Summary Msi Editing tools that write auto generated references inside installer tables may cause unnecessary content to be included inside a patch. ‘Patching’ components with unchanged content may cause them to be uninstalled when the patch is removed...

A few years back, I received some questions pertaining to what privileges were required to modify the source list for a given product. The questions have come up again and rather than debating on where this information belongs (MSDN vs. TechNet vs. whitepaper...