hey buddies, Read this lovely conversation of Steve Balmer with MVPs during a Summit.http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/exec/steve/2008/04-17MVP.mspx Its worth reading through Balmer’s answers to the queries raised.
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How to create a Windows Installer Patch using Wise Package
Step 1: Launch the Patch Creation tool from within your Wise product. The Patch Creation tool’s Welcome dialog appears. This dialog offers an outline of the steps for creating a patch. Step 2: Read the …
Continue readingFrequently Asked Questions About Windows Installer
Here’s a great reference if you want/need to learn some Windows Installer concepts and best practices. This document is very useful to individuals who are starting to do application packaging http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/en-us/management/msi_faq.mspx
Continue readingUnderstand the Windows Installer Logs
Here’s a fantastic document by Richard on “how to interpret Windows Installer logs”. This is a very essential and a noteworthy bookmark for every packager and administrator. Especially, Don’t miss the Annotated Verbose Installer Log …
Continue readingHow to Troubleshoot an error using Windows Installer Logs
When you need to troubleshoot a failing install, it is often useful to use the policy hive rather than the command line to catch things like repairs and multi-package installs. The Windows Installer Log comes …
Continue readingMSI Packaging Guidelines and Best Practices for Windows 7 / Vista
Here are few points which would prove handy while re-packaging an application for Vista / Windows 7. 1. If you must make a change on the system via a custom action, ensure that the custom action …
Continue readingBest Practices for Windows Installer MSI Custom Actions
The Windows Installer has many built-in actions for the installation of applications. However, when a packager of an installation package finds it necessary to write a custom action. There are some best practices which have …
Continue readingMost Common ICEs found while Package Validation in Re-packaged applications
If you repackage an installation with any version of Installshield AdminStudio, and when you try to validate it, you will most certainly see.. ICE33 – This ICE is caused by the fact that repackager adds …
Continue readingWindows 7 – File and Registry Redirection : Impact on MSI Packaging
The basics of this feature is explained in the article Folder Virtualization Concepts in Windows Vista. Impact in MSI Packaging Files in a registry key can be found twice in your installation. Especially if the …
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