Windows Installer Team Blog

The Windows Installer team is closing in on our Beta release of Windows Installer 4.5 so it's time to open the Beta program. As usual, the connect site at http://connect.microsoft.com is the host for the program. The Windows Installer 4.5 specific subsite...

Late last year, we posted the article Preview of Upcoming KB Articles: Windows Installer 4.0 on Windows Vista listing four KB articles we'd requested be written based on user feedback. Two of the initially requested four have been written Proposed...

Windows Sustained Engineering has posted packages to download center and Windows Update that targets the underlying issues to " You receive an access violation error and the system may appear to become unresponsive when you try to install an update from...

Connect administrators have sent word that the download issues have been resolved. Thanks for your patience. [Author: Robert Flaming] This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Use of included script samples are...

The ACM Queue came across the wire today and I noticed a couple of Queuecasts involving the Windows Installer. FIVE STEPS TO A BETTER VISTA INSTALLATION time: 0:21:38 - size: 9.9 MB Unravel the mysteries and learn the best practices associated...

Windows Installer 4.5 Beta site users have noted there are download problems right now. The connect admins have said there is a problem in the system. More news when I have it. Author: Robert Flaming] This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties...