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Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable - Now Available

June 3, 2008 in Knowledge Base, Windows Installer, Software Packaging, Industry News, Windows, Support | No comments

The Microsoft® Windows® Installer (MSI) is the application installation and configuration service for Windows. Version 4.5 of the Windows Installer has several new features, including:

  • Multiple Package Transaction: In a multiple package transaction, you can create a single transaction from multiple packages. In a multiple package transaction, a chainer is used to dynamically include packages in the transaction. If any of the packages do not install as expected, you can roll back the installation.

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Windows Installer Automatic Repair: Windows Vista

December 27, 2007 in Windows Installer, Knowledge Base, Windows, Support | No comments

In earlier versions of Windows, it might have been necessary to re-register the Windows Installer files in the registry (an example) if those files became damaged or corrupt. Beginning Windows Vista, damaged system files needed by Windows Installer can be repaired automatically.

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Documentation for WiX in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System code name "Rosario" November CTP

November 27, 2007 in Authoring Tools, Windows Installer, Software Packaging, OpenSource, .NET, Visual Studio | No comments

This documentation contains information about the version of WiX distributed with Visual Studio Team System code name "Rosario" November CTP. It contains information about:
• What WiX is
• Using WiX on the command line
• Using WiX in Visual Studio
• WiX Schema Reference
• Advanced WiX Usage such as patch building, custom actions, and extensions
• Additional help links and resources

More Information and Download

Microsoft Application Verifier v3.4

September 3, 2007 in Knowledge Base, Windows Installer, Software Packaging, Windows, Support, Administration | No comments

Application Verifier is a runtime verification tool for unmanaged code that assists in quickly finding subtle programming errors that can be extremely difficult to identify with normal application testing.

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InstallShield Knowledge Base - Archive: August 2007

August 31, 2007 in Authoring Tools, Windows Installer, Knowledge Base, Software Packaging, Support, Scripting | No comments

The following articles were created/updated throughout August 2007 for InstallShield Related Products - categorized based on section -

FIXES/HOTFIXES

INFORMATIONAL

HOWTO’s

PROBLEMS

Reference: InstallShield Support

InstallShield Knowledge Base - Archive: July 2007

July 31, 2007 in Authoring Tools, Windows Installer, Knowledge Base, Software Packaging, Support, Scripting | No comments

The following articles were created/updated throughout July 2007 for InstallShield Related Products - categorized based on section -

BUGS

CODES

FIXES/HOTFIXES

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InstallShield 2008: OS Conditions in DIM Files May Evaluate Incorrectly

July 22, 2007 in Windows Installer, Authoring Tools, Support | No comments

When building a DIM reference into an InstallShield project, you may see that OS Conditions evaluate the ‘Greater Than’ conditional statement as ‘Equals’.

Applies to Product(s):

  • InstallShield 2008 Premier
  • InstallShield 2008 Professional

Project Type: Windows Installer, InstallScript MSI

Solution:

Per InstallShield Support, this is due to an issue present in InstallShield’s DIM Import module.

Download new DimImport.dll & Resolute

Macrovision’s AdminLetter - July 2007 Highlights

July 21, 2007 in Windows Installer, Authoring Tools, NewsLetter | No comments

The July 2007 edition of Macrovision’s Newsletter has the following as highlights:

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    • AdminStudio 8.5 prevents DLL conflicts with Citrix virtualization support
    • AdminStudio wins two 2007 Redmond Readers’ Choice Awards
    • Tip: Setting isolation options for Citrix virtual profiles
    • Save time by indentifying which applications to repacakge for Windows Vista
    • AdminStudio training special: Sign up with co-workers and save!

New Knowledge Base Articles Added Include:

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    • HOWTO: Troubleshooting Major Upgrades
    • INFO: Changing the IP Address of the Workflow Manager Application Site
    • HOWTO: Configuring Job Manager to Run as a Service

Visit the July 2007 AdminLetter for links & details.