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September 2007 - Posts

Sunday, September 16, 2007 10:33 AM

Will there be an updated ICE and _Validation table that supports the schema changes?

Our friends with WiX (principally blogger Rob Mensching ) had some questions about the schema changes. One of those questions was: Question: Will there be an updated ICE and _Validation table that supports the schema changes? Context: Windows Installer
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Sunday, September 16, 2007 9:46 AM

Did you really mean to build a patching feature that we can't patch to because of a schema change?

Our friends with WiX (principally bloggers Rob Mensching and Heath Stewart ) had some questions about the schema changes. One of those questions was: Question: Did you really mean to build a patching feature that we can't patch to because of a schema
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Sunday, September 16, 2007 9:15 AM

MSDN posted Windows Installer 4.5 Beta documentation

Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) now contains the Windows Installer 4.5 beta documentation. From the What's New in Windows Installer 4.5 page, you'll find information on our new multi-package transaction APIs: MsiBeginTransaction , MsiEndTransaction
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Saturday, September 08, 2007 7:04 AM

Where is good, comprehensive training covering the Windows Installer?

Our friend and blogger Aaron Stebner asked on behalf of his readers whether the Windows Installer had recommendations for "good, comprehensive training covering" the Windows Installer. This question comes up regularly and I've built up the following stock
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Friday, September 07, 2007 9:48 PM

A starting point for Windows Installer 4.5 embedded UI?

A few questions have come in asking for a starting point for building a Windows Installer 4.5 Embedded UI. Feature Design As we put together the ideas behind the Embedded UI features, we aspired to provide a simple extension off the preexisting features
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Saturday, September 01, 2007 8:14 AM

What Windows platforms will Windows Installer 4.5 ship in?

Our friends at InstallShield had some questions about schedule and platforms. One of those questions was: Question: What Windows platforms will Windows Installer ship in? Answer: Windows Installer 4.5 will initially ship as a Windows redistributable component
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Saturday, September 01, 2007 7:49 AM

When will Windows Installer 4.5 be RTM-ed?

Our friends at InstallShield had some questions about schedule and platforms. One of those questions was: Question: When will Windows Installer 4.5 be RTM-ed? Answer: Our current plan is to target the first quarter of calandar year 2008. This date is
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