Windows Installer Team Blog

Stefan Krueger met with us a few weeks ago for the Microsoft MVP Global Summit . Among the many topics we discussed was a suggestion from Stefan that we use the team’s blog to communicate relevant bug fixes that we make in our releases. This posting is...

The Windows Installer (MSI) team is part of the rapidly-growing Windows Application Platform (WAP) team here at Microsoft. We currently have several openings for talented Program Managers with real-world knowledge of the Application Deployment, Platform...

Hello Everyone -- The schedules for Microsoft TechEd 2008 in sunny Orlando, Florida have recently been posted and I am pleased to announce that we will have FOUR Windows Installer-related sessions: two during the Developers Conference June 3-6 and...

Issue Description Performing any of the following operations using patchwiz.dll v4.0 could result in data loss in the root directory: 1. UiCreatePatchPackage is called with the hwndStatus parameter set to NULL OR 2. UiCreatePatchPackageEx is...

What does this blog cover? With Windows Installer 4.5 support for multi package transaction, the Windows Installer transaction boundary can span more than a single package. Additionally, UAC credential prompts are tied to a package trust boundary....

Why Multi Package Transaction? Application vendors who compose their applications from multiple MSI packages should find this blog interesting. Currently Windows Installer does not provide a mechanism for installing multiple packages in a single transaction...

Windows Installer 4.5 chat is due in another two days. The MSDN Technical Chat is scheduled on April 3, 2008 at 10:00 AM (Pacific). Click here to add the chat to your calendar so you don't miss it! [Author: Hemchander Sannidhanam ] This posting is...

Why Embedded UI? Windows Installer’s existing internal UI does not provide the flexibility necessary for unique setups or complex scenarios. Setup authors, who want a UI experience that Windows Installer’s internal UI doesn’t support, use MsiSetExternalUI...