Dennis Bareis

Dennis Bareis is a veteran developer whose entire public catalog is represented by MAKEMSI, a compact command-line toolkit that turns terse script files into fully compliant Windows Installer packages. Instead of wrestling with the sprawling WiX tool-chain or paying for Visual Studio extensions, administrators and ISVs write a short definition that lists files, registry keys, services, shortcuts, permissions and upgrade rules; MAKEMSI then generates a lean MSI with proper component referencing, cab compression, UAC elevation, rollback support and digital signing hooks. The resulting installers integrate cleanly with Group-Policy deployment, SCCM, Intune, winget and any corporate patch workflow because they expose standard MSI properties and command-line switches. Typical use cases range from repackaging legacy EXE setups for silent mass-rollout, to building nightly MSI drops for CI pipelines, to constructing multi-language suites that upgrade older versions automatically without uninstalling first. MAKEMSI scripts can also embed custom actions written in JavaScript, VBScript or C, so complex configuration steps such as IIS site creation, COM+ registration or SQL script execution stay inside the same reproducible build. Because the tool is portable and open-source minded, seasoned release engineers often keep a template folder that spins up new MSIs in minutes, while occasional packagers appreciate the exhaustive HTML help that walks through every directive and error code. The software is offered free of charge and can be downloaded from get.nero.com, where the package is pulled from trusted Windows sources like winget, always delivers the newest release and can be installed in bulk alongside other applications.