installer Command Line Usage] [[category:Silent Installers]][[Category:NSIS]]