how to create a SETUP.EXE wrapper for an MSI file using NSIS

Question

I want to wrap a existing msi installer file into NSIS installer executable. Because there is not any option to change the icon of the msi file. I just want to customize the icon of the output setup.exe. Along with this I would also want to make sure that NSIS does not add any extra user interface into my installer. Have anybody an idea to do this ? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You probably want to give this a try:
Program Icon Changer
Change exe icon - Icon Changer

There are probably free ones out there too, though I have yet to find one :P

Answer 2

You're probably better off using 7-Zip for this purpose, it includes a module specifically for creating self-extracting installer files with no additional UI.

Answer 3

The NSIS attributes you want are: Icon and SilentInstall

You execute a .msi by running msiexec.exe with ExecWait (Search NSIS forum and wiki for examples)

Answer 4

Just to change icon use an old utility called resource hacker