ActivID ActivClient Setup Customization Using Orca

This section describes how to edit the ActivClient Setup MSI file in order to hide or display ActivClient setup features by changing the appropriate feature values.

This can be done with Orca, a free resource editor program distributed by Microsoft. Orca is part of the Microsoft Windows Installer SDK.

Important: Editing the MSI file will invalidate its original digital signature. Therefore, the installation of non-signed installers must be allowed in target systems (not recommended), or the MSI file must be re-signed with a valid digital signature. The recommended method to customize ActivClient Setup is using a command line.

  1. Download Windows SDK from:

    https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-10-sdk

  2. Install the Windows SDK, and then install Orca by double-clicking the Orca MSI file from the \Program Files\Microsoft SDK\Bin directory.

    Once the Orca installation completes, a shortcut is available in your Start menu.

  3. Start the Orca tool and open the ClosedActivClient MSI setup file.

    ActivClient setup applications are MSI files, with names corresponding to their versions. For example, the setup file name for version 8.2.0 is ActivClient-8.2.0.msi.

  4. Select Feature in the Tables column to display all the ActivClient features.

  5. Locate and select the feature you want to change.

    You can refer to the ActivClient features in section Customize the Feature Installation.

  6. Change the feature's Display value to either:

    • 0 (to hide it)

    • 1 (to force it to display)

  7. Repeat the procedure for all other features you want to edit.

  8. Save the edited ActivClient Setup file.

  9. Re-sign the file (recommended) or allow non-signed installers (not recommended).

  10. You can then place this setup program on the network for use by all end users.