When you need to troubleshoot a failing install, it is often useful to use the policy hive rather […]
Category Archive: Windows Installer, Application Compatibility and Deployments
Guides on Microsoft Windows Installers, Application Packaging, FAQs, Troubleshooting Tips, Command line parameters, Application Compatibility and Operating System Image Migrations.
If the application does not work after the install, there could be several possible reasons for this. I’ve […]
Here are few points which would prove handy while re-packaging an application for Vista / Windows 7. 1. If […]
The Windows Installer has many built-in actions for the installation of applications. However, when a packager of an […]
The easiest way to simulate the UAC is to install an MSI from an elevated command line. In […]
If you repackage an installation with any version of Installshield AdminStudio, and when you try to validate it, […]
Validation is performed by one or more Internal Consistency Evaluators, that are organized into CUB files. Several standard validators and CUB files are provided as part of the Platform SDK. ORCA can also use custom validators and CUB files.
Application packaging bundles applications and operating systems into a single file called a distribution unit (.msi), which makes it easier to deploy and install them on user’s computers. Packaging reduces the total cost of ownership for the customers by enabling them to efficiently install and configure the applications.