Install SharePoint workflow without MSI

To install a custom workflow developed using Visual studio, follow the steps given below-

-- Build your assembly
Drag and drop assembly to C:\Windows\Assembly. Right click and select the properties. Note down the pubclickeytoken for your assembly

-- Create a Feature.xml



-- Create a Workflow.xml



Change Association_FormURN based on your InfoPath Properties


-- Create a feature in SharePoint

Create a folder say "CUSTOM_WORKFLOW" in "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATES\FEATURE"
Copy workflow.xml and feature.xml to this folder

-- Install and Activate the feature

Create a batch file with following content in your FEATURE folder
@ECHO OFF

ECHO.
ECHO Activiating and installing the feature...
ECHO.

SET STSADMDIR="C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN"

%STSADMDIR%\STSADM.EXE -o installfeature -filename CUSTOM_WORKFLOW\feature.xml -force
%STSADMDIR%\STSADM.EXE -o activatefeature -filename CUSTOM_WORKFLOW\feature.xml -url http://SHAREPOINT_URL

ECHO.
ECHO Resetting IIS
ECHO.

IISRESET

-- Run the batch file

Hurry, you could now see your workflow in Workflow settings of List